Pedro Calapez was born in Lisbon (1953) where he lives and works. He began taking part in exhibitions in the seventies and in 1982 had his first solo exhibition. He has exhibited his work individually in various galleries and museums, most notably Histórias de objectos , Casa de la Cittá, Roma, Carré des Arts, Paris and Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon (1991); Petit jardin et paysage , Salpêtriére Chapel, Paris (1993); Memória involuntária , Chiado Museum, Lisbon (1996); Campo de Sombras , Pilar i Joan Miró Foundation, Majorca (1997); Studiolo , INTERVAL-Raum fur Kunst und Kultur, Witten, Germany (1998); Madre Agua , MEIAC – Contemporary Art Museum, Badajoz and CAAC – Andalucia Contemporary Art Centre (2002); Selected works 1992-2004, Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon (2004); piso zero, CGAC – Galicia Contemporary Art Centre, Santiago de Compostela (2005); Lugares de pintura , CAB – Caja Burgos Art Centre, Burgos (2005).
most outstanding among the various collective exhibitions in which he has taken part are the biennials of venice (1986) and s.paulo (1987 and 1991) and the exhibitions: 10 contemporâneos , serralves museum, oporto (1992); perspectives , marne-la-vallée contemporary art centre (1994); the day after tomorrow , ccb – belém cultural centre, lisbon (1994); ecos de la materia , meiac, badajoz (1996); tage der dunkelheit und des lichts , bonn art museum (1999); edp.arte , serralves museum, oporto (2001); del zero al 2005. insights on portuguese art – marcelino botín foundation, santander (2005); beaufort outside – inside, contemporary art triennial, pmmk museum, ostende (2006).
collections
caixa geral de depósitos, lisboa; centro de arte caja burgos, burgos; central european bank, frankfurt; centro galego de arte contemporânea, santiago de compostela; chase manhattan bank n.a, new york; colecção antónio cachola, elvas; european investment bank, luxembourg; fondación coca-cola españa, madrid; fondación prosegur, madrid/lisboa; fundació pilar i joan miró, maiorca; fundação calouste gulbenkian, lisboa; fundação edp, lisboa; fundação luso americana, lisboa; fundação plmj, lisboa; fundação portugal telecom, lisboa; museo extremeño e iberoamericano de arte contemporáneo, badajoz; museo nacional centro de arte reina sofia, madrid; museu de serralves, porto an d others.
public art
2010 comission work for a public school, viseu; 2007 main door and side panels for the new holy trinity church, fátima. 2005 “neve de espinhos”, altar piece at nª.srª. das neves chapel/city library, ílhavo; theatre main curtain for the city theatre of almada. 2002 “undisclosed ornament”, panel paintings for the museum of the hieronymus monastery, lisbon. 1998 expo 98′ (lisbon international exhibition) south gate square; ceramic panel made for lisbon subway – olaias station 1997 ceeling for lisbon city hall.
awards
2005 “aica award”, lisbon, “premio nacional de arte gráfico” calcografia nacional, madrid. 2001 “edp painting award”, lisbon. 1999 “city of palma painting award”, palma de mallorca. 1998 “el brocense award”, deputación provincial de cáceres. 1994 “drawing award”, fundació pilar i joan miró, mallorca. 1990 “union latine award”, lisbon. 1987 “amadeo de sousa cardoso award”, museu de serralves, porto. 1986 “5th biennial cerveira award”, vila nova de cerveira. 1984 “lagos 84 biennial award”, lagos. solo exhibitions (since 1996).
