Maria Beatriz
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Biography
1940 - Born in Lisbon.
1959-60 - Studies at the University of Lisbon (Biology).
1964-65 - Studies Graphics at Cooperativa Gravura, Lisbon.
1966-68 - Studies Etching with S.W.Hayter at Atelier 17, Paris
(With a grant from Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation).
1973 - Academy of Fine Arts, Rotterdam, Diploma in Painting
and Free Graphics.
1974 - Travels to Mexico with a grant from CRM (Dutch Ministery
of Culture).
Starts teaching Etching at Vrije Academie,
The Hague (1988).
1978-80 - CRM grant for Painting and Drawing.
1980-87 - BKR subsidy (arrangement of Dutch government for
Fine Art).
1983 - Begins to work with Gallery Asselyn, Amsterdam.
1987 - Exhibits the series "La tierra es lo probable paraiso
perdido"
(The world is the probable lost paradise)-G. Lorca at the
Museum of Modern Art of Arnhem.
Shows at Gallery Asselyn two series of drawings:
"Uma vida à beira-mar" (A life by the sea) and
"La mer-mère-amère" (The sea-mother-sourness").
199O-92 - Works on the series "A guerra no meu jardim"
(War in my garden).
1993-94 - Works on the series "Le rouge me monte aux lèvres"
(In Red).
Publishes an artist boek Maria Beatriz Works.
1998 - Exhibits part of her works made in the 80thies at
Kunstuitleen K.N.S.M. eiland, Amsterdam.
Anthologic Exhibition (I973-98) at Center of Modern
Art - Casa da Cerca, Almada, Portugal.
Begins to work with the Gallery Palmira Suso, Lisbon,
showing the series "De Vermelho" (In Red).
1999 - Installation "Batatas, meu amor" (Potatoes, love)
at Gallery Diferença, Lisbon.
Since then works on the series "Vita Brevis" (2002).
2000 - Shows part of the paintings of the series "Vita Brevis"
at Gallery Palmira Suso, Lisbon.
2002 - Exhibits the photos and the objects of "Vita Brevis" at the
Center of Modern Art J.Azeredo Perdigão,
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon.
This exhibition is also shown at Kunstuitleen K.N.S.M.
eiland in 2003, Amsterdam and at Cultural Center
Calouste Gulbenkian in 2004, Paris.
2006 - Makes drawings over the poem "Layla & Majnun"
(Poet Nizami, 12 century), Project of SBKAmsterdam.
2007/08 - Starts the series "Oisive jeunesse ,à tout
asservie..."(A.Rimbaud).Drawings and paintings.
Works on tiles.
2009 - Exhibits drawings, tiles and one painting from the
above refered series at Gallery Ratton, Lisbon.
Shows the instalation "Vondelparkstudies" ( photo's and
drawings) at Gallery 59/SBK Zuid /Adam.
2011 - The Portuguese Silkscreen Center CPS/Lisboa
edits two silkscreens.
Exhibits drawings and one instalation
(Series "Oisive jeunesse, à tout asservie." A. Rimbaud)
at Cultural Center in Ponte de Sor.
2011/12 - Works on the series "The Potatoes Eaters".
Drawing and painting on velvet.
Homage to Vincent Van Gogh.
2012 - Exhibition "Alguém disse".
Drawings, paintings and one cut-out tiles figure.
Gallery Ratton, Oct. 2012.