JOÃO ó

Lisbon, Portugal, 1977. Lives and works in Lisbon and Macao.

Master in Architecture and Urban Culture (Distinction) by the Metropolis Masters and Post Graduate Program, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, 2010, and has a diploma in Architecture by the Faculty of Architecture Technical University of Lisbon, 2001.

Solo Exhibitions:
2010　Mythologist – Installation and Photography by João ó, Art for All Society(AFA), Beijing, China.
　　　The Passage to the Minds Antipodes, Paulo Amaro Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal.
2009　Lost-portrait, Pedro Serrenho Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal.
2008　Emergency Exit, St. Paul’s Corner Gallery, Macao.
　　　Mapping the Unknown, Gozo Contemporary, Malta.
2007　Porous: Architectural Installation, Creative Industries, Macao.
2006　Impromptu pour un Voyage, Videotage, Hong Kong.

Group Exhibitions (selection):
2010　FUSO – Video Art in Terraces and Gardens, Berardo Museum, Lisboa, Portugal.
2009　Beyond Media, International Architecture and Media Festival, Florence, Italy.
　　　Divergence: Macao’s Proposed Artworks for the 53rd Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy.
2008　Works by Macao Artists: Beijing Exhibition, Macao Centre, Beijing, China.
　　　Macao Video Art, Academy of Arts Museum, Guangzhou, China.
2007　Myth of Place, Nolias Gallery, London, UK.
2006　Dream a Little Dream, Para/Site Gallery curated by Tobias Berger, Hong Kong.
2005　Made in Macao, Experimenta Design, Lisbon, Portugal.
　　　16o Festival of Arts – Beyond History, Tap Seac Gallery, Macao.

Awards and Prizes:
His curriculum also includes awarded prizes like the Distinction Prize in the exhibition Divergence, Macao Art Museum and Cultural Centre, being selected to represent Macao in the 53rd Venice Biennale distinguished in the category Architecture and Interiors of Perspective magazine (Hong Kong) and with his profile in August 2008 edition “Focus 40 under 40”, ó was also awarded in the Installation category in the 16th Macao Arts Festival, 2005.

His work is represented in several public collections, such as the Macao Art Museum and Cultural Centre, the Cultural Institute of Macao and the Macao Government Tourism Office. In private collections: Paulo Amaro (Lisbon), the Art for All Society (Macao) and Videotage (Hong Kong).