1945 Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Self-taught artist
1987 Began his artistic career
Solo Exhibitions
2006 Complexo de Enoturismo Estremoz, Portugal
Group Exhibitions
1987 Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
1988 Museu de Arte Naןve, Jaen, Spain
1988 Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
1989 Gallery Pro Arte Kasper, Morges, Switzerland
1989 Museu de Arte Naןve, Lasne, Belgium
1989 Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
1990 Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
1990 Gallery Pro Arte Kasper, Morges, Switzerland
1991 Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
1991 Gallery Pro Arte Kasper, Morges, Switzerland
1992 Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
1993 Galeria do Palacio Foz, Lisbon, Portugal
1993 Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
1994 Fundacao Evangelizacao e Culturas, Lisbon, Portugal
1994 Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
1995 Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
1995 Gallery Pro Arte Kasper, Morges, Switzerland
1996 A Art’s Masters Paris Monaco, Brussels, Belgium
1996 A Art’s Masters Paris Monaco, New York
1996 Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
1997 Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
1998 Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
1998 Gallery Pro Arte Kasper, Morges, Switzerland
1999 Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
2000 Associacao Couleur du pays de Caux, Auffay, France
2000 Croissy sur Seine, France
2000 Versailles, France
2000 Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
2001 Museu da Agua, Lisbon, Portugal
2001 Instituto Camoes, Brussels, Belgium
2001 Associacao Naifs Senza Frontiere, Castelvetro, Italy
2001 Associacao Naifs Senza Frontiere, Villa Benzi-Zecchini, Italy
2001 Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
2002 Museu de Arte Naןve, Lousa, Portugal
2002 Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
2003 Centro Cultural Galileo, Madrid
2003 Galeria de Arte do Casino, Povoa de Varzim, Portugal
2003 Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
2004 Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
2005 Galeria Eboli, Madrid
2005 Associacao Naifs Senza Frontiere, Villa Benzi-Zecchini, Italy
Prizes
1989 Special Mention, Gallery Pro Arte Kasper, Morges, Switzerland
1989 Mention of Honor, Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
1990 Special Mention, Gallery Pro Arte Kasper, Morges, Switzerland
1990 Estoril Prize, Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
1992 Mention of Honor, Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
1993 1st Prize, Comunidades Europeias, Palacio Foz, Lisbon, Portugal
1994 2nd Prize, Fundacao Evangelizacao, Lisbonm, Portugal
1995 Special Mention, Gallery Pro Arte Kasper, Morges, Switzerland
1995 Mention of Honor, Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
1996 Mention of Honor, Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
1997 Mention of Honor, Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
1998 Mention of Honor, Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
1996 2nd Prize, A Art’s Masters Paris Monaco, Brussels, Belgium
1996 1st Prize, A Master Finalista, A Art’s Masters Paris Monaco, New York
2001 1st Prize do Publico Bacco D’Oro, Associacao Naifs Senza Frontiere, Castelvetro, Italy
2002 Mention of Honor, Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
2003 Mention of Honor, Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
2003 1st Prize, Museu de Arte Naןve, Lousa, Portugal
2004 Mention of Honor, Galeria de Arte do Casino, Estoril, Portugal
2005 Mention of Honor, Associacao Naifs Senza Frontiere, Villa Benzi Zecchini, Italy
Public Collections
Museu International de Arte Naןve, Jaen, Spain
Museu de Arte Naןve, Lousa, Portugal
Bibliography
"L’Europe et les Naifs", Jaqueline Bricard, 2009, France