Manuela São Simão


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Born in 1980 in São Paulo, Brazil. Lives and work in Oporto. She came to Portugal later, where she finished her degree in fine arts – painting, at the Fine Arts School of Oporto. Since then she has been complementing her education and developing several projects in different areas as installation, performance, design, between others.
Co-founder of the Partícula Collective, in Oporto, with Davide De Merra (Italy), Luigi Greco (Italy), Teixeira Barbosa (Portugal), Walter Pereira (Portugal) and Jolanda Molinari (Italy) a group of Portuguese and Italian artists that create particular public (Indoor and outdoor) performatives “meeting points for constructing”. Co-organization, production and curator ship of the collective illustration exhibition under the title “Paths”, Índex Bookshop, Oporto. Creator of the brand “SPOT_wearable art”, hand made pieces under the concept of “wearable art”, all pieces unique and inspired by personal work as painting, drawing and illustration. Invited to associate Casa da Animação, a place for the animation and related events in Oporto. Collaboration in the direction of the animated movies “O Presente” and “A Essência”, supervised by Abi Feijó, Tentúgal and Tânia Duarte, produced by Casa da Animação in OportoParticipation in the two Performances by the French artist Nádia Lauro and the performer Franz Polstra, under the title of “Sound Stimulator”, both of them presented in the tennis court of Serralves Museum, by the time of the project/installation “As Atletas.Porto.2003.”.