- João Carqueijeiro
João Edmundo Lemos Carqueijeiro was born in
Lobito (Angola ) on the25 February 1954 . He is a Portuguese plastic artist.Until he was twenty years old he lived in
Maputo (Moçambique ) and in 1974 he came toOporto (Portugal ).It was there that, in 1982, he concluded his High Graduation in Drawing (under the direction of the masterSá Nogueira ) at the Cooperativa Árvore (ESAP ). He also graduated and specialized inWheel ,Raku and Glazes atLa Bisbal Ceramic School , inCatalonia .He teaches Ceramic Arts since 1985.
elected works
A small selection of some of works of "João Carqueijeiro" divided by categories.
culpture ("Árvores" - "tree" series)
culpture (colored clay)
Plates
Collective exhibtions
* 1986 – 10th Meeting of European Ceramists “Perigueux” (France)
* 1987 – Ceramic Art International Symposium at “Alcobaça” –Alcobaça (Portugal)
* 1988 – Modern Art Centre of Calouste Gulbenkian’s Foundation –Lisbon (Portugal)
* 1988 – Contemporary Portuguese Ceramic Work “Leal Senado /Luís de Camões Museum” (Macao)
* 1988 – Árvore Gallery –Oporto (Portugal)
* 1988 – “L’Europe Des Céramistes” (The Europe of Ceramic Artists) –Auxerre (France)
* 1989 – National Library –Lisbon (Portugal)
* 1989 – “Palácio dos Anjos” – Algés (Portugal)
* 1989 – “Bienal Internacional de Cerâmica de Aveiro” (International Ceramic Art Biennial) –Aveiro (Portugal)
* 1989 – “Cinq Jeunes Créateurs Portugais” (Five Young Portuguese Artists) – “Les Mureaux” (France)
* 1990 – “3 Jovens Ceramistas” (3 Young Ceramists) - Youth Foundation –Oporto (Portugal)
* 1990 – International Meeting of Ceramic Arts –Vila Nova de Gaia (Portugal)
* 1990 – European Meeting of Arts, “Palais des Papes” –Avignon (France)
* 1991 – Magellan Gallery –Paris (France)
* 1991 – Árvore Gallery –Oporto (Portugal)
* 1992 –Petrogal / Ceramic Sculpture Meeting –Oporto (Portugal)
* 1994 – Arménio Losa Gallery – São Mamede Infesta (Portugal)
* 1995 – “Bienal Internacional de Cerâmica de Aveiro” (International Ceramic Art Biennial) -Aveiro (Portugal)
* 1995 – Eng. António de Almeida Foundation –Oporto (Portugal)
* 1997 – “10 Artistas do Porto em Fafe” (10 Oporto Artists at Fafe)Fafe (Portugal)
* 1997 – Eng. António de Almeida Foundation (U.C.) –Oporto (Portugal)
* 1997 – “Silêncios/Stille” Symposium at Feital –Trancoso (Portugal)
* 1997 – Arménio Losa Gallery – São Mamede Infesta (Portugal)
* 1997 - Ao Quadrado Gallery –Santa Maria da Feira (Portugal)
* 1998 - Ceramic Art Symposium –Vila Nova de Cerveira – Portugal
* 1998 – Direction of a Ceramic Mural – Artists European Meeting -Paredes de Coura (Portugal)
* 1998 - “Silêncios/Stille” – Centro Cultural de Aveiro ( Cultural Center of Aveiro) –Aveiro (Portugal)
* 1998 – Direction and production of the Ceramic Mural of the NORTE COOP Building – São Mamede Infesta (Portugal)
* 1998 – “Silêncios/Stille”, Ausstellung / Preetz (Germany)
* 1999 – Direction of a Raku Workshop and exhibition “Atmosfera” (Atmosphere) – Epicentro Gallery –Oporto (Portugal)
* 1999 – “Encontro de Cerâmica Figurativa – Figurado” (Human Figure Ceramic Meeting ) – Pottery Museum of Barcelos -Barcelos (Portugal)
* 2000 – Direction and production of a Meeting of Shaped Plates -Oporto (Portugal)
* 2000 – Gesto Coop. Gallery –Oporto (Portugal)
* 2000 - A. M. I. Gallery –Oporto (Portugal)
* 2001 – Participation on the "Amakusa Ceramics Festival",Hondo (Japan), as guest artist, representingPortugal – Carrying through a workshop about Portuguese Traditional Tiling – Exposition of ceramic sculptures in the City Hall of Amakusa.
* 2003 – Coordination and post-Exhibition of the workshop in ceramics on the XIIBienal03 (Biennial) ofVila Nova de Cerveira
* 2003 – Presentation of two video-installations “EntreBarreiras” e “XIIBienal03 a preto e branco – Os Gestos_Os Espaços_As Mãos” (co-directing and co-editing with Cristina Leal)
* 2003 – Exhibition in the A.M.I. Gallery –Oporto (Portugal)
* 2005 – Exhibition in the Bobogi Gallery –Aveiro (Portugal)
* 2006 - Exhibition in the AvizArte Gallery -Porto (Portugal)Individual Exhibitions
* 1986 – “D” Gallery – Gondomar (Portugal)
* 1990 – Labirintho Gallery –Oporto (Portugal)
* 1993 – Magellan Gallery –Paris (France)
* 1996 – Labirintho Gallery –Oporto - (Portugal)
* 1996 – Aveiro City Hall Gallery –Aveiro (Portugal)
* 2000 – Epicentro Gallery -Oporto (Portugal)
* 2001 - Pottery Museum of Barcelos -Barcelos (Portugal)Awards
* 1989 – 1st Prize in the II Art Exhibition-Small Size – Cooperativa Árvore –
Oporto (Portugal)
* 1989 – Honour Distinguished in the “Bienal Internacional de Cerâmica de Aveiro” (International Ceramic Art Biennial) –Aveiro (Portugal)
* 1991 – 1st Prize in Creative Ceramic Art – I.E.F.P. (Portugal)Collections
* Alcobaça City Hall Museum –
Alcobaça (Portugal)
* "Museu do Azulejo" (Tile Museum) –Lisbon (Portugal)
* Luís de Camões Museum – (Macao)
* I. E. F. P. – Oporto and Valença Centers (Portugal)
* Pottery Museum of Barcelos –Barcelos (Portugal)
* Amakusa City Hall –Hondo (Japan)
* Portuguese Embassy in Tokyo –Tokyo (Japan)
* Gallery of the North Delegation of AMI – "Assistência Médica Internacional" –Porto (Portugal)
* Museum of the Biennial of Cerveira –Vila Nova de Cerveira (Porto)References
#Leal Senado de Macau e Museu Luís de Camões, A Cerâmica Portuguesa Comtemporânea, Gráfica de Macau
#Center Culturel de L'Yonne. France, L'Europe des Ceramistes, 1989, SEMA. ISSN 0152-2418ee also
* Article about
Sá Nogueira
* Article aboutRamon Fort
* Article aboutHans Coper
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