Mariana Duarte Santos was born in 1995 in Lisbon, Portugal. She studied at an arts specialised high school and later went on to study drawing and printmaking at university.

She’s had group and solo shows in Portugal, Spain, U.S.A., U.K. and in Ireland.

In 2019 she painted her first large scale outdoor mural and to dare has ovr 50 murals throughout Portugal, Spain, Luxembourg and Ireland.

Her work is figurative in nature, centered mainly around painting, drawing and printmating but also influenced by other artistic areas such as cinema and literature.

When it comes to public art, the themes she works on are mostly focused on concepts of memory, collective identity and local stories, thus archive pictures are key in her mural work.

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EDUCATION:

  • 2019 Individual Project on Printmaking – Ar.Co, Lisbon
  • 2018 Advanced Course in Visual Arts – Ar.co, Lisbon
  • 2016 Drawing and Painting Degree – Ar.co, Lisbon
  • 2013 Arts Specialised High School Degree – Escola Sacundária Artística António Arroio, Lisbon

 

EXHIBITIONS:

  • 2023 “Timeline”, Group Show at Espaço Exibicionista Gallery – Lisbon, Portugal
  • 2023 “Mar Motto”, Group Show – Faro, Portugal
  • 2023 “Does Art Enrich Life”, Group Show at The Narrow Space Gallery – Clonmel, Ireland
  • 2023 “5th International Art Bieneal of Gaia”, Group Show – Gaia, Portugal
  • 2023 “Biale Estremoz”, Group Show – Estremoz, Portugal
  • 2022 “Fleeting Memories”, Solo Exhibition at Quattro Gallery – Leiria, Portugal
  • 2022 “The Everyman”, Solo Exhibition at Galeria Espaço Exibicionista – Lisboa, Portugal
  • 2022 “Double Exposure”, Solo Exhibition Underdogs Gallery – Lisboa, Portugal
  • 2021 “Time present and time past are both perhaps present in time future”, Solo Exhibition at Galeria Artur Bual – Amadora, Portugal
  • 2021 “Collected Memories”, Solo Exhibition at Galeria Útero – Lisboa, Portugal
  • 2021 “6th International Biennial of Art from Espinho – Museu Municipal de Espinho, Espinho, Portugal
  • 2021 “Behind The Shadows”, Solo Exhibition at Galeria Paços do Concelho – Torres Vedras, Portugal
  • 2020 “Amália, um olhar Contemporâneo”, Group Exhibition at Galeria António Prates – Lisboa, Portugal
  • 2020 Exhibition of the 12º Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso Award – Museu Municipal Amadeo de Souza Cardoso, Amarante, Portugal
  • 2020 “Cromática VI” Bienal de Pintura Joven – Museo Municipal de Ourense, Espanha
  • 2020 Group Exhibition “MOSTRA2020” at Antigo Instituto da Água – Lisboa, Portugal
  • 2020 “Bolseiros & Finalistas ’19, Group Exhibition at Museu de Lisboa –   Lisboa, Portugal
  • 2020 Group Exhibition “Prémio de Pintura e Escultura D. Fernando II” at MUSA Museu de Artes de Sintra – Sintra, Portugal
  • 2019 Group Exhibition “Plastika19” at Museo do Mar de Galicia – Vigo, Spain­
  • 2019 “Jov’arte – Bienal Jovem 2019” Group Exhibition at Galeria Municipal Vieria da Silva – Loures, Portugal
  • 2019 Group Exhibition “À Descoberta do Mestre” at Centro Cultural Gil Vicente – Sardoal, Portugal
  • 2019 “Bienal de Artes Plásticas de Santa Catarina”, Group Exhibition – Leiria Portugal
  • 2019 Solo Exhibition “Up Close and Far Away” at Custom House Studios and Gallery – Westport, Mayo, Ireland
  • 2019 9th International Ceramic City Biennial of Talavera – Ciudad de Talavera, Spain
  • 2019 5th International Biennial of Art from Espinho – Espinho, Portugal
  • 2019 “Bolseiros & Finalistas ’18 Parte II”, Group Exhibition at Ar.Co –   Lisboa, Portugal
  • 2018 Solo Exhibition “In The Jockey’s Room” and “Far Away and Close Up” in Casa da Cultura dos Olivais – Lisboa, Portugal
  • 2018 Group Exhibition “Chronicles of a Future Foretold” at 33 Contemporary – Chicado, U.S.A
  • 2018 XX Bienal Internacional de Arte de Cerveira – Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal
  • 2018 Cromática V Bienal de Pintura Joven – Museo Municipal de Ourense, Spain
  • 2018 “Base Lx” Group Exhibition at Forte Santo António da Barra, Estoril, Portugal
  • 2017 “Summer Exhibition” at Ar.Co – Lisbon, Portugal
  • 2017 Group Exhibition “Destination C.Q. Window” – Belfast, U.K.
  • 2017 “XV Artis” Festival de artes de Seia – Seia, Portugal
  • 2016 “Fall Exhibition” at Ar.Co – Lisbon, Portugal
  • 2016 Group Exhibition “Galway 1916 Exhibition” at Connacht Tribune Print Works. – Galway, Ireland
  • 2015 Solo Exhibition at Atelier Bombarda – Lisbon, Portugal
  • 2015 Group Exhibition “Poetry in Visual” at Museu da Cidade de Aveiro – Aveiro, Portugal
  • 2014 Group Exhibition “Aresta com Aresta, Ceramics Retrospective” at António Arroio – Lisbon, Portugal
  • 2013 Group Exhibition “IlustraLisboa” at Palácio das Galveias – Lisbon, Portugal
  • 2013 Group Exhibition “Copos de Terra” at The National Museum of Contemporary Art – Lisbon, Portugal
  • 2013 Group Exhibition “Interpretação contemporânea de azulejos do século XVII” National Tile Museum – Lisbon, Portugal

 

PUBLIC ART PROJECTS:

  • 2023 2 murals for Wicklow Maritime Mural Project in Wicklow Town, Ireland
  • 2023 2 murals for LAC in Lagos, Portugal
  • 2023 Mural about gender equality for the project Zambujal 360, Lisboa, Portugal
  • 2023 Mural for Murarcos Festival, Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal
  • 2023 Artistic Residence LEPAC “Art and Memory”, Bairro da Tabaqueira, Portugal
  • 2023 Mural Commemorating the centenary of “Leões da Serra” for Wool Festival in Covilhã, Portugal
  • 2023 Mural in Vine and Wine Institute – Torres Vedras, Portugal
  • 2023 Mural in Carvoeira e Carmões, Portugal
  • 2023 Mural for Festival VIA – Valongo, Portugal
  • 2023 Mural in Alfeiria, Portugal
  • 2023 Mural in Limerick (for the festival Drawout Limerick), Irlanda
  • 2023 Mural in Corujeira, Portugal
  • 2023 Mural in the old Bairro da Curraleira, Lisboa, Portugal
  • 2023 2 Murais in tuneels, part of the project Ennis Artways, Ennis, Irlanda
  • 2023 Mural in Filha Boa, Portugal
  • 2023 Mural in Curvel, Portugal
  • 2022 Mural in Sertã. Portugal
  • 2022 Mural in Ourém, Portugal
  • 2022 Mural in Oviedo (for the festival “Parees”), Oviedo, Spain
  • 2022 Mural in Wexford (for the festival “Wall of Wexford”), Ireland
  • 2022 Mural in Santiago do Escoural (for the festival “Estendal”), Montemor o Novo, Portugal
  • 2022 Mural in Amadora (for the festival “Conversas na Rua”), Portugal
  • 2022 Mural in Estarreja (for the festival Estau), Estarreja, Portugal
  • 2022 Mural in Água Hotels Riverside, Portimão, Portugal
  • 2022 Mural about Festas do Povo in Campo Maior, Portugal
  • 2022 Mural in Dundalk (for the festival Seek Dundalk), Dundalk, Ireland
  • 2022 Mural in Santiago de Compostela (For Dellas Fest), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
  • 2022 Mural in Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg
  • 2022 Mural at Pavilhão Negro do Museu de Lisboa for an exhibition with the theme “The roaring 20s”, Lisboa, Portugal
  • 2022 Mural in Valongo (for the festival “VIA”), Valongo, Portugal
  • 2022 Mural honouring Mário Zambujal in São Domingos de Benfica, Lisboa, Portugal
  • 2021 Mural in street steps for the Bienal de Coruche, Coruche, Portugal
  • 2021 3 Murals in Bairro 2 de Maio – Ajuda (for Gebalis and Junta de Freguesia da Ajuda in partnership with Museu de Lisboa and with the coordination of G.A.U.), Lisboa, Portugal
  • 2021 Mural in Alcaria (as part of the EDP Arte Pública festival), Fundão, Portugal
  • 2021 Mural in Figueiró dos Vinhos (for Fazunchar festival), Figueiró dos Vinhos, Portugal
  • 2021 Mural in homage of Alfredo Marceneiro in Campo de Ourique, Lisboa, Portugal
  • 2021 Mural in Ulme (for Pin’Arte festival), Santarem, Portugal
  • 2021 Mural in Pêro Viseu (as part of theEDP Arte Pública festival), Fundão, Portugal
  • 2021 Mural in Dún Laoghaire (for the Dún Laoghaire Anseo Street Art Festival), Dublin, Ireland
  • 2021 Mural in Carreiras, Torres Vedras, Portugal
  • 2021 Mural for Plant & Hemp – Praia do Ribatejo, Portugal
  • 2021 Mural in Caria “Santa Bebiana the pagan saint of drunk women” – Caria, Portugal
  • 2021 Mural in Intendente in collaboration with G.A.U. and Câmara Municipal de Lisboa – Lisboa, Portugal
  • 2020 Mural for the Street Art Festival “Conversas na Rua” – Amadora, Portugal
  • 2020 Private mural commission for “Ajasom” – Lisboa, Portugal
  • 2020 Participation in “Home Mural Fest” an initiative by “Void Projects” – online
  • 2019 Mural in Capinha for the fesrival Arte Pública, a project by Fundação EDP – Capinha, Fundão, Portugal