Jorge Simões

Portugal

Born in Coimbra in 1979, this artist lives and works in Coimbra. They studied photography at the Centro de Estudos de Fotografia in Coimbra and the Instituto Português de Fotografia in Porto. They have exhibited regularly since 2000. Notable group exhibitions include Atores Urbanos #3 (Teatro Municipal da Guarda, 2008), Atores Urbanos #2 (Foyer da Comissão Europeia, Luxembourg, 2007), the inaugural exhibition of Galeria Sub (Leiria), Bienal do Avante (Lisbon, 2005), Um X na Cidade2 (Coimbra, 2004), 30 anos do 25 de Abril (Coimbra, 2004), and Olhares (Coimbra Capital Nacional da Cultura, 2003).
Their work is part of the collections of the PLMJ Foundation, Câmara Municipal de Coimbra, and several private collections.