Pedro Proença

Pedro Proença (Lubango, Angola, 1962) lives and works in Lisbon. He studied art at the Sociedade Nacional de Belas-Artes and the Escola Superior de Belas-Artes de Lisboa. In 1982 he founded the Movimento Homeostético, together with the artists Fernando Brito, Ivo, Pedro Portugal, Manuel João Vieira and Xana. His first solo exhibition was in 1984 and since then he has exhibited in Portugal and abroad. In 1988 he participated in the Aperto section of the Venice Biennale. Selected solo exhibitions: 2004, Fugas Fantasias Fados Fandangos, Galeria Lisboa 20; 2003, Galeria Bach 4, Barcelona; 2002, Ministerial order of the artist as an old rabbi, Galeria Pedro Oliveira, Porto. Selected group exhibitions: 2006, Arco 06, Lisboa 20 Arte Contemporânea, Madrid; 2005, Arco 05, Lisboa 20 Arte Contemporânea, Madrid; 2004, 6=0, Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves, Porto; 2003, Guardi, a Arte da Memória, CCB, Lisbon; 2002, 3rd EPD Prize, SNBA, Lisbon. Selected collections: the PLMJ Foundation, Lisbon; the Serralves Foundation, Porto; the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon; MEIAC, Badajoz; the Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid.