João Carqueijeiro
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 João Carqueijeiro on the International Symposium of Ceramics of Alcobaça (Portugal), July 1987 |
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| Birth name | João Edmundo Lemos Carqueijeiro |
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| Born | 25 February 1954, Lobito Lobito Lobito is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola.It dates from 1905 and owes its existence to the bay of the same name having been chosen as the sea terminus of the Benguela railway to the far interior, passing through Luau to Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The... , Angola Angola (Portugal) Angola is the common name by which the Portuguese colony in southwestern Africa was known across different periods of time... |
| Occupation | Plastic artist |
| Present city | Porto Porto Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes... (Portugal) |
João Edmundo Lemos Carqueijeiro was born in Lobito
Lobito
Lobito is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola.It dates from 1905 and owes its existence to the bay of the same name having been chosen as the sea terminus of the Benguela railway to the far interior, passing through Luau to Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The...
, Angola
Angola (Portugal)
Angola is the common name by which the Portuguese colony in southwestern Africa was known across different periods of time...
on 25 February 1954. He is a Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
plastic artist.
Until he was twenty years old he lived in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo
Maputo
Maputo, also known as Lourenço Marques, is the capital and largest city of Mozambique. It is known as the City of Acacias in reference to acacia trees commonly found along its avenues and the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It was famous for the inscription "This is Portugal" on the walkway of its...
), Mozambique and in 1974, after the Carnation revolution
Carnation Revolution
The Carnation Revolution , also referred to as the 25 de Abril , was a military coup started on 25 April 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, coupled with an unanticipated and extensive campaign of civil resistance...
, he went to Porto
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
, Portugal.
It was there that, in 1982, he concluded his High Graduation in Drawing (under the direction of the master Sá Nogueira) at the Cooperativa Árvore
Árvore
Árvore is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Vila do Conde. It has a population of 4,261 inhabitants, its total area of 6.26 km² and its density is 680.7/km². The municipality of Mindelo is bounded to the north....
(ESAP). He also graduated and specialized in Wheel
Wheel
A wheel is a device that allows heavy objects to be moved easily through rotating on an axle through its center, facilitating movement or transportation while supporting a load, or performing labor in machines. Common examples found in transport applications. A wheel, together with an axle,...
, Raku
Raku
Raku-yaki is a type of Japanese pottery that is traditionally used in the Japanese tea ceremony, most often in the form of tea bowls...
and Glazes
Ceramic glaze
Glaze is a layer or coating of a vitreous substance which has been fired to fuse to a ceramic object to color, decorate, strengthen or waterproof it.-Use:...
at La Bisbal Ceramic School
La Bisbal Ceramic School
The La Bisbal Ceramic School it's a school in Catalonia , that offers diverse courses in ceramics, sculpture, drawing, painting, glass, woodworking, metalworking, restoration, jewellery and other arts and crafts....
, in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
.
He teaches Ceramic Arts since 1985.
Selected works
A small selection of some of works of João Carqueijeiro divided by categories.Collective exhibtions
- 1986 – 10th Meeting of European Ceramists "Périgueux" (France)
- 1987 – Ceramic Art International Symposium at "Alcobaça" – Alcobaça (Portugal)
- 1988 – Modern Art Centre of Calouste Gulbenkian's Foundation – LisbonLisbonLisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
(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) – AuxerreAuxerreAuxerre is a commune in the Bourgogne region in north-central France, between Paris and Dijon. It is the capital of the Yonne department.Auxerre's population today is about 45,000...
(France) - 1989 – National Library – LisbonLisbonLisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
(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 GaiaVila Nova de GaiaVila Nova de Gaia, or simply Gaia is a city in Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality, Portugal. It is located in the Porto District, south of the city of Porto on the other side of the Douro River. The city proper has a population of 178,255 and the municipality contains 24 parishes with a total...
(Portugal)
- 1990 – European Meeting of Arts, "Palais des Papes" – AvignonAvignonAvignon is a French commune in southeastern France in the départment of the Vaucluse bordered by the left bank of the Rhône river. Of the 94,787 inhabitants of the city on 1 January 2010, 12 000 live in the ancient town centre surrounded by its medieval ramparts.Often referred to as the...
(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 – TrancosoTrancosoTrancoso may refer to:*Trancoso Municipality, Zacatecas, one of the municipalities of Zacatecas, Mexico*Trancoso Municipality, Portugal*Trancoso, Brazil, a town in Porto Seguro, Bahia...
(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 CerveiraVila Nova de CerveiraVila Nova de Cerveira is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 108.6 km² and a total population of 8,752 inhabitants .The municipality is composed of 15 parishes and is located in the district of Viana do Castelo....
– Portugal - 1998 – Direction of a Ceramic Mural – Artists European Meeting - Paredes de CouraParedes de CouraParedes de Coura is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 138.2 km² and a total population of 9,367 inhabitants .The municipality is composed of 21 parishes and is located in the district of Viana do Castelo....
(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 - BarcelosBarcelos, PortugalBarcelos is a city in Barcelos Municipality in Braga District. The city has a population of 20,625.-History:Originally a Roman settlement, it expanded and became the seat of the First Duke of Bragança in the 15th century...
(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, HondoHondo-Places:*Rio Hondo, the name of several locations*Hondo, Texas, a city in the United States*Hondo, New Mexico*Hondo, Kumamoto, a city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan: old name for the main Japanese island of Honshū-Fiction:...
(Japan), as guest artist, representing Portugal – 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) of Vila Nova de CerveiraVila Nova de CerveiraVila Nova de Cerveira is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 108.6 km² and a total population of 8,752 inhabitants .The municipality is composed of 15 parishes and is located in the district of Viana do Castelo....
- 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 - PortoPortoPorto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
(Portugal)
Individual exhibitions
- 1986 – "D" Gallery – GondomarGondomar (Portugal)Gondomar is a municipality located in the east of Portugal's Porto Metropolitan Area. The municipality has a population of 163,574. Gondomar's mayor is Valentim Loureiro.Gondomar is well known for its jewelry industry.-Demographics:-Cities and towns:...
(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 - BarcelosBarcelos, PortugalBarcelos is a city in Barcelos Municipality in Braga District. The city has a population of 20,625.-History:Originally a Roman settlement, it expanded and became the seat of the First Duke of Bragança in the 15th century...
(Portugal)
Awards
- 1989 – 1st Prize in the II Art Exhibition-Small Size – Cooperativa ÁrvoreÁrvoreÁrvore is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Vila do Conde. It has a population of 4,261 inhabitants, its total area of 6.26 km² and its density is 680.7/km². The municipality of Mindelo is bounded to the north....
– 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) – LisbonLisbonLisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
(Portugal) - Luís de Camões Museum – (Macao)
- I. E. F. P. – OportoPortoPorto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
and ValençaValença, PortugalValença is a city in Valença Municipality, Portugal. It is a half-castle and half-land city. Bordering Galicia, Valença is also a famous Portuguese landmark to view an ancient castle town. These two parts of this city are not separated from each other and is also near to Viana Do Castelo....
Centers (Portugal) - Pottery Museum of Barcelos – BarcelosBarcelos, PortugalBarcelos is a city in Barcelos Municipality in Braga District. The city has a population of 20,625.-History:Originally a Roman settlement, it expanded and became the seat of the First Duke of Bragança in the 15th century...
(Portugal) - Amakusa City Hall – HondoHondo-Places:*Rio Hondo, the name of several locations*Hondo, Texas, a city in the United States*Hondo, New Mexico*Hondo, Kumamoto, a city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan: old name for the main Japanese island of Honshū-Fiction:...
(Japan) - Portuguese Embassy in Tokyo – Tokyo (Japan)
- Gallery of the North Delegation of AMI – Assistência Médica Internacional – PortoPortoPorto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
(Portugal) - Museum of the Biennial of Cerveira – Vila Nova de CerveiraVila Nova de CerveiraVila Nova de Cerveira is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 108.6 km² and a total population of 8,752 inhabitants .The municipality is composed of 15 parishes and is located in the district of Viana do Castelo....
(Porto)
External links
Web sites dedicated to João Carqueijeiro:- João Carqueijeiro – official website.