José Fonte

ABOUT ME PRIZES

PRIZES
2009 Mention of Honor - IV Bienal de Coruche 2009 1st Prize in Painting - Pintura Abel Manta2008 2nd Prize in Painting - Pintura Abel Manta2008 1st Prize in Painting - I Bienal de Ansião2007 3rd Prize in Painting - Pintura Abel Manta2007 Mention of Honour - Prémio de Pintura Thomaz de Mello2005 3rd Prize in Painting - 1º Concurso de Pintura da Galeria Santa Clara2005 Mention of Honour - II Bienal de Mafra2005 Mention of Honour - II Bienal Prémio Joaquim Afonso Madeira 2001 3rd Prize in Ceramics – Artes Plásticas do IPL /Mention of Honour in Arts- Artes Plásticas do IPL 2000 Mention of Honour - Prémio Cofarbel 1999 Acquisition Prize- Escola Secundária de Penacova 1992 2nd Prize in Painting- Prémio Nacional Pintores

EDUCATION

José Fonte 2007 Contemporary Artistic Practices: DERIVAS, Universidade de Coimbra 2003 History of Modern and Contemporary Art Course, coordinated by the professor and Critic of Art Dr. Fernando Pernes2001 Degree in Arts (Painting)

EVENTS

Organizations of events1997 1st Art Meeting – Penacova – “1º Encontro de Arte em Penacova”
Private collections in PortugalXenax / Dr. Santos Rocha Museum / Town Hall of Albufeira / Town Hall of Penacova / School - Escola Secundária de Penacova / The Portuguese Chemist Association / - Tecnichal College - Instituto Politécnico de Leiria / Municipal House of Culture in Coimbra / Chiado Museum – Coimbra / Bissaya Barreto Foundation/ Medical Clinic - Instituto Médico de Coimbra / Abel Manta Museum / School - Ecole Jeanne D´Arc–Nancy Díli Portuguese School / Cultural Centre in Penacova
Private collections abroadUnited States of America / Switzerland / Israel / Belgium / Macau / Spain / France / Timor / England / Brazil / Angola

EXHBITIONS
(selection) 2021 "This way, to where? CMP 2020 “ Arte de Bolso mod. Galeria Sete - Coimbra "O meu lado feminino" Fundação Dionísio Pinheiro/ Alice Pinheiro - Águeda Collective exhibitions / "COLLECTIVE ART SHOW" Van Gogh Art Galerie - Madrid - Spain / 2019 “ Arte de Bolso mod. Galeria Sete - Coimbra / “ José FONTE” Galerie Sonia Monti - Paris - França “ARTBOX PROJECT MIAMI 2.0” ARTBOX-GALLERY” - Switzerland / “4 Édition art3f ” BRUXELLES - Bruxelas - Belgium / “PERFEITA LIBAÇÃO” Wine Museum - Anadia / “ ARTBOX PROJECT” Swissartexpo - Zurich - Switzerland 2018 “Arte de Bolso mod. 2018” Art Gallery Sete - Coimbra2017 “Arte de Bolso mod. 2017” Art Gallery Sete - Coimbra / “Coimbra 17. 17” House of Coimbra - Coimbra2016 “Arte de Bolso mod. 2016” Art Gallery Sete - Coimbra2015 “Arte de Bolso mod. 2015” Art Gallery Sete - Coimbra 2014 “Arte de Bolso mod. 2014” Art Gallery Sete - Coimbra 2013 “Arte de Bolso mod. 2013” Art Gallery Sete - Coimbra 2013 “ Paisagens Contemporâneas” Mun. Museum / Edifício Chiado - Coimbra2012 “ Arte de Bolso mod. 2012”- Art Gallery Sete - Coimbra “14-44 / José FONTE” Tubo de Ensaio - Fig. da Foz2011 “ Percursos Prémios bienal de Coruche” - Coruche 2009 “Coletiva” Art Gallery Pedra do Guilhim - Nazaré “A Arte não se mede aos palmos” Art Gallery Sacramento - Aveiro “Novarte” Abel Manta Museum - Gouveia 2008 “Colectiva” Art Gallery Sacramento - Aveiro2007 “Prémio de Pintura” Abel Manta Museum - Gouveia 2006 “Espiritualidade” Cordoaria Nacional - Lisboa2005 “5ªEdição Prémio Amadeo Souza Cardoso” Amadeo Sousa Cardoso / Museum - Amarante“Miguel Torga” Chiado Museum - Coimbra“D.Catarina de Bragança imagens contemporâneas” Academia Militar - Lisboa“Rota das Artes” - Mun. House of Culture in Coimbra 2004 III Prize in Arts- Baviera Sec. XXI - Vila Nova de Cerveira / “AAA#2” Guadalquivir Room in Sevilha - Spain2003 San Francisco monastery - “Sentidos Grátis” - Coimbra Capital of Culture 2002 House of Coimbra - “Intercâmbio Coimbra /Salamanca2001 Municipal Concert Hall of Gondomar Porto 2001 / Mun. House of Culture in Coimbra - “Sinais” V. N. de Gaia - Real Companhia Velha, “EUROARTE” 2000 Art Gallery Grão Vasco - Viseu, “Comemorações do Dia de Portugal e das Comunidades Portuguesas” Congress Center “Fórum Aveiro Cidade Digital” - Aveiro / Art Gallery O.M. “Bienal de Penafiel” - Penafiel1999 Foundation Cuperino de Miranda - “O Adeus ao escudo; os Portugueses em Portugal na Europa e com o Euro” - Vila Real1997 Mun. Art Gallery Dr. Santos Rocha “100 anos de Cinema” - Fig. da Foz / Cultural Cooperative of Artists of Gaia - “Abstracções ou talvez não…” 1996 Braga - Art Gallery Belo-Belo1995 Caldas da Rainha - Municipal Art Gallery1994 Culturgest “Prémio Nacional Pintura” - Lisboa / Youth Foundation “Prémio Nac. Pintura” - Porto 1993 Evaristo Nogueira School - S. Romão / Art Gallery Barata – Lisboa1992 San Francisco monastery “Prémio Nac. Pintura” - Coimbra / Art Gallery D.N “Prémio Nacional Pintura” - Lisboa
Individual exhibitions (selection)2019 “…até parece não ser nada” P.O.R.O.S Museum - Condeixa2018 "100 (cem) passos/ sem passos" - La Corunha - Spain2017 "100 (cem) passos/ sem passos" - La Corunha - Spain2016 “ In my house” Casa Museu Bissaya Barreto - Coimbra 2015 “ 25 + 1” Museu Chiado - Coimbra / “Next to the water” Água Museum - Coimbra2013 “ Not in my house” Casa Museu Bissaya Barreto - Coimbra 2012 “Pequenas grandes abordagens” Portugal dos Pequenitos - Coimbra2011 “In the box” Bissaya Barreto Museum House - Coimbra2010 “Not in the box I” Art Gallery BricaBrac - Coimbra 2009 “Metamorfoses V” Art Gallery Pedra do Guilhim - Nazaré 2008 “Metamorfoses” Art Gallery Edifício - Ourém 2004 “The last and the first” Art gallery O.M – Penafiel / “JoséFonte” Art Gallery Minerva - Coimbra 2003 “The Last” - Municipal Library - Penacova2002 “Poesias Deambulantes” Art Gallery Ofícios do Tempo - Lisboa / “Registos desde 97” Municipal House of Culture - Coimbra / “Sem título” Art Gallery Almedina - Coimbra2001 “Encontro com o infinito" - Albufeira