Maria Imaginário's photostream

"Hi I'm Maria Imaginário, I'm a young artist from Lisbon, Portugal..
I love to do what I do, and I can't imagine myself in any other way.
I'm passionate about colors, crafts, folk art, cartoons, the countryside, the sea, Lisbon and my friends.

In my artwork I divide my attention between walls and canvas.
On one hand I paint on canvas with acrylic and embroidery, I intend to share my own imaginary world with a crisp and bittersweet humor.
I also enjoy building installations, my goal is to surround people by creating my own fantastic environment.

On the other hand I paint on the streets.
With my street paintings I want to give more life and joy to the streets of Lisbon, specially in the abandoned buildings down town, I like to use simple drawings and vivid colors.

I'm fully dedicated to my loving dream: letting people see what's inside Maria's head throughout exhibitions, in Portugal and around the globe"

Solo Shows:

2010 - Coraçãozinho de Merda - Montana Gallery - Lisbon
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2008 - Lar Doce Lar - Work and Shop Gallery - Lisbon


Group Shows (selected):

2011 - Sabichão, Galeria Dama Aflita - Oporto, Portugal

2011 - Missing Link, Pictoplasma, La Gaîté Lyrique - Paris, France

2011 - Colectiva Pão de Forma, Ó! Galeria - Oporto, Portugal

2011 - A Celebration of September, Mortar & Pestle Studio on Dream Space gallery - London, UK

2011 - Wine Talks & Arts, Galeria da Boavisa - Lisbon, Portugal

2011 - "After The Utopia", Plasticina London - London, UK
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2010 - Art Miami Basel (art fair) - Miami, USA

2010 - Overseas and Undertones, Abv Gallery - Atlanta, USA

2010 - Jest in time, Distiction Gallery- San Diego, USA
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2009 - RedBull Streetart Gallery - Museum of Decorative Arts - Lisbon, Portugal

2009 - A celebration of July, The Well Gallery - London, UK

2009 - Friends and Enemies - Berlin, Germany

2009 - Vinyl Factory, Mondo Pop Gallery - Roma, Italy

2009 - Pop Disaster, Limited No Art Gallery - Milan, Italy

2009 - Selected Artists from Illustration - Casa da Cerca - Museum - Almada, Lisbon




Illustration / Publications (selected):

Books:
2011 - Studio Morran
2009 - Uma Questão de Confianca
2008 - Utopias

Clients:
Universal Music Records/ Vodafone / Nestlé /Olá / Rexona / Ben and Jerrys / Op. / Biblia / Parq / Dif / Cais


Newspapers / Magazines / TV / Radio:

Jerusalem Post / BBC / Jornal i / Expresso / Visão / Visão Junior / Dif / Parq / Le Cool / Lux Women / P3 / Agenda Cultural de Lisboa / The Cool Hunter / Stick toTarget / Beautiful Decay / Radio Clube Portugues / Antena 3

www.mariaimaginario.com
maria.imaginario@gmail.com
00351 917171976