Sofia Areal Atelier

Is one of the most important Portuguese visual artists of her generation. She began her training in 1979 at the Hertfordshire College of Art and Design in St Albans, UK. In Portugal, she studied etching and painting at Ar.Co.(Art and Visual Communication Center). Her first group exhibition was in 1982 at the 1ª Mostra de Artes in Lagos, Portugal and her first solo show was in 1990 at Galeria Alda Cortez, Lisbon. Since then, Sofia has exhibited in various countries individually and collectively. She had a retrospective exhibition covering the last 10 years of her career in 2011 at the Galeria da Cordoaria Nacional the exhibition was accompanied by a book published by Babel, with texts of among others: Jorge Silva Melo and Luís Campos e Cunha. In 2012, Areal illustrates the literary magazine published by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Colóquio Letras.visual arts. In 2013, launches a book together with Harvard Professor, Allan Hobson – “ Creativity” and exhibits for the first time in Mexico. Followed by an exhibition in China in the end of 2014. Collections (selection): CAM - Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon; Serralves Foundation, Porto; Caixanova Foundation, Vigo; FEVAL, Cáceres; Funchal Museum of Contemporary Art, Funchal; Carmona e Costa Foundation, Lisbon; Casa da Cerca Contemporary Art Center, Almada; Millennium BCP Foundation, Lisbon; Novo Banco Collection, Lisbon; PLMJ Collection, Lisbon; Cachola Collection, Elvas.