Duarte Vitória

Duarte Vitória was born in Penafiel, Portugal in 1973. He lives and works in Porto, Portugal, and has a degree in Drawing (1996), Painting (2001) and Fine Arts (2003) from Escola Superior Artistica do Porto. Exhibiting for more than a decade, Vitoria’s work has been showcased throughout Europe in Lisbon, Madrid, Brussels, Venice, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Basel, and in New York and Miami. His works can be found in various public and private collections.

 

“I see the human body as the biggest challenge for a visual artist. From the body I gain access to the visceral emotional state of the human being, every part of the body acting like an access code for me to tap into the vastness of the emotional palette.” – Duarte Vitoria

 

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Selected Exhibitions:

2017   Snapshots, solo show, Thorigny Gallery, Paris, France;

2017 "Chimera", group show, Walnut Contemporary Gallery, Toronto, Canada;
2016   Visions, solo show, D contemporânea Gallery, London, United Kingdom;

2016   II bienal D´arte contenporanea di Salerno, group show, Salerno, Italy;

2016   D Group Show, Mayfair, Grafton Street, London, United Kingdom;
2016   Insurrection, solo show, Arte Periférica Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal;

2015   Recall, group show, Walnut Contemporary Gallery, Toronto, Canada;
2015   The Chemistry, solo show, Walnut Contemporary Gallery, Toronto, Canada;

2014   Quarta Rassegna di Arte Contemporanea, Treviso, Italy;
2014   Scope Basel 2014, Witzenhausen Gallery, Switzerland;

2014   Revolution, solo show, Witzenhausen Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands;

2014   Art Lisbon, Portugal;
2013   Art Copenhagen 2013, Witzenhausen Gallery, Denmark;
2013   Scope New York 2013, Witzenhausen Gallery, New York, USA;

2013   Masks, solo show, Witzenhausen Gallery, Chelsea, New York, USA;

2012   Context, Art Miami 2012, Witzenhausen Gallery, Miami, USA;
2012   PAN Amsterdam 2012, group show, Witzenhausen Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands;

2012   Just Madrid 2012, Nuno Sacramento Gallery, Spain;

2012   SOLO, solo show, Witzenhausen Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands;

2011   Arte Lisboa 2011, Nuno Sacramento Gallery, Aveiro, Portugal;
2011   13 Artistas, 13 Desenhos, group show, João Pedro Rodrigues Gallery, Porto; Portugal

2011   Hands Touch, solo show, Pedro Serrenho Gallery, Lisboa, Portugal;

2010   Arte Lisboa, Pedro Serrenho Gallery, Lisboa, Portugal;
2010   In Transit, Academia das Artes dos Açores, Ponta Delgada/São Miguel, Azores; Portugal
2009   Senses & Attitudes, solo show, Pedro Serrenho Gallery, Lisboa, Portugal;

2009   Arte Lisboa, Pedro Serrenho Gallery, Lisboa; Portugal
2008   Tell me a story…, solo show, Pedro Remy – Cultural Room, Braga, Portugal;

2008   Arte Lisboa, Pedro Serrenho Gallery, Lisboa; Portugal
2007   Souls, solo show, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium;
2007   Polarity, solo show, Nuno Sacramento Gallery, Aveiro, Portugal;
2007   Souls, solo show, Orfeu, Brussels, Belgium;
2006   Transmutation, solo show, Fuga pela Escada Gallery, Guimarães, Portugal;
2005   Introspecting…, solo show, Nuno Sacramento Gallery, Aveiro, Portugal;

 

 

 

 

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