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Artist: Jose Freitas Cruz ( Portugal, 1956 - present ) -
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Main Category: Painting
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Genres: Contemporary European Art
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Biography: freitas cruz is a european [portuguese] artist, born in paris. he is self-taught. in 1985 he left law school to become a professional painter. his repeated travels through india and tibet have been a major source of inspiration for the past 15 years. he currently lives with his family on the island of borneo.
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Exhibition History: collective shows:
2003 - inaugural exhibition/gallery artists - rainforest gallery, brunei.
2002 - guests in brunei - the art gallery, brunei museum, brunei.
2000 - 10 artists/one boat, castelo maior gallery, portugal.
1997 - kunst im kettenwerk: in collaboration with 3 german artists at kunstverein kettenwerk, a ww2 panzer assembly line in hamburg, germany.
1994 - áfricAmiga at CGD gallery, lisbon, portugal.
1993 - project criarte, belém cultural centre, lisbon, portugal.
1991 - young artists award, SOCTIP gallery, lisbon, portugal.
- young artists competition, estoril casino, portugal.
1989 - 9th international art biennial of valparaíso, chile.
1988 - young artists competition, estoril casino, portugal.
solo exhibitions
2003 - the empire hotel, brunei paintings from the borneo series
2000 - ermida [chapel], lisbon, recent paintings (from the water series)
1999 - castelo maior gallery, cascais mysterious vortex
1998 - galeria da praça, porto circumambulatio
1996 - galeria 65A, lisbon the bridges of utopia
1994 - isabella's art, estoril the unfathomable noumenon
1993 - arcada gallery, estoril the paths that lead to the sea
1992 - arcada gallery, estoril india 2
1990 - SIEMENSFORUM, lisbon, watercolours
1988 - a janela verde gallery, lisbon india 1
1987 - amoreiras complex , lisbon, submersion & flight
in 1999/2000 freitas cruz was artistic director of castelo maior gallery, portugal, where he helped to promote the work of cuban
and local artists.
he is a founding member of Quarta - an artists association in
portugal.
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