Latest news and stories about art exhibition in Portugal for expats and residents.
The Gallery of Royal Collections in Madrid has presented its new guest work, 'The Emperors Charles V and Isabella of Portugal' by Peter Paul Rubens, which will be on display until 17 January 2027.
The Emperors Charles V and Isabella of Portugal, by Rubens, is the only original reference to the original portrait of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal, painted by Titian in memory of the queen.
On the eve of his exhibition 'With a Heart Free of Cares' at the MAAT museum in Lisbon, artist Pedro Cabrita Reis reflects on his creative process, his latest works inspired by religious themes and art history, and his philosophy on life and art as he turns 70. The exhibition features new paintings, sculptures, and series that explore the intersection of tradition, personal reflection, and the continuous flow of his artistic practice.
With around 200 unpublished works, this is the first solo exhibition by Pedro Cabrita Reis at MAAT, the institution that also houses his contemporary art collection and is now celebrating its 10th anniversary.
Collage and painting in the new works by artist Miguel Telles da Gama at the Perpetual Motion exhibition in Lisbon.
A resident of the Baixa district for ten years, visual artist Isa Toledo visited shops in search of “banal objects” which she is exhibiting in a shop window until October, with the aim of drawing attention to local businesses.
The installation If We Stay, We Stay Awake is the Neapolitan artist's first exhibition in Portugal, the result of research between Salento and Porto on social housing and participatory architecture.
MAAT brings together more than 200 works created by Pedro Cabrita Reis between this year and last year. Many of them are unpublished.
Installation, video, photography, and performance intersect in the new exhibition by Vasco Araújo, which explores communication, identity, and the relationship with the other through works spanning two decades.
“And when I die, I won't stay dead” is the title of a universe that brings together painting, sculpture, drawing, and film. The exhibition by Filipe Marques can be seen at the Duarte Sequeira Gallery in Braga.
Ana Vieira (1940-2016) in a contrast between the creation of an imaginary space and the denial of the possibility of space
In 2024, the Serralves Museum in Porto presented the first exhibition in Portugal by Yayoi Kusama. It was the largest retrospective in Europe of the Japanese artist who, at 95, continued to work despite having lived in a psychiatric hospital for nearly five decades. We revisit the article on the day of her death.
In her canvases, the inelegance of bodies, the unrepeatable irregularity of the human, and their vulnerability disconcert the observer. It is this “beauty of imperfection,” as the exhibition title describes it, that creates empathy. Alice Neel turned the act of portraiture into an ode to individual identity: Serralves, in Porto, is exhibiting her work.
An artist living in Macau has arrived in Portugal to showcase their work at the Cerveira Biennial.
Marvila is hosting an open-air exhibition. There are 40 works displayed on a street wall, featuring posters by national and international artists.
Continuous transition in “I Give Up – What I Don’t See I Imagine”, an exhibition by Nuno Sousa Vieira where the folds of space create or imagine time
Portuguese visual artist Maria Caroço opens the exhibition 'OCUPAÇÃO' this Wednesday (19) in Lisbon, curated by Brazilian Sabrina Stephanou. The exhibition opens to the public at 6:30 PM at Atmosfera M and can be visited for free until September 15. In the exhibition, Maria Caroço brings together works that move between textiles, installation, and illustration, as well as the use of reclaimed materials. The proposal stems from the idea of artistic practice as a continuous process, in which permanence, transformation, and reconstruction help define the result of the works presented.
Portugal is home to the world's only permanent sand sculpture exhibition.
Lisbon, Luanda, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago de Chile, Bogotá, Boston, Milan, and Venice will host the first edition of ArtCut. The project by Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça begins on August 27th.
The Mostra Espanha biennial brings three paintings by Joaquín Sorolla and Maruja Mallo to the Chiado Museum and the CCB Museum of Contemporary Art, organised in partnership with the Spanish Ministry of Culture.
At the Palácio Anjos in Algés, an anthological exhibition created from her personal collection recapitulates the granite world of Graça Morais in Algés.
Brazilian artist Anthony Mazza is set to open his first solo exhibition in Europe this coming Wednesday, August 5, in Lisbon. Titled 'Cortejo' (Procession), the show is presented by Kolibri Gallery and features ten small-format paintings that explore landscapes through memory, materiality, and the passage of time. The exhibition, which opens at 6:00 PM, showcases works created in oil on linen and oil and beeswax on canvas. Rather than depicting landscapes literally, Mazza constructs images from traces, fragments, and memories, creating compositions where horizons, water, and architectural elements emerge and fade. Born in 1994 in São Paulo, Mazza began his career as an editorial illustrator and comic book artist before shifting his focus to visual arts, painting, and drawing. The exhibition runs until August 28 at the Kolibri Gallery, with free admission.
The day's programme includes a folklore festival, workshops, books, paintings by Graça Morais and an exhibition on perspectives.
Manuela Pimentel's new exhibition at Underdogs features old posters she rescues from the street, turning what is poor into noble art, making the ugly beautiful, and inviting us to slow down and contemplate our cities.
Throughout the week, the village of Valezim, in Seia, will witness the work of an entire year. On land where cereals were once cultivated, artistic production is now emerging.
The British filmmaker presents a multimedia exhibition at the Solar gallery until August 29th, proposing an encounter between past and present, history and the individual, while seeking new ways of viewing the world.
The exhibition “Graça Morais: An Anthology” at the Palácio Anjos in Oeiras has been extended. Originally scheduled to end on August 16, it can now be visited until September 13. Reporter Arlinda Brandão spoke with the painter, who shows she is attentive to the world around her and concerned about current times, including the situation in Gaza and the wars in Ukraine and Iran. She also addressed natural disasters, wildfires, and the “abandonment of the country's interior.”
In her first exhibition in Portugal, one of the most iconic American artists of the last 40 years demonstrates the critical power of language, aware of the ambiguities that it disseminates.
The first solo exhibition by the American artist brings some historical works to the Serralves Museum, as well as more recent pieces where Trump makes an appearance. Until November 1st.
