About

Marta Sampaio Soares

Born in Lisbon. Lives and works in Lisbon, Portugal

A matéria antes do discurso e da interpretação, a forma como ela seduz e a inevitável contemplação a que o corpo é requisitado, constituem a procura na minha prática artística actual.
Os objectos surgem no decorrer da experimentação e composição de texturas, gestos, técnicas e cor. Materiais como o plástico, tecido, cera ou lã e gestos de cortar, juntar, sobrepor, riscar, cozer ou verter exploram o lado sensual da matéria e a sedução como gesto estético.
A expressão táctil da matéria é exaltada, e assim recuperada, num mundo contemporâneo virtual e tecnológico, multi-tasking e disperso, excessivamente produtor de coisas e que por isso esquece o lado sensorial-táctil dos objectos e das paisagens.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions and performances
  • 2021 / Terra e Vento (um equilíbrio) (Heart and Wind (a balance)), Sá da Costa Old Bookstore – Gallery, Lisbon
  • 2019 / Deixar cair a pedra no lago, a tinta no chão (Drop the stone in the lake, the paint on the floor), performance, Museum of Natural History and Science, Lisbon
  • 2018 / Dripping, performance, A Montanha Gallery, Lisbon
  • 2017 / Repetição (Repetition), Sá da Costa Old Bookstore – Gallery, Lisbon
  • 2015 / The Body – EXD´15 As Far As The Mind Can See – National Society of Fine Arts, Lisbon
Selected group exhibitions
  • 2020 / Olá (Hello) / Studio at Art Tranboavista Building, Lisbon
  • 2019 / p a r e d e – m e i a, FEA Lisbon, Lisbon
  • 2018 / Azul? (Blue?), Ar.Co – Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual, Lisbon
  • 2018 / Superfície (Surface), A Montanha Gallery, Lisbon
  • 2017 / Apropriação, Desejo e Memória (Appropriation, Desire and Memory), XIX International Art Biennial of Cerveira, Vila Nova de Cerveira and National Society of Fine Arts, Lisbon, Banco de Portugal, Leiria
  • 2016 / Doze Artistas na Galeria Sá da Costa (Twelve artists at Sá da Costa Gallery), Sá da Costa Old Bookstore – Gallery, Lisbon
  • 2016 / PERIPLOS – Arte Portugués de Hoy, CAC Málaga, Málaga
  • 2016 / Vírgula (Comma), Geological Museum, Lisbon
  • 2015 / Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso 10th Prize, Amadeo de Souza Cardoso Museum, Amarante
  • 2015 / Somos Solitários (We Are Lonely), AZ Gallery, Lisbon
  • 2014 / Postgraduate Summer Show, Chelsea College of Arts, London
  • 2014 / Collaborationem, St. Saviour´s Church, London
  • 2014 / Ar.Co Bolseiros & Finalistas´ 13 (Ar.Co Recipents of Scholarships & Finalists´ 13), Museum of the City, Black Pavilion, Lisbon
  • 2013 / Ar.Co Bolseiros & Finalistas´ 12 (Ar.Co Recipents of Scholarships & Finalists´ 12), Museum of the City, Black Pavilion, Lisbon

Education

  • 2014 / MA Fine Art – University of the Arts London, Chelsea College of Art, London
  • 2013 / Complete Studies of Fine Arts and Individual Project, Ar.Co, Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual, Lisbon
  • 1992 / Management and Business Administration, Católica-Lisbon, School of Business & Economics, Lisbon

Residencies

  • 2015 / Resident artist at Haroon Mirza’s Studio, London https://www.hrm199.com/
  • 2012 / Drawing 3, Field work oriented by Pedro Tropa, Ar.Co, Gerês

Awards and scholarships

  • 2016 / FID Prize, Candidate selection
  • 2015 / Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso Prize, finalist
  • 2013 / Ar.Co, José de Guimarães Scholarship

Collections

  • CAC – Centro de Arte Contemporáneo, Málaga
  • Luciano Benetton – Imago Mundi

Bibliography

  • Portugal: Open Window to the World – Contemporary Artists from Portugal – Imago Mundi, 2016
  • Selected and Invited Artists and Art Works catalogue – 10th Prize Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, 2015
  • MA & MRes – Chelsea College of Arts and Design exhibition catalogue, 2014
  • Ar.Co Recipents of Scholarships & Finalists´ 13 exhibition catalogue, 2014
  • Ar.Co Recipents of Scholarships & Finalists´ 12 exhibition catalogue, 2013

Technical education

  • 2010 / II International Congress on Fernando Pessoa, 24th /25th November
  • 2008 / Ar.Co – Painting and Drawing Night Course
  • 2006 / Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes / National Society of Fine Arts, Complete Studies of Initiation to Painting
  • 2001 / Arte Ilimitada, School of Visual Art, 2nd Term Drawing Course
  • 1988 / Associação de Artesãos de Entrecampos / Art and Kraft’s Association,  Portuguese Traditional Azulejos Painting Course
  • 1986 / LUC, Dressmaking School, Complete Cut and Stitch Course

Other

  • 2016 and 2017 / 7th and 8th Abertura Ateliês Artistas Castel d´If – Open Studio Sá da Costa, Lisbon
  • 2014 / Curatorial project – Interim Show MA Fine Arts, London