ANTÓNIO OLAIO
1963, Lubango, Angola. He lives in Coimbra. Graduated from the School of Fine Arts of Porto in 1987. Doctorate from the University of Coimbra in 2000. He is professor in the Architecture Course, Director of the College of Arts of the University of Coimbra and researcher at the Center for Social Studies. His performances in the 80s led him to music, on a path where the use of various media (painting, drawing, video, music) stems from a strong relationship with performance. He is represented by Galeria Kubik in Porto.
Among the most recent solo exhibitions, the following stand out: ”Next to the Next Century”, Galeria Kubik (2021, Porto) ; “João, also known as James, also known as Steve, also known as Franz, also known as Boris”, Galeria Kubik (2020, Porto); “Desterrado, Galeria Ala da Frente (Famalicão, 2020); “Sleeping Beauty”, Casa das Artes (2019, Porto); “What do you think you’re drawing?, Centro das Artes de Águeda (2019); “Next Stop is Yesterday”, Galeria Municipal de Leiria (2019); “My own Moon”, Espaço Mira (2018, Porto); “Headless Crowns”, Cooperativa Árvore (2018, Porto); “Cleaning up the Vacuum – Prelude” Gabinete Edições (2018, Lisbon); “Cleaning up the Vacuum”, Galeria Fernando Santos (2017, Porto); “Young people thinking about each other - Cabeças em trânsito”, Galeria João Esteves de Oliveira (2016, Lisbon); “Livro de lembranças dos planetas”, Museu da Ciência da Universidade de Coimbra (2016); “Stuffing my dreams into my head2, MCO, (2015, Porto); “Heading West", Appleton Square (2015, Lisbon); “The sorrows of electricity”, Filomena Soares (2013, Lisbon); “Square feet”, Círculo de Artes Plásticas de Coimbra (2012); “This widow is blocking my Windows”, Museu do Chiado (2011, Lisbon); “Shall I vote for Elvis?”, Teatro Municipal da Guarda (2011); “La Prospettiva is sucking reality”, Museu do Neo-Realismo (2010, Vila Franca de Xira); “Na cátedra de S. Pedro”, Museu Grão Vasco (2010, Viseu); “La prospettiva”, Mario Mauroner (2009, Vienna); “Brrrrain”, Culturgest (2009, Lisbon); “Crying my brains out”, Filomena Soares (2009, Lisbon ); “I think differently now that I can paint”, Centro Cultural Vila Flor (2007, Guimarães); “Under the stars, ZDB (2006, Lisbon); “Pictures are not movies”, Filomena Soares (2005, Lisbon); “40 years in a plane”, Kenny Schachter conTEMPorary (2004, New York); “I’m growing heads in my head”, Círculo de Artes Plásticas de Coimbra (2004); “You are what you eat”, Centro Cultural Andratx (2003, Palma de Maiorca); “Telepathic agriculture”, Galerie Schuster (2002, Berlin and Frankfurt); “Foggy Days in Old Manhattan”, Filomena Soares (2001, Lisbon).
Among the most recent solo exhibitions, the following stand out: ”Next to the Next Century”, Galeria Kubik (2021, Porto) ; “João, also known as James, also known as Steve, also known as Franz, also known as Boris”, Galeria Kubik (2020, Porto); “Desterrado, Galeria Ala da Frente (Famalicão, 2020); “Sleeping Beauty”, Casa das Artes (2019, Porto); “What do you think you’re drawing?, Centro das Artes de Águeda (2019); “Next Stop is Yesterday”, Galeria Municipal de Leiria (2019); “My own Moon”, Espaço Mira (2018, Porto); “Headless Crowns”, Cooperativa Árvore (2018, Porto); “Cleaning up the Vacuum – Prelude” Gabinete Edições (2018, Lisbon); “Cleaning up the Vacuum”, Galeria Fernando Santos (2017, Porto); “Young people thinking about each other - Cabeças em trânsito”, Galeria João Esteves de Oliveira (2016, Lisbon); “Livro de lembranças dos planetas”, Museu da Ciência da Universidade de Coimbra (2016); “Stuffing my dreams into my head2, MCO, (2015, Porto); “Heading West", Appleton Square (2015, Lisbon); “The sorrows of electricity”, Filomena Soares (2013, Lisbon); “Square feet”, Círculo de Artes Plásticas de Coimbra (2012); “This widow is blocking my Windows”, Museu do Chiado (2011, Lisbon); “Shall I vote for Elvis?”, Teatro Municipal da Guarda (2011); “La Prospettiva is sucking reality”, Museu do Neo-Realismo (2010, Vila Franca de Xira); “Na cátedra de S. Pedro”, Museu Grão Vasco (2010, Viseu); “La prospettiva”, Mario Mauroner (2009, Vienna); “Brrrrain”, Culturgest (2009, Lisbon); “Crying my brains out”, Filomena Soares (2009, Lisbon ); “I think differently now that I can paint”, Centro Cultural Vila Flor (2007, Guimarães); “Under the stars, ZDB (2006, Lisbon); “Pictures are not movies”, Filomena Soares (2005, Lisbon); “40 years in a plane”, Kenny Schachter conTEMPorary (2004, New York); “I’m growing heads in my head”, Círculo de Artes Plásticas de Coimbra (2004); “You are what you eat”, Centro Cultural Andratx (2003, Palma de Maiorca); “Telepathic agriculture”, Galerie Schuster (2002, Berlin and Frankfurt); “Foggy Days in Old Manhattan”, Filomena Soares (2001, Lisbon).
Among the latest collective exhibitions: “Nella Cohorte di de Chirico”, Colégio das Artes da Universidade de Coimbra (2021); “O Lápis Mágico”, Museu Municipal de Faro (2021); Bienal Anozero, Coimbra (2019); “Constelações”, Museu Berardo (2019, Lisbon); “Wait”, Museu Berardo (2019, Lisbon); “Trabalho Capital”, Centro de Arte Oliva (2019, São João Da Madeira); “GERMINAL. O núcleo Cabrita Reis na Coleção de Arte Fundação EDP”, Galeria Municipal do Porto and MAAT, Lisbon (2018); “Victória Sobre o Sol – from Black Square to Lopphole”, Colégio das Artes (2018, Coimbra).
