Premio Combat Prize

ARTWORK DESCRIPTION:
1) take one breath (one glass blow);
2) place the object next to an open window;
3) observe;
4) discerne;
5) read the light drawings;
6) register “the moment”;
7) AD LUMEN is born.
ARTIST BIO:
Margarida Alves is a portuguese sculptor currently living in Lisbon.She studied Sculpture (Fine Arts University of Lisbon, 2012), Structural Engineering (New University of Lisbon, 2005) and she is currently finishing a Master Degree in Glass Art and Science (New University of Lisbon and Fine Arts University of Lisbon).
Competitions/Prizes:
- 1st Prize, Sculpture, ENCONTRARTE - International Competition, Amares, Portugal, 2011;
- ART LAGUNA PRIZE SCULPTURE FINALIST – Italy, Venice, 2012;
- XVII Bienal de Cerveira Sculpture Finalist, International Competition, Cerveira, Portugal, 2013.
- Acquisition Prize, XVII Bienal de Cerveira, Portugal, 2013.
Collective Exhibitions:
-“New Ideas in Medallic Sculpture 2010-2011, Traveling Medallic Sculpture Exibition”, 18/02/2011 – 24/03/2011;
- “À procura… à procura”, 45 Porta 6, Anjos, Lisbon, May 2011;
- “Percepção do Devir - Complementos de um espaço”, Casa do Brasil de Lisbon, 21/07/2011 – 07/08/2011;
- “ENCONTRARTE – Amares, July 2011;- “ART LAGUNA PRIZE 2012 - SCULPTURE FINALISTS”, Italy, Venice Arsenal, March 2012;
- “Finalistas de Escultura 2012 - Faculdade de Belas Artes de Lisboa”, Lisboa, Escola Superior de Dança de Lisboa, September 2012;
- “Internacional Competition - 17ª Bienal de Cerveira”, Vila Nova de Cerveira, July-September 2013;
- “Mostra 17ª Bienal de Cerveira”, Carpe Diem - Centro de Arte e Pesquisa, January 2014.
Individual Exhibitions:
- “AD CREPUSCULUM”, Cisterna – Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade de Lisboa, July 2013;
- “DE CORPUSCULO”, Biblioteca – Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Nova de Lisboa, July 2013.