about
b. 1999, Mira de Aire, Portugal
Lives and works in Copenhagen
mariarodtristao@gmail.com
education
2018 – 2022
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting
University of Lisbon, Faculty of Fine Arts
2014 – 2017
Design, Ceramics and Sculpture Degree (L4)
Colégio de S. Miguel, Fátima

solo exhibitions
2024
Tanto Sonho à Flor das Águas, Igreja Velha, Mira de Aire
2023
Tempestade, Galeria Arte Periférica, Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon
2022
Perseguição, (inc.) Casa das Artes de Tavira, Tavira
group exhibitions (selected)
2023
Lucid Waters and Lush Mountains, Hangzhou, China.
Piso 3, Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes, Lisboa
Onde está o Erro?, Galeria Campo Pequeno, Lisboa
Surto Infindável de Auto-Sabotagem, Castelo de Ourém/ Paço dos Condes, Ourém
2022
Calafrio, Galeria Arte Periférica, Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon
Floating Paths, Campo Pequeno Art Gallery, Lisbon
2021
The Limbo Plage, Campo Pequeno Art Gallery, Lisbon
2019
Coletivo Pangeia: Primeiro Lugar, Rua das Gaivotas 6, Lisbon
Quem Sou Para Onde Vou, Fátima
residencies
2023
Silk Road – Artists’ Rendezvous, Hangzhou, China
RGB2023: Memória Processual, Cycle for Artistic Practices and Contemporary Thought, Ourém, Portugal
2022
Sound and Vision, Painted Responses to Music, School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
scholarships and awards
2023
Bolsa Pintor Rocha de Sousa, Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes, Lisboa
(shorlisted) Bienal Internacional de Arte Jovem de Vila Verde, Vila Verde, Portugal
(shorlisted) II Árvore da Virtudes Award, Árvore Cooperativa, Porto, Portugal
(shorlisted) XVIII D. Fernando II Painting Award, MU.SA Sintra Museum of Art, Lisbon, Portugal
(shorlisted) XVII D. Fernando II Painting Award, MU.SA Sintra Museum of Art, Lisbon, Portugal
main collections
Faculty of Humanidades of the University of Lisbon Collection
People’s Republic of China Liangzhu Collection
Other private collections in Portugal, Colombia, Canada, Denmark and Luxembourg