⚱️ JORGE GARCIA

Visual Artist

Jorge Garcia, born in Amora, Portugal, has resided in Castelo Branco since 2021. In 1986, he founded an Artistic Ceramics studio in partnership with the ceramist Francisco Vaz. Since then, he has held several exhibitions in Portuguese galleries and participated in various competitions and events, including the prominent 'Contemporary Portuguese Ceramic Artists' exhibition, part of the 1st International Ceramics Seminar - an event that brought together some of the most renowned ceramists worldwide, under the honorary committee of the President of the Portuguese Republic.

In 2014, he presented the Artistic Ceramics exhibition Project L in Luanda. That same year, he joined IMARGEM (Association of Visual Artists of Almada) and began to promote his work through various exhibitions promoted by this entity. He was responsible for organizing the III Visual Arts Biennial of the District of Setúbal and became a ceramics instructor at the beautiful Solar dos Zagallos, where some of his students' works were integrated into the architecture of this emblematic space in Almada, in recognition of their high quality.

Since 2020, he has begun to explore other means of artistic expression beyond ceramics, using oil paints, rocks, plaster, and various alternative materials.

Contacts

Address: rua da Ferrenha, nº10, 6000-621 Retaxo, Portugal

E-mail: ceramicasjg@gmail.com

Phone: +351 934883826

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ARTISTIC JOURNEY – Chronological Detail

2022 — Participation in the Madeira Island contemporary artistic ceramics exhibition Ceramic Art Madeira.

2018 — Participation in the 'Pluralidades' exhibition at the Oficina da Cultura in Almada.

2018 — Creation of the panel History with his students.

2018 — Participation in the IMARGEM annual exhibition at the Academia Almadense.

2017 — Participation in the 'Manuel Joaquim Afonso' Ceramics Biennial.

2017 — Creation of the panel Water Crystals with his students.

2016 — Ceramics instructor at IMARGEM / Solar dos Zagallos.

2016 — Solo exhibition at the IMARGEM gallery.

2015 — Participation in the 'Pluralidades' exhibition at the Oficina da Cultura in Almada.

2015 — Organized and participated in the exhibition 'ASSOCIA ARTES': III Visual Arts Biennial of the District of Setúbal.

2015 — Participation in the exhibition Art as an Impulse to Life, Creation and Dreams part of the 'Almada for Peace' event.

2015 — Participation in the IMARGEM annual exhibition at the Municipal Art Gallery of Almada.

2014 — Created Project L: in collaboration with visual artists Mónica Preto Pacheco and Manuela Freitas, a ceramics exhibition was held in Luanda.

2014 — Participation in the IMARGEM annual exhibition at the Municipal Art Gallery of Almada.

2009 — Solo exhibition at "Garcia de Orta Hospital".

1992 — Participation in the exhibition 'Monsaraz Museu Aberto'.

1990 — Participation in the exhibition Contemporary Portuguese Ceramic Artists, part of the '1st International Ceramics Seminar'. An exhibition that brought together the most renowned global ceramists under the honorary committee of the President of the Republic, Prime Minister, and State Secretary of Culture at the time.

1989 — Participation in the International Biennial of Artistic Ceramics of Aveiro.

1986 — Opening of the 'Artesato' studio with the ceramist Francisco Vaz. Later collaboration with Carlos Godinho.

Studio in Cruz de Pau, showing a support where I kept my hang glider and participation in FIL Artesanato

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