CV/Bio
Graduate of the “Instituto Português de Fotografia” - Lisboa
Individual exhibits :
“ Ao Lado “ ( By your side ) Biblioteca Orlando Ribeiro Lisbon 2006
“ Portas da Mente ” (Doors of the Mind) - Galeria de S. Bento Lisbon 2008
“ De Dentro “ (Inside) - Museu das Telecomunicações Lisbon 2009
“ ID “ Pavilhão 28 - Espaço Expositivo do Hospital Júlio de Matos Lisbon 2009
“ Bancos do Conhecimento “ (Benches of Knowledge ) - Galeria Corrente D’Arte Lisbon 2010
“ Lugares com Memória “ ( Places with Memory ) CAC - Centro de Artes e Cultura de Ponte de Sor Ponte de Sor 2010
“ La Cage aux Foles ” ( on the show by Filipe la Féria ) - Centro de Congressos do Arade Portimão 2010
" Vidas Contadas " ( Told Lives ) - Hospital Miguel Bombarda Lisbon 2011
" O Fado e outros Destinos " - Casino Estoril - Estoril 2011
"Retrospective I" - Centro cultural do Sardoal - Sardoal 2011
"Retrospective II" - Centro de Concressos do Estoril - Estoril 2012
"Shadows" - Artists Haven Gallery - Ft. Lauderdale, Fl, USA 2012
"Look at me" - Livraria Barata - Lisbon 2012
Collective exhibits :
“ Ruído “ ( curator: Miguel Matos ) Galeria de S. Bento Lisbon 2011
" World Tour of Contemporary Art " The Gallery in Redchurch Str. London 2011
" II Premio de Arte Grunenthal " Finalista - Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza - Madrid 2011
" International Art Exhibition at 1800 Gallery " - Art Basel Miami Beach 2011 - Miami 2011
"Contemporary Master Artists" - Amsterdam Whitney Gallery - New York, USA 2012
Books:
"O Fado e outros destinos" - Lisboa 2011
International Contemporary Masters vol. V - World Wide Art Books - 2012
E-books:
"La Cage aux Folles" - http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/160065
- at http://www.amazon.co.uk (Kindle edition) and i-Tunes store /
search for "mendes de almeida"
"Fiddler on the Roof" - http://www.smashwords.com/bokks/view/166078 - at http://www.amazon.co.uk (Kindle edition) / search for "mendes de almeida"
Awards:
II Premio de Arte Grunenthal - Finalist - Madrid 2011
"2nd Art Contest" - Artavita - Stª Barbara, USA 2012
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery - Open Art Competition
Florida - USA - Honorable Mention 2012
Present :
Works in the Modern Art collection of the «Fundação PLMJ» Lisbon (indexed as « José Crespo Mendes de Almeida ») (http://www.fundacaoplmj.com/)
Works in the « Hasselblad’s Owners Club » (http://www.hasselblad.com/hasselblad-owners-club/hasselblad-photographers.aspx)
Works in several private collections