Painter
· Born in 1976
- Portugal
Rui Carruco
Rui Carruco
Portugal
Credentials
- Established Artist
- International Exposure
- Art Fair Participant
- Prizewinner
- Works on commission
Rui Carruço’s practice brings together a background in the exact sciences with a deep engagement in painting. Self-taught in art from an early age, he began to approach painting with greater structure in 1998. He studied drawing at the National Society of Fine Arts in 2000, engraving at the Portuguese Engravers Cooperative in 2003, and traveled to Italy in 2005 to study renaissance techniques at the Angel Academy of Arts in Florence. Carruço co-founded the Atelier Internacional de Belas Artes in 2013 and published his first novel, "Sombras da Arte," in 2022. His paintings move fluidly between abstraction and figuration, reflecting a diverse approach to contemporary painting.
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Born
- 1976
- Mediums
- Painter
Artist featured by Saatchi Art - myinfo.cv.awards.award.nominated- London, United Kingdom
Selected artist by CEPE Switzerland (Portuguese Education in Switzerland) to celebrate World Arts Day - myinfo.cv.awards.award.nominated- Geneva, Switzerland
“Amália Rodrigues” Award, António Prates Foundation/Portuguese Serigraphy Center - myinfo.cv.awards.award.nominated- Lisbon, Portugal
Selected artist for the Escrivarte project (Creative writing project based on Rui Carruço's paintings and coordinated by the Portuguese Philology area of the USAL - University of Salamanca, Autonomous Region of Madrid, Santiago de Compostela and Porto) - myinfo.cv.awards.award.nominated- Salamanca, Spain
Prix Spécial in 20th Paris Salon of Contemporary Art- Prix Spécial- Paris, France
Personality Award 2016 - Vila Real Artes 17, Vila Real- Personality Award- Vila Real, Portugal
1st Place, Gold Medal at São Brás de Alportel International Painting Salon- 1st Place, Gold Medal- São Braz de Alportel, Portugal
1st Place, Gold Medal at Estoril's 3rd International Art Salon “State of Art”- 1st Place, Gold Medal- Estoril, Portugal
Painting and Sculpture Award - Artur Bual – II Edition, Amadora - myinfo.cv.awards.award.nominated- Amadora, Portugal
Painting Award D. Fernando II - 8th Edition, Sintra - myinfo.cv.awards.award.nominated- Sintra, Portugal
Entre o Abstrato e o Instante / Clube Nacional de Artes Plásticas (CNAP) - Lisbon, Portugal
Entre Cores e Movimento, a Vida Respira / Clube Nacional de Artes Plásticas (CNAP) - Lisbon, Portugal
CNAP, Clube Nacional de Artes Plásticas, Lisbon / Rua Prof. Francisco Gentil 8 - Lisbon, Portugal
Colective 284 Art Gallery / Rua das Amoreiras 72A - Lisbon, Portugal
Art Gallery at Casino Estoril / Av. Dr. Stanley Ho - Estoril, Portugal
CNAP, Clube Nacional de Artes Plásticas, Lisbon / Rua Prof. Francisco Gentil 8 - Lisbon, Portugal
CNAP, Clube Nacional de Artes Plásticas, Lisbon / Rua Prof. Francisco Gentil 8 - Lisbon, Portugal
Artur Bual Art Gallery / R. Luís de Camões - Amadora, Portugal
Casino Estoril Art Gallery / Av. Dr. Stanley Ho - Lisbon, Portugal
Art Gallery at Casino Estoril / Av. Dr. Stanley Ho - Estoril, Portugal
CNAP, Clube Nacional de Artes Plásticas / Rua Prof. Francisco Gentil 8 - Lisbon, Portugal
Art Gallery D. Pedro / Rua da Torrinha 264 - Porto, Portugal
CNAP, Clube Nacional de Artes Plásticas / Rua Prof. Francisco Gentil 8 - Lisbon, Portugal
Heritage museum in Portalegre / R. da Figueira 9 - Portalegre, Portugal
Municipal Gallery of Sobral de Monte Agraço / Praça Dr. Eugénio Dias, nº 12 - Sobral de Monte Agraço, Portugal
Gallery of S. Sebastião / Rua Guilherme Gomes Fernandes - Portalegre, Portugal
Portugal Telecom Foundation / Espaço PT - Lisboa, Portugal
CNAP, Clube Nacional de Artes Plásticas / Rua Prof. Francisco Gentil 8 - Lisboa, Portugal
40.º Salão de Outono / Galeria de Arte do Casino Estoril - Estoril, Portugal
Contemporary Venice — 19th edition / PALAZZO ALBRIZZI-CAPELLO - Venice, Italy
5.ª Essência / Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes - Lisbon, Portugal
Exhibition at Instituto de Cultura Luso-Brasileira / Instituto de Cultura Luso-Brasileira - São Paulo, Brazil
Affordable Art Fair / Affordable art fair brussels - Brussels, Belgium
Rui Carruço- Sombras da Arte — novel, Edições Vieira da Silva
Municipal collection of Sintra, Portugal
Fundação Oureana da Cultura, Ourém, Portugal
Embassy of Portugal in Poland, Warsaw, Poland
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