Fashion and Costume Designer .
Creative Director . Professor . Researcher
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Ph.D. thesis / Design de Figurinos Dinâmicos e Interativos para a Performance Artística (2019) / Design of Dynamic and Interactive Costumes for Performance Art (2019) – Universidade de Lisboa.
Demo20 (2019/20) – art direction and co-production of video / guidance of the final projects of the degree in fashion design (Faculty of Architecture / Universidade de Lisboa) / catalogue.
Associação Via Criativa – Design para o Desenvolvimento Local (2015-) / Via Criativa Association – Design for the Local Development (2015-) https://viagloria.wixsite.com/viacriativa
​Desenhar a Terra Futura (2021-) / Designing the Future Land With Safra* (2021-), creative direction, design and training for a participatory design project (website / project info / memories and community / Facebook).
*Prized by Tramod Awards 2024​​​
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“Do Artesanato ao Design” (2023) / “From Crafts to Design” (2023) – coorganization and participation in the exhibition at the Mértola Castle, an exhibition by the Via Criativa, Loulé Criativo and Passa ao Futuro associations.
“Mértola está na Moda” (2022) / “Mértola is in Fashion” (2022) coorganization and participation in the exhibition at the Saint Sebastian Nucleus of the Museu de Mértola Cláudio Torres.
“Superfícies Desenhadas: Cerâmica Islâmica e Design Têxtil” (2022) / “Drawn Surfaces: Islamic Ceramis and Textile Design” (2022) / guidance of works and coorganization of the 160 textile samples’ exhibition at the Islamic Art Museum Nucleus of of the Museu de Mértola Cláudio Torres.
Casa Perpétua, 2017, Alexandra Cabral, Carmen Carmona – Movalatex, Séverine Bourguignon (more info here).
Encontro In Situ (2017) / In Situ Meeting (2017) – coorganization of the meeting and participation in the collective exhibition at the Casa das Artes Mário Elias (art gallery) in Mértola. Funding by European Cultural Foundation Labs.
Repair Café Mértola (2019-2023) – upcycling – and Natural Dye and Eco-Print Workshops (2023 e 2024) – organization and tutoring of workshops promoted by Associação Via Criativa, (at the Biennial of Art and Crafts and Pulo do Lobo Ethnobotanic Festival), in Mértola district.
FUTURAMA – Alentejo (2022) – guest artist at the Mértola School Group, to lecture a shirt upcycling workshop to the 9th grade students, inspired by roman clothing.
“É Tudo Muito Supremo!” (2024) and “Eu Não Sei se Sei Contar” (2023) – wardrobe and costumes designed from second-hand garments of the “Roupa em Circuito” local sustainable fashion project, for the Mértola Community Theatre Group (Cooperativa Boa Criação).
ID Compass Colletive (2019-) – creation and presentation at the Migration in Antiquity Conference, Conference Center Monte Verità (Ascona) and Center for Global Studies (Bern), upon an invitation of the University of Bern.
Bread Sandals and Typical Food (2019-2020), Alexandra Cabral.
Garb’urlesco (2019) – costume design for the multidisciplinary performance about the traditions in the Algarve, funded by DGArtes (Portuguese Government).
Mostomorfose (2011) – draft project of costumes for the music group Mosto, inspired by the Mértola weaving and other traditions of the Alentejo (Portuguese region).
Constante (2009), 48 Hour Film Project – cocreation of script, wardrobe and music for the shortcut presented at the Cinema São Jorge, in Lisboa.
"Cinderella" (2018) – individual exhibition of costume design with functional textiles, at the Internacional D_Tex 2019, auditorium of the Faculty of Architecture of Universidade de Lisboa.
“Bernarda Alba na Casa dos Livros” (2011) / “Bernarda Alba at the House of Books” (2011) –individual exhibition at the Municipal Library of Beja – José Saramago, with costumes designed for the theatre play “The House of Bernarda Alba” (previously performed at the Pax-Júlia Cine-Theatre).
Calçada-Mar (2009) / Portuguese Cobblestone-Sea (2009) – installation at the Young Art Biennial of Vila Verde, held at the Municipal Library of Professor Machado Vilela (Vila Verde).
Fashion Chronicles for Jornal i Newspaper (2013) – Fashion Writer 2012 Prize, partnership with Jornal i / ModaLisboa Fashion Week (read full chronicles).
PONTE – Encontro Internacional de Moda e Performance (2023-) / PONTE – International Meeting on Fashion and Performance – co-artistic direction of the event held at the Alcântara Library (Lisbon), which connects emergent desiners of Portugal, da Latin America and the Mediterranean (see Instagram and website).
Distinctions
TraMod Awards (2024)
3rd Place / Professional Product/Fashion Category to Designing the Future Land with Safra
Bairros Saudáveis (2021) Portuguese Government Funding for Designing the Future Land
DGARTES (2019), Portuguese Government Funding to Garb'urlesco performance (including costumes)
iTechStyle Innovator by CITEVE (2014), accreditation for tailor jacket recreation
Jornal i + Moda Lisboa (2012), Fashion Writer Prize
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48 Hour Film Project (2009) Prizes for Constante: Best Usage of Prop, Best Sound
CAM (2006) Casoria Contemporary Art Museum, Amélie in the permanent collection
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BJCEM (2005), Biennale of Young Creators of Europe and the Mediterranean, representing Portugal (Fashion category)
MNJC (2003), National Young Creators Exhibition, 1st Prize in the Fashion Category
MNJC (1997), National Young Creators Exhibition, 2nd Prize in the Music Category wit as part of "Henrique Borges & Sinfonia"