Vernissage: 19 April 2025 | 18:00
Join us on April 19th at Xochi Art Gallery for a night to remember — seven outstanding Portuguese artists, each showcasing their unique vision of contemporary art. With delicious food, drinks, and live music, this is more than just an exhibition — it’s going to be an amazing night full of art, energy, and celebration. You won’t want to miss it.
This inaugural exhibition features seven exceptional Portuguese artists, presenting a captivating mix of paintings, indoor sculptures, and striking outdoor installations. Each artist brings their unique perspective, reflecting the dynamic energy of Portugal’s creative landscape.
Vernissage on April 19th at 7 PM, where art, culture, and community come alive. Enjoy refreshing drinks, small bites, and live music as you explore the exhibition—an evening filled with inspiration.
Portugal NOW is a journey into contemporary Portuguese artistry. Whether you're a collector or curious art enthousiast, this is an event you won’t want to miss.
Mark your calendar and join us for an unforgettable evening.
19 April 2025 | 19:00
The official opening of Xochi Art Gallery with complimentary drinks and snacks
19 April 2025 | 20:00
Blending jazzy grooves with contemporary beats for a laid-back sonic experience.
19 April 2025 | 21:00
Live Performance by Norte Harder
Dates
19 April 2025 - 13 May 2025
Gallery Hours
daily 10:00 - 22:00
Location
Xochi Art Gallery
Vale de Carneiro 3, 6260-403 Vale de Amoreira
Vernissage
19 April 2025 | 18:00
Admission
free
Mario Henrique’s work merges portraiture with poetic expression. Blending traditional techniques with contemporary elements, he creates raw, emotionally charged pieces that explore human vulnerability and resilience.
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João Marques explores "Terra" (earth/soil) through painting, drawing, and installation. Inspired by Arte Povera, he works with materials like scorched earth and charcoal, highlighting cycles of destruction and renewal. His art challenges viewers to look downward—to the land beneath us—as a source of creation, transformation, and meaning.
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Thierry Ferreira’s sculptural practice explores the tension between structure and fluidity, permanence and impermanence. Blending sculpture, drawing, and photography, his work evokes primal architectures and forgotten spaces, where materials become vessels of memory. His sculptures and images reframe the built environment, revealing space as something not just occupied, but imagined, remembered, and felt.
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Tatyana Cristina’s abstract mixed-media paintings blend spontaneity with precision, shaping surreal and ironic visual narratives. Drawing from memory, personal fascinations, and everyday encounters, she constructs layered compositions where chaos and order intertwine. Her work explores identity, emotion, and the tension between intuition and control, inviting viewers into a world both intimate and enigmatic.
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Unknownezqui (Rúben Barros) is a digital artist who transforms everyday moments into abstract visual narratives. Using photography as a foundation, he layers textures, distorts forms, and refines colors to reshape perception. His evolving practice, now incorporating hand-drawn elements, blurs the line between memory, emotion, and experimentation.
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Francisco Figueiredo Lopes is a sculptor exploring the tensions between creation and destruction. His work investigates cycles of extraction, transformation, and consumption, merging industrial techniques with manual interventions. Through sculpture and installation, he challenges the structures of power, violence, and excess, reshaping materials to question their histories and functions.
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Miguel Basto is a visual artist who works with a wide variety of materials. His artistic work is driven by a desire to explore themes such as the urban environment, the dynamic relationship between the human body and space and studies on composition and movement. By reusing urban waste and found objects, he incorporates their inherent meanings, assembling and creating a visual narratives.
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