Profile

Filipe Paiva

Born - 23rd December 1978 - Portugal

He's an autodidact and he started drawing and painting at an early age.
Filipe has lived in Switzerland, England and currently lives in Portugal, where he works as a portrait painter, nude portraiture and figurative work.
Other themes of his art include landscapes, still life, animals etc…
He also as a passion to music and he plays guitar, bass guitar and drums.

“The inexistence of academic influences or standard rules, gives me the freedom to create in a pure and relaxed way, leading me to new experience.
My education?!.. is my fascination towards art…”.


Awards:

02/08 - First award & honourable mention with the work "When something falls" - Adamastor Gallery - Foz Arelho - Portugal

04/07 - Silver Award 2007 by Artemajeur Virtual Gallery

Exhibitions:


2oo8 - "1ª Contemporânea Artes de Portugal, Brasil e Itália" - Portugal

2008 - "Mini-colectiva DaVinci" - Posto de Turismo da Nazaré - Foz Arelho - Portugal

2008 - "Artes do Brasil III" - Adamastor Gallery - Foz do Arelho - Portugal

2007 - "Artes do Brasil II" - Adamastor Gallery - Foz do Arelho - Portugal

2007 - "1ª Mostra Galeria d’Avinci" - Adamastor Gallery - Praia Foz Arelho - Portugal

2007 - "Contrastes Artísticos" - Mosteiro Stª. Mafalda - Arouca - Portugal

2007 - "Il Volto Il Corpo e L'anima" - Sekanina Gallery - Ferrara - Italy

2007 - "Ventiperventi" - Officina Creativa Lineadarte - Nápoles - Italy

Private collections:

- Portugal
- Switzerland
- France
- United Kingdom
- United States


Contacts:

e-mail - filipepaivafinearts@hotmail.com

Phone - 00351 960462937