Lisbon 1978
Lives and works in London and Lisbon

Studies
2006-2008
MFA in Sculpture at Slade School of Fine Arts, London

2003
Complete studies in Sculpture at Ar.Co.


Scholarships
2006-2008 
Scholarship by Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian for the MFA in Sculpture at Slade School of Fine Arts, London

2005 
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian support to the exhibition à exposição “Reóstato” in Interpress, Lisbon

2002 - 2003
Dewalt scholarship by Ar.Co

2001
EDP scholarship by pelo Ar.Co


International residencies
2004   
Residence at the Budapest Galleria Ateliers


Solo Exhibitions
2008
- “Quero fazer as coisas...”, Vera Cortes Art Agency, Lisbon

2006
- 3/4, Vera Cortes Art Agency, Lisbon

2004
Assírio & Alvim bookshop,  Lisbon

Group Exhibitions
2009
- “uma mesa e três cadeiras”, ETIC, Lisbon
“drawing by numbers”, Espaço Avenida, Lisboa, colaboração com Daniel Barroca
- LIDF- London International Documentary Festival, British Museum  apresentação do filme “É preciso que a vida inspire confiança”

2008
- Triangle Room, Curatorship program by Chelsea College of Art and Design, London
- 10/10, 1646 Gallery, Aia, Holland
- 13, Espaço Avenida, Lisbon

2005
- Opening of Vera Cortes Art Agency New Space, with Daniel Barroca, Gonçalo Barreiros, Hugo Canoilas, Martinha Maia, Nuno Ribeiro, Ricardo Jacinto
- Reóstato, , Espaço Interpress, Lisbon, with Catarina Dias, Gonçalo Barreiros, João Seguro

2004
- Bartolomeu 5; Lisboa
- Open Studios from Budapest Galleria residency, Budapest

2003
- Edp New Artists Prize, Serralves Museum; Port

Outros projectos
- Film “É Preciso Que A vida Inspire Confiança” (“Life must inspire trust”) with the collaboration of Cíntia Gil and Maria Joana
- Collaboration with Sofia Dias, Victor Roriz and Catarina Dias in  “25, Visegradska”- Dança Contemporânea, Festival Ananil, Montemor-o-Novo

Publications
2008
- “É preciso que a vida inspire confiança”, a film by Cíntia Gil and Maria Joana based on Gonçalo Barreiro’s work produced by Vera Cortês Agência de Arte.

Press
2008
- Arq\a, “Experiência Alienante”, intreview of Sandra Vieira Jurgens
- L+Arte, by Filipa Oliveira, October edition
- L+Arte, “Silly Season”, by Filipa Oliveira
- “Rostos”, magazine of the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian

2005
L+Arte, Novos Talentos, João Magalhães

2004
- Público (Mil Folhas, 20th November 2004), “Volumes e Volume de Som”, Pag. 17,  João Pinharanda.
- Público (8th of May 2004), Jornal De Exposição, Daniel Barroca, Gonçalo  Barreiros,  Hugo Canoilas, Virgínia Mota, Bartolomeu5, Lisbon
- Público (29th of May 2004),” Um prédio velho com vida lá dentro” Pag. 21, Vanessa Rato
- Pangloss (April 30th, Pag.30)

Collections
- PLMJ
-  Fundação Carmona e Costa
- Pedro Cabrita Reis
- Outras Colecções Particulares