Ana Pimentel is Portuguese Plastic Artist.
Lives and works in the Porto City/Portugal.

With several solo exhibitions in the last few years, including a travelling exhibition organized by the Camões Institute ( Brazil, 2004/2006)

EDUCATION

1990 Graduated in Painting / Plastic Arts by the Faculty of Fine Arts of Oporto University
1993 Course in Lithography at Cooperativa Árvore of Oporto

GRANT

1995 Barcelona’s Noesis Foundation – Artist in Residence, Teruel, Spain

AWARDS

2004 JURY SPECIAL Award – 5th Biennial of Fine Arts of Marinha Grande, Portugal
2001 Acquisition Award EUGENIO HERMOSO , XIX International Painting Award, Badajoz, Spain
2001 Honourable Mention MACAU PAINTING , Macao International Painting Award, Macao, China
2000 Acquisition Award – MDS / SONAE SA , Portugal
1999 WINSOR & NEWTON National Painting Award, Portugal
1999 BAVIERA Acquisition Award, X International Biennial of Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal
1994 Honourable Mention ANJE , Oporto, Portugal
1994 Acquisition Award IBERDROLA , XII International Painting Biennial of City of Zamora, Spain
1993 JURY SPECIAL Award, Portarte III , Portugal
1993 Honourable Mention TAVARES CORREIA , Portugal
1993 Trophy Young Painter TAVARES CORREIA , Portugal
1993 VESPEIRA Drawing and Painting Award, Biennial of Fine Arts City of Montijo, Portugal
1992 BP OIL EUROPE Acquisition Award, Brussels, Belgium
1992 3rd Painting Award JOÃO BARATA , Lisbon, Portugal
1992 Painting Award Portarte II, Portugal
1992 Young Painter Award Portarte II, Portugal
1991 1st Prize SOCTIP Young Painters, Lisbon, Portugal
1991 1st Prize GALP Lisbon, Portugal
1991 Honourable Mention, Painting, Estoril, Portugal
1991 CARPE DIEM Prize, Portugal

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2008 USA , Miami, ISM Gallery – Curator: Orestes Diaz
2008 Portugal, Azores, Ponta Delgada Cultural Centre

2007 Portugal, Guimarães, J. Gomes Alves Gallery
2007 Portugal, Guimarães, Pousada de Santa Marinha – Org. J. Gomes Alves Gallery
2007 China, Macao, Clube Militar de Macau

2006 Brazil, Salvador da Bahía, Bahía Art Museum

2005 Portugal, Estremoz, Estremoz Museum

2004 Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Museum Histórico National of Rio de Janeiro
2004 Brazil, Belém do Pará, Pará State Museum
2004 Brazil, Brasilia, Centro Cultural Português
2004 Brazil, Belo Horizonte, Arts Palace of Belo Horizonte / Clóvis Salgado Foundation
2004 Portugal, Guimarães, J. Gomes Alves Gallery

2003 France, Paris, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
2003 Spain, Vigo, Chroma Gallery

2002 Portugal, Almada, Casa da Cerca – Contemporary Art Centre
2002 Portugal, Coimbra, Machado de Castro Nacional Museum
2002 Portugal, Guimarães, J. Gomes Alves Gallery
2002 Portugal, Lisbon, Enes Gallery

2001 Portugal, Lisbon, Enes Gallery
2001 Portugal, Oporto, Arte & Manifesto Gallery

2000 Portugal, Vila Nova de Cerveira, Projecto Gallery
2000 Portugal, Penafiel, Om Gallery
2000 France, Trélazé, Salle Aragon
2000 Portugal, Amarante, Amadeo de Souza – Cardoso Museum

1999 China, Macao, IPOR – Livraria Portuguesa Gallery

1997 Scotland, Aberdeen, Heinzel Gallery

1994 Portugal, Alcobaça, Alcobaça’s Monastery
1994 Spain, Valencia, Anágma Gallery

1993 Portugal, Coimbra, 5 Gallery