André Costa (Rio de Janeiro - Brasil, 1989) Lives and works in Lisbon - Portugal.

Graduated in Painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon. Works in the field of painting and installation, his practice is based on the idea of the painting as an aesthetic experience in itself producing paintings that do not represent, but present themselves as a body/physical object. He explores the role of this painting in space and, thus, its relation with the viewer through a serie of installations called “Experiência Mexível”. This experience leads to a central question of how participation reshapes authorship, responsibility and property once the artwork is understood as a shared surface of action rather than a closed form.

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Um Motivo para Levantar.
Lisbon, 2023. Galeria VERÃO.
Curated by Antónia Gaeta.

I Bring a Secret in my Bag.
Wien (Austria), 2022. Verein Fortuna.
Curated by Emil Haas.

Experiência Mexível.
Lisbon, 2022. Zé dos Bois Bookshop.
Curated by Joana Leão.

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First Step.
Lisbon, 2024. Bigger Splash Gallery.
Curated by Pedro Valdez Cardoso.

Drowning Room.
Lisbon, 2023. COSMOS.
Curated by Felix Vong.

They Swirl.
Lisbon, 2023. Brotéria.
Curated by João Sarmento e Catarina Ricciardi.

Nocturne.
Lisbon, 2023. Augustine Gallery.
Curated by Eduarda Garcez.

O Limite do Meio.
Montijo, 2023. Montijo Municipal Gallery.
Curated by Teresa Neto.

Vamos Colorir?.
Lisbon, 2021.
Cíclo de Amizades.

Suspenso - Um lugar de contemplação.
Lisbon, 2021. Central Gerador.
Curated by POUSIO.

Reflections Uppon Space.
Lisbon, 2021. LX Lapa.
Curated by Carolina Pelletier/Delfina Sena.

I Will Take de Risk.
Lisbon, 2020. AZAN Space.
Curated by de Thomaz Hipolito.

Faz Parte do Jogo.
Lisbon, 2020. COSMOS.

Não Contes Comigo!.
Lagos, 2019. ALGA Gallery.
Curated by João Madureira.

Garganta.
Lisbon, 2019. Esqina Space.
Curated by Pedro Batista.

SOMA Festival.
Lisbon, 2019. Lisbon
University of Fine-Arts.

Contra-Tempo.
Lisbon, 2018. Fábrica Braço de Prata.
Curated by Joana Leão / Bárbara Freire Cruz.

A Casa Ocupada.
Lisbon, 2016. Casa da Dona Laura.
Curated by Francisca Aires de Mateus.

Há Crocodilos no Tejo.
Lisbon, 2016. AZ Gallery.
Curated by Rita Afonso.

XXIX Salão de Primavera.
Lisbon, 2016. Casino do Estoril Art Gallery.
Curated by Isabel Sabino.

_RESIDENCIES

Curso de Artes Visuais. Arraiolos, 2024. Financed by Luso-American Development Foundation

Cíclo de Amizades. In collaboration with Inês Brites (PT). Lisbon, 2021. Financed by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

GARGANTA. In collaboration with Guillermo Mora (ES). Lisbon, 2019.

ZONA Art Residency. Lamego, 2016.

_PRIZES

Prémio Paula Rego, 2ª Edição. Casa das Histórias Paula Rego, 2017. (Finalist)