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Sónia Carvalho (1978), is a Portuguese visual artist and also a researcher.

Currently attends the third year of a PhD in Fine Arts, painting specialty, at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon, Portugal. Researcher grant from Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. She is also a researcher at ID+, Design, Media and Culture Research Institute, and at CIEBA, Center for Research and Studies in Fine Arts. Master in Draw and Printing Techniques, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Oporto, with the project “URBA FEAT – Between Heaven and earth: analysis of the creative process” (2013). Graduated in Fine Arts – 2nd Cycle – Branch Painting by the School of Artistic of Porto (2004), graduated in Fine Arts by the School of Art and Design pela (ESAD) of Caldas da Rainha (2002). She was a fellow of the ERASMUS European Exchange program the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Complutense University of Madrid (2000).

She worked as a University Professor at the Guimarães Artistic Higher School and as a teacher in the High School of Graphic Arts and Industries at the Colégio Internato dos Carvalhos. She was a collaborator at the Pensart Cultural Association Madrid-based. Has also made several productions of cultural events in the field of fine arts and theater.

She has exhibited her work since 2002, highlighting the solo exhibition “In Between”, at the Plumba Contemporary Art Gallery, in Oporto; the collective “Opções e Futuros” curated by Miguel Amado at the Contemporary Art Gallery “Arte Contempo”, Lisbon. Also participated in the FIL art fair of Lisbon. With the Dj/Vj performative projects, she highlight the spaces such as Casa da Música, in Oporto, MusicBox, in Lisbon, Tabacalera at Madrid, and performed with German collective Pfadfinderei, Arthur Baker (American Music Producer), among others. She also was selected to the Red Bull Music Academy Taster Lx.

Recently participated in the workshop “Cleaning the House”, by Marina Abramovic, in Greece, produced by MAI (Marina Abramovic Institute). Also this year she participated in the first digital residency - the OCA international artistic residency (1st digital version) - “Transmetatlanticus”, Brazil / Portugal, produced by the association EMERGE in partnership with Casa Niemeyer - University of Brasília.