About

Mariana Malheiro (1995) is a visual artist based in Lisbon. Working mainly with drawing and oil painting, her work develops narratives about human relationships and social conventions, often depicting moments of communion and leisure. 

Solo Exhibitions

2024 – “Da Loucura à Cura / From Madness to Healing”
Espaço Cultural Mercês. Lisbon

2024 – “Inimigo / Enemy (Enciclopédia M)”
Casa do Comum, Lisbon

2022 – “Humanos Sem Remorsos / Unapolagetic Humans”
Rua das Gaivotas 6,  Lisbon

Artistic Residencies

2024 – (01/10 – 31/12)
KunstRaum LLC – New York, USA.
Supported by FLAD (Luso-American Development Foundation)

2022 – (23/05- 15/07)
Visual Arts course – FLAD ((Luso-American Development Foundation)
S. Miguel, Azores 

2021
Chapim, Herdade da Tojeira – Pousio Arts & Culture
Vila Velha de Rodão, Castelo-Branco  

2017
Resvés Branca: Fbaul + Associação Quinta das Relvas.
Branca, Aveiro

Collective exhibitions (selection)

2025 – “Know who you are at every age”. Salto, Lisbon

2025 – “Encenação”. Zaratan Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon

2025 – “975”. Ostra hosts Tiny Art Gallery, Lisbon

2024 – “Unfolding Roots”. L’appartement 49c (artist run space). New York

2024 – “2.O”. Belard Gallery, Lisbon

2024 – “Pequenas notas sobre Figuração II”. Monitor Gallery, Lisbon

2024 – “Noite com Pernas”. Sociedade Nacional de Belas-Artes, Lisbon

2023 – Pintura sem fim – Brotéria, Lisbo

2023 – No limite do meio – Galeria Municipal do Montijo

2022 – Chave na serradura
Arquipélago – Centro de artes contemporâneas, S.Miguel, Azores

2021 – Glass Cabin
Egeu Project, Rua do Funchal – Lisbon 

2021 – Altrove
Ainori Gallery – Lisbon 

2020 – Janus Project
Pousio Arts & CultureOnline

2020 – The texture of identity
Tarimba Curatorship colective – Online

2019  – Don’t Count on me 
Alga Gallery – Lagos 

2019 – Micro-climat 
Valbom Gallery – Lisbon 

2019 – Festival SOMA 
Gallery of the Faculty of Fine-Arts of Lisbon

2018 – Verão Danado
IPDJ – Faro

2018 – Occupied Room 
Artist Run Space – Casa da Dona Laura, Lisbon

2017 – The pantry
31 Pavillion of the Psychiatric Hospital Center Júlio de Matos – Lisbon

2017 – Paula Rego Prize – 2ª Edition
House of Stories Paula Rego, Cascais

Publications

2024 – Umbigo Magazine 88 – “Biophilia”
2023 – Dose Magazine 11
2023 – PEA2023 – Portuguese Emerging Artists

Education

Painting – Master’s Degree
2018-2019 – Kunsthochschule Kassel – Universität Kassel, Germany
2017-2018 – Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon, Portugal

Painting – Bachelor’s Degree
2013-2017 – Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon, Portugal

marianamalheiro.studio@gmail.com
@marianaamalheiro