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

2026
“Caos com carinho / Chaos with Care” – Belard Gallery, Lisbon

2025
“Da Loucura à Cura / From madness to healing” – Espaço Cultural Mercês, Lisbon

2025
“Inimigo / Enemy” – Casa do Comum, Lisbon

2022
“Humanos sem remorsos / Unapolagetic humans” – Rua das Gaivotas 6

Artistic Residencies

2026 – (07/03 – 06/04)
Cortex Frontal – Arraiolos, Portugal

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)

2026 – “Passengers”. Mono Lisboa

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, Lisbon

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

Publications

2025 The terrible hand encyclopedia
2024 Umbigo nº 88 – Biophilia
2023 DOSE 11
2023 Portuguese Emerging Artists 2023 (PEA’23)

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