Biography
Magda Delgado (Lisbon, 1980). Fine Arts Degree, Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon (2008). MA - Painting by the same Institution (2012).
She received the Calouste Gulbenkian support (Artistic Development and Dissemination Programme) for the exhibition «Space in Paralaxe» at the Astronomical Observatory of Lisbon (2011), as well as the Jovens Criadores’09 Prize (2009).
Her work is represented in numerous national and international collections, namely: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (PT), Kells Collection (ES), Kloster Denkendorf (DE), Museum-House Medeiros and Almeida (PT), Fernando Pessoa House (PT), and the ECO Collection (PT). She lives and works between Lisbon (PT) and Durham (UK).
She received the Calouste Gulbenkian support (Artistic Development and Dissemination Programme) for the exhibition «Space in Paralaxe» at the Astronomical Observatory of Lisbon (2011), as well as the Jovens Criadores’09 Prize (2009).
Her work is represented in numerous national and international collections, namely: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (PT), Kells Collection (ES), Kloster Denkendorf (DE), Museum-House Medeiros and Almeida (PT), Fernando Pessoa House (PT), and the ECO Collection (PT). She lives and works between Lisbon (PT) and Durham (UK).
Academic Training
- 2012 MA, Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon (Lisbon, PT)
- 2008 BA, Fine Arts -Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon (Lisbon, PT)
Awards
- 2025 Shortlist, Jackson’s Art Prize 2025, Jackson’s Art Supplies (London, UK)
- 2024 Finalist, Geração Terra Award, PEA’24 - Portuguese Emerging Art 2024 Edition, Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes (Lisbon, PT)
- 2009 Jovens Criadores ’09 Award, CPAI (Évora, PT)
- 1998 Cena D’Arte ’98 (Ceramics), honourable mention, Cena D’Arte (PT)
Scholarships
- 2011 Support Program: Artistic Valuation and Promotion, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon, PT)
Artistic Residencies
- 2025 Artistic Residency, Convento da Terra / EGEAC (Torrão, PT)
- 2019 Artistic Residency, Mártires Basilica (Lisbon, PT)
- 2012 Artistic Residency, Residências Coop (Lisbon, PT)
- 2011 Artistic Residency, Astronomical Observatory of Lisbon (Lisbon, PT)
Collections
- Colección Kells (Santander, ES)
- Colecção ECO (Marvão, PT)
- Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation - Artist Book Collecion (Lisbon, PT)
- Casa-Museu Medeiros e Almeida (Lisbon, PT)
- Casa Fernando Pessoa (Lisbon, PT)
- Kloster Denkendorf (Baden-Württemberg, DE)
- Vasco Santos Collection (Lisbon, PT)