Biography
Paulo Catrica (Portugal, 1965) studied photography at ArCo – Art and Visual Communication Center, Lisbon (1985). Graduated in History from Universidade Lusíada, Lisbon (1992), Master in Image and Communication from Goldsmith’s College, London (1997) and PhD in Photography Studies from the University of Westminster, London (2011). He was a professor at Lusófona University (Lisbon, 2010-2014), at ESMAE - College of Music and Performing Arts at Polytechnic Institute of Porto (Porto, 2010-2014), at ESAD - College of Art and Design (Caldas da Rainha, 2010-2011), at Atelier de Lisboa (Lisbon, 2010-2016), Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon (Lisbon, 2016-2020) and currently teaches at School of Arts of Catholic University, (Porto, since 2011). Since 2014, he is a researcher at Contemporary History Institute of New University of Lisbon.
Nominated for the BES Photo Award in 2005 of the Cultural de Belém Cultural Centre (Lisbon, PT).
Catrica has exhibited and published his work regularly since 1997. Recent shows include Presença Gallery (Oporto, 2016), Centro Internacional das Artes José de Guimarães (Guimarães, 2015), Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga (Lisbon, 2015), C.A.A.A. (Guimarães, 2014), Modern Art Centre, Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon, 2013), FruitMarket Gallery (Edinburgh, 2012), The Bluecoat (Liverpool, 2012), Milton Keynes Art Gallery (2011), EDP Museum (Lisbon, 2011), Carlos Carvalho Contemporary Art Gallery (Lisbon, 2011), Circuit Gallery (Toronto 2010) and The Mews Project (London, 2011). Fundacíon Foto Colectania (Barcelona, 2010) and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon, 2010).
His work is represented in several private and institutional art collections, including: Portuguese State Contemporary Art Collection, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon, PT), EDP Foundation (Lisbon, PT), PLMJ (Lisbon, PT), Novo Banco (Lisbon, PT), Museum of London, Lisbon Photographic Archive and Portuguese Photography Center (Porto, PT). He lives and works in Lisbon, PT.
Academic Training
- 2011 PhD in Photography Studies, Westminster College (London, UK)
- 1997 MA in Communication and Image, Goldsmith’s College (London, UK)
- 1992 BA in History, Lusíada University (Lisbon, PT)
- 1985 Photography course, ArCo – Art and Visual Communication Center (Lisbon, PT)
Solo Exhibitions
- 2024 PPP, porositá, poética & politica, curated by Carlos Lobo, Escola das Artes, Católica University (Porto, PT)
- 2022 La ricerca di un titolo (1983-2013), Câmera Escura (Torres Vedras, PT)
- 2022 Fussball ißt unser Leben, Kunsthaus Interlaken (Interlaken, CH)
- 2021 O Sítio em Vista, CEFT – Tomar Center for Photography Studies (Tomar, PT)
- 2019 O desvio que fez a curva do rio, Galeria do Parque (Vila Nova da Barquinha, PT)
- 2017 Grübler, Casa das Artes da Taviraa / FBAUL (Tavira, PT)
- 2016 El Solitario Jorge, seiscientos veinte y dos días antes de su muerte, Galeria Presença (Porto, PT)
Group Exhibitions
- 2025 RE-VISIONS, NO·NO (Lisbon, PT)
- 2025 Duplo Vazio, Salut au Monde Gallery (Porto, PT)
- 2023 No Tempo dos Dias Lentos, curated by Susana Lourenço Marques, Fundação Eugénio de Almeida (Évora, PT)
- 2022 Madonie Paesaggi 1973-2021, curated by Sandro Scalia and Emilia Valenza, Fondo Storico and Nuove Committenze (Sicily, IT)
- 2020 Almada, Um Território em Seis Ecologias, curated by Luís Santiago Baptista and Paula Melâneo, City Museum (Almada, PT)
- 2020 Prospectus, part of the exhibition New Visions in Contemporary Photography, curated by Gabriela Ceziek, Carpintarias de São Lázaro (Lisbon, PT)
Awards
- 2006 Nominee, BES Photo 2005 Award, Banco Espírito Santo / Belém Cultural Centre (Lisbon, PT)
- 1999 Centro Português de Fotografia Award, Centro Português de Fotografia (Porto, PT)
Collections
- Portuguese State Contemporary Art Collection (Lisbon, PT)
- Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon, PT)
- EDP Foundation (Lisbon, PT)
- PLMJ Foundation (Lisbon, PT)
- Novo Banco Collection (Lisbon, PT)
- Museum of London (London, UK)
- Municipal Photographic Archive, CML (Lisbon, PT)
- Centro Português de Fotografia (Porto, PT)
