Miguel Rondon, Curriculum Vitae - Museu Nacional de História

Miguel Santos Rondon
[email protected]
Introduction
Miguel Rondon (born in 1970, currently living in Lisbon) studied Sculpture and Visual Arts in Ar.Co
(Center for Art and Visual Communication); Sculpture and Video Course at NSCAD (Nova Scotia
School of Art and Design, Halifax, Canada); Urban Design at CPD (Portuguese Center of Design).
Exposing since 1994. Invited to the E.D.P New Artists Award of 2004, at CCB (Belém Cultural
Center); Casa (installation, 2003), Biennale of ExperimentaDesign, in partnership with Delfim
Sardo; Unestidade em tudo (installation, 2000), for the finalists exhibition of Ar.Co at the National
Ropery Fabric (Lisbon); Jangada de Medusa (performance, 1999) at the Park of the Future
(Amsterdam). With the support of the Caloust Gulbenkian Foundation, develops the projects O
Execuivel and Miragem (plastic arts, 2003) and Uma Dimensão (painting, 2007). Miguel Rondon is
represented on the EDP Foundation collection, since 2008.
Usually paints in the Botanical Garden of the University of Lisbon.
Exhibitions/ Works
Painting
2013
Entre Vistas (painting). Curated by Manuel Costa Cabral. Galeria Giefarte (Gabinete
Internacional de Estudos e Financiamento de Arte). Lisboa
2011
PORTUGAL (painting and installation). Sala do Veado Museu Nacional de História Natural.
Lisboa
CINCO ANOS, JARDIM BOTÂNICO. Galeria Giefarte (Gabinete Internacional de Estudos e
Financiamento de Arte). Lisboa
CEM ANOS DA UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA (group exhibition, artist donation). Aula Magna.
Universidade Clássica de Lisboa. Lisboa
2010
SALA DO VEADO VINTE ANOS (group exhibition). Curated by Sofia Marçal. Sala do Veado,
Museu Nacional de História Natural. Lisboa
AQUI E AGORA. Sala do Veado, Museu Nacional de História Natural. Lisboa.
A LINHA CURVA, DEAMBULAÇÕES EM TORNO DE DESENHOS DE PANCHO GUEDES (group
exhibition). Curated by Nuno Faria and Pedro Ressano Garcia. Posto 1 de Vilamoura.
Algarve
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2009
O PINTAR DAS SOMBRAS. Centro Cultural Dr. Marques Crespo. Estremoz.
AMANHÃ E SIEBEN MINUTEN. Sala do Veado, Museu Nacional de História Natural. Lisboa
2008
JUNHO DAS ARTES - ARTE CONTEMPORÂNEA EM ÓBIDOS (group exhibition), Óbidos
UMA DIMENSÃO NO INVERNO. Sala do Veado, Museu Nacional de História Natural.
2007 UMA DIMENSÃO. Granted by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Galeria Nova Ogiva
(Óbidos); Sala do Veado, Museu Nacional de História Natural (Lisboa); Casa das Artes
(Tavira).
2006 DE TRÊS DIMENSÕES PARA UNA (painting and installations). Sala Bocage, Museu Nacional
de História Natural. Lisboa.
Performances
2005 ENDING LISBON (group exhibition). Curated by Alexander Gerner. Mabooki. Lisboa.
1999 JANGADA DE MEDUSA (group performance). Curated by Francisco Tropa, granted by the
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Park of the Future. Amsterdam (Netherlands)
1998 CHEW, CIGARETTE and PÉS, Bolseiros e Finalistas do Ar.Co, Ar.Co
Installations
2004 PALMILHA. Installation for the EDP Foundation New Artists Award (group exhibition).
Curated by Nuno Faria. CCB (Belém Cultural Center). Lisboa.
2003 CASA (House) Installation for the Biennale of Experimenta Design, Beyond the
Consumption: Crossed Objects, curated by Pedro Gadanho. Invitation and parternship with
Delfim Sardo. Collaboration with the architecture studio A.S. Pedro Costa.
2000 UNESTIDADE EM TUDO. Bolseiros e Finalistas do Ar.Co, Cordoaria Nacional – Lisboa.
1998 MOLDURA. Partnership with Diana Ferreira (contemporanean composer). Commissioned
by the Jacinto Magalhães Foundation. Sala Hélène Beauvoir, Biblioteca Siza Vieira,
Universidade de Aveiro. Aveiro.
1996 JARDIM. Ar.Co, Quinta de S. Miguel. Almada
Sculpture
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1994 PERSPECTIVA. Ar.Co, Quinta de S. Miguel. Almada
Others
2003 O EXECUÍVEL and MIRAGEM. Artistic creation project supported by the Calouste
Gulbenkian Foundation (Fine Arts Department).
1998
Cartaz e Folheto permanente (painting and design), Museu de Ciência da Universidade de
Lisboa.
Presentations
2011
Participation in the session: Museus, Arte e Arquitectura. Beyond the museum: lugar(es)
da arte e dos artistas!, with Luís Raposo, Pedro Pacheco, João Simões and Natxo Checa
References
2013
Entre Vistas. Giefarte, Vítor Tavares, Excertos de “Almada revisitado em entrevista
imaginária” por Victor Silva Tavares. Diário de Lisboa on line, 6 de Julho de 1968, nº.48 –
Suplemento Literário – pgs. 1 e 2
2011
Cinco Anos. Jardim Botânico, Manuel Costa Cabral, in a conversation with José Sarmento
de Matos (introduction for the exhibition Cinco Anos. Jardim Botânico)
2010
Visita guiada à exposição do “aqui” e “agora”, Alexander Gerner (for the exhibition Aqui e
Agora, published in the online plataform “Jacarandá - Plataform of Arts, Sciences and Politics”)
2009
Quantas dimensões tem a sombra?, Alexander Gerner (for the exhibition O Pintar das
Sombras, published in the online plataform “Jacarandá - Plataform of Arts, Sciences and Politics”)
2008
Uma Dimensão no Inverno, Natxo Checa (exhibition text)
2007
Uma Dimensão, interview by João Simões for the Galeria Nova Ogiva, Óbidos; and
interview by Sancho Silva for the Casa das Artes, Tavira (exhibition catalogue)
2004
Prémio EDP Novos Artistas, Nuno Faria (exhibition catalogue)
2003
Objectos Cruzados, Experimenta Design, Delfim Sardo (exhibition catalogue)
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Grants/ Representations/ Awards
2008
Representation in the EDP Foundation collection
2003
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Grant for Artistic Creation Project. Fine Arts Department.
1998
1st Award for a Tea set (design), partnership with Filipe Saraiva (architect). Design
competion O nosso serviço, promoted by Lipton, SPAL Porcelanas and Philippe Starck.
Education
2010
Course of guide in the University of Lisbon Botanical Garden. Coordinated by
Alexandra Escudeiro.
2009
Workshop of Desenho de Concentração - da palavra para a prática, by Jorge
Nesbitt. Ar.Co - Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual.
2000-2001
Post-graduation in Urban Design. CPD - Portuguese Center of Design, with the
partnership of the FBAUL, FBAUP (Fine Arts Faculties of the Universities of Lisbon
and Oporto) and the Barcelona Center Disseny, University of Barcelona.
1999-2000
Individual Project. Ar.Co - Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual
1997-1999
Advanced Course of Visual Arts. Ar.Co - Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual
1994-1997
Basic Studies Program of Sculpture. Ar.Co - Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual
1996
Sculpture and Video Course. NSCAD (Nova Scotia College of Art and Design)
Halifax, Canada. Exchange program with Ar.Co.
1992-1993
Intensive Course of Marketing, Publicity, Art, Science and Technology. Impact.
Lisboa.
1992
Summer Course of Photography. Ar.Co.
1991-1992
Windows Dressing course (940 hours). CECOA, with an internship program at the
Pole Formations Commerciales Europeenes (PRAGMA), Bordeaux, France.
1990-1991
Graphic Design, Technical-professional course. Escola Secundária António Arroio
1990
English Language Intensive Course. International House Portugal. Lisboa.
1986
Marionette Course. Master Luís Filipe, Grupo de Teatro das Mercês, Lisboa.
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