Professional biography:
José Carlos Veiga do Nascimento (Portugal), is currently the programme leader of the BA (Hons) Photography course at the BHSAD, where he has been working since 2014. Studied at the Escola Universitária das Artes de Coimbra; Goldsmiths College - University of London, and Colégio das Artes da Universidade de Coimbra.
From 1995 to 2014 taught at ARCA, Escola Universitária das Artes de Coimbra, and at EAC, Escola Profissional de Artes de Coimbra, among others, having been responsible for several modules and courses. He has been exhibiting regularly since the mid-1990s, collaborated with the Encontros de Fotografia de Coimbra, and from 2007 until 2017 was member of the artists' association Itenerários Contemporâneos Zero.
Research / professional practice interests:
Photography, on the borderline between art and documentary.
Appropriation and re-signification in contemporary photography.
“Playing against the apparatus”.
Academic qualifications:
Concluded the curricular part of the PhD Course in Contemporary Art at Colégio das Artes da Universidade de Coimbra, PT- 2014
Master in Image and Communication, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK (W/ Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation fellowship). - 2004
"Licenciatura" Degree (5 years), Escola Universitária das Artes de Coimbra, PT - 1995
Professional qualifications / accreditation:
Education Sciences Course, Universidade Aberta, Coimbra PT - 2004
EXHIBITIONS (selection):
Atores Urbanos #5; Sala da Cidade, Coimbra, 2017
Timeline 2; Festival Internacional de Video Arte, Museu Mineiro, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2016
FONLAD no Museu da Água , Coimbra, PT 2016
TRANS[Acto] Transdisciplinary & Anti-Artistic Global Project, Boa Vista, Brazil 2015
Motel Coimbra, XVII Bienal Internacional de Cerveira, PT 2015
Teatro Anatómico, Palacete Dr. Ângelo da Fonseca, Coimbra, PT 2015
Best of FONLAD, Museu da Vila Velha, Vila Real, PT 2014
Motel Coimbra, Colégio das Artes| Universidade de Coimbra, PT 2014.
O Corpo Através da Imagem, Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra, PT 2013.
OPENEND, Espaço Artes, Multimédia e Perfomance, Coimbra, PT 2013.
New Cross (work in progress), with Achilleas Tillegrafos, Espaço Artes, Multimédia e Perfomance, Coimbra, PT 2013.
Déjà Vu, Espaço Artes, Multimédia e Perfomance, Coimbra, PT 2013.
Dis-moi dix mots, 10 Alliances Francaises, in Portugal, PT 2013.
Cimento, Mosteiro de Santa Clara-a-Velha, Coimbra, PT 2013.
Paisagens Improváveis, Teatro Municipal da Guarda Gallery – Guarda, PT 2012.
Paisagens Improváveis, Museo de León, León – Spain, 2012.
Paisagens Improváveis, Casa de las Conchas, Salamanca – Spain, 2012.
Paisagens Improváveis, Iglesia del Monasterio Ntra. Sra. de Prado, Valladolid – Spain, 2012.
Digital Landscapes, Espaço de Artes, Multimédia e Performance, Coimbra, PT 2012.
PassWord, Livraria Portuguesa, Macau, 2012.
Magmart video under vulcano, Contemporary Art Museum, Nápoles – Italy, 2012.
Oslo Screen Festival, Filmens Hus/Cinemateket, Oslo – Norway, 2012.
Take S, Centro de Artes de Sines, Sines, PT 2012.
Athens Video*/Art Festival, Atenas, Greece, 2011.
Digital Landscapes, Fonlad 05_TMG Gallery, Guarda, PT 2009.
Actores Urbanos #3, Centro de Artes e Espectáculos, Sever do Vouga, PT 2009.
Actores Urbanos #3, Residência Senhorial dos Condes de Castelo Melhor, Santiago da Guarda, PT 2009.
Actores Urbanos #3, Novo Ciclo Gallery – ACERT, Tondela. PT
Lab.65 Colectivo Fotográfico, FNAC Gallery, Norteshoping, Matosinhos, PT 2009.
Urban (R)Evolutions, Videoart Festival Miden, Kalamata, Greece, 2009.
Actores Urbanos #3, TMG Gallery, Guarda, PT 2008.
Actores Urbanos #2, European Commission, Luxemburg, 2007.
Diálogos Improváveis, Museu da Imagem de Braga, PT 2007 (solo).
Actores Urbanos #1, Sete Gallery, Coimbra, PT 2007.
Encontros da Imagem, Mosteiro de Tibães – Braga, PT 2006.
Descubrimentos | Photoespaña, Matadero, Madrid, Spain, 2006.
Cross breed – Menier Gallery, Londres – UK, 2004.
Nas Entranhas do Infinito – Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon, PT 2002 (solo).
Língua franca, Aarhus, Denmark, 2002.
Mujer española – (Bolsa Kelogg’s) Madrid – Spain, 2002 (solo).
Photographie Portugaise | fotografia Marroquina – Musée Batha, Fés, Morocco, 2002.
Photographie Portugaise | fotografia Marroquina – C. C. P. Instituto Camões – Rabat, Morocco, 2002.
Critério Visível – Portuguese Centre of Photography (Cadeia da relação), Porto, PT 2002.
Índia – Encontros da Imagem de Braga, PT 2001 (solo).
Cárceres de Luz – Centro Cultural Raiano, Idanha-a-Nova, PT 1999.
Galerie Esther Woerdehoff, Paris – France, 1999.
III Bienal de Arte da Fundação Cupertino de Miranda, Vila Real, PT 1999.
Istanbul – Encontros de Fotografia de Coimbra, PT 1998 (solo).
V Bienal de fotografia de Vila Franca de Xira, PT 1997.
O esplendor do lãt – Portuguese Centre of Photography (Casa das Artes), Porto, PT 1996 (solo).
Hofmann Awards of Photography – (itinerant) Spain, 1997.
VIII Bienal Internacional de Arte de Vila nova de Cerveira, PT 1995.
GRANTS:
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, PT 2003
Beca Kellogg's / Descubrimientos | Photoespaña, Madrid, ES 2002
CPF/ Ministry of Culture of Portugal, PT 2000 and 2001
Oriente Fondation, Lisboa, PT 2001
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS:
National collection of Photography, Portuguese Centre of Photography / Ministry of Culture.
Encontros da Imagem de Braga.
Encontros de Fotografia de Coimbra.
