Born in Lisbon in 1962. He has been a visual artist since 1986 and his training included the Graphic Arts/Painting Course at the António Arroio School of Decorative Arts, the Painting and Drawing Course at the National Society of Fine Arts, and the frequency of the Painting and Drawing Course at the National Society of Fine Arts. nce of the Drawing Course at Ar.Co and the Engraving Course at Cooperativa Diferenc;a.

He has participated in individual and group exhibitions: 2006, “Um sublime nada”, Centro Cultural Cristovão Colombo, Ilha de St.ª Maria, Azores; 2005, “Substances of memory”, Galeria Trindade, Porto; 2004, “Secret Cabinets”, Galeria Novo Século, Lisbon; 2003, “The altered state of things”, Galeria Novo Século, Lisbon; 1994, “Margem da Saudade”, Galeria Novo Século, Lisbon. “Retrospective”, Galeria Quatro, Leiria. Between 1993 and 2001 he participated in the Madrid art fair, ARCO, at the Novo Século gallery, Lisbon. And in 1992 and 1993, at NICAF Yokohama, Japan.

Received the following awards: 3rd; Prize, Young Painters Exhibition - Galeria Multiface – Lisbon; 3º Award, Soctip Young Painters Award – Lisbon; Honorable mention ART-INTERVIEW Magazine. His work is part of collections such as the PLMJ Foundation, Fundacion Universidad Empresa and Super Planning, Tokyo.