She has a degree in Painting from the University of Lisbon, and an MFA (Master of Fine Arts) from Hunter College, in New York (CUNY). PhD researcher at the University of Lisbon, her work has already been was exhibited at the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Electricity Museum, in Lisbon; Center for Visual Arts (CAV), in Coimbra; Liverpool Biennial; the ISE Foundation in New York, etc. Gaudêncio coordinates the Lisbon Triennial Architecture Education Program. Teaches at the School of Art and Design, in Caldas da Rainha, in the MFA Program.

Individual exhibitions (selection)

A Montra (Lisbon, Portugal, 2015), Time of Strangeness in front of the World (National Museum of Contemporary Art/Museu do Chiado. Lisbon, Portugal, 2012), Chamber of Execution (Carlos Carvalho Arte Contemporâ ;nea . Lisbon, Portugal, 2011), Chamber of Invention (Drawing spaces . Lisbon, Portugal, 2011), Chamber of Examination (Galeria Presença . Porto, Portugal, 2010), Agonized Humor II (Mews Project . London, England , 2010), Front Project Space (ISE Fundaça Sala Zoom. Lisbon, Portugal, 2007), What time is this place (Chashama Gallery Visual Arts Program. New York, USA, 2007), Mnemonics of Places (Galeria Pedro Cera. Lisbon, Portugal, 2005), Project Room (Center for Visual Arts, CAV. Coimbra, Portugal, 2007);

Group exhibitions (selection)

Flexible Grammars (Casa das Artes. Porto, Portugal, 2015), Journey to the Beginning of the World (Bienal da Maia. Maia, Portugal, 2015), Containers (Museu da Electricidade. Lisbon, Portugal, 2015) , The Margins of the Seas (SESC Pinheiros. São Paulo, Brazil, 2015), Nature laughs at culture (Museu da Luz. Lisbon, Portugal, 2014), In the Surroundings of Drawing (Carlos Carvalho Arte Contemporâ nea . Lisbon, Portugal), Ohm's law (Museu da Electricidade . Lisbon, Portugal, 2014), The principle of inertia (Pavilhão Branco do Museu da Cidade . Lisbon, Portugal, 2012), Rá dio Europa Livre (curated by João Fonte Santa, Plataforma Revólver Project. Room 2. Lisbon, Portugal, 2011), Experimental Film and Video festival (700IS Reindeerland, Iceland, 2010), Res Publica (curated by Leonor Nazaré, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Headquarters Building. Lisbon, Portugal), NYC Visions (curated by Maurizio Pellegrin, Milbank Chapel and Macy Gallery- Columbia University. New York, U.S.A., 2009), A Escolha da Crítica (curated by Lígia Afonso, Plataforma Revólver. Lisbon, Portugal, 2009), Options and Futures (Collection of the Fundaç at PLMJ, Museu da Cidade. Lisbon, Portugal, 2009), Portuguese Artists There Fora (curated by João Pinharanda, Museu da Electricidade. Organization - Museu da Presidencia. Lisbon, Portugal, 2009), Subletters Gallery (Brooklyn. New York, U.S.A., 2008)

Portuguese Artists There Fora (Presidency Museum. Lisbon, Portugal), CUT!, Monkey Town (Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A., 2008), The Equestrian Project, Hunter College (Times Square Gallery. New York, U.S.A., 2008), What time is this place (Chashama Gallery Visual Arts Program . Manhattan, New York, U.S.A., 2007), I Rothschild Prize (Sede do Banque Privée, Lisbon, Portugal, 2003), Inside in/outside out (Niggendijker Gallery . Groninger , Hollanda, 2002), Pirate radio (Liverpool Biennial. The Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 2002), 46º Salon de Mont rouge (Salon Européen de Jeunes Créateurs. Amadeu de Sousa Cardoso Museum, Paris, Barcelona, 2001)

Collections (selection) 

Coca-Cola Foundation, Spain

PLMJ Foundation, Portugal

Private Collections