Afonso Rocha: b.1999, Portugal. Lives and works in London

 

EDUCATION

2024 City & Guilds of London Art School, MA Fine Arts, London, UK 

2021 Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, BA Fine Arts 

(First Class Honours), Porto, Portugal

2020 École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, Paris, France

 

SOLO AND DUO EXHIBITIONS

2026 Where the Land Meets the Sea, The Tagli (text by Sofia Hallström), London, UK (Duo)

2025 Playground, OMNU Art, Lisbon, Portugal (Solo)

2024 No Jardim, MU.SA Sintra Museum of Art, Lisbon, Portugal (Solo)

2018 Interiors, Trindade Gallery, Porto, Portugal (Solo)

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (Selected)

2026 A Line Has Time in It, Carta Magna (curated by Vittoria Beltrame), London, UK

London Window, Paichu ArtSticker, (curated by Rodrigo Chaveiro), Tokyo, Japan

2025 New Geographics, The Tagli, (text by Hector Campbell), London, UK

ACS Studio Prize, Gurr Johns, London, UK

Dolce Far Niente, MYMA (curated by Vittoria Beltrame), online show, USA

Art on a Postcard Auction, Berntson Bhattacharjee, London, UK

Soft Burn, TIDERIP, London, UK

The Space that Lies Between, Twilight Contemporary, London, UK

2024 Somatechnics, The Tagli (text by Bella Bonner-Evans), London, UK

Chaos Reigns, Terrace Gallery (curated by Toby Rainbird), London, UK

GUM, ASC Gallery: The Handbag Factory, London, UK

MA Show, City & Guilds of London Art School, London, UK

No Jardim, MU.SA Sintra Museum of Art, Lisbon, Portugal (solo)

Figurative Impressions, Hurst Contemporary - Soho, London, UK

Interim Show, City & Guilds of London Art School, London, UK

2023 Rising Artists - Jackson's Painting Prize, Bankside Gallery, London, UK

Encontrarte Art Biennial, Amares, Portugal

Maia Art Biennial 2023, Fórum Maia, Porto, Portugal

XVIII D. Fernando II Painting Award, Sintra Museum of Art, Lisbon, Portugal

2022 Eight Paintings and Five Drawings, D.C. Gallery, Porto

Proyecto MAP, Porto Faculty of Fine Arts Museum, Porto

XX Aveiro Art Biennial, Aveiro Museum of Art, Aveiro, Portugal

2021 Sorry Mom, O Bueiro, Porto

Proyecto MAP, Facultad de Bellas Artes de Murcia, Murcia, Spain

Proyecto MAP, Universidad Nacional de las Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina

BA Degree Show, Porto Faculty of Fine Arts, Porto

VI Espinho Int. Art Biennial, Souza-Cardoso Galleries, Espinho, Portugal

X Small Size Painting Biennial, FAVO Art Factory, Lisbon

Tree of Virtues Prize, Cooperativa Árvore, Porto

2020 XX Cerveira International Biennial, V.N. Cerveira, Portugal

Opening Exhibition 2020, D.C. Gallery, Porto

Drawing the Uncertainty, Porto Faculty of Fine Arts, Porto

2019 Art & Design in Our Lives, SUPSK, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic 

Transparent Body, Rectory of the University of Porto, Porto

Loose Work, Trindade Gallery, Porto

2018 Interiors, Trindade Gallery, Porto

Projections, Júlio Resende Foundation, Gondomar, Portugal

#1 Cycle of Exhibitions, Porto Cruz Space, V.N. Gaia, Portugal

Brick by Brick, Trindade Gallery, Porto

 

AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES

2025 ACS Studio Prize (finalist), UK

2024 ACS X City & Guilds Residency Prize, UK

ACS Studio Prize (shortlisted), UK

ArtsinSquare Grant, Canada

2023 The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, Canada

The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Grant for Studies Abroad, Portugal

City & Guilds of London Art School Scholarship, UK

Jackson's Painting Prize (shortlisted), London, UK 

Innovate Artist Grant Award (honourable mention), Chicago, United States

XVIII D. Fernando II Painting Award, Sintra Museum of Art, Lisbon, Portugal

2022 XX Aveiro Art Biennial Award (honourable mention), Aveiro, Portugal

2020 Erasmus Grant for Int. Studies, École des Beaux-Arts de Paris, Paris, France

2019 Art & Design in Our Lives Residency, SUPSK, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

2018 Into the Wild - Art Residency, Marco de Canaveses, Portugal

Germinal - Art Residency, Famalicão, Portugal

2017 Orlando Falcão Award, Portugal

Student of Honour Award, Soares dos Reis School of Arts, Portugal

 

PRESS AND PUBLICATIONS

 2026 Where the Land Meets the Sea Catalogue, exhibition text by Sofia Hallström, UK

ACS: Artist Spotlight, Interview, UK

Nine Concierge, Three Emerging Artists to Watch, Timmy Coles Liddle, UK

2025 Jackson’s Art: Artist Insights, Video Interview, UK

Art Plugged, The Space That Lies Between, UK

The Circles of Art, January: Interview with Alison Booth, UK

2024 Somatechnics Catalogue, exhibition text by Bella Bonner-Evans, UK

ArtMaze Magazine, Issue nº36, UK

Artsin Square Magazine, Issue nº6, CA

Artsin Square Grant Interview, CA

2023 London Paint Club, Magazine nº4 - Interview with Kelly Foster, London, UK

Afonso Rocha's Dialogue Between Epochs, Innovate Grant Interview, USA

Maia Art Biennial Catalogue, including text by Carla Carvalho, Portugal 

2022 Ípsilon, Lucinda Canelas, 13.05.2022, Portugal

Jornal S/ Título, #2 issue, 02.01.2022, Portugal

2021 Jornal de Notícias, Sara Magalhães, 22.11.2021, Portugal