Maria
Henriques was born in Lisbon 15,May 1951. In the year 1968 she started
studying the art of painting in the School of Arts-Antonio Arroios in
Lisbon. In the beginning of 1970 she begins studying with the teacher,
the painter/professor Rolando De Sá
Nogueira in the National Society of Fine Arts in Lisbon.
Between the years 68/74 she works in several publicity Agencies and she
continues studying painting and photography. She also made several trips
to Europe, North America and Canada.
In the year 1974/75 she leaves Portugal to live in Vienna-Austria. There
she works in series about classical music for the Portuguese television
and she starts her painting studies with a Painter/professor Wolfgang
Hollegha in the Academy Bildenden Kunste. |
She
also works with the professor of History Adam Shaff doing translations
and illustrations. She also worked for the composer Haubenstock Ramati.
Between the years 75/77 she made several trips to Moscow, Budapest,
Varsovia and to other cities of the East Europe. In those years she made
several exhibitions of her work.
In 1977/78 she leaves Vienna and returns to Lisbon-Portugal. In Lisbon
she starts studying again with the Master S� Nogueira and she
illustrates several books of Poetry and Short Stories.
In the year 1989 she leaves Lisbon and starts living with her family in
Lagos, Algarve were she's currently working.
She is represented in various collections inside and outside of
Portugal. She has been distinguished with the Cultural Merit from the
Ministery of Culture from Portugal. |
