Gulnar Sacoor

Artist Info

Artist Info

Born in Mozambique in 1947.

Living in Portugal since 1974.

At the start of the millennia, I decided to dedicate myself entirely to painting as a way of life to continue working with joy, passion and creativity, and I started a learning period, which is continuous, with mention to the following:

Training

Year	Course	Entity
2010	Oil Painting	Atelier Rosa Fazenda
2009	-Workshops: Live painting and exchanges with other artists	-"Artcouture", Dubai, UAE
2007	-Workshops: New Spiritualities - José Manuel Anes -Journey of Self Discovery, A way of Life - Tasneem Virani	-Galeria Matos Ferreira -Lisbon Ismaili Center
May to Aug. 2006	The living wisdom of ancient civilizations	Assoc. cultural Nova Acrópole
May2006	Conference cycle: Visual and other arts – The first vanguards	Fac. of Fine Arts – Univ. Lisbon
2004 and 2003	Drawing course	Rosa Fazenda’s Atelier (Art’s teacher and sculptor)
Aug. 2003	“Awareness to Modern and Contemporary Art”	Centro Cultural de Belém
2003	Universal History and Art History	Medical Science Faculty
2002	Summer course in “Eastern influence in Contemporary art in the West”	Fac. of Fine Arts – Univ. Lisbon
2002	Two Workshops on Chinese calligraphy - sumie –	Dojo Zen in Lisbon
2001 a 2004	Introduction to painting	National Society of Fine Arts (SNBA)
2001	Introduction to sculpture	INATEL
2000	Introduction to painting	INATEL
1984	Introduction to painting	SNBA

Exhibitions

Participation in the following individual and collective exhibitions :

Year	Exhibition / Place	Indiv./Collective
2016	Obra Vária - 2000-2016 Centro Ismaili Lisboa	Individual
2016	Dialogues Collection - Ministry of Justice Lisbon	Individual
2016	Setup and Curation of photographic exhibition "Celebrating a 100 years of Spain Jamat" Centro Ismaili de Lisboa	-
2015	Artists' Get Together Salon - SNBA	Collective
2015	Salão Nobre da União de Freguesias de Carcavelos e Parede	Collective
2014	3º International Art Salon of the Galeria Aberta, Estoril 2014 - With Bronze Honourable mention	Collective
2014	Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes	Collective
2013	Hotel Axix Vermar - Póvoa de Varzim	Collective
2013	Sociedade Nacional das Belas Artes	Collective
2013	''Arte ao Público'' Porto de Recreio de Oeiras, in collaboration with Galeria Aberta (Exhibition Project Coordinator)	Collective
2012	Setup and Curation of exhibition "Celebrating 15 years of the Centro Ismaili de Lisboa"	-
2012	Ajuda com Arte – Galeria Hosp. Santa Maria (With/Galeria Aberta)	Collective
2012	Galeria Aberta – Junta Freguesia S. João do Estoril	Collective
2012	Art'OPORTO - Hotel Axix Porto	Collective
2012	BRACARA'ART Hotel Axix Braga	Collective
2012	VIANA ART -Hotel Axix Viana	Collective
2012	FIGARCO – International Contemporary Arte Exhibition at Fig. Foz	Collective
2012	CABALLUS ART	Collective
2012	ARTSHOW 2012 - Caldas da Rainha	Collective
2012	Hotel Axix Vermar - Póvoa de Varzim	Collective
2012	Galeria A. Lima - Coimbra	Collective
2009 -Nov/Dec	Pleasures Restaurant- Lisboa	Individual
2009	SNBelas Artes - members exhibition	Collective
2009 - Mar	Dialogues- Emirates Mall-Ductac, Dubai, UAE	Collective
2009 - Fev	Dialogues- Time Square Mall, Dubai, UAE	Collective
2008 - Set	Obra Vária - Espaço Am-Arte	Individual
2008 - Jun	Colectiva ACMP - Auto clube Médico Portugues	Collective
2008 - Apr	Obra Vária - Espaço Almedina, Lisbon	Individual
2008 - Mar	Private Exhibition - Lisbon Ismaili Center, Lisbon	Individual
2008 - Feb	Em nome da Criança - Académie Européenne des Arts Portugal	Collective
2008 - Jan	Salão dos Socios SNBA	Collective
2007 - Dec	Paisagens Mentais - Matos Ferreira Gallery, Lisbon	Individual
2007 - Oct	Internacional Art Fair "DoisMil e Siete" -Vigo,Spain	Collective
2006 Sep.	Linescapes - Sotto Mayor Pallace - Lisbon	Individual
Oct.	Gal. Arte - INDEG Business School - Lisbon	Collective
April	Obra Vária – Del & Arte Caffé -Lisbon	Individual
2005	Fórum Telecom - Lisbon	Individual
	Casino Estoril	Collective
	Colina do Sol - Loures	Individual
	SNBA - National Society of Fine Arts (Salão Convívio) – Lisbon	Collective
2004	Auto-Clube Médico	Individual
	Livraria Barata (Bookshop) – Lisbon	Individual
	Cultural Center Malaposta	Individual
	Tagus Terrace	Individual
	Mãe d\'Agua	Collective
	SNBA - National Society of Fine Arts (Salão Convívio) – Lisbon	Collective
2003	Trindade Restaurant\'s Art Gallery – Lisbon	Collective
2002	A Brasileira do Chiado – Lisbon	Individual
	Fórum Telecom – Picoas, Lisbons (2 expos)	Indiv. e Colect.
2001	Pontinha Parish	Collective

Publications

Illustrations of the artist's works can be found in the following publicartions:

Ano	Publication	Published by
2014	“Khojas Ismaili du Mozambique Colonial à la globalisation” (painting in the cover of the book)	L’Harmattan
2014	“State of the Art” Catalogue	Galeria Aberta
2014	Participation with paintings on the university’s programs	ISCTE
2013	“100 Works on collection of INDEG-IUL-ISCTE Executive Education 2013” - mention	INDEG/ISCTE
2011	“Identidades em migração o espaço lusófono” “Os Ismailis do espaço lusófono” Painting in the leaflet	ISEG

Representations

Represented in the following collections:

Portuguese Presidency
Ministério da Cultura, Administraçáo Interna
Various Governmental Ministries
Lisbon Metro
Lisbon’s City Hall
Mozambique’s Presidency
Various Private collections in Portugal, Canada, United Kingdom, S. Tomé e Principe