José Sottomayor
1997 Lisbon Portugal
Education
Masters in Dirty Art Department - Sandberg, Amsterdam 2022-2024
Educator Training, Art as Therapy - Darte program, Lisbon, 2022
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Arts, Universidade de Lisboa, 2016-2018
Ceramics Diploma - António Arroio High School, Lisbon, 2014-2016
Solo shows
Aqui não há cardos, Biblos project space, LuzLinar, Fundão PT, Sep2021- Jan2022
Ajuda à Dona Rosa, pop up show, R. Victor Bastos 43, Lisbon PT, April2021
Where is the purple man, Duplex AIR Gallery, Lisbon PT, Dec 2019-Jan2020
Last shows
Fortune Cookies, Sign Projectspace, Groningen NL, 2025
Ceres, POUSIO, Palácio dos Arcebispos Lisbon PT, 2024
Swine-piss and other fluids, Pazzanistraat 1, Amsterdam NL, 2024
Party, loods6, Amsterdam NL, 2024
First Step, BiggerSplash, Lisbon PT, 2024
DAMPY, DOOR OPEN SPACE, Graduation show, Dirty Art Department, Sanberg Institute, Amsterdam NL, 2024
Dirty World, Sexyland World, Amsterdam NL, 2023
Togetherland, ROOM K19, Sanberg Institute, Deborah Bowmann Project, Amsterdam NL, 2023
Selected group shows
A noite bate em branco, Gallery at Brotéria cultural centre, Lisbon PT, Dec2021-Jan2022
Bonecreiro, Barcelos Pottery Museum, Barcelos PT, Oct-Dec2021
Babel, Lisbon Public Library at Alcântara, Lisbon PT, Mar-Jun2021
Guizos, Barcelos Pottery Museum, project with Virgínia Fróis, Barcelos PT, 2020
Barbeito, POUSIO, Medeiros e Almeida Foundation, Lisbon PT, Jan2020
Guizos, Aveiro Ceramics Biennal, proj. Virgínia Fróis, Aveiro PT, 2019
Não contes comigo, Alga Gallery, Lagos PT, Oct 2019-Jan2020
Ludofolia, Malaposta Cultural Center, Odivelas PT, Jul2020
SOMA, Gallery at Faculty of Fine Arts, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon PT, 2019
GABA, Gallery at Faculty of Fine Arts, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon PT, 2019
Bad eye twitch, Gallery at Faculty of Fine Arts, Universidade de Lisboa, Nov2018-Dec2018
Devo-vos a verdade, pop-up show, Lisbon PT, Nov2018
Online shows
Heaven is a Place where nothing ever happens, JANUS Project, Mar2020
Título: __________, JANUS Project, Mar2020
Awards (shortlisted)
Premio millennium BCP Arte Jovem 2019, Portuguese Screen Printing Center, Sep2019
15o Premio de Fotografia, Pintura e Escultura D. Fernando II, MU.SA Sintra Art Museum, 2019
Artist residencies
Buh Projecto and Dirty Art Department, Montemor-o-velho PT, 2024
Brotéria Cultural Center, Lisbon PT, 2021
POUSIO collective, Bonecreiro, Barcelos PT 2021
LuzLinar collective:
Castelo Branco PT, Jun2021
Feital PT, Jun2020
Fundão PT, Dec2019
POUSIO collective, Barbeito, Cachopo, Tavira PT, 2019
Other work experiences
Student assistant, Dirty Art Department - Sanberg Institute, Amsterdam NL, 2024
Arts teacher “Arts and accompaniment” - Educational project, TEN Academy Association PT Lisboa, 2020-2021
Ceramist artist “Guizos” - Artistic project, Project Coordinated by Virgínia Frios, in partnership with the Faculty of Fine Arts and Ceramics Biennial of Aveiro, PT Aveiro, 2019
Projects (coordination)
Arts and Education program - art and educational psychology, TEN Academy, 2021-2022
BONECREIRO - artist residencies project, Barcelos Pottery Museum and POUSIO, 2021
JANUS project online exhibition, project co-manager, 2020
POUSIO, social and cultural collective - AiR management and community engagement, 2019-present
Publications (magazines)