Son of the Portuguese painter Manuel D’Assumpcao was born in Lisbon in 1956 and lives now in Guimaraes, north of Portugal.

            He exhibits regularly since 1989. He’s Fellow of RSA, London. With the artists Adrian Bayreuther, Constantin Severin, Izabella Pavlushko and Olga Dmytrenko constitute the international group “3rd Paradigm”. He’s also a Member of “Portuguese Authors Society”, “International Illustrated Letter Writing Society”, “Artists for Peace” and “Archetypal Expressionism” founded by the art critic and artist Constantin Severin. His paints are showed in several collections such as Bank of Portugal,Cupertino de Miranda’s Foundation, C. M. Barcelos, J.P.F., Pascoaes House, and the poet António Pinheiro Guimaraes Family and other private collections in Portugal and other Countries.

            He has participated as a member of the Jury in the 2nd and the 3rd Biennale International of Youth Art of “Vila Verde” village. He was selected by the International Jury to participate at the 4^th International Biennale of Contemporary Art of Firenze (2003), Italy. He was selected to participate at “BIRD 2005 International Art Award”, Beijing, China, and 1^st International Art Biennale of Chapingo, Mexico.

Together with Maria Isabel D’Assumpcao, creates modern tapestry in typical Portuguese “Arraiolos” with exclusive designs.

AWARDS

• 2^nd Place award in “BIRD 2005 International Art Award”, Beijing, China.
• 3rd Place award in the “Artperiscope.com art Project: the Light” (2006), Czestochowa, Poland.
• 1^st Place award in the “3th Artperiscope Artwork Competition” (2008), Czestochowa, Poland.

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

- “Dictionary of the Portuguese plastic artists” – Adrian Editors.

- “Plastic Arts – Portugal” – Estar Editors.

- “Aspects of the Plastic Arts in Portugal – III” – F. Infante do Carmo

- “Art – 98” – F. Infante do Carmo.

- “Who is Who of the Portuguese Artists” – Sol Invictus Publ.

- “Anuary of Arts” – Estar Editors.

- “Arts  2001 – Directory of Arts” – Publicenter.

- “Magazine of Arts nº 1”.

- “Embraced Surrealism” – Cupertino de Miranda’s Foundation.

- “Freedom & Art”, Mirca Art Group, Sweden.

- “Planet Heart, Planet Art”, Mirca Art Group, Sweden.

URL:   www.omeusite.com/adassumpcao      www.ArtWanted.com/A.D-Assumpcao

E-MAIL: a.dassumpcao@netcabo.pt

PHONE: + 351 962 364 361

ADRESS: Urb. de S. Gemil, lote 9                 4805 – 318 PONTE GMR (Portugal)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2009 – “Doors of Perception”, Vieira Portuense Gallery, Oporto, Portugal

2009 – Restaurant O Funil, Lisbon, Portugal

2007 - "Paintings", Asas d'Arte Gallery, Anadia, Portugal

2007 -"Paintings", Tubo d'Ensaio Gallery, Figueira da Foz, Portugal

2006 - “Paintings” – Rui Alberto Espaço D’Arte, Oporto, Portugal

2004 - “Pieces of the same feeling” – Espaço Ávila, Lisbon, Portugal

2003 - “Sediments of un unlost sky” - Barata Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal.

2002 -“Cosmogonies and another themes”– Espaço Ilimitado Gallery, Oporto, Portugal.

2001 - “Instants of Infinite” – Paço dos Duques de Bragança, Guimarães, Portugal

2000 -“5 Portics and another themes” – Almadarte Gallery, Costa de Caparica, Portugal.

1997 - Barata Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal.

1997 - Eborensia Gallery, Évora, Portugal.

1996 - Tamar, Art Gallery, Évora, Portugal.

1995 - Eborensia Gallery, Évora, Portugal.

1994 - “Spirals and Constructions” – Óptica Conde de Redondo Art Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal.

1992 - Espaço Gallery, Oporto, Portugal.

1992 - Barata Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal.

1990 - Alla Prima Gallery, Oporto, Portugal.

1989 - Bar-Restaurant Bohemia, Lisbon, Portugal.

1989 - Pousada Rainha Santa, Estremoz, Portugal.

1989 - Bararte Gallery, Arraiolos, Portugal.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010 – “3rd Paradigm”, Restaurant O Funil, Lisbon, Portugal

2010 – Ottomani Gallery, Ârhus, Denmark

2010 – Gallery Tschesch Uhren und Schmuck, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

2009 – Kaffeehaus Amadeus, Kischeimbolanden, Germany

2009 – “3rd Paradigm”, Picoas Plaza Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal

2009 – “Surrounding Bull”, Vieira Portuense Gallery, Oporto, Portugal

2009 – Karpelles Manuscript Museum, Newburg, New York, USA

2009 - “1st International Art Action Istanbul 2009”, Dolmabahçe Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey.

2009 - “Luso-Galician Bridges”, Oporto’s Fenian Club, Oporto, Portugal.

2009 - “Cake Parade Portalegre 2009”, Portalegre, Portugal.

2009 – “Freedom and Art”, Mount Beacon Fine Art, New York, USA

2008 – “Premio Freud”, Sala esposizioni/Palazzo Comunale di Lavarone, Trento, Italy

2008 - Gallery Cafe Blikle, Czestochowa, Poland.

2008 - “ES – L’autorritratto Psicologico tra realtà e metafora”, Espazioeventi Mondadori, Venice, Italy

2008 - “Creadores”, Porta Nova Art Gallery, Ferrol (La Coruña), Spain

2008 - “3 Artists, 3 Continents, the same language” – Municipal Gallery, Barcelos, Portugal

2007 - 4th Sesimbra’s Great International Exhibition of Fine Arts, Sesimbra, Portugal.

2007 - "COELUM – Mostra Internazionale di Arte Contemporanea", Palazzo Cesi, Acquasparta, Italy.

2006 - Tabor Gallery, Czestochowa, Poland

2006 - 3rd Sesimbra’s Great International Exhibition of Fine Arts, Sesimbra, Portugal.

2005 - “BIRD 2005 International Art Award”, Beijing, China.

2004 - Nicolai Gallery, Lourinhã, Portugal.

2004 - « Embraced Surrealism », Cupertino de Miranda’s Foundation, Famalicão, Portugal.

2003 - Perdurabo Art at Old Fire Station, Chelmsford, England.

2003 - The Affordable Art Fair, London, England.

2003 - The Sheridan Russell Gallery, London, England

2003 - “4^th International Biennale of Contemporary Art of Firenze”, Italy.

2002 - “Bouro terras d’arte”, Terras de Bouro, Portugal.

2001 - “Under the sky of Arrábida”, Setúbal, Portugal.

2000 - “FAC/00”, Lisbon, Portugal.

1999 - Almadarte Gallery, Costa de Caparica, Portugal.

1999 - “FAC/99”, Lisbon, Portugal.

1998 - “Art/98”, Lisbon, Portugal.

1998 - Sépia Gallery, Braga, Portugal.

1998 - “D’Art-98”, Vila Verde, Portugal.

1998 - Arte e Oficina Gallery, Setúbal, Portugal.

1997 - Acervo D’Arte Gallery, Setúbal, Portugal.

1996 - Altis Park Hotel Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal.

1996 - Óptica Conde de Redondo Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal.

1994 - Cineclube, Oporto, Portugal.

1994 - Barata Gallery, Lisbon, Potugal.

1993 - Almada Negreiros Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal.

1993 - Alcântara Studio Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal.

1993 - Junta de Freguesia de Bonfim, Oporto, Portugal.

1992 - Mercado Ferreira Borges, Oporto, Portugal.

1992 - “Porto de Lisboa e o Tejo”, Lisbon, Portugal.

1991 - Culturarte/91, Vila Viçosa, Portugal.

1990 - Culturarte/90, Vila Viçosa, Portugal.

1989 - Santa-Rita Pintor Gallery, Paços de Ferreira, Portugal.

Alberto D’Assumpção wurde am 31. Mai 1956 in Lissabon als Sohn des portugiesischen Malers Manuel D’Assumpção geboren und lebt jetzt in Guimarães, einer Stadt im Norden Portugals.

            Regelmäßige Ausstellungen seit 1989. Er ist Geselle der Royal Society of Arts, London und Mitglied von Artmesh. Zusammen mit den Künstlern Adrian Bayreuther,  Izabella Pavlushko, Olga Dmytrenko und Constantin Severin konstituierte er die internationale Formation “Drittes Paradigma”. Er ist Mitglied der portugiesischen Autorenvereinigung, der Internationalen Gesellschaft der illustrierten Briefe, ferner von “Künstler für den Frieden” und “Archetypischer Expressionismus”. Seine Werke befinden sich in verschiedenen Sammlungen, wie der Bank of Portugal, Cupertino de Miranda’s Foundation, C. M. Barcelos, J.P.F., Pascoaes Haus, der Familie des Poeten António Pinheiro Guimarães sowie weiteren privaten Sammlungen in Portugal und anderen Ländern.

            Er war Jurymitglied der zweiten und dritten internationalen Biennale der Jugendkunst des Dorfes “Vila Verde” und wurde von der internationalen Jury zur Teilnahme an der vierten internationalen Biennale für zeitgenössischen Kunst in Florenz auserkoren. Er wurde zur Teilnahme an der Internationalen Kunstausstellung “BIRD 2005“ und der ersten internationalen Kunst-Biennale von Chapingo, Mexico auserkoren und eingeladen.

Zusammen mit Maria Isabel D’Assumpção kreiert er moderne Wandteppiche im typisch portugiesischen Arraiolos-Stil mit exklusivem Design.

Auszeichnungen

Zweiter Platz Award “BIRD 2005 International Art Award”, Beijing – China.

Dritter Platz in der Auszeichnung “Artperiscope.com Kunstprojekt: Das Licht” (2006), Tschenstochau, Polen.

Erster Preis im “3. Artperiscope Artwork-Wettbewerb” (2008), Tschenstochau, Polen.

Berufliche Anerkennungen

- “Wörterbuch der Portugiesischen Künstler” – Adrian Editors

- “Plastische Kunst – Portugal” – Estar Editors

- “Aspekte der Plastischen Kunst in Portugal – III” – F. Infante do Carmo

- “Kunst – 98” – F. Infante do Carmo

- “Who is Who der portugiesischen Künstler” – Sol Invictus Publ.

- “Anuary der Künste” – Estar Editors

- “Kunst 2001 – Verzeichnis der Künste” – Publicenter

- “Magazin für Kunst Nr. 1”

- “Umarmter Surrealismus” – Stiftung Cupertino de Miranda

- “Freiheit & Kunst”, Mirca Art Group, Schweden.

- “Planet Heart, Planet Art”, Mirca Art Group, Schweden.