Rita Gaspar Vieira

Rita Gaspar Vieira (Leiria, 1976) is a visual artist, researcher, university professor and artistic director of the Villa Portela Arts Centre. She has a PhD in Fine Arts - Drawing and a Master's in Art Theory from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon (FBAUL), where she graduated in Fine Arts - Painting. She is currently a lecturer at the College of Arts of the University of Coimbra and at the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar (IPT). Throughout her career, Rita has participated in outstanding solo exhibitions, such as: Água Viva, Galeria das Salgadeiras, Lisbon (2024), Finis Terra at the Geosciences Museum, Lisbon (2022), Sobrevoo at the Belo-Galsterer Gallery (2022) and Colorido Pelo Sol at the Soares dos Reis Museum, in Porto (2019). Group exhibitions: Artebox at Galeria Banco das Artes, in Leiria (2023-24), and Transition Zones at Cordoaria Nacional, in Lisbon (2023-24). Rita has been honoured in several initiatives and has works in public and private collections, including the FLAD Collection, the PLMJ Foundation and the Câmara Municipal de Leiria.