Élio Oliveira
1959 - Born in Venezuela
1962 - Mooved to Portugal
1982 - Degree of History from the Oporto University
1988 - Established his own ceramic company.
1988/2002 - Designs several ceramic collections for different ceramist all over the world.
Solo exhibitions
1998, June -“White skin, black masks” at Proposta Gallery in Espinho - Portugal
1999, July -“Cases, people and desires” at Proposta Gallery in Espinho - Portugal
1999. October -“Desires and people” at the Colombier Cultural Center in Paris - France
2000, January -“The ethereal or the portrait of the mundane behind the mark&"34; at the World FineArt Gallery C - New York - USA.
2000, October -&"34;News and Painting by Meter&"34; at Proposta Gallery in Espinho - Portugal. 2001, 2001, February -&"34;The Sleep or Painting by Meter&"34; at the Doctors Association House in Oporto -Portugal
2001, April - &"34;Real People&"34; at the gallery Torres Bárbara in V.N.Gaia - Portugal
Group Exhibitions
1999, August - Participation, after selection, at the X Biennal of V.N.Cerveira - V.N.Cerveira - Portugal
2000, Abril - Art Beyond the Borders Group exhibition at Galery Riefel in Wien - Austria
2000, July -Viviamo l'Arte, Group exhibition in Bari - Italy
2000, July -Art Beyond the Borders, Group exhibition at Galery Club der Begegnung in Linz - Austria 2000, September -The World Festival of Art on Paper, Group exhibition at Kranj - Slovenia
2000, September -7Sea Art Exhibition at Art System Gallery in Toronto - Canada
2000, October -ABB exhibition at Galerie Augentrost in Dusseldorf - Germany
2000, October -Doctors Without Borders at Galerie Kandinsky in Wien Austria
2001, January -&"34;ABB&"34;na Galeria The Karmel Convent em Drachten / Holanda
2001, May -&"34;ABB&"34; exhibition at Lankershim Arts Center in Los Angeles - USA
2001, May -&"34;ABB&"34; exhibition at Kulturhuset Tändsticks-omradet in Jönköping Sweden
2001, May - IAC - International Art Collective in Barcelona, Spain.
2001, July -&"34;ABB&"34; exhibition at Generali Versicherung AG in Linz, Austria.
Press Releases
&"34;Élio Oliveira: &"34;To love the art&"34;, in Maré Viva portuguese newspaper of the 2nd of July 1998
&"34;A Historical Lesson&"34;, in Comércio do Porto portuguese newspaper of the 8th of July 1998
&"34;The nature and the painting&"34; in Innendekorateur, swiss magazine of April 2000
&"34;The green apples&"34; in Forma Uutiset, finish magazine of February 2000
&"34;Simply Irresistible&"34; in Interiors Contracts, South African magazine of April 2000
&"34;Sa parfaite maitrise&"34; in Table et Cadeauz, french magazine of May 2000
&"34;In diesem Jahr&"34; in Wohnmagazin, German magazine of June 2000
&"34;On the Wall&"34; - By Anthony Mcbride- Los Angeles Newspaper -Mai 2001