“ Painting is the best way I have found to explore myself and the world around me...
Influenced by words, symbolism and everyday objects,
And using deserted landscapes
together with dramatic skies to set a mood,
I create images that inspire thought and reflection...
Paintings that will enrich my life...
Paintings that embody and symbolize
a particular human value, feeling or spirit;
to enhance, illuminate and to better understand...
what is best or worse in them.” - nagualero -
Born on the 4 of October 1972, Ric Nagualero h...
“ Painting is the best way I have found to explore myself and the world around me...
Influenced by words, symbolism and everyday objects,
And using deserted landscapes
together with dramatic skies to set a mood,
I create images that inspire thought and reflection...
Paintings that will enrich my life...
Paintings that embody and symbolize
a particular human value, feeling or spirit;
to enhance, illuminate and to better understand...
what is best or worse in them.” - nagualero -
Born on the 4 of October 1972, Ric Nagualero has been a professional artist for over 16 years. A native of Portugal, at the age of two he moved to South America (Brazil) with his parents. There he resided for the next 15 years of his life, absorbing the exotic surroundings of the land and it’s people, a multiracial culture with its rich traditions and customs.
Returning to Europe in 1989, he attended High School in Cascais – Portugal in the Arts Area. Pursuing further education, he moved to Swansea, Wales (UK) in 1992, were part of his family is from. There he attended College at Swansea’s Institute of Higher Education, Specializing in Illustration and Fine Arts.
In 1997, he starts a Painting apprenticeship and later on in 2000, a teaching position with German/English Painter Thomas Bund at his Sintra Studio. A friendship and working relation that lasts to date.
Through out the years nagualero has steadily produced art, working as a fine artist and illustrator having exhibited his work across the US, Brazil, Portugal, Spain, Uk and now Scandinavia.
His works have been and are represented at well-known galleries and spaces, such as:
International art fair of Madeira, Portugal
International art fair of Lisbon, Portugal
Ideal home - Portugal
Palace of the 4 courners, Portugal
Le Chambre Separee, Sweden
GALLERY REPRESENTATIONS:
Gallery O – Stockholm, Sweden
Gallery Chambre Separée – Stockholm, Sweden
Gallery Salkalen - Stockholm, Sweden
Gallery Mouraria - Funchal, Portugal
Gallery Corte Real – Algarve, Portugal
Gallery Azenha - Cascais, Portugal
PRIVATE AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS:
. Carl-Eric Olsson – CEO Akvariel leasing, Suecia
. Cristana Torloni – Actriz, Brasil
. Duquesa de Cadaval – Portugal
. José Prior – Visconde de Salreu, Portugal
. Cláudio Cataneo – CEO Parmalat, Itália, Portugal
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