Deolinda Fonseca

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Deolinda Fonseca, Arcade of Memories, oil on canvas, 2010 (private collection)

Deolinda Fonseca (born 1954 in Porto, died 2022 in Copenhagen) was a Portuguese painter who, since 1979, primarily worked in Denmark. She was known both for her oil paintings of abstract themes with realistic imagery, and for her portraits that combine realistic representation with abstract expressionism.[1][2]

History[edit]

Fonseca graduated as a painter and sculptor from Faculdade de Belas-Artes do Porto in 1979. In 1985, she graduated from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts with a degree in Supplemental Studies.[3] She lives in Denmark.[4]

In 2002, she received Portugal's medal of honor, the "Order of Prince Henry" (in Portuguese, "Ordem do Infante D. Henrique"), a type of knighthood.[5]

Fonseca exhibited throughout Denmark and Portugal,[6] and in other European countries. Her work is displayed in museums, embassies and private collections in Europe and the United States.[7]

Reception[edit]

Deolinda Fonseca, Waveform Collapse (The Survivors), oil on canvas, 2009 (private collection)

Sinne Lundgaard Rasmussen, a Danish writer on art, praised the "strength" of her paintings.[8]

Art critic Laura Castro wrote of Fonseca "expanding our vision beyond infinity".[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Biblioteca da Fundacao Serralves". biblioteca.serralves.pt.
  2. ^ "Biblioteca da Fundacao Serralves". biblioteca.serralves.pt.
  3. ^ "São Mamede - Art Gallery". www.saomamede.com. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  4. ^ "São Mamede - Art Gallery". www.saomamede.com. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  5. ^ "CV listed on The Danish Ministry of Culture's artist index". Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  6. ^ "Exposição de Deolinda Fonseca no CCP/IC do Luxemburgo". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  7. ^ "Rejser til Portugal i 2021 | Book nu på Escapeaway.dk". escapeaway.dk.
  8. ^ Lundgaard, Sinne. "Deolinda Fonseca - Abstract paintings" – via www.academia.edu.
  9. ^ "Deolinda Fonseca - Bio, Artworks, Exhibitions and more - Artland". www.artland.com. Retrieved 2024-01-09.

Sources[edit]

Based in part on a translation of an entry to Deolinda Fonseca in the Portuguese Wikipedia

External links[edit]

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