biography
Raquel Melgue (Oporto, 1985) achieved her Master’s degree in Intermedia Visual Arts granted by the department of visual arts and design of the University of Évora in 2012, having graduated from her Degree in Visual Arts – Painting by the same establishment in 2007.
In 2013 she presents “A Horse With No Name” at the Cultural Center of Ponte de Sor and participates in the collective art project “Age of Divinity”, at Plataforma Revólver in Lisbon.
In 2012 she had a solo exhibition "A Hiperteca Akaísta" at the Abrantes Art Gallery in Abrantes.
In 2011 she participated in the Oceans festival with the performance “Live Experience of Iconophonographic Immersion” comprehended in an individual exhibition of artist Pedro Portugal titled “Gabinete da Politécnica: O Importantário Estetoscópico”, at the Museum of Natural History of Lisbon.
In 2009 she participated in the collaborative effort “The Oblivion Museum” at the art gallery of Galveias Palace in Lisbon. In the same year she participated in the collective exhibition “The Coq Tuguese market” parallel to Experimenta Design 09 biennial at Ribeira Market in Lisbon.
She was also shortlisted for an honorary prize at the AIAS 2007 in Switzerland.
She is currently represented by the Kubikgallery in Oporto.
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