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Anabela Sobrinho

★ RisingFine ArtistPaintingPortugal

Portuguese- Australian Artist - Painting, Photography, Handloom Weaving - and Writer, mainly Poetry, 2 books published; 1952 - born in Lisboa, Portugal; 1974 - Bachelor of Arts, Germanic Philology, Literature Faculty, University of Lisboa, Portugal; 1985 - 2026 - living in Melbourne; 1987 - Diploma of Education, Modern Languages - Portuguese & German, ESL/EFL, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia; 1992, 1993 & 2015 - Advanced Diploma in Visual Arts, Fine Arts Stream, Chisholm Institute, Frankston Campus, Melbourne, Australia; 2016 - Advanced Diploma in Creative Product Development, Visual Arts Stream, Chisholm Institute, Frankston Campus, Melbourne, Australia; 1975 - 2009 - ESL/ EFL, Portuguese & German Secondary & Adult Education Teacher; 1986 - 2026 National & international shows: 173 group exhibitions until now, October 2026 - physical and online; 3 Solo Shows - Sorrento, Frankston & Mirandela (Portugal); 4 Artist Residencies - 1 of them in Berlin, Germany; 2023 - 2024 Collaboration with Bota Art Gallery, Mutters, Tyrol, Austria; 2025 - 2026 Collaboration with Artells Magazine - by their invitation; Public Collections: Works in 2 State Museums, Mirandela & Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal; Private Collections: Australia, Portugal & Germany. Instagram Handle @anabelasobrinho Digital Photography, Oil, Acrylics & Watercolour Painting, Loom Hand Weaving are my mediums. Inspiration comes from Nature, meditation, dreams, different cultures, architecture, spirituality, legends, symbology & numerology. Themes & ideas of Renaissance, Regeneration, Transformation, Preservation, Recovery, Renewal are my focus.