Bio

VALTER VINAGRE . 1954

Born in Avelãs de Caminho, Anadia, Valter Vinagre studied Photography at AR.CO (Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual ) in Lisbon, and began his career in the late ‘80s making individual exhibitions and participating in varios group shows and initiatives. Initially considered as an author of a documentary style of photography, Valter Vinagre’s work began developing a reflexive approach to the image, creating the dialogues with signifiers associatded with the landscape, journeys and the city. His most relevant exhibitions have been “Bored in the USA” presented at Center Emmerico Nunes, in Sines, “ Carta do Sentir” presented at the Museu da Imagem, Braga and “Sob a Pele| Under the Skin 1996|2007” Voyeur Project View at Lisbon. He has also participad in the shows such as “Topografias da Vinha e do Vinho “ at Cordoaria Nacional in Lisbon, , “Uma Extensão do Olhar” , at CAV-Centro de Artes Visuais, Coimbra , “My own private pictures|Imagens Privadas” at Plataforma Revólver, Lisboa.

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