Natacha Antão
Natacha Antão Moutinho is a painter, a researcher and a teacher, deeply engaged in drawing and colour. She is an Assistant Professor in Drawing at the School of Architecture of the University of Minho, Braga and Guimarães, Portugal, where she teaches since 2006.
She finished her PhD in 2016, in Fine Arts – Drawing specialty, at FBA Lisbon University, under the subject “Colour in the creative process” – an investigation about the space of colour in the architectural design. She is an integrated researcher at Lab2PT(Landscape, Heritage and Territory Laboratory).
Her focuses are in drawing and colour, but she is generally interested in arts. Her research is based in her practice as a painter and draftswomen, under the belief that researching in art must encompasses the artistic, teaching and research processes, and it can be related to her teaching practices. Her most recent exhibition “Fugas e Deambulações” in 2017, explored authorship and individuality and the persistence of repetition and difference, using colour as the main subject. Her work can be seen at //natachaantao.wordpress.com
She is also very engaged in promoting Drawing, research and the artists/authors, through the gallery space estudioum.org at Guimarães, that has received more than 80 exhibitions since 2008.
Projectos
Academic background:
In 2000 graduates in Painting – Arts, Oporto University Faculty of Fine Arts;
In 2008 achieves the degree of Master in Drawing, Lisbon University Faculty of Fine Arts, with the dissertation: Observation Drawing – The Draftsman, the Subject and the Drawing;
In 2016 PhD in Fine Arts with specialization in Drawing, Lisbon University Faculty of Fine Arts, with the thesis: Colour in the creative process – the space for colour in architectural drawings.
Professional experience:
From 2016, is Vice-Dean and assistant professor of Drawing of the School of Architecture in Minho University, and a researcher in Lab2Pt - Landscape, Heritage and Territory Laboratory;
Is an associate and collaborates with APCor – Portuguese Colour Association since 2003;
Between 2006 and 2016, was Assistant at School of Architecture, Minho University, teaching drawing in several courses such as Architecture, Design, and Fashion;
Also worked at the Superior Art School of Oporto, in Guimarães, assuming the coordination of Drawing and Printing, between 2001 and 2006;
From 2000 and 2005 collaborates and teaches at the Mindelo International Arts School, in Cape Verde, in the scope of the project Identidades – international artistic program. This work in-volves the organization of artistic residences, collaborating with ONG –Atelier Mar as an artist, and teaching in several workshops and graduated curricula;
Works in 2001 and 2002 as a teacher at School EB 2,3 Dr. Carlos Pinto Ferreira, Junqueira, Vila do Conde, and School EB 2,3 de Aver-o-Mar, Póvoa de Varzim, in Visual Education and Techno-logical and Visual Education;
Between 2001 and 2002 organizes and commissions the exhibition “Comunicação do Conhecimento e da Imaginação”, at the Transport and Communication Museum in Oporto;
In 2000 is co-responsible for the scenography and decoration for the Opening of the new Transport and Communication Museum in Oporto;
Between 2000 and 2012 was a member at Gesto Cultural Cooperative, CRL, working on man-agement team and in the organization of several artistic and cultural programs;
Since 1998 is a member of the international artistic and cultural program – Identidades, partici-pating in projects between Brazil, Mozambique, Cape Verde and Portugal.
Publications:
Moutinho, N e Durão, M J (2014) A importância da cor: a cor no desenho de projecto de arqui-tectura. In Paiva, Francisco e Moura, Catarina (Coord.), Designa 2013 – Interface. Covilhã : UBI - Colecção: Pesquisas em comunicação, 2014, p-81-82. ISBN: 978-989-654-141-5;
Duarte, MB e Moutinho, N (2014) Basic Drawing apprenticeship through a vovation friendly methodology. In Paiva, Francisco e Moura, Catarina (Coord.), Designa 2013 – Interface. Covilhã : UBI - Colecção: Pesquisas em comunicação, 2014, p-469-477. ISBN: 978-989-654-141-5;
Moutinho, N (2013) Investigação Baseada no Desenho. In Encontros Estúdio Um: Temas e Objectos do Desenho, EAUM. Guimarães: EAUM, pp.3-6. ISSN 2182-6749;
Moutinho, N (2013) As cores no desenho - investigação baseada na prática. In Encontros Estúdio Um: Temas e Objectos do Desenho, EAUM. Guimarães: EAUM, pp.15-20. ISSN 2182-6749;
Moutinho, N e Durão, M J (2013) Expanding the Senses of Drawing Through Colour. In Gomes, L S R, Campos A Q (Coord.), Senses&Sensibility’13 Proceedings Book. Brasil : IADE - Crea-tive University/Edições IADE, 2013, p- 179-187. ISBN: 978-989-8473-11-0;
Moutinho, N e Durão, M J (2013) Role and functions of colour in the drawings of Portuguese architects. In AAVV, AIC2013 Proceedings. Newcastle : AIC, The Colour Group (UK), 2013, p- 763-766. ISBN: 978-0901623027;
Duarte, MB e Moutinho, N (2012) Uma experiência em desenho para alunos de Design e Mar-keting de Moda. In À Procura de Renovações de Estratégias e de Narrativas sobre Educação Artística. Por-to: Gesto Cooperativa Cultural, CRL, 2012. p.147-153, ISBN: 978-989-20-3000-5;
Art edition – silkprint 200, “Douro e Arte”, Porto: Gesto, Cooperativa Cultural, CRL e Quinta Nova wines, 2011;
Moutinho, N (2011) drawings in Urban Skettchers em Lisboa desenhando a cidade – coord. Eduardo Salavisa, Lisboa : Quimera, 2011 p.65, 156 e 164;
Moutinho, N. A. (2011) Olhar para Cézanne para aprender a desenhar. In APECV (org.), Actas da Conferência do 23º Encontro da APECV, Ensino das Artes Visuais; identidade e cultura no séc. XXI (pp. 486-498). Bragança: APECV. (ISBN: 978-989-96384-2-6);
Moutinho, N. A. (2010) Algumas linhas de cor; Psiax, Estudos e reflexões sobre Desenho e Imagem, 1, (2009/2010): 45-48.
Research and orientation
2015 - Tembo João Sinanhal, dissertation in contemporary artistic practices “Intervenções nos espaços públicos a partir da prática artística do Mural” – mural art in Mozambique, FBAUP, Oporto;
2015 - Ana Isabel da Cunha Rodrigues, dissertation in Architectonic Culture “As cores do Centro Histórico de Braga” – on colour in architecture, EAUM, Guimarães;
2015 - Aida Abreu Moreia, dissertation in Design and Marketing “A Cor no Processo de Design de Moda” – the use of colour in the creative process in fashion design, EEUM, Guimarães.
2014 - Cristiana Eirinha, dissertation in Architectonic Culture “A dimensão cromática : reflexões sobre o uso da cor na arquitectura” – on the use of colour at schools, EAUM, Guimarães.
Projects and Workshops:
September 2016 (since) artistic residence at Joana Paradinha Atelier – Oporto;
2008 (since) Organization and commissariat of the Estudio UM - space for the promotion and exhibition of Drawing and Draftsman – EAUM, Guimarães;
2017, 2016 and 2015, event host for “(a) Riscar o Património” da DGCP, at Oporto with the Urban Sketchers, at “Desenhar Braga”, “Desenhar a Bouça” and “Desenhar São Bento”.
2017 September, Member of the Scientific Committee of the IV International Congress on Brand(ing), School of Technology and Management, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal.
2016, Executive commission, Organization and Consultee commission of the international Meeting “O Futuro da Investigação em Cor e Luz em Portugal” Colour Lab, Faculty of Archi-tecture of Lisbon University.
2013, Organization of the Colloquium "Research Based on Drawing", EAUM, Guimarães.
In 2011 was winner of the USKP Scholarship for the Urban Sketcher Lisbon Symposium.
Until 2006 as worked in teaching and promoting workshops in printing. In 2003 and 2001 co-ordinated and participated of the Workshop on Printing Techniques at the Biennial of Vila No-va de Cerveira. In 2000 is Advisor of the Xylography Workshop in the context of the Summer Workshops, Oporto Customs;
As organized several workshops in Drawing and Urban Scketching, in Oporto, Guimarães, Braga, Lisbon and Vila do Conde. As also organized workshops in drawing with colour “Olhar para Cézanne para aprender a desenhar” in Oporto and Bragança or “Desenho/Cor” in Lisbon. Participated with different organizations in the promotion and formation in drawing at Brazil, Mozambique and Cape Verde.
Exhibitions and events:
2ª International Art Biennale Gaia 2017, Vila Nova de Gaia, Artistic competition;
Solo-exhibition 2017, "Fugas e Deambulações", with the participation of Mónica Faria, Manuel dos Reis, Vítor Martins, Joana Paradinha e João Cabeleira. Casa da Imagem, Fundação Manuel Leão, Vila Nova de Gaia;
2016 drawing collective exhibition – Estudio UM, EAUM, Guimarães.
Solo-exhibition 2012, “Aproxima-te”, Estudio UM, EAUM, Guimarães.
2011 Collective exhibition “Ângelo de Sousa e outros artistas”, FINTA.
Collective exhibition of the Art Collection “Maria José Laranjeiro, Centro Cultural Vila Flor, Guimarães.
2011 Collective exhibition “Catavento” Espaço Gesto, Gesto Cooperativa Cultural CRL, Oporto.
Solo-exhibition 2011, “Cópia arriscada”, Espaço Gesto. Porto.