Luís Ribeiro, born in Guimarães, Portugal, 1982. Lives and works in Guimarães. Education 2000-2003: Bachelor’s Degree in Plastic Arts - Drawing, from Escola Superior Artística do Porto (ESAP)- Guimarães branch; 2003-2004: Graduate degree in Plastic Arts, with a major in Drawing, from ESAP, Oporto. 2006: Doing Master In Practice of Contemporary Art, Fine Artes, Oporto. Contacts E-mail: luis_f_ribeiro@hotmail.com Address: Travessa de S. Dâmaso, nº 44 4810-444 Guimarães - Portugal Group Projects 2007: Coordinator of "FÁBRICA" (project of contemporary art in a factory); 2006: Coordinator of "TELEFÉRICO" (project of contemporary art in a Cable Car); 2006: Founding member with José Emílio Barbosa of "SALA DE ESPERA" (Wating Room, a space for contemporary art projects); 2004: Founding member of “Laboratório das Artes” (“Arts Laboratory” – situated in a formerly abandoned house in the historical part of Guimarães, dedicated to the various forms of artistic expression, and artistic and teaching projects development) 2003: Founding member of “Espaço Provisório – Arte Contemporânea” (“Tentative/Provisional Space – Contemporary Art”), Guimarães (Situated in a shop, it’s a place open to contemporary art projects exhibition); 2002: Member of the “XICZ” group (responsible for “Septentrio” fanzine and Public Art projects); 2001-2003: Member of the Organizing Committee of ESAPARTE 05, 06 and 07 (Exhibition of artwork from ESAP students, Guimarães branch in diverse areas of the town); 2001-2003: Member of the Student Commitee of ESAP – Guimarães branch; Individual Projects 2005: Journalist of Cultural section in Journal Guimarães News 2005: Commissary of “Espaço Transportável” (Transportable Space - One page in Journal 'Guimarães News' is dedicated one time per month to artistic interventions) Individual Exhibitions 2006: "Parasitic Humanoid", Gomes Alves Gallery, Guimarães 2005: “Proxemia – Dimension [un]real”, Space CHAPEL in Municipal Archive Alfredo Pimento, Guimarães Group Exhibitions 2007: “Os Cinco Numa Aventura Demasiado Séria”, Galeria Gomes Alves, Guimarães; 2007: “IMPORT / EXPORT”, Projecto Fábrica, Guimarães; 2007: “Pack!”, Reitoria da Universidade do Porto, Porto; 2007: “Teste (De)teste: Territórios para 2007”, Casa das Artes de Famalicão; 2007: “Colectiva”, inauguração da Galeria Reflexus – Arte Contemporânea, Porto; 2007: “Close”, O Apêndice, Porto; 2006: “Anteciparte, 3ª edição”, Lisboa; 2006: "Cais de Embarque", Teleférico, Guimarães 2006: "Contemporary Reflections on Cartography and Colectionism", Abade Pedrosa Municipal Musuem", Santo Tirso 2005: "Comemoration of 15 years", Gomes Alves Gallery, Guimarães 2005: “27 artists, one house in demolition”, Laboratório das Artes, Guimarães 2005: "Without Protection", Transportable Space - Journal Guimarães News 2005: “16 rooms, 1 space”, Laboratório das Artes, Guimarães 2004: “S/ título”, Laboratório das Artes, Guimarães 2004: “No Nuke”, project GARBa, Basilicata - Italy 2004: “Contratempos”, Laboratório das Artes, Guimarães 2004: Project “Quartel”, Porto; 2004: “If I insiste in that in sing…”, ESAP final year undergraduate exhibition, Central Eléctrica do Freixo, Porto; 2004: “a dizer…”, ‘Pêssegoprásemana’, Porto; 2004: “The limits of a space”, ‘Laboratório das Artes’, Guimarães; 2003: “Mirrors with wings”, ‘Espaço Provisório – Arte Contemporânea’, Guimarães; 2003: “ESAPARTE 07”, Convento das Dominícas, Guimarães; 2002: “ESAPARTE 06”, Convento das Dominícas, Guimarães; 2001: “ESAPARTE 05”, ESAP’s Atelier, Guimarães; Prizes 1998: 1º Prize in “Concurso de Artes Plásticas sobre o Património Nacional” (“Plastic Arts about the National Patrimony” Contest); Other 2004: Participation in Project “GARBa” (Artists in residence in Basilicata, Italy)2003: Participation in “Ateliers de Gravura da Casa do Artista” in the “Bienal de Vila Nova de Cerveira”, Vila Nova de Cerveira (Vila Nova de Cerveira's Bienal Artists' House Engravement Atelier).