RODRIGUES GONCALVES
Born in 2000 in Madeira Island, Portugal
Resides and works in London, UK
Education
[2023-2024]; MA Contemporary Art Practice; Royal College of Arts; London; UK
[2019-2024]; Mike Davies CBE RIBS FRSA FRGS FICPD Mentorship Program; RSHP; London; UK
[2019-2022]; BA (Hons) Artist Designer Maker: Glass and Ceramics; University of Sunderland; Sunderland; UK
[2016-2018]; Scientific – Humanistic Course of Visual Arts; Escola Secundaria Francisco de Franco; Funchal; PT
Awards
[2019-2024]; Mike Davies CBE RIBS FRSA FRGS FICPD Mentorship Program; RSHP; London; UK
[2023-2024]; Mike Davies CBE Grant; Royal College of Arts; London; UK
[2023-2024]; The RCA Grant; Royal College of Arts; London; UK
[2023]; Public Choice UK New Artist of The Year 2022 Robert Walters Group; Saatchi Gallery; London; UK
[2022-2023]; Future Fund Graduate Scholarship; University of Sunderland; Sunderland; UK
[2019-2022]; The Mike Davies CBE Scholarship; University of Sunderland; Sunderland; UK
[2022]; Highly Commended New Graduate Review; Contemporary Glass Society; Dickleburgh; UK
[2022]; Best in Glass; Degree Show BA (Hons) Artist Designer Maker: Glass and Ceramics 2022; University of Sunderland; Sunderland; UK
[2021]; Winner 2021 Glass Prize Artist; Warm Glass UK; Bristol; UK
[2018]; Merit Board Humanistic Course of Visual Arts; Escola Secundaria Francisco de Franco; Funchal; PT
[2018]; Winner 2018 Ponto e Virgula; Secretaria Regional de Educacao; Funchal; PT
[2018]; Winner 2018 Cria Poesia; Cria Poesia; Funchal; PT
Selected Group Exhibitions
[2024]; Shit Show; Royal College of Arts Bathroom Stalls; London ; UK
[2024]; MA Contemporary Art Practice Postgraduate; Royal College of Arts; London; UK
[2024); Future Archaeologies; Camden Art Centre; London; UK
[2024]; CAPiverse & Montez Press Radio, Tate Lates, Tate Modern Museum; London; UK
[2024]; Matrix; Royal College of Arts; London; UK
[2024]; Everything Must Go; The Cookhouse Gallery; Chelsea College of Arts; London; UK
[2023]; Let Them Eat Fake- Bad Art; BWG Gallery; London; UK
[2022-2023]; 40 Years of Glass and Ceramics; National Glass Centre; Sunderland; UK
[2022]; UK New Artist of The Year 2022 Robert Walters Group; Saatchi Gallery; London; UK
[2022]; Alumina; Blackwell House; Bowness-on Windermere; UK
[2022]; BA (Hons) Artist Designer Maker: Glass and Ceramics 2022; National Glass Centre; Sunderland; UK
[2022]; Quiet Room; Anatomy Centre Sunderland’s School of Medicine; Sunderland; UK
[2021]; Facade; The Holly Art Gallery; London; UK
[2020]; Cast in Bronze; The Dundas Street Gallery; Edinburgh; UK
[2019]; Sounds like a legend; Tender; Pestana CR7 ; Funchal; PT
[2019]; Venho de la do longe; Francisco Franco Gallery; Madeira; PT
[2018]; Passado dos Novos, Zona Velha, Madeira, PT
Publications & Appearances
[2024]; Contemporary Art Practice Festival; Royal College of Arts; London; UK
[2022]; Contemporary Glass Society - New Graduate Review 2022; Dickleburgh; UK
[2022]; Biomedical Visualisation; Advances in Experimental Medicine, and Biology; Glasgow; UK
[2021]; The New Artist; Boomer Gallery; London; UK
[2021]; The Working Artist III; Working Artist; London; UK
[2018]; Ponto e Virgula 2018; Diario de Noticias; Funchal; PT
[2018]; Cria Poesia 2018; Cria Poesia; Funchal; PT
Selected Professional Contributions
[2024]; Phillips; London; UK
[2024]; Royal College of Arts; London; UK
[2024]; Berengo Studio; Venice; IT
[2022-2023]; Nissan Motor Corporation; Sunderland; UK