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Nadir Afonso

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Nadir Afonso

Prizes and Distinctions

1938	2^nd prize in the competition "Qual o mais belo trecho da paisagem portuguesa?"
1967	First National Painting Award
1969	Amadeo de Sousa-Cardoso Award
1982	Member of the National Academy of Fine Arts
1984	Military Order of Santiago da Espada [Order of St. James of the Sword], awarded by the President of the Republic, General Ramalho Eanes
2003	"Nadir Afonso – Sobre a vida e sobre a obra de Van Gogh" was considered the best Art book at the Frankfurt Book Fair and was chosen to be exhibited in the Book Museum of Leipzig
2010	Military Order of Santiago da Espada [Order of St. James of the Sword]
2010	Doctor Honoris Causa by the Lusíada University
2012	Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Porto
Gold medal awarded by the city of Chaves.

Homages

1983	An official stamp with a work by Nadir Afonso
1993	A school in Chaves was named after the artist
2003	Honoured at the International Art Biennial of Cerveira
2004	Honoured at the 2^nd International Fair of Estoril and assignment of the award Nadir Afonso
2007	The theatre company "O Bando" staged the play "A linha da Viagem – um conto coreográfico em Terras de Nadir", by Madalena Vitorino
2007	New edition of official stamps with works by Nadir Afonso
2008	November – a colloquium was held at the Exhibition Centre of Odivelas on "Teorias e conceitos do Abstraccionismo Geométrico : Nadir Afonso no Panorama Artístico Português" [The theories and concepts of geometrical abstractionism: N.A. in the Portuguese artistic scenario]
2012	Triple tribute at the S. João National Theatre in January, which included the presentation of the book "Nadir Afonso conversa com Agostinho Santos", the premiere of "Nadir Afonso - O Tempo não Existe" by Jorge Campos, and the photographic exhibition "Nadir Afonso - No Tempo e no Lugar" by Olívia da Silva
2012	Anthological exhibition in Rome at the Carlo Bilotti Museum/Villa Borghese complemented by another one in Venice at the Veneto do Scienze Lettere and Artis Institute
2013	Nadir Afonso Arts Center opens in Boticas
2016	Opening to the public of the Contemporary Art Museum Nadir Afonso, in Chaves, designed by Siza Vieira
2020	In celebration of the centenary of his birth the University of Porto honored him throught na exhibition, the creation of the Nadir Afonso Foundation/University of Porto, lectures and visits and the launch of editions

Exhibitions

1949	Fantasia Gallery, Porto, Portugal
1956	Denise René Gallery, Paris, France
1958	Salon des Realités Nouvelles, Paris, France
1959	Maison des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
1959	Divulgação Gallery, Porto, Portugal
1961	SNI, Lisbon and Porto School of Fine Arts, Portugal
1961	Biennial of S. Paulo, S. Paulo, Brazil
1966	Cooperativa Árvore, Porto, Portugal
1968	National Secretariat for Information, Lisbon, Portugal
1969	Participation in the Biennial of S. Paulo, S. Paulo, Brazil
1970	Retrospective exhibition at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Paris, repeated at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon
1970	Centre de Culture TPN, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
1971	Buchholz Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
1972	Alvarez Gallery, Porto, Portugal
1974	Selected Artists Galleries, New York, USA
1975	Dois Gallery, Porto and Quadrum Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
1976	Art-Service Gallery, Paris, France
1978	Tempo Gallery, Lisbon, and the Museum of the Chaves Region, Chaves, Portugal
1978	Art-Service Gallery, Paris, France
1979	S. Mamede Gallery and Tempo Gallery, in Lisbon, Jornal de Notícias Gallery and Dois Gallery, Porto, Portugal
1979	Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Paris, France
1980	Quadrum Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
1981	Proença Júnior Museum, Castelo Branco and S. Mamede Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
1982	S. Mamede Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
1983	Cooperativa Árvore, Porto, Portugal
1984	S. Mamede Gallery, Lisbon, and Gilde Gallery, Guimarães, Portugal
1985	Bertrand Gallery, Lisbon, and S. Pedro Gallery, Amarante, Portugal
1985	La Madraza, Granada, Spain
1986	Embassy of Portugal, Brasília, Brazil
1986	Cooperativa Árvore, Porto, and Pousada de Santa Marinha, Guimarães, Portugal
1987	Bertrand Gallery, Lisbon e Galeria Quadrado Azul, Porto, Portugal
1988	Amadeo Sousa-Cardoso Museum, Amarante, Portugal
1988	Art-Service Gallery, Paris, France
1989	Quadrado Azul Gallery, Porto, Portugal
1990	Y Grego Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
1991	Art-Service Gallery, Paris, France
1991	Quadrado Azul Gallery, Porto, Portugal
1992	Y Grego Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
1993	Museum of the Chaves Region, Chaves, Portugal
1994	Art-Service Gallery, Paris, France
1994	Dário Ramos Gallery, Porto, Portugal
1995	Cooperativa Árvore, Porto, Portugal
1996	Artela Gallery, Lisbon, and Neupergama Gallery, Torres Novas, Portugal
1996	Art-Service Gallery, Paris, France
1997	António Prates Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
2001	Cultural Centre of Cascais, Portugal
2002	S. Mamede Gallery and Cultural Centre of the City Council of Ovar, Portugal
2003	Anthology exhibition (50 works) at the 25th Biennial of Cerveira, Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal
2003	Cultural Centre of Deputatión de Orense, Espanha
2004	Cultural Centre of Bragança, Portugal
2005	Cultural Forum of Ermesinde and Portuguese Centre of Serigraphy, Lisbon, Portugal
2006	S. Mamede Gallery, Porto, and Municipal Library of Chaves, Exhibition of Tapestries from Portalegre based on the works by Nadir Afonso, Portugal
2007	Exhibition of paintings at the Casino do Estoril Gallery, exhibition of paintings at the Casa das Artes in Vila Nova de Famalicão and António Prates Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
2009	Exhibition "As cidades no Homem" at the Portuguese Parliament, from 10 February to 20 March, Portugal
2010	Exhibition "Nadir Afonso – Sem Limites" at the MNAC- Chiado Museum, from june 22 to october 3, Portugal
2010/2011	In the month that Nadir Afonso completed 90 years of age, the Museum of the Presidency organized an exhibition commemorating the life and work of the artist, at the Belém Palace
2011/2012	Exhibition "As cidades no Homem" at the Museum of the Abade de Baçal, in Bragança, organized in partnership with the Museum of the Presidency, from 12 October 2011 to January 2012, Portugal
2020	Exhibition "100 Years Nadir, Unpublished" at Common House of the Rectorate of the University of Porto

Filmography

2003	"Nadir" by Jorge Campos for RTP
2012	"Nadir Afonso: Time doesn’t Exist" by Jorge Campos
2016	Bernardo Pinto de Almeida makes the film "Nadir – the Architect"

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