Mito Elias | |
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 Session with Private Z(oo)M - Lx Factory, Lisbon, October 2011 | |
| Born | Fernando Hamilton Barbosa Elias 9 August 1965 Praia, Cape Verde |
| Occupation | Poet, artist, visual artist |
Fernando Hamilton Barbosa Elias, also known as Mito or Mito Elias (born 9 August 1965) is a Cape Verdean artist, visual artist, poet and performer. He has a workshop in West Melbourne, Australia.[1]
Biography
Mito Elias was born in Praia, Santiago, Cape Verde.
Exhibitions
Selected group exhibitions
- 1984: Corêto Visual - Corêto da Praça/Centro Cultural Português, Praia, Cape Verde
- 1991: AR.CO - Lisbon, Portugal
- 1992: Palácio Foz - Lisbon, Portugal
- 1993: Hotel Méridièn - Luanda, Angola
- 1994: Culturgest - CGD - Lisbon, Portugal
- 1997: The Karantonha Exhibit - Boston Center For The Arts, USA
- 1998: Universidad de Lecce, Italy
- 2001: Arte nas Terras Raianas. Moura, Portugal
- 2002: I Bienal de S.Tomé e Princípe – S. Tomé e Príncipe
- 1996: Mosteiros dos Jerónimos - Lisbon, Portugal
- 2006: LUSOVIDEOGRAFIA – Espaço Durex - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 2007: Le Bourgeois Experimental - St. German des Prés, Paris, France
- 2008: Tentativa de Agotar un Lugar Africano – In Continum - Centre d'Art Santa Mònica, Barcelona, Spain
- ECOS À BOLINA (Na Rota De Calamus) - CINUSP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- AFRICA NOW! - Emerging Talents From a Continent on The Move - World Bank, Washington DC, USA
- 2012: The Script Road - Si Stau (noção 1ª de Macau) - Old Court House, Macau
- 2018: Personnel Experience – Footscray Community Arts Centre - Melbourne - Australia
- 2021: De Dentro e Fora – UCLLA – Lisbon – Portugal
- 2023: Wyndham Art Prize - Wyndham Art Gallery - Australia
Selected solo exhibitions
- 1983: Painting & Crafts – French Cultural Centre - Praia, Cape Verde
- 1989: 15 Alternative Snapshots from Cape Verde – CV Association, Lisbon, Portugal
- 1995: Mitomorfoses - INAC - Praia/ People’s Palace - Mindelo, Cape Verde
- Duet - Galeria Gymnasium, Lisbon, Portugal
- 1997: Lágrimas de Indigo - INAC - Praia/ Cultural Centre of Mindelo, Cape Verde
- 1998: Insulano (11ª ilha) - Galeria Municipal da Amadora, Portugal
- Águalusa & Terracota - Recreios da Amadora, Portugal
- Lantuna Na Mei Di Mar - EXPO'98 - Lisbon, Portugal
- 1999: Kurasson Di Sibitchi – Cultural Palace - Praia/CCM – Cultural Centre of Mindelo, Cape Verde
- Serenata Em Bilingue - Teatro Baltazar Dias, Funchal, Madeira
- 2001: The Hitchiker Drumbeat - The Garage Studio, North Providence, USA
- 2002: N' - Ler Devagar Bookstore, Lisbon, Portugal
- Mare Calamus - Jorge Vieira Museum, Beja, Portugal
- 2003: The Cape Verdean Blues (A Blue Note 4 HS) – National Library, Praia, Cape Verde
- 2004: Timenti Lua Ka Subi - PCIL - Cultural Palace, Praia, Cape Verde
- 2005: Dia Santo Na Lém Di Mulato – PCIL - Cultural Palace, Praia, Cape Verde
- Promessa Di Marlargo - Mabooki Bookshop, Lisbon, Portugal
- 2006: Só Pamodi Bó (1 recordai pa Luís Morais) – Library Orlando Ribeiro, Lisbon, Portugal
- Li-Sim-Sim - Kerry Center, Beijing, China
- Fisherman's Wharf - Macao, China
- 2007: Na Som Di Kriolu – Expominas, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- 2008: Nu Bai – BCA - Atlantic Comercial Bank Auditorium, Praia, Cape Verde
- FishBonEye - S.Vicente City Hall, Mindelo, Cape Verde
- 2009: Nó di Sulada - WMDC (World Music and Dance Centre), Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 2010: Majina - 30 anos 100 Lennon - Buchholz Bookstore, Lisbon, Portugal
- POEMix (Collaboration with Binga de Castro) – IILP (International Institute of Portuguese Language), Praia, Cape Verde
- Na Fai Minotu - UNICV (University of Cape Verde), Praia, Cape Verde
- De Pareidolia (Collaboration with Ana Rita Pires) - PCIL, Praia, Cape Verde
- 2011: Amor Sta La - Galeria da Ordem dos Médicos, Lisbon, Portugal
- 10x9.11 - (with Binga de Castro) – The Music House, Praia, Cape Verde
- Pé Na Boti - Vídeo_Phonics Witnesses – CV Cultural House, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Paredis & Numbrason (collaboration with Ana Rita Pires) - CAC Tejo, V.V.Rodão, Portugal
- Private Z(oo)M - Tempo de Bichos, Afro-Brazil Museum, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 2012: CRIOLANTUS – PCIL - Cultural Palace, Praia, Cape Verde
- [RE]alphabetika @ Cascais - Parque Palmela, Cascais, Portugal
- Private Z(oo)M - Macau Literary Festival, Polytechnic Institute of Macao, Macao, China
- 2014: Fandata - Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
- [Ex]Isle (Painted Tales) as part of the Latin Festival - Ventana Fiesta, Frankston Arts Centre, Australia
- 2015: SCRIPTA (Writings of the World) – as part of the Big West Festival – African Town – Footscray – Melbourne – Australia
- [RE]alphabetika @Díli – Fundação Oriente, Díli, East Timor
- 2016: MADATONG – Bromley Gallery, Windsor, Melbourne, Australia
- 2017: qp – as part of the Fringe in The West – FCAC, Melbourne, Australia
- 2019: SATISfashion - Metro West, Melbourne, Australia
- 2021: ecHoIc [audio testimonies] – Gallery Spaces – Sunshine – Melbourne – Australia
- 2022: Nefelibata – Gallery Spaces – Sunshine – Melbourne – Australia
- OBI TA FLA – CCCV – Lisbon – Portugal
- ORENDA [dueto com Bento Oliveira] – CCCV – Lisbon – Portugal
Awards
- August 2001 – Salúquia Prize for best painting at the group exhibition Arte nas Terras Raianas, Moura, Portugal
- May 2005 – Citizenship Honor medal from the City of Praia, Cape Verde Islands
- October 2005 - First Class Medal for Cultural Services – Praia,Cape Verde Islands
- June 2007 – Cultural Honor from the City of Praia, Cape Verde Islands
- July 2010 – Vulcan Prize for Cultural Services, Praia, Cape Verde Islands.
References
- ^ "Mito Elias". Saatchi Art. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
External links
This page was last edited on 5 April 2024, at 21:29