rita vargas
Member of the Associação de Gravadores de Évora (Association of Printmakers from Évora), Portugal.
Member of the Clube de Artes e Ideias, Lisbon, Portugal.
Member in Probation of the Jyäskylä Artists Association(Jyväskylä Taitelijaseuran), Finland.
Solo Exhibitions
- BANG BANG, KUNST KIOSK, Hamburg, Germany, 2010.
- BANG BANG, Villa Magdalena K., Hamburg, Germany, 2010.
- Teardrops, Grupo Pro-Évora, Évora, Portugal, 2010.
- Teardrops, Galleria Hoppa, Jyväskylä, Finland, 2010.
- Still Close, Ilokivi, Jyväskylä, Finland, 2009.
- Printmaking, Painting, Sculpture and Ceramic in NIAV, Shingo, Japan, 2008.
- Printmaking and Artist Books in Aizu International Festival, AizuWakamatsu, Japan, 2007.
- Private View, Gallery Space S, Tokyo, Japan, 2007.
- Espaços Íntimos II, Printmaking, Painting and Photography, Library of Sesimbra, Portugal, 2007.
- Espaços Íntimos, Printmaking, Painting, Drawing and Artist Books, Galeria 21, Évora, Portugal, 2006.
Joint Exhibitions
- Iniciatixa X, Galeria Artecontempo, Lisbon, Portugal, 2011.
- Gravadores dos Leões, Palácio D. Manuel, Évora, Portugal, 2011.
- Kuriositeettien Kabinetti with Päivi Hintsanen, Maija Holma, Minja Revonkorpi and Pekka Suomäki, Galleria Broms, Helsinki, Finland, 2011.
- "Camisa", Cream Espai, Barcelona, Spain, 2011.
- "What Remains", Palácio D. Manuel, Évora, Portugal, 2011.
- 10th Lessedra World Art Print Annual - Mini Print 2011, Lessedra Gallery&Contemporary Art Projects, Sofia, Bulgária.
- Multicoloured Dreams, Public Art, Helsinki, Finland, 2011.
- Os Gravadores de Tavira, Oficina de Bartolomeu dos Santos, Casa das Artes de Tavira, Portugal, 2011.
- VII Printmaking Festival in Évora, Portugal, 2011. (Curatorship in the representation of International Printmaking Studios)
- Siirtolapuutarha, Jyväskylä Artists Association, Höyry-Galleria, Korpilahti, Finland, 2011.
- Iniciativa X, Galeria ArteContempo, Lisbon, Portugal, 2010.
- Taidebasaari, Contemporary Art Museum from Jyväskylä, Finland, 2009/2010.
- Arjen Taide, Art Forum, 65th Jyväskylän Taiteilijaseura, Jyväskylä, Finland, 2010.
- Taitenpaikka, Fund Raising Exhibition, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, 2010.
- Jyväskylä Artists Association Commemoration - 65 Years, Central Finland Museum, Finland, 2010.
- Video-Performance Show, Festival Escrita na Paisagem, Évora, Portugal, 2010.
- 5th International Biennial of Arts, Sesimbra, Portugal, 2010.
- 9th Lessedra World Art Print Annual 2010, LESSEDRA Gallery Contemporary Art Projects, Sofia, Bulgaria.
- "As vistas da She", Photography, Sociedade Harmonia Eborense, Évora, Portugal, 2010.
- Photography, "Keski-Suomen Valokuvataiteen 9, Aluenäyttely", Luovan Valokuvauksen Keskus, Galleria Harmonia, Finland, 2010.
- Camisa: Area DOS3DOS from José de Ibarra, Barcelona, Spain, 2010.
- Iniciativa X, Galeria ArteContempo, Lisbon, Portugal, 2009.
- Iniciativa X, Galeria ArteContempo, Lisbon, Portugal, 2008.
- Artists in Residence no Cultural Centre of Tokyo, Portuguese Embassy/Camões Institute, Tokyo, Japan, 2008.
- Collaboration with Japanese Artists in NIAV, Shingo, Japan, 2008.
- Printmaking, Sculpture and Ceramics in Furusatomatsuri Festival, Nozawa, Japan, 2007.
- Public Art in 4th Satoyama Art exhibition, Toyomi, Niigata Perfecture, Japan, 2007.
- Design Festa, Tokyo, Japan, 2007.
- Nishiaizu International Art Village & Gallery Space S, Tokyo, Japan, 2007.
- International Printmaking Festival by Teoartis Gallery, Palácio D. Manuel, Évora, Portugal, 2007.
- Évora Printmaking Association, Galeria 21, Évora, Portugal, 2007.
- Iniciativa X, Galeria ArteContempo, Lisbon, Portugal, 2006.
- Black and White Photography, Fábrica dos Leões, Galeria Espaço Aberto, Évora, Portugal, 2006.
- Iniciativa X, Galeria ArteContempo, Lisbon, Portugal, 2005.
- XIII International Art Exhibition, XIII Exposição Internacional de Arte de Vila Nova de Cerveira, Casa Museu de Monção, Portugal, 2005.
- Museu do Esquecimento, Fine Arts National Society (Sociedade Nacional de Belas-Artes), Lisbon, Portugal, 2003.
Prizes and Scholarships
- 1st Prize from Multicoloured Dreams, Street Art Peace Project, Summer 2011, Helsinki, Finland [Google maps]
- 3rd Prize in Photography Contest "As vistas da SHE", in occasion of the 161th anniversary of the Harmonia Eborense Society, �vora, Portugal, 2010.
- International Traineeship in Jyväskylä Centre for Printmaking (Finland), in partnership with INOV-Art Program, an initiative from Direcção-Geral das Artes, Ministry of Culture in Portugal (2009/2010).
- Art Residence in Nishiaizu International Art Village (NIAV), Nishiaizu/Shingo, in collaboration with Camões Institute/Cultural Centre of Tokyo, Japan (2007-2008).
- Merit Scholarship by the Univerity of Évora (2004/2005).
- Erasmus Scholarship Program at Winchester School of Arts, University of Southampton, United Kingdom (2004).
- Merit Scholarship by the University of Évora (2003/2004).
- Merit Scholarship by the University of Évora (2002/2003).
- Represented in Public and Private Collections in Portugal, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, Japan and Finland.