1996-2001 BA (HONS) (5 years) on Faculdade
de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto- Fine Art Painting.
2001-02  Pos-graduation certificate on “Glass and Fine Art”- Central Saint Martins College, London, EN.
2002        Pos-graduation certificate on “Glass and Architecture”- Central Saint Martins College, London. EN
2003        Master in Glass - University of Sunderland. EN
2006-11  PhD Art Studies, University of Aveiro, Portugal.

STAGES:
Attend the British Institute until the “First Certificate in English”.
2002   Glassblowing course at City of Westminster College, London, EN.
2002   Dali course of Mosaic at Chelsea College Art and Desidn, London, EN.
2003   Engraving course National Glass Centre, Sunderland, EN.
2004   Architecture and light, North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland.
2004   Laminated Glass Sculpture, Fundación Centro Nacional del Vidro, San Ildefonso, Segovia, SP.
2006   “The Honeycomb Mold”, Corning Museum of Glass, New York, and E.U.A.
2006   Mold Blow and Glow (Néon), Corning Museum of Glass, New York, E.U.A.
2007   “From page to pedestal”, kiln casting (paté de verre), Pilchuck Glass School, Washington, USA.
2008   “Dip & Stitch: Hot Casting to Beading”, Pilchuck Glass School, Washington, E.U.A com David Chatt e Cathy Chase.

PROFESSIONAL SITUATION:
Part f the research Unit I&D Vidro e Cerâmica para as Arte (VICARTE), in Campus da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
2009 Invit. Teacher Assist. at the Fac. of Fine Arte,Oporto Uni.

WORKSHOP (ASSISTENT):
2006 with the artist Frantisêk Janák ; casting techn., Crisform, Marinha Grande.
2007 with the artist Michael Tayler, glassblowing workshop, Fac. de Ciências e Tecnologia da Uni. Nova de Lisboa.
2007 with the Sandbox group with the artists Mica Okuno, Takeshi Ito, Kanami Ogata, Tomoko Doi, casting technique, lost wax, Crisform, Marinha Grande.
2008 with the artist Deborah Horrell pâte de verre, Crisform, Marinha Grande.
2009 Organiz. of the workshop “glass art and science: Introduction to glassblowing, Techniques and the science of glass”, collaboration with VICARTE and Penn Sate Uni.

SCOLARSHIP:
2006   Fundação Luso – Americana for the workshop in Corning, E.U.A.
2006   The Corning Museum of Glass, E.U.A.
2006   Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia [FCT].
2007   Fundação Luso – Americana for the workshop in Pilchuck, E.U.A.
2008   Bolsa de Formação Grundtvig
2008   Pilchuck Glass School, E.U.A.
2011   Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia [FCT]- Bolsa de Pós doutoramento [Estudo e aplicação de esmaltes vítreos luminescentes em arte: textura, plasticidade e cromatismo]

AWARDS:
2001   “Arte Contemporânea Municipal de Vila Verde” in the Biennual of Vila Verde.
2001   1st place on annual comp. of draw in Chapin Azul, Porto.
2001   Aurélia de Sousa, Câmara Municipal do Porto.
2008   Hon.  Mention, 7ª Bienal de Artes Plásticas 2008, Prémio Pintor Fernando de Azevedo, Marinha Grande, Portugal.
2009   Honourable Mention, Jutta Cuny Franz Memorial Award, Museum Kunst Palast, Dusseldorf, Germany
2010   Hon. Mention, 7ª Bienal de Artes Plásticas 2010, Prémio Pintor Fernando de Azevedo, Marinha Grande, Portugal.