Manuel Cruz

Manuel Cruz Prada
Artistic Resume

Natural Famalicão, 1968
Castro Alves attends the Foundation from 1983 to 1988, as a ceramist.
Disciple of the master sculptor José Rodrigues.
Elected 2007 President of the Association of Sculpture and Contemporary Art and founder of the same.
• Author of the bronze monument (bull) Barrancos
• Author / Coordinator of Steel Sculpture Symposium - Macedo de Cavaleiros 2005. 1st Edition
• Author / Coordinator of International Sculpture Symposium - Vinhais 2006. 1st Edition
• Coordinator of the exhibition SCULPTURE FREE 2007 (collective outdoor sculpture) - Famalicão
• Coordinator of the exhibition SCULPTURE FREE 2008 (collective outdoor sculpture) - Loures
• Coordinator of the exhibition SCULPTURE FREE 2009 (collective outdoor sculpture) - Amadora
• Coordinator of the exhibition ART ON ROUTE CAMILO 2008 (collecting contemporary art) - Famalicão

Exposes individually from 1988
• 1988 I.P.J. Galleries Braga
• 1990 Hall V.N.Famalicão
• 1991 F.I.L. Lisbon
• 1992 Gallery I.P.J. Braga
• 1992 Foundation Cupertino Miranda, Famalicão
• 1997 Sculpture - Crevillente / Alicante - Spain
• 1997 Sculpture - Cidnay Hotel - St. Tirso
• 1999 Sculpture - Majestic Cafe - Porto
• 2000 Sculpture - Majestic Cafe - Porto
• 2001 Sculpture - Meridien Hotel - Porto
• 2003 Sculpture - Museum Soledad Malvar - Famalicão
• 2007 Sculpture - Stone Museum - Cantanhede
• 2011 Casa das Artes - Famalicão
Participations in collective exhibitions / contests
• 1988 Contest "New values of the culture," participation in ceramics
• 1990 Contest "Arts & Ideas" of SEJ in the area of sculpture
• 1993 Second Biennial of Painting Júlio Resende
• 1993 Project, "3 Artists 1 Project
• 1994 Award "BCM" Cooperative Tree and BCM
• 1995 Biennial III Júlio Resende, Painting
• 1995 "Apoarte" Biennial Sculpture Association Apogee
• 1995 Young Art, Barcelos
• 1996 Young Artists Competition of I.P.J. and C.P.A.I.
• 1998 Young Artists Competition of I.P.J. and C.P.A.I.
• 1998 Edinfor Sculpture Contest - Casino Estoril
• 1999 Painting Contest Amadeo Souza Cardoso Amarante
• 2002 Collective Sculpture / Painting - House of Conde, Riba D'Ave
• 2002 Collective Sculpture / Painting - Mário Sequeira Galle