Portuguese artist Cristina Rodrigues was born in 1980 in Porto, where she studied and began her professional
career as an architect, later moving to Lisbon and then the Algarve. In 2009 she moved to Manchester, United Kingdom,
where she lectured at university, developed her doctoral research and started her career as an artist, which
would later return her to her home country.
Cristina holds a PhD in Art & Design from Manchester School of Art (2016), an M.Phil in Medieval and Renaissance
History from the University of Porto (2007) and a Honours Degree in Architecture from Lusíada University
(2004).
Her art work has been exhibited internationally, in Europe, Asia and South America, with several solo exhibitions.
These include Cry of the High Tide (2021), at the Gardens of the National Archaeology Museum – Jerónimos
Monastery, Lisbon; at the Wharf of the Royal Customs, Vila do Conde; at the vineyard of the Monastery of Santo de
Ancede, Baião; and outside the Ermesinde Cultural Forum; Crossing (2020), at Centro de Cultura Contemporânea,
Castelo Branco, Portugal; Home is the Cathedral of Life (2019), at MATADERO, Madrid, Spain; The Horizon (2019),
at Quinta da Cruz – Centro de Arte Comtemporânea, Viseu, Portugal; Echoes of the Sea (2018), at The Hillside
Forum, Tokyo, Japan; The Shroud (2017/2018), at MATADERO, Madrid, Spain; The Kingdom of Heaven (2017), at
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, United Kingdom; A Retrospective (2017), at Centro de Cultura Contemporânea,
Castelo Branco, Portugal; The Shroud, at Colombo Art Biennale 2016, in the Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour,
Colombo, Sri Lanka; and La Pasión (2016), a monumental exhibition installed at 5 of the most iconic monuments in
the city of Seville, Spain: Fundación Valentín de Madariaga y Oya, Portuguese Pavilion, Universidad de Sevilla, Casa
de la Provincia and Real Alcázar de Sevilla.
Several of Cristina’s works have been acquired for the art collections of museums and public entities, namely
Manchester Cathedral, UK; Cheshire East Council, UK; Accion Cultural Española (AC/E), Spain; Municipal Museum
Amadeo Souza-Cardoso, Portugal; Cascais Municipality; Castelo Branco Municipality; Viseu Municipality; Vila do
Conde Municipality; Valongo Municipality; Baião Municipality and the Portuguese State. More recently, Memories of
the Sea, comprising three installations suspended from the ceiling, was commissioned by the Dutch group VIA Outlets
and is on permanent display at Vila do Conde Porto Fashion Outlet since April 2021.
Through her art, Cristina draws imaginary narratives linking her personal journey as a Portuguese woman in a
global context to a fantastic world of symbolisms. Each of her art installations is locally inspired yet universal in meaning.
As to her audiences, Cristina’s creations can take an international contemporary spectator into a transcultural and
transtemporal journey.