aestrela@hotmail.com
Lives
and works in New York
MFA,
School of Visual Arts, New York.
Degree
in Painting at the University of Lisbon - School of the Arts.
Exchange
program at the Audio-visual department, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam
Solo
Exhibitions
2001
CROSSSHARING-Hi8-Turquoise Hexagon Sun,
Interferências,
Chiado Museum, Lisbon (curated
by Pedro Lapa)
Alexandre Estrela, Slow Motion, E.S.T.G.A.D., Caldas da Rainha
(curated by Miguel Wandshneider)
2000
RTP2, apartment, Lisbon
Group
Exhibitions (selection)
2001
SPARING PARTNERS ART COLLECTION (curated by Sparing Partners)
AIR
PORTUGAL, The Pond, San Francisco (curated by João
Simões)*
NOVAS
AQUISIÇÕES, Museu do Chiado, Lisbon , (curated
by Pedro Lapa)
7 ARTISTAS AO 10 MÊS,
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, (curated
by Francisco Vaz Fernandes)*
SQUATTERS
II, Witt de With , Roterdam (curated by Bartomeu Mari)
SQUATTERS, Edificio da
Direcção Geral da Concervação do Património,
Porto (curated
by Porto2001 and Fundação Serralves)
COLECÇÃO
PERMANENTE DO C.A.M., Centro de Arte Moderna F.C.G. Lisboa
Bienal da Maia , (curated
by Paulo Mendes)
2000
ELECTRIC
HOUSE, WC Container, Artes em Partes, Porto (curated
by Paulo Mendes)
NORTH
BY Northwest, Caldeira 123,
Porto (curated
by Gustavo e Eduardo )
CONTAMINANTES COMUNICANTES, S.N.B.A., Lisbon (curated
by Paulo Mendes and David Santos)*
PLANOXXI, G-Mac,
Glasgow (curated by Paulo Mendes
and António Rego)
ZDB goes to FRISCO,Southern
Exposure gallery, San Francisco (curated by ZDB)
AIR PORTUGAL, London Bienal,
Shorditch townhall, London (curated
by Miguel Soares and João Simões)*
1999
ESPAÇO1999, Natural History Museum, Lisbon (curated by Pedro Cabral
Santo and Gilberto Reis)
FESTIVAL ATLANTICO’99, Lisbon (curated by ZDB) *
BM99, Maia (curated by António Cerveira Pinto)
(A)CASOS & MATERIAIS, C.A.P.C., Coimbra (curated by Paulo Mendes)
SELECTIONS, School of Visual Arts Gallery, New York (curated by Lucio
Pozzi)
1998
BIOVOID, Sala do Veado, Natural History Museum, Lisbon*
22,23, two apartments in Manhatan, New York ( co-curated with Derek
Zeitel )
O IMPERIO CONTRA ATACA, ZDB, Lisbon ; La Capella, Barcelona
(curated
by Carlos Roque and Pedro Cabral Santo)*
1997
A ARTE O ARTISTA E O OUTRO, Fundação Cupertino Miranda, Famalicão*
(curated by Miguel von Hafe Perez)
JAMBA, Sala do Veado, Natural History Museum, Lisbon
1996
ARCO96, Aula do Risco, Parque ferial Juan Carlos I, Madrid (curated by António
Cerveira Pinto)
GREENHOUSE DISPLAY, Lisbon’s Green House, Lisbon (curated by Autores
em Movimento)*
1995
LA BIENNALE DES JEUNES ARTISTES D’EUROPE MEDITERRANEE, Rijeka, Croacia*
WALLMATE, School of Visual Arts, University of Lisbon (co-curated with Miguel
Soares)*
1994
ACABAMENTOS DE LUXO, Portuguese Architects Association, (curated by João
Pinharanda) Lisbon*
20 000 MINUTOS DE ARTE NO TECNICO, Instituto Superior Técnico,
Lisbon (curated by Joana Vasconcelos)
SET- UP, School of Liberal Arts, University of Lisbon (curated By Paulo
Carmona)
INDEPENDENT WORM SALOON, National Society for the Arts, Lisbon (co-curated
with Rui Toscano)
1993
REAL RAVE, Movie Theatre, Portela de Sintra (curated by Patricia Gouveia)
O QUE E NACIONAL E BOM, Forum Prior do Crato, Lisbon (curated by Pedro
Cabral)
Colective project A SALVO DA LUZ, School of Visual Arts, University
of Lisbon
MS.AE.AM.HF, Monumental gallery, Lisbon
1991
ARTE COM TIMOR, Palácio das Galveias, Lisbon
ARTSTRIKE, School of Visual Arts, University of Lisbon*
FALTAM NOVE PARA 2000, School of Visual Arts, University of Lisbon
Other
Activities
1999
Director of the Short Videoart Festival Hi8
1998
Art director of the exhibition BIOVOID
Collections
Portugal
Telecom
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Museu do Chiado
Associação 15/21