Biography - Osvaldo Gago


Training

1992 - Photography and video training in the Instituto da Juventude (youth national state organization), integrated in the Youth organization training program.

1995 - It becomes a member of the photography and video department in the Casa da Cultura de Loule.

1996 - Workshop "Black and White printing - advanced techniques, by Guillaume Geneste (La Chambre Noir - Paris), this workshop was in the photography meetings of Coimbra.

1997 - Workshop about photography archival techniques, by Vitória Mesquita and Mr. José Pessoa, from the Arquivo Nacional de Fotografia.

1997 - Workshop about advertising photography, by José Fabião from ETIC/EPI, integrated in the event Primavera Fotográfica.

1997 - Workshop "The color in photography", by José Soudo from AR.CO, integrated in the event "Primavera Fotográfica".

1999 - Phase II (2 year program) in "AR.CO - Centro de Arte e Educação Visual " art school

Teaching

2003 - Workshop: "Photography for Salesman" in Worten Megastores of Amadora, Colombo, Vasco da Gama, Cascais e Seixal.

Exhibits

1994 - Participation in the group exhibit on the Gallery of the Cinema and theater of S. Brás de Alportel.

1995 - Participation in the group exhibit "IV Mostra de Fotografia da Casa da Cultura de Loulé"

1996 - Participates in the "Exposição de Fotografia e Mostra de Vídeo" na Feira da Serra of S. Brás de Alportel.

1996 - Participation in the educational exhibit about photography, in the Archaeological Museum Infante D. Henrique in Faro.

1996 - Participation in the group exhibit "V Mostra de Fotografia da Casa da Cultura de Loulé".

1997 - Participation in the sculpture exhibit of the sculpture workshop in the Instituto Português da Juventude, with sculpture and photography.

1997 - Participates in the Primavera Fotográfica do Algarve with the project "O Casarão", wich was shown in the Archaeological Museum Infante D. Henrique in Faro.

1999 - It participates in the finalists exhibit of the AR.CO photography training program.

2001 - It participates in the Primavera Fotográfica of the Algarve with the work "Anatomy of a Street", displayed in the Gallery of the Bookstore Odisseia in Faro.

Book

2004 - Co-author and designer of the photo biography of the Maestro Joaquim Alferes.