Leonor Sousa
Biography
Leonor Trindade Sousa, born in Vagos, Aveiro, Portugal. She finished school on the Arts’ área in Espinho, the city which saw her growing up. Since adolescence that curiosity and intuition awakened her to the world of arts, particularly to the painting. Through various techniques ... from figurative to abstract ... from acrylic to oil ... She has painted different collections.
Her curriculum already has a huge amount of individual and collective exhibitions, either national or international (Portugal, France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Denmark, Brazil, Méxi co, India, Colombia, Bangladesh and Turkey).
In 2018 she was invited to be the Portuguese Ambassador to Denmark, with her painting "Mar Imenso" which will be part of the permanent collection of the European Art Museum in Frederiksvaerk, Denmark. In 2019, in collaboration with the Marines of Hope and the Colombian Consulate, two pain tings were delivered to the Caribbean Museum in Colombia.
She also has a number of awards from Italy, Portugal, Spain, France, India, U.S.A., etc.
Life gave her the ability to express herself through art.
Artist Statement
"I am what life does to me ... the rest of everything and the beginning of a lot ...."
What first prompted you to think of becoming an artist?
I didn't become an artist, I feel like I was born an artist.
What kind of an artist do you ultimately see yourself?
An Artist likes so many others in search of inspiration and Peace of mind.
What are you hoping to communicate to the viewer through your work?
I hope to be able to show the viewer the restlessness that goes inside my being.
Can you explain the process of creating your work?
My work reflects states of mind, oscillates according to everything around me.
What is your favourite part of the creative process?
My favourite part in the creative process is, without a doubt, the meantime, because I never feel that a painting is finished.
Can you give us an insight into current projects and inspiration, or what we can look forward to from you in the near future?
It is very difficult to answer this question, because the time for me is now, at this very moment, I let it flow, I live each moment as if it were the last and I take every opportunity as if it were unique ... tomorrow ... in the future, it will be whatever has to be.
Crepúsculo/Acrylic on canvas/40cmx50cm
Fleur Enchanté/Acrylic on canvas/50cmx40cm
Frida Khalo/Oil on canvas/50cmx40cm
Gloom/Acrylic on Canvas/50cmx40cm
São Lirios/Acrylic on canvas/50cmx40cm
Silêncio/Acrylic on canvas/30cmx30cm
