{"title":"Afonso Rocha","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfonso Rocha (b. 1999, Portugal)\u003c\/strong\u003e lives and works in London. He completed an MA at City \u0026amp; Guilds of London Art School (2024) and a BA from Porto Faculty of Fine Arts (2021), including a semester at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He has received several awards, including the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Grant, and was shortlisted for the Jackson’s Painting Prize in 2023. He recently held his first institutional solo exhibition, \u003cem\u003eNo Jardim\u003c\/em\u003e, at the Sintra Museum of Arts. His work is included in public and private collections across Europe and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRocha’s practice explores social and interpersonal relationships through irony and humour, using collage to construct layered, ambiguous scenes of contemporary life. Drawing from sources such as literature, photography, social media, and art history, his work blends personal memory with broader cultural references. By merging historical and pop imagery, his paintings question Western art traditions while examining intimacy, desire, and the dynamics of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEducation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2024 City \u0026amp; Guilds of London Art School, MA Fine Arts, London, UK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2021 Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, BA Fine Arts, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePorto, Portugal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2020 École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, Paris, France\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelected exhibitions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2026 London Window, ArtSticker (curated by Rodrigo Chaveiro), Tokyo, JP; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2025 New Geographies, The Tagli, (text by Hector Campbell), London, UK; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eACS Studio Prize, Gurr Johns, London, UK; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDolce Far Niente, MYMA (curated by Vittoria Beltrame), Online; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArt on a Postcard, Berntson Bhattacharjee, London, UK; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoft Burn, TIDERIP, London, UK; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlayground (solo), OMNU Art, Lisbon, Portugal; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Space that Lies Between, Twilight Contemporary, London, UK; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo Jardim, MU.SA Sintra Museum of Art, Lisbon, Portugal (solo); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFigurative Perspectives, Hurst Contemporary - Soho, London UK; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2023 Jackson’s Painting Prize, Bankside Gallery, London, UK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; Encontrarte Art Biennial, Amares, Portugal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"untitled-i","title":"Untitled I","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cartamagna.art\/collections\/afonso-rocha?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=afonso+r\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003eAfonso Rocha (b. 1999)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUntitled I\u003c\/em\u003e, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack pen and collage on paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e19.5 x 25.5 cm (+ frame)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipment:\u003c\/strong\u003e All of our artwork is shipped in protective soft packaging and insured for peace of mind. 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