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Sobral Centeno

Born in 1948 (Porto, Portugal). Lives and works in Porto, Portugal.

Bio

Photo credits: Mafalda Mendes

Sobral Centeno was born in Porto, Portugal, in 1948, where he lives and works.

He graduated in Fine Arts (FBAUP), received a scholarship from Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (1983-1985) and taught at Instituto Politécnico do Porto (1987-2006). In 2024, he was awarded the merit medal from the city of Porto.
His work can be found in many national and international collections, among the following: Centro de Arte Moderna da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (Portugal); Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves (Portugal); Coleção de Arte Moderna e Contemporânea – Norlinda e José Lima (Portugal); Kunstmuseum Walter im Glaspalast (Germany); Shoes or No Shoes Musem (Belgium); L’Unesco La Galerie d’Art (France); Instituto de Arte Contemporânea (Brazil); Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Pernambuco (Brazil).

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Artworks

Exhibitions

Sobral Centeno

Espaços Series
2 March – 4 May, 2024
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Sobral Centeno

des/construção
18 November – 30 December, 2023
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Sobral Centeno

Abdcious 1961-1989
4 June – 31 July, 2022
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Sobral Centeno

Berlin Series
11 December, 2021 – 15 January, 2022
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News

Visit us at ARCOlisboa 2026

30 May – 31 May, 2026
Galeria Nuno Centeno will be displaying at booth C03, until Sunday (May 31st)
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Galeria Nuno Centeno at ARCOlisboa 2026

28 May – 31 May, 2026
Galeria Nuno Centeno will be at booth C03 showing João Penalva, José Pedro Croft, Maria Capelo and João Penalva
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Sobral Centeno – Caminho Mão Ferro

17 January – 12 July, 2026
Estação das Artes – Mirandela welcomes Sobral Centeno’s latest solo exhibition
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Sobral Centeno shortlisted for the Sovereign Portuguese Art Prize 2025

21 October – 26 November, 2025
‘Untitled’ by Sobral is one of the 30 selected works
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Sobral Centeno – querer dizer nada, tudo querer dizer

14 September – 25 October, 2025
Sobral Centeno’s latest exhibition takes place at Casa da Cultura de Paredes, Portugal.
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