Cristóvão
Maçarico

Cristóvão Maçarico is 21 years old. Originally from Lisbon, he moved to São Miguel Island at a young age where he finished mandatory school. Currently, he studies painting at the AKI Artez Fine Arts Academy (Netherlands), though for the moment he stays in Paris for his thesis research. He uses painting, video, and sound to explore concepts of place and being and issues around the individual, the body, and transitoriness. His artistic career includes participation in the group exhibition "We never say never", which opened vaga gallery in December 2020, the Young Creators Prize Walk&Talk 2022 - which lead to the solo exhibition "Jumping into Existence" at the Centro Regional da Cultura of Ponta Delgada. He is also being represented by the Azorean music label Marca Pistola.