João Carlos Gonçalves Sobreira (Leiria, 1984) holds a degree in Painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon (2013) and has completed two master's degrees: one in Fine Arts at ESAD. CR (2016), with a dissertation...
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João Carlos Gonçalves Sobreira (Leiria, 1984) holds a degree in Painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon (2013) and has completed two master's degrees: one in Fine Arts at ESAD. CR (2016), with a dissertation on self-representation, and another in Visual Arts Education at FPCEUP (2022), focusing on the role of the trainee teacher. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Painting at FBAUL, exploring intersections between sound and painting based on phenomenological approaches and interdisciplinary experimentation. Since 2020, he has been teaching History of Culture and Arts in the artistic courses at the Artistic School of the Coimbra Music Conservatory.
Since 2009, he has regularly participated in solo and group exhibitions. Notable exhibitions include those at Lisbon Airport (2023), CAE Figueira da Foz (2024), Galeria Arte Graça (2018–2019), Galeria Manuel Artur dos Santos (2023) and Teatro São Carlos (2012). He has also performed live with painting and music, such as the concert-performance ‘Pintar a Música’ (2025).