Gonçalo C. Silva is a visual artist based in Lisbon.

Gonçalo C. Silva (b. 1997) lives and works in Lisbon, Portugal. He has studied at both the Faculty of Fine-Arts in Lisbon and at Atelier de Lisboa, and is currently pursuing an MA at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities from NOVA University of Lisbon. In his work, which applies an artistic approach to photography, Gonçalo addresses themes related to the representation of the landscape, and to the relationship between humans and nature, focusing in the entanglements of heritage, presence, identity and belonging. In his projects, the interconnection of images from different contexts create new meanings and narratives with a strong symbolic character, related to the artist’s personal experiences.

Education

2023 - 2025

Photography: Creation and Context @ Atelier de Lisboa in Lisbon. Lecture with Pedro Alfacinha and guest lecturers André Príncipe, António Júlio Duarte, Daniel Blaufuks, Pauliana Valente Pimentel and others.

2022 - Present

Master Degree in Communications and Art @ Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities from NOVA University of Lisbon.

2021 - 2023

Photography project and book creation course @ Atelier de Lisboa in Lisbon.

2015 - 2018

Bachelor in Communication Design @ Faculty of Fine-arts in Lisbon.

Attended initiation and advanced photography studies inside the course.

Solo Exhibitions

2024

A Cyclone Is Coming  — Galeria da Estação, Braga PT

Collective Exhibitions

2024

Bienal de Fotografia de VFX | BF24  — Celeiro da Patriarcal, Vila Franca de Xira PT

2023

Jov’Arte, Bienal Jovem 2023 — Galeria Vieira da Silva, Loures PT

Quer Curtas ou não — GAAT, Lisboa PT

Colónia de Férias — PLATO gallery, Évora PT

Hearts on Fire — A Homem Mau, Lisboa PT

VIII Edition of the Photography prize of Sintra — MU.SA, Sintra PT

2022

Mostra Nacional de Jovens Criadores — Fórum Municipal Romeu Correia, Almada PT

VII Edition of the Photography prize of Sintra — MU.SA, Sintra PT

Awards / Grants

2023

Integration in FUTURES Photography platform, selected by Ci.CLO

Third prize in the VIII edition of Prémio de Fotografia de Sintra

2022

Honorable mention in the VII edition of Prémio de Fotografia de Sintra

Residencies

2024

Residencie at Alqueva region, as part of SUSTENTAR - Bienal’25 Fotografia do Porto — Évora PT

2022

Residencie at Serra do Açor, with artist Jem Southam — Monte Redondo PT

Publications / Catalogues

2022 Catalogue of Mostra Nacional de Jovens Criadores

2021 S/Título #1, with the work “Rituals of the modern land” (newspaper)