ABOUT
 

Inês Nunes [1979] Artist - Portuguese, lives and works in Lisbon. 

 

Holds a degree in Psychological Sciences at ISPA - University Institute (2008) and completed the Professional Training Course in Psychology of Aesthetic and Artistic Development (2020). Teacher in the application of the Programme Aesthetic and Artistic Education since 2015. 

 

Completed the Advanced Course in Fine Arts at Ar.Co (2001-2003) and while still a student received scholarships from Segafredo and Dewalt. Studied Jewellery at Ar.Co - Center of Art and Visual Communication, Drawing at SNBA - National Society of Fine Arts (1997-2001) and Textile Arts and Design at Artistic school António Arroio (1995-1997).

 

After completing her studies, she was teacher at Ar.Co (2009-2016), intern advisor and aptitude test examiner at António Arroio Art School and intern advisor at ESAD - Matosinhos School of Art and Design. She was teacher at Artistic school António Arroio (2022-2024). She is trainer professional with certificate CPP.

 

Develops her work in art, design, psychology of art and fashion, focusing on the exploration of the relationships between body, object, and space. With a dynamic and collaborative approach, she undertakes projects that combine creation, consultancy, production management, and creative direction, standing out for her innovation and commitment to strategic and creative partnerships.

 

Since 1998, has participated in exhibitions galleries and museums, both nationally and internationally and projects, maintaining a consistent presence in initiatives that reshape the artistic context. Her ongoing research fosters interdisciplinary dialogues and experimentation, challenging boundaries and inspiring new possibilities in contemporary creation.

 

Her work is referenced in publications, articles/critical thinking - Art Jewelry Forum or Klimt02; including books - Contemporary Jewellery in Portugal by Cristina Filipe, 500 Bracelets in Lark books or Hunt by Kadri Mälk; and magazines - Umbigo, Beaux Arts, Vogue, Prima, Máxima, Edit, Parq, Numéro, Style and L´Officiel. Has collaborated with Umbigo international art magazine as artistic  consultant since 2007.

 

Her artwork is part of the collections of MUDE - Design Museum, Ar.Co - Center of Art and Visual Communication and national, international private collectors.

 

STATEMENT

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Contemporary jewellery is broad, multidisciplinary and part of the global panorama of the arts.

It is an object of communication that establishes contact, affirms relationships and stimulates thought in a space open to creativity and innovation.

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My main motivation is to add something new, which should react, involve and satisfy the needs of those who create it, those who use it and those who see it. The value lies in the idea, the concept, the creative process and the relationship between body, object and space.

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It is this quest for knowledge and reflection that I seek to understand and respond to, in my need to innovate, thus contributing to the field´s constantly evolving artistic and research development.

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​SOME NOTES

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​2024

• Exhibition Para que servem as coisas? at MUDE - Design Museum, Lisbon

• Exhibition and book “Mundo lusófono: a pronúncia da mulher no design de produto“. Curated by Daniel Vieira and Bernardo Providência, Guimarães

• Curator of Afinidades na Joalharia Contemporânea, a partnership between the Soares dos Reis National Museum and Quarteirão Criativo. The exhibition showcases the results of the participants from the Bombarda - Open Call "Firmino" by Soares dos Reis at the MNSR, Porto.

  Participation in the Contemporary Jewellery Auction at Veritas Art Auctioneers, Lisbon. Curated by Cristina Filipe

• Publications/articles/critical thinking - Work featured: Bande à Part by Elena Karpilova at Klimt02.Tiaras and Tributes to Women Fighting for democracy by Caroline Palmer at Art Jewelry Forum. And an Inaugural Auction in catalogue Veritas Art Auctioneers by Cristina Filipe and Klimt02

• Exhibitions Jewellery for Democracy and Contemporary Tiaras at the Royal Treasury Museum, Lisbon - 2nd Lisbon Biennial of Contemporary Jewellery 

• Teacher at Artistic school António Arroio, Lisbon (2022-2024)

• Collaboration with Strawberry Studio Keyrings, Lisbon

• ModaLisboa Fashion Week, Lisbon

 

2023

• Exhibition 25 years Reverso Gallery, Lisbon

• Participation at Mundo Lusófono - a pronúncia da mulher no design de produto curated by Daniel Vieira, Portugal

• Publications/articles/critical thinking - book Portuguese design through a plurality of objects by Daniel Vieira & Bernardo Providência and exhibition Portuguese design through a plurality of objects at Minho university, Portugal

• Interview - Prima magazine, Lisbon

• Teacher at Artistic school António Arroio, Lisbon

• Collaboration with Strawberry Studio Keyrings, Lisbon

• ModaLisboa Fashion Week, Lisbon

 

2022

• Exhibition Memory of place at Biennial METALLOphone6, Lithuania

• Work featured - book Cold Sweat, Portugal

• Teacher at Artistic school António Arroio, Lisbon

• Aptitude test examiner, jewellery course - Artistic  school António Arroio, Lisbon

• Collaboration with Strawberry Studio Keyrings, Lisbon

• Interview - Saber Viver magazine

• ModaLisboa Fashion Week, Lisbon

 

2021

• Exhibition Cold Sweat at Pharmacy Museum - 1st Lisbon Contemporary Jewellery Biennal, Lisbon

• Presentation of own artistic work at 9ª Luxury, Art & Design Weekend at Martinhal X O Apartamento, Algarve

• Collaboration with Umbigo magazine #77 D. Maria II artistic project by Inês Nunes

• Teacher in the application of the Programme Aesthetic and Artistic Education at schools, Almada

• ​At Padaria 24 (2012-2021)

• Collaboration with Strawberry Studio Keyrings, Lisbon

• ModaLisboa Fashion Week, Lisbon

 

2020

• Online exhibition Jewels and Protective Objects for the 21st century - PIN x MUDE, Lisbon

• Quarantine project - Renovar com Inês Nunes

• Collaboration with artist Bela Silva Sardinha - Ao Mar for Bordallo Pinheiro, Portugal

• Collaboration with Strawberry Studio Keyrings, Lisbon

• Work featured - book Hunt by Kadri Mälk, Estonia

• Exhibition at Romanian Jewelry week with PIN, Romania

• Exhibition at Espaço Real Gallery, Lisbon

• ModaLisboa Fashion Week, Lisbon

 

2019

• The map of São Paulo belongs to the MUDE - Museum of Design and Fashion collection, Lisbon

• My work featured in the book Contemporary Jewelry in Portugal by Cristina Filipe, Lisbon

• Exhibition Up Till Here at Reverso Gallery, Lisbon

• International Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Jewelry at Portalegre's Tapestry Museum, Portalegre, Portugal

• Exhibition Summer Guests: Contemporary Jewelry in Portugal in dialogue with some of the works from the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum Modern Collection, Lisbon

• Curator of Diogo Ramalho's exhibition Trouble in Paradise at Espaço Real Gallery, Lisbon

• Exhibition Ella Bauer and Inês Nunes at Reverso Gallery, Lisbon

• Collaboration with Strawberry Studio Keyrings, Lisbon

• Exhibition / Opening at Espaço Real Gallery, Lisbon

• Exhibition TIARA (40 years Jewelry Department) at Ar.Co, Lisbon

• ModaLisboa Fashion Week, Lisbon

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2018

• Gallery O, Seoul, South Korea

• Golas descartáveis belong to the MUDE - Museum of Design and Fashion collection, Lisbon

• Aptitude test examiner, jewellery course - Artistic school António Arroio, Lisbon

• Collaboration with Strawberry Studio Keyrings, Lisbon

• Exhibition Just Now / Now  with Ar.Co at Museum of Decorative Arts Czech Republic, Prague, 

• Exhibition How do we pronounce Design in Portuguese?  MUDE- Museum of Design and Fashion (Month of Portugal in Boston) at Sol Koffler Gallery in - RISD in Providence, Rhode Island USA

• Exhibition Tanto Mar - Design Transatlantic Flows, MUDE - Museum of Design and Fashion at Calheta Palace, Lisbon

• ModaLisboa Fashion Week, Lisbon

 

2017​

• Exhibition PINAPARIS  Bijoux Contemporains - Parcours Bijoux 2017, 

• Exhibition Twenty-Three Contemporary Jewellery in Ibero-America / Lisbon Ibero American Capital of Culture 2017, Portugal

• Work featured article by Ana Campos at Umbigo magazine, Lisbon

• Aptitude test examiner at jewellery course - Artistic  school António Arroio, Lisbon

• ModaLisboa Fashion Week, Lisbon​

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2016

• ModaLisboa Fashion Week, Lisbon

• Swarovski - Gem Vision Trend Direction 2018 published two works of her own Drop by drop earrings and Double pearls

• Creation the medal design Ordem Sagrada Esperança in partnership with Catarina Dias to Archeofactu for António Agostinho Neto Foundation, Angola

• Collaboration jewellery design by Inês Nunes presented in the collection Morecco at ModaLisboa

• Teacher of Project and Technics, Jewellery Classes, levels 1, 2 and 3, at Ar.Co, Lisbon(2009-2016)

• Exhibition Felicitas in Alice Floriano Gallery in Porto Alegre, Brazil

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2015

• Obellery Studio in Hong Kong – China

• Exhibition in Ickx gallery in Brussels, Belgium 

• Collaboration art jewellery objects Bold box of dreams by Inês Nunes presented in the collection Dreamers fashion collection by Inês Duvale at Sangue Novo -  ModaLisboa

• Collaboration in the PhD Project, Aesthetic Development and Artistic Education, in the PhD Thesis by Teresa Almeida Rocha, ISPA University Institute of Psychology, Social and Life Sciences. Having been applied by a program of Aesthetic Education in children of 7 and 8 years in a private college during a semester

 

2014

• Jury member at Jovens Criadores, Lisbon

• Exhibition PIN10 years at National Society of Fine Arts, Lisbon

• Collaboration art jewellery objects F or F - Stop by Inês Nunes presented in the collection Karma fashion by Inês Duvale at Sangue Novo - ModaLisboa, Lisbon

 

2013

• Exhibition Abc, 40 years Ar.Co in the Chiado Museum Ar.Co in Lisbon

• Exhibition Até as árvores são sonhos at Reverso  Gallery in Lisbon

• Exhibition 40 Jóias in Tereza Seabra Gallery in Lisbon

• Presentation of collective LUSITANIA´s work, SWAB Contemporary art fair in Barcelona, Spain

• PIN Celebration exhibition at Galeria Tereza Seabra in Lisbon

• Exhibition LUSITANIA in F X 32 Dreimühlenstrasse in Muschelkalk, Schmuck in Munich, Germany

 

2012

• Triennale du bijoux Contemporain in Mons, Belgium

 

2011

• Golas descartáveis were donated for Ar.Co  collection, Lisbon

• Collaboration Inês Nunes for V!TOR at Modalisboa, Lisbon

• Collective exhibition “Border City” in Tallin, Estonia

• Collective exhibition PIN ANONIMUM EXD´11/LISBOA

• Aptitude test examiner, jewellery course - Artistic school António Arroio, Lisbon

 

2010

• Braceletes Mede-te and indispensables belong to the MUDE - Museum of Design and Fashion collection Lisbon

• Aptitude test examiner, jewellery course - Artistic school António Arroio, Lisbon

•  Vice President of PIN - Associação Portuguesa de Joalharia Contemporânea (Contemporary Jewellery Portuguese Association) 

• BOOMSHIRT EstorilFashionArtFestival at ModaLisboa, Cascais

• Intern artistic advisor - Artistic school António Arroio in Lisbon and ESAD - Matosinhos School of Art and Design in Porto

 

2009

• Exhibition On the Other Hand at Reverso gallery, Lisbon

• Collaboration with La Roche Posay, Lisbon

• Teacher of Project and Technics, Jewellery Classes, levels 1, 2 and 3, at Ar.Co, Lisbon

• Invited by Roche Posay to participate in a press conference, Lisbon

• Intern artistic advisor - Artistic school António Arroio, Lisbon; and ESAD - Matosinhos School of Art and Design in Porto

 

2008

• Intern artistic advisor - Artistic school António Arroio, Lisbon; in Lisbon and ESAD - Matosinhos School of Art and Design in Porto

 

2007

• Exhibition Impressions on Portuguese contemporary jewellery in Nuremberg, Germany

• Collaboration with Umbigo magazine as artistic consultant, Lisbon

• Intern artistic advisor - Artistic school António Arroio, Lisbon

 

2006

• Exhibition 4 pontos de contacto between Lisbon and Rome

• Intern artistic advisor - Artistic school António Arroio, Lisbon

 

2005

• Participation in Lark Books edition, book 500 bracelets with two projects

• Conception and design of prestigious pieces for the company Citigroup 

• Participation on the 10º international symposium and jewellery exhibition Arts Ornata europeana, Portugal

• Intern artistic advisor - Artistic school António Arroio, Lisbon

 

2004

• Participation an Art auction organized by Ar.Co at Palace Galveias in Lisbon

• Intern artistic advisor - Artistic school António Arroio, Lisbon

 

2003

• Intern advisor - Artistic school António Arroio, Lisbon and ESAD - Matosinhos School of Art and Design in Porto

 

2003 - 2005 

• Teaching experience in the Jewellery workshop at  Cascais, Portugal

 

2002 - 2008

• BA in Psychological Sciences at ISPA - University Institute of Psychology, Social and Life Sciences in Lisbon

 

2002

• Participation as a student from Ar.Co L’ornament est-il toujours un crime?” - Haute École d’Arts Appliqués in Geneva

• Exhibition "Scholarship Students & Finalists from Ar.Co at CCB in Lisbon

 

2001 - 2003

• Advanced Course in Fine Arts at Ar.Co

 

2001 - 2002 

• Scholarships from Dewalt, Segafredo and the Cervantes Institute in Lisbon

 

2001

• Participation in TALENT in Internationale Handwerksmesse, Munich

• Jewellery Exhibition - AURUM Gallery, Copenhagen

• Jewellery Exhibition at Diferença Gallery, Lisbon

 

2000

• Exhibition Portugal: Memória do Futuro, Cultura, Moda de um Povo at ABC Serrano in Madrid

• Project participation Microart  - EXPO 2000, Hannover

• Workshop The Chain of Lissabon,  Ted Noten in Lisbon

 

1999

• Conception and Design“Jóia Identitária by Inês Nunes for Joseph's shop, London

• Exhibition Pot Pourri Luso International Symposium of Contemporary Jewellery (Ars ornata Europeana), Barcelona 

• Exhibition «Isto é uma Jóia» at Ricardo Espírito Santo Foundation in Lisbon

 

1998 - 2001 

• Exhibition at Tereza Seabra Gallery in Lisbon 

 

1997 - 2001

• Jewellery Couse at Ar.Co, Lisbon

• Exhibition students work at Ar.Co in Almada

• Workshop Enhancing the Jewel and Mr. Vacanti' with Christoph Zellweger in Lisbon.