Born in 1946 in Angola where he entered the artistic world, Carlos Calado began teaching art at the age of 19. He attended the Decorative Arts Course in Luanda and the Escola Superior de Belas Artes in Lisbon. He completed a burin apprenticeship with Alberto Flocon, dedicating himself from then on. entirely at your disposal. engraving and variety of his technical processes, in his own words «Putting the knowledge of sculpture into engraving (...) a certain modulation, the three dimensions.».

Works at Atelier Graff, where he teaches; lithography courses and is member of the Quebec Council of Estampa. He lives in Montreal, Canada.

The exhibitions stand out from your CV: Individuals – Galeria Port - Maurice, Montreal, 1982; Central Metropolitan Library, Main Gallery, Toronto, 1985; Convergence Gallery, Montreal, 1985; Casa do Bocage, Municipal Gallery of Visual Arts, Setúbal, 1989. Collectives - Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, III National Exhibition of Engraving, Lisbon, 1981/82; Quebec Engraving Council, Motivation V, Estampe Dessein, 1983; Tapei City Art Museum, Thailand, International Print Exhibit,1983/84; Palace of Congresses in Montreal, 2nd; National Salon of Art Galleries, 1984; Gallery of Art Exhibitions, 4th International Exhibition Small Graphic Forms, Lodz, Poland, 1985; La Jeune Gravure Contemporaine, exhibition at the Grand Palace of Paris, Museum of Drawing and Original Printing in Gravelines, France, 1985.

In 1986 he received the III Máximo Ramos Engraving Prize, Bello Pineiro Museum in Ferrol, Spain.