Telmo Alcobia
Portugal

Telmo Alcobia

Born in Lisbon in 1980. degree in Fine Arts – Painting, from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon (1999-2004) and has a master's degree in Drawing (2006-2009), from the same institution.

Since 2001, he has exhibited collectively and individually in Portugal and abroad, and since then has won some awards such as the 1st; Mundiglobo Painting Prize – joint panel, Torres Campo Grande, Lisbon (2006) and the Honorable Mentions of the 62nd; Salon des Artistes du hurepoix, Ville de Sainte-Geneviàve-des-Bois, Paris, France (2008) and in Video, from the Salúquia Arts Award, Moura (2005).< /p>

Works in contemporary art,  in the areas of painting, installations, and murals, as well as video and illustration. In his work, he is interested in exploring power dynamics between people and institutions, focusing on media narratives, social networks and consumerism.