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  1. Selected Awards

    2024

         International Travel Grant, Iaspis Konstnarsnamnden, SWE

    2023 

         International Travel Grant, Iaspis Konstnarsnamnden, SWE 

         Scholarship for Japan, Foundation Oriente, Lisbon, POR

         International Travel Grant, Iaspis Konstnarsnamnden, SWE 

    2022

         The Portuguese Sovereign Award, finalist, Sovereign Foundation, Lisbon, POR (February)

         1 Year Working Grant, Konstnarsnamnden, SWE (March)

         Scholarship, Oriente Foundation, Lisbon, POR (November)

    2021

        Volumes Award 2021, finalist, Zurich, Switzerland

        Royal Academy of Art, Summer Exhibition, finalist, London, UK 

        Taoyuan International Art Prize, Honourable Mention and Audience Choice Award,   Taoyuan Fine Art Museum, Taiwan

        Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition, finalist, Copenhagen, Denmark

    2020

          Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize, shortlist, London, UK

          Summer Exhibition, shortlist, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK

           Swedish Institute, Paris, Iaspis Swedish Arts Grants Committee for Visual and Applied Arts , International travel grant (April)

    2019

             ADAGP Artist Revelation Award, finalist, ADAGP (French Society for Graphic and Fine Artists), Paris, France (August)

              Iaspis Swedish Arts Grants Committee' Visual and Applied Arts , International travel grant (March)

             Seoul Art Space Geumcheon, residency grant, Seoul, South Korea

    2018

              Iaspis Swedish Arts Grants Committee' Visual and Applied Arts , International travel grant, (May)       

              Artist International Development Fund Grant, winner, Arts Council England & British Council             (April)

             Artist Bursary, a-n (artist information company), UK (March)

             Est Nord Est Residency, Quebec, CA (2 months)

             Chaiya Art Awards, finalist, London, UK (March)

    2017

    Jerwood Drawing Prize, second prize winner, Jerwood Charitable Foundation, London, UK (September)

    Artist in Residence, Iaspis Stockholm, SWE

    2016

    Prize of the Jury Fuso/Edp Foundation, special mention, Fuso International Video Art Festival, Lisbon, PT (August)

    Mac International Ulster Bank Prize, finalist, Metropolitan Arts Centre, finalist, Belfast, IE (July)

    Nordkraft 16, Nordkraftudstillingen, finalist, Aalborg, DK (July)

    Discovery Award, Loop Barcelona- video Art, shortlist, ES (April)

    International Development Grant, winner, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, POR (December)

    Akademie Schloss Solitude Fellowship 2016/17, Stuttgart, GER 

    2015

    Athens Photo Festival, selection, Athens, GR (April) 

    2014

    Emergentes International New Talents Award, shortlist, Encontros de Imagem, Braga, PT

    2013

    Prize of the Jury Sophiensaele, winner, Festival 100º Berlin, DE

    International Development Grant, winner, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, PT

    2012

    Lift Off, second-prize winner, Lift Art Gallery, Greensboro College, USA

    PACT Zollverein, Grant Symposium Impact 2012, Essen, DE

    Act-Arriaga Award, Act Performing Arts Festival, Bilbao, ES

    2010

    Foundation Calouste Gulbenkian Fellowship 2010/11, Lisbon, PT

    City of Albufeira Literary Award, winner, Albufeira, PT

    2009

    Berlinale Talent Campus, Berlin, DE

    Virus Prize, winner, Festival of Animation Film and Illustration, PT

    2008

    Scholarship La Poudrière  École du Film d’Animation, Valence, FR 

    ‘This is not a Competition’ prize, co-winner, Artistas Unidos, Lisbon, PT

    2007

    Literarius Award, Special prize of the Jury, Racal Club, Silves, PT

    2006

    Neon Prize, winner, Corta! International Short Film Festival Porto, PT

    SELECTED RESIDENCIES

    2025

    AIR Taipei Treasure Hills, Taipei, TAW (upcoming)

    2024

        AIR Paradise, Matsudo, JAP (3 mweeks)

    2020

         Swedish Institue in Paris, FRAN (1 month)

    2019

            Seoul Art Space Geumcheon, Seoul, South Korea (3 months)

    2018

            Est-Nord-Est Residency, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada (2 months)

    2017

    Artist in Residence, IASPIS - Swedish Visual Arts Committee, Stockholm, SE (4 months)

    Akademie Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, DE (2 months)

    Artist in Residence Krems, AT (1 month)

    2016

    Akamedie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, DE (6 months)

    Artist in Residency Styria, Graz, AT (3 months)

    2015

    Residence Tanzquartier Vienna, AT (1 week)

    Arc Artist Residence, Romanmotier, CH (1 month)

    2014

    Writer in Residency City of Vienna 2014, BMUKK and Kulturkontakt Austria (2 months)

    Residence Festival Belluard Bollwerk International, Fribourg, CH (1 week)

    Residence Maison des Arts George Pompidou, Cajarc, FR (1 month)

    2013

    Residence Festival Belluard Bollwerk International, Fribourg, CH (1 week)

    2012

    18th International Studio Residency Program, ACC Gallery, City of Weimar, DE (6 months)

    2010

    Make Residence, Theatre Forum of Ireland et al, IE (1 week)