Bruno Pacheco was born in 1974, Lisbon, Portugal, and he lives and works between Lisbon and London, UK. He studied Fine Arts – Painting at Faculdade de Belas Artes, University of Lisbon, and he graduated in Fine Arts at Goldsmith College, university of London. Awarded twice by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in 2000/01 and 2004/05. Since 2002 he participated in several solo exhibitions, one must highlight: Mar e Campo em três momentos (2012), Casa das Histórias Paula Rego, Cascais, Portugal; Uma história de Amor (2011), Chiado 8, Lisbon; ainda não (2009), Culturgest, Oporto, Portugal; We Did It / It’s True (2008), Hollybush Gardens, London; All together (2007), Culturgest, Lisbon; União Latina Award (2005), CAM – Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon; and Slow Motion Project (part 2) (2002), CAM – Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon. Amongst his group shows we can call attention to: To Have a Choice (2012), Mackintosh Museum, Glasgow, Scotland; Riso (2012), Museu da Electricidade, Lisbon; A Culpa Não É Minha (2010), Berardo Museum, Lisbon; East End Academy: The Painting Edition (2009), Whitechapel Gallery, London; Beijing Biennale (2008), National Art Museum of China, Beijing; Portugal Agora (2007), MUDAM, Luxembourg; Art Futures (2007), Bloomberg Space, London; New Contemporaries (2005), Barbican Gallery, London; Del Zero al 2005, Fundação Marcelino Botín, Santander, Spain; and May I paint you a Picture? (2004), Haunch of Venison, London. His work is present in the collections of the National Art Gallery, Beijing; Serralves Museum, Oporto; CAM – Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon; Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Lisbon; UBS, London; Fundação Elídio Pinho, Oporto; PLMJ Collection, Lisbon; EDP Collection, Lisbon; and Lodeveans Collection, London.