| Porto, Portugal, 1939 – Established Portuguese painter and illustrator, Alfredo Martins is best known for his works in the FIGURATIVE style. Additionally, he has worked for over 30 years, as the Professor of Graphic Arts at the Soares dos Reis School of Decorative Arts, Porto. His illustrations have been featured on the covers of books by authors, such as, Arthur Miller, Nikos Kazantzaki, Pierre Dommergues, Graham Greene, H. G. Wells, Urbano Tavares Rodrigues and Mário Cláudio. A selected list of his EXHIBITIONS is as follows: 1990 – Dr. Santos Rocha Municipal Museum, Figueira da Foz, Portugal 1996 – GalerÃa Municipal, Amadora, Portugal – Casa Municipal de Cultura, Coimbra, Portugal – Esteta Gallery, Porto 1998 – Fitares Municipal Gallery, Sintra, Portugal – Auditorium, Gondomar, Portugal 2001 – GalerÃa Inter-Atrium, Porto, Portugal 2002 –Artur Bual Municipal Gallery, Amadora, Portugal This artist has also received the most prestigious Portuguese AWARD in Illustration and represented his country in various art biennials. |