Oscar Casares
Oscar Casares (December 8, 1977) is a Portuguese painter and a costume and fashion designer. • Illustration — Oscar Casares in 2005 • Illustration — Casares: Pope John Paul II • Illustration — Casares: Nicole Kidman • Illustration — Casares: Portrait of Madonna
Oscar Casares

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- 1977 · Braga.
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- Portugal
- Occupation
- painter
- Languages
- Portuguese
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Oscar Casares (December 8, 1977) is a Portuguese painter and a costume and fashion designer. • Illustration — Oscar Casares in 2005 • Illustration — Casares: Pope John Paul II • Illustration — Casares: Nicole Kidman • Illustration — Casares: Portrait of Madonna
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Education
Education
He spent his childhood in the village of Santa Maria Távora. He began his academic career at Arcos de Valdevez. He graduated cum laude from the General Arts Course in Braga. He was taught and mentored by Maria de Lourdes Magalhães.
Career
Career
He started his painting career in 1990. In 1993, he was invited to be the official portrait artist for the Belo-Belo Gallery. He was asked to paint the last official portrait of Pope John Paul II, and the portrait received high regard from the Pope in 2004. In 2008, he painted a portrait of Nicole Kidman. Oscar's work is represented in more than three hundred private collections all over the world, Australia, Angola, Belgium, Brazil, Spain, USA, France, Portugal, United Kingdom, Switzerland and Vatican.
Selection of works
Selection of works
• Eve, 1994 • Self Portrait, 1995 • As Facing Fear, 1996 • The Viennese, 1997 • The Sunset, 1997 • The Kiss, 1998 • The Coronation of Inês de Castro; 1999 • Portrait of His Royal Highness Dona Isabel de Heredia, 2000 • The Duchess of Bragança, 2001 • Senhora da Oliveira, 2001 • The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit, 2002 • Pentecost, 2003 • Last Official Portrait of John Paul II, 2004 • Panel Salve Regina, 2005/2006 • Senhora do Carmo Protecting the Carmelites, 2007/2008 • Official Portrait of Nicole Kidman, 2008 • Virtues of the Soul eclipsed by Diva Madonna, 2009 • The Eucharist, 2009 • Eternal Meditation, 2010 • Santa Maria de Braga 2011 • Our Lady with the Pomegranate Boy, 2012 • Souplesse, 2013 • Portrait of His Holiness Pope Francis, 2013/2014
Some exhibition work
Some exhibition work
• 1996: European traveling exhibition - Brussels, Belgium • 1997: Exhibition at the Municipal Museum Gallery Vouzela Portugal • 1998: "Travel on the human figure" - Monastery of St. Martin of Tibães - Braga, Portugal • 1999: Nogueira da Silva Museum - Braga, Portugal • 2000/2001: AYIC - New York, United States of America • 2001: "In Memory of Women of the House of Braganza" - invited by the "European Heritage Days" - Palace of the Dukes of Braganza - Guimarães, Portugal • 2001/2002: Church of Frei Aleixo - Évora, Portugal • 2005/2006: Sameiro Sanctuary in Braga, Portugal • 2007/2008: International Centre of the Order of Carmelites - Fatima, Portugal • 2009: Oscar was invited to the Second International Contemporary Art Exhibition at the Museum of the Americas - Miami, United States of America • 2009: Biennale of Florence, Italy • 2010: The Association The Golden Triangle of Fine Arts, invited Oscar Casares to participate in the International Art Fair - Taza, Morocco • 2010: That Gallery (Unwrap Your Mind Art Exhibition) - Hong Kong, China • 2011: "The Story of the Nativity" - Monastery of St. Martin of Tibães - Braga, Portugal • 2012/2013: Painting Exhibition and couture entitled "Hands Given Arts" - Pius XII Museum - Braga, Portugal

Oscar Casares em ação no projeto Diário de um Sonho em 2005.
Galeria Oscar Casares - Flickr

Imagem do pintor Oscar Casares
Galeria Oscar Casares - Flickr
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Notes from the source article
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- 1.Oscar Casares - Official Portrait Artist, Belo-Belo Gallery
- 2.Redação. 6 de Setembro de 1995.
- 3.Redação. 20 de Janeiro de 1998.
- 4.C.T.B. Companhia de Tetro de Braga. Janeiro de 1997.
- 5.Monteiro. 23 de Setembro de 2001.
- 6.Feira das Artes - Homenagem.
- 7.Artes de mãos dadas.
- 8.Susana Pinheiro. 17 novembro 2007.
- 9.Painel «Salve Regina» no Santuário do Sameiro. 9 de dezembro de 2006.
- 10.Pedro Vila Chã. 12 de outubro de 2008.
- 11.Artisti Partecipanti (2009).
- 12.Pedro Vila Chã. 27 de abril de 2009.
- 13.Agência Lusa. 26 de abril de 2009. 0870-1970.
- 14.Janeiro de 2010.
- 15.CB. 10 de Dezembro de 2014.
- 16.Joana Carvalho Fernandes. 11 de Dezembro de 2014.
- 17.Redação / AMO. 5 de Outubro de 2015.
- 18.Nel Palazzo Apostolico di Castel Gandolfo apre la "Galleria dei ritratti". 12 de Setembro de 2015.
- 19.Lusa. 21 de Junho de 2019.
- 20.Lusa. 21 de Junho de 2019.
- 21.Joaquim Martins Fernandes.
- 22.Marlene cerqueira. 10 de Setembro de 2022.
- 23.Sandra Freitas. 17 de Maio de 2022.
- 24.Redação. Setembro de 2000.
- 25.Luisa Teresa Ribeiro. 25 de Abril de 2005.
- 26.Redação. 29 de Junho de 2005.
- 27.As grandes minúsculas de valter hugo mãe. 8 de setembro de 2013. 20120311235924.
- 28.valter hugo mãe (Prémio Literário José Saramago).
- 29.6 de Dezembro de 2012.
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