Sérgio Fernandes’ work is based on a reflection on time. A time that lives in the tenuous, dark and unknown space between death and life. Your work exists in a void. It floats around conditions experienced or to be experienced of which there is no memory. His paintings suggest something that is beyond them, beyond the image, something that is not visible. Sérgio often says that: “deep down, my paintings are proof that I am empty and don’t have a single idea. I’m just an explorer.” Sérgio Fernandes’ main work focuses on oil on large canvases, often complemented with watercolor, drawing and sculpture.
He was a resident artist at Centro de Arte Oliva (São João da Madeira, Portugal) in 2021 and 2022 and at PIVÔ Arte e Pesquisa (São Paulo, Brazil) in 2016. He has also participated in other residencies in recent years, including: Córtex Frontal (2020, Arraiolos, Portugal); Artistic Residencies Inter.Meada (2017, Alvito, Portugal) and Royal Blue nº224. Carris Museum (2014, Lisbon, Portugal).
A selection of his solo exhibitions include: Dias Bárbaros na Kubikgallery (2022, Portugal); Sérgio Fernandes – Fundo sem Fundo at Centro de Arte Oliva (2022, Portugal); Inside Here there are no stars at Kubikgallery (2019, Portugal); I will conquer you at KUBIKULO Project Space (2018, Portugal); a blue at the Center for Arts and Culture, Ponte de Sor (2018, Portugal); Solitude at Kubikgallery (2016, Portugal).
Selection of group exhibitions: Painting without end in Brotéria (2023, Portugal); 15 Years of Mace – Here we are network in Elvas (2022, Portugal); Between Words and Silences at Fundação D. Luís and Centro de Arte Oliva (2021/2022, Portugal); Ó Barbas describing the Landscape at the Casa da Cultura in Coimbra (2021, Portugal); Pause at the Bissaya Barreto House-Museum (2021, Portugal); Painting: Observation Field at the Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art Gallery (2021, Portugal); The Sun Also Rises at Everyday Gallery (2021, Belgium); Preliminaries at C.A.M.A. (2021, Brazil); Continuous Present at Centro de Arte Oliva (2020, Portugal); Sindicato dos Pintores – Pedro Chorão + Sérgio Fernandes no Armário (2018, Portugal); Enlace na Central Galeria (2017, Brazil); Strength, Strength, Power (Parts I and II) at Galeria Baginski (2017, Portugal);
His works of art are part of the following collections: Coleção Centro de Arte Oliva; Norlinda and José Lima Collection; KPMG Collection; Marim Gaspar Collection; National and International Private Collections.
