The sculptor

Rogério Timóteo

I search within myself, through layers of time, for the meaning of each gesture. Inevitably, I find myself drawing the same lines, shaping the same forms in clay, carving the same stone.
I constantly return to the same primordial ideas, as though dozens of works were still not enough to express what I feel. Dissatisfaction dwells within me, repeatedly compelling me to seek, in matter, the realization of those ideas, without ever fully grasping their conclusion.
Throughout the creative process, whether in the realm of thought or in the physical space of the workshop, I am rewarded with brief moments of lucidity. In those fleeting seconds, I experience a profound sense of fulfilment in the making of the work. These moments give meaning to my existence.
Rogério Timóteo

Path

The Portuguese sculptor Rogério Timóteo was born in 1967 in Anços, Sintra. He grew up in a region deeply connected to marble and developed a close relationship with stone from an early age. He trained with Master Pedro Anjos Teixeira between 1985 and 1989, later attending the New Marble Technologies course in Vila Viçosa and life-drawing classes at the Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes in Lisbon.

Over the course of his career, he has held 50 solo exhibitions and taken part in around 300 group shows in Portugal and abroad. His work has been shown at the Carmo Convent ruins, Avenida da Liberdade and the Museu Nacional Grão Vasco, and internationally in New York, Valencia, Cáceres, London, Barcelona, Padua, San Gimignano, Luxembourg, Germany and Paris.

In 2011, Timóteo entered a decisive new phase by developing monumental-scale sculpture conceived to interact with public spaces in towns and cities. This work is complemented by smaller pieces shown in museums and galleries, bringing art into the everyday life of communities while also inviting more intimate contemplation.

More than 35 of his works are permanently installed in squares, gardens and public buildings. Highlights include “Mergulhos” in Linda-a-Velha, “Eternidade” and “Jardim do Logos” in Sintra, “Pulsare” in Carnaxide, and “Ritos de Passagem” in Queluz.

Solo exhibitions

1993 – Galeria Veredas – Sintra
1993 – Galeria São Francisco – Lisbon
1994 – Galeria Forma – Braga
1994 – Galeria Edmundo Cruz – Colares
1995 – Galeria Arte em Voga – Lisbon
1995 – Galeria Arte Vária – Coimbra
1997 – Galeria São Francisco – “Ritmos” – Lisbon
1997 – Reservatório da Patriarcal – EPAL – “Tentações” – Lisbon
1998 – Galeria Arte Vária – Coimbra
1999 – Altestadt – “Dicht auf der Haut” – Dusseldorf – Germany
2001 – Galeria Galveias – “Mergulhos” – Lisbon
2002 – Galeria Arte e Oficina – “Viagem” – Setúbal
2004 – Galeria Palpura – “Momentos Suspensos” – Lisbon
2007 – Galeria Galveias – Lisbon
2007 – Private Gallery – Convento do Beato – Lisbon
2008 – Forum Cultural de Alcochete – Corpos – Alcochete
2008 – Galeria Arte & Mar – Sesimbra
2008 – Projecto Art for All – “Nas Asas do Espaço-Tempo” – Cascais
2008 – Museu do Vinho Bairrada – “Equilibrium” – Anadia
2009 – Galeria Municipal – Sobral de Monte Agraço – “Ritmo dos Corpos”
2009 – Galeria de Arte Casino Estoril – Diálogos Solitários
2010 – Galerie Rectoverso – Rodange – Luxembourg
2011 – ABC Stone Event – New York – USA
2012 – “O Sagrado e o Profano” – Museu Arqueológico do Carmo – Lisbon
2013 – “Através do Corpo” Ap’Arte Galeria de Arte – Porto
2014 – “Uma mão cheia de Arte” Conrad Algarve – Private Gallery
2014 – “Esculturas, da Avenida ao Teatro” Avenida da Liberdade e Teatro Tivoli – Lisbon
2015 – “Dois Tempos, o mesmo Lugar” – Ruínas do Paço dos Condes de Barcelos e Sala Gótica dos Paços do Concelho – Barcelos
2015 – “Telling Stories” Conrad Algarve – Private Gallery
2015 – Sculpture exhibition in the celebrations of the 150 years of the Portuguese Red Cross, Convento de São Francisco – Santarém
2016 – “Vertigem” Espaço Exibicionista – Lisbon
2016 – “Diálogos Intemporais” Museu Nacional Grão Vasco and the city of Viseu
2016 – “Origens” MU.SA – Museu das Artes de Sintra
2016 – “Caminhos paralelos” – Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències – Valencia – Spain
2017 – “Esculturas na Cidade” – Portalegre
2018 – “Sculpture in the Cidadela” – Cascais
2018 – “Novas Abordagens” – Espaço/Atelier Rogério Timóteo – Cidadela de Cascais
2018 – “The World” – Plateaux Gallery – London
2019 – “O Traço e a Forma” – Galeria de S. Sebastião – Portalegre
2019 – “Rostos” – Project ROOM Gallery – Cidadela de Cascais
2019 – “Ecos de Existência” – Galeria Ap’Arte – Porto
2021 – “O Corpo na Escultura” – Cidadela de Cascais – Cascais
2021 – “Entre o Sagrado e o Profano” – Castelo de Vide
2021 – Rogério Timóteo – Art Gallery & Workshop – Cascais
2021 – “Capas del Tiempo” – Museo de Cáceres
2021 – “Summer Exhibition” – ArtCatto – Conrad – Quinta do Lago
2022 – “El Bronze Dominat” – 3Punts Gallery – Barcelona
2023 – “Summer Group Exhibition” – ArtCatto – Loulé

Group exhibitions

1996 – “Ninfas do Tejo e Outras Deusas” with the Artitude group at Mãe d’Agua – Lisbon
1999 – “Discursos Contemporâneos” at Galeria Arte e Oficina – Setúbal
2002 – “As Metamorfoses de Galateia” at Artes e Artes – Lisbon
2002 – “A-MAR” at Galeria Arte na Vila – Cascais
2002 – Museu da Água – EPAL – Lisbon
2003 – Galeria LCR – Sintra
2003 – 4 Montras – “Naturezas Internas” – Viseu
2003 – Ministry of Finance – Lisbon
2004 – Tactile sculpture – Jardim do Pavilhão Japonês – Sintra
2004 – Galeria Magia Imagem – Lisbon
2004 – Espaço Gepigai – Lisbon
2006 – Galeria Cidi Arte – Lisbon
2006 – Art for All – Viagem Interior – Cascais
2007 – Galeria Maria Braga – Vila Nova de Cerveira
2008 – Galeria Inter-Atrium – Percursos – Porto
2015 – VERA World Fine Art Festival – Cordoaria Nacional – Lisbon
2016 – “She” – Private Gallery – Conrad Algarve
2017 – “Cumplicidades” – Galeria CNAP – Lisbon
2023 – “Summer Group Exhibition” – ArtCatto – Loulé

Represented in

Solbi – Soc. Lusobritânica de Informática
Edinfor – Sistemas Informáticos
Inspecção Geral da Administração Interna
Museu da Água da EPAL
Clinique Française – Lisbon
Grundfos Portugal, SA
Direção dos Serviços de Engenharia
Clinica do Tempo – Parede
Deloitte Portugal
Novo Nordisk – Paço de Arcos
Casa Lena Gal – Ribeira Grande – Azores
ANF – Associação Nacional das Farmácias – Lisbon
Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Lisbon
MU.SA – Museu das Artes de Sintra
Museu Arqueológico do Carmo – Lisbon
PWC Portugal – Palácio Sottomayor – Lisbon
Suspended sculpture – Dano’s – The Campus – Quinta do Lago
Grupo Pestana – Cidadela de Cascais
Museo de Cáceres – Spain
Various national and international collections

Public works and other projects

1991 – Bust of General Firmino Miguel – Mafra
1992 – Monument to Cristo-Rei – Sabugal
1993 – Sculptural ensemble for the illuminated fountain of Charneca da Caparica – Almada
1994 – “Fénix” – Volunteer Fire Brigade of Carnaxide
1995 – “Falcão” for Salvaterra de Magos
1995 – “Brasão” for the Escola Prática da Guarda Nacional Republicana
1995 – “Canteiro” – Regional Industry and Energy Delegation building
1996 – “Fénix” – Volunteer Fire Brigade of Moscavide
1996 – Bust of D. Dinis – Salvaterra de Magos
1997 – “Ilha dos Amores” – Sala dos Recreios – Amadora
1997 – Production of 50 multiples of “Sereia” – EPAL
2000 – Bust of Dr. José Máximo – Lourinhã
2000 – Monumental sculpture “Mergulhos” – SOLBI roundabout – Linda-a-Velha – Oeiras
2001 – Monumental sculpture “Eternidade” – Sintra
2002 – Bust of Dr. Afonso Pedreira Vilela – Carvalhal – Torres Vedras
2004 – Monumental sculpture “Evolução” – Montelavar – Sintra
2004 – Monumental sculpture “Horizonte” – Cascais
2005 – Sculptural ensemble “Jardim do Logos” – Sintra Library
2005 – Monumental sculpture “Matriz” – Alto de Carnaxide – Oeiras
2005 – Monumental sculpture “Pulsare” – Alto de Carnaxide – Oeiras
2006 – Bust of Eng. Manuel da Maia – Direção dos Serviços de Engenharia – Lisbon
2007 – Excellence Awards – Deloitte – IRG Awards 2007 – Private Gallery
2007 – Bust of Padre Ramiro Moreira – Alvares
2007 – Monumental sculpture “Ritos de Passagem” – Queluz – Sintra
2008 – Bust of Dr. Simplício dos Santos – Sintra
2010 – Bust of actor Armando Cortez – Casa do Artista – Lisbon
2011 – “O Círculo” – Garrett 29 building – Lisbon
2013 – Monument to the Volunteer Firefighters of Loures
2013 – Medallion of Countess Schonborn Wiesentheid – Muge
2015 – Bust of Queen D. Estefânia – Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Lisbon
2016 – Tribute monument to Ponte da Barca – Capital das Rusgas Populares
2016 – Monument to Fernão Magalhães – Ponte da Barca
2017 – Old parish church of Vila Nova de Famalicão (doors, altar and ambo)
2017 – Bust of Dr. Amândio Carvalho – Volunteer Firefighters of Vila Nova de Famalicão
2017 – Memorial to the Priesthood – Brufe – Vila Nova de Famalicão
2019 – Sculpture of Pope John XXI – Mafra
2020 – Bust of Eng. Belmiro de Azevedo – Efanor
2021 – Sculpture “Ardina”, tribute to the written press – Portalegre
2021 – Monument to the Lines of Torres – Sobral de Monte Agraço

Bibliography

1995 – Aspectos das Artes Plásticas em Portugal II, by Fernando Infante do Carmo
1997 – Who is who of the Artists in Portugal?
2002 – Cerâmica e Escultura – Painel de Artistas, by Carlos Bajouca
2004 – Escultura e Desporto em Portugal, by Maria José Maya

Filmography

Two videos directed by Álvaro Queiroz in the atelier in Anços are part of the collection of the Portuguese Cinematheque – ANIM – National Moving Image Archive.