This website shows a selection of paintings and drawings from the last few years. The images are not organized chronologically, and their size on screen does not reflect the relative scale of the original works. The group shown here will change through time as new works are added and others removed.
About the artist:
Bernardo Bello Born in 1988, Lisbon, Portugal
Co-founder @ www.praiaespaco.com bernardolmbello@gmail.com
Solo and Two Person Exhibitions
2026 Silent Ore, Bempostinha, Lisbon (with A.calpi)
2025
Double, Espace A01, Paris (with Alexandre Camarao)
2024
Das Heben der Leier, Kunstraum Takt, Berlin
2023
Between the Curtain and the Windowpane, Center 424, Belgrade
2020
The Tail Wags the Dog, A Montanha, Lisbon
2019
Pares, Espaço Cultural Mercês, Lisbon (with A.calpi)
2016
Ares, Museu Geológico, Lisbon (with Rita Thomaz)
2015
Alibi, Espaço AZ, Lisbon (with Sara Chang Yan)
Group Exhibitions (selection)
2025
Beton Fuchs, Galerie M, Berlin
2023
Art Spring Berlin 23, ECC Kreativstadt Weißensee, Berlin
Killing Me Softly, Ana Santos | Bernardo Bello | Martin George, Bempostinha, Lisbon
2022
Kulturfest 2022, Franz Mehring Platz, Berlin
2019
The Pathfinders, Bempostinha, Lisbon (FEA 2019)
2018
Segunda Categoria, Bempostinha, Lisbon (FEA 2018)
2017
Hot Bodies, a novel by Eva Oddo, Bernardo Bello & Alexandre Camarao, A Montanha, Lisbon
2016
Summer Exhibition / Residency Program, SVA — School of Visual Arts, New York
2015
Ar.Co Bolseiros e Finalistas 14, Pavilhão Preto, Museu de Lisboa, Lisbon
2013
Ar.Co Bolseiros e Finalistas 12, Pavilhão Preto, Museu de Lisboa, Lisbon
2011
Exposição de Outono / Open studio, Ar.Co, Quinta de S. Miguel, Almada
Education
2013/2014
Projecto Individual, Ar.Co — Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual, Lisbon
2012
Exchange program, NSCAD — Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax
2010/2012
Curso Avançado de Artes Plásticas, Ar.Co — Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual, Lisbon
2008
Summer School Short Course, Drawing, Slade School of Fine Art, London
2007/2010
Painting Degree, Ar.Co — Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual, Lisbon
Residencies and Grants
2023
BAIR — Belgrade Artist in Residence, Belgrade
2020
Teaching Residency, Escola Informal de Artes Visuais, São Tomé e Príncipe
2016
Summer Residency, SVA — School of Visual Arts, New York
2010
Bolsa Fundação Carmona e Costa, Ar.Co — Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual, Lisbon
Publications
2025
Papeleo 7 Cuadernos, Drawing Room Lisboa
Double, Exhibition booklet
2020
Inquérito, by Sara e André
2019
The Pathfinders, by ABCC
Collections
NSCAD Teaching Archive, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
Private Collections: Berlin, Geneva, Lisbon, Vatican