Maria Henriques was born
in Lisbon 15,May 1951. In the year 1968 she started
studying the art of painting in the School of
Arts-Antonio Arroios in Lisbon. In the beginning of 1970
she begins studying with the teacher, the
painter/professor Rolando De Sá Nogueira in the National
Society of Fine Arts in Lisbon.
Between the years 68/74 she works in several publicity
Agencies and she continues studying painting and
photography. She also made several trips to Europe,
North America and Canada.
In the year 1974/75 she leaves Portugal to live in
Vienna-Austria. There she works in series about
classical music for the Portuguese television and she
starts her painting studies with a Painter/professor
Wolfgang Hollegha in the Academy Bildenden Kunste.
She also works with the professor of History Adam Shaff
doing translations and illustrations. She also worked
for the composer Haubenstock Ramati. Between the years
75/77 she made several trips to Moscow, Budapest,
Varsovia and to other cities of the East Europe. In
those years she made several exhibitions of her work.
In 1977/78 she leaves Vienna and returns to
Lisbon-Portugal. In Lisbon she starts studying again
with the Master S� Nogueira and she illustrates
several books of Poetry and Short Stories.
In the year 1989 she leaves Lisbon and starts living
with her family in Lagos, Algarve were she's currently
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