Oscar Casares

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 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 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 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