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Lucia de Brito Franco
About
Artist's statement
My art is born from a deep encounter with nature, the wild and the human nature within. Thus, through this encounter, attempt to have a glimpse of the miracle of life and, ultimately the expansion of consciousness. I began to paint at an early age, the earlier paintings expressed the mesmerizing experiences while freediving in the ocean in the south of Portugal. I was fascinated with being underwater, with the interaction with the fishes, with the sun light dancing through the water column. Nowadays, as I glide my skis through the snowy forest in Montana, or, as I glide underwater, while free diving in the Azores, or as I play with the family children in my hometown Lisbon, I practice being present: The great portal to the divine. Intertwining my body with the elements, weaving my heart with the love for my family, and recognizing
that life is all about the encounters. This is how my art is born, from connecting, embracing, being present and while painting, flowing and
painting intuitively. My intention is to create art to connect, to celebrate the miracle of life, to embrace the divine.
Biography
Born in Lisbon, Portugal in 1978, Lucia begins painting during her teens. Learning oil painting and drawing with the painter Artur Ramos. Studies watercolours in England. Studies oil painting and drawing at Ar.Co in Lisbon, and Architecture at the University of Lisbon.
Having a strong connection to the ocean, the mountains, the wild and human territories. Lucia lives and paints from very different locations: Faial Island, in the Azores and the Flathead Valley, by Glacier National Park, in Montana, USA. During Spring and Autumn you can find her visiting her family in Lisbon, PT, for a month or so.
Lucia has exhibited her work in solo and collective
exhibitions through Portugal, the Azores, Switzerland and Montana. Has exhibited solo at the Ocean Museum, Museu do Mar Rei Dom Carlos and the Forte de São Jorge de Oitavos in Cascais, Portugal, in 2021. Has exhibited solo at the Biester Palace in Sintra in 2024. She run a Pop Up Winter Art gallery in Columbia Falls, Montana, in 2023. Her work is part of several private art collections in Europe, United Kingdom and the USA.