Rodrigo Vieira da Costa

Born: 1952, Portugal

Rodrigo Vieira da Costa completed the General Course in Visual Arts at the Decorative Arts School of Soares dos Reis. After working as a designer and illustrator for nearly twenty years, he dedicated himself exclusively to painting and artistic practice beginning in 1990.

Today, his works are held in numerous private collections throughout Portugal and internationally, including Spain, France, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and India. His paintings are also represented in the collections of public and private institutions, including the Municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia (Câmara Municipal de Gaia), Casa-Museu João Mário, Millennium BCP, and Banco Português de Investimento (BPI).

Selected Solo Exhibitions

  • 1990 – Teatro Rivoli, Porto
  • 1991 – Casa Tait, Porto
  • 1992 – TLP, Porto
  • 1993 – Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes (SNBA), Lisbon
  • 1994 – Galeria Escada 4, Cascais
  • 1995 – Galeria DaVinci, Porto
  • 1997 – Espaço de Arte Eugénio Torres, Porto
  • 1998 – Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes (SNBA), Lisbon; Casa-Museu Teixeira Lopes, Vila Nova de Gaia
  • 2000 – Galeria ART K, Paris, France
  • 2001 – Galeria da Casa do Pessoal da RTP, Lisbon
  • 2004 – Euroarte, Lisbon
  • 2005 – Galeria DITEC, Lisbon
  • 2007 – Irish Art Fair, Dublin, Ireland; Art London, London (represented by Mauger Modern Art); AVIZ Galeria de Arte, Porto
  • 2008 – Mauger Modern Art, Bath, United Kingdom
  • 2009 – Clube Literário do Porto
  • 2010 – Paula Cabral Art Gallery
  • 2012 – Galeria Artes, Porto
  • 2017 – Espaço Arte Livre, Lisbon
  • 2022 – National Museum Soares dos Reis, Porto

Rodrigo Vieira da Costa has also participated in numerous prestigious group exhibitions, including the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition (London, 2012) and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI) Annual Exhibition (London, 2013).

Publications

In addition to his work as a painter, Rodrigo Vieira da Costa is the author of several books spanning art, poetry, essays, and satire:

  • 1990 – Notes on Porto (Drawing)
  • 1992 – Rodrigo Costa, by Choice (Painting)
  • 1996 – Thirty Poems (Poetry)
  • 2000 – No Title (Painting)
  • 2003 – Art: What Kind of Investment? (Essay)
  • 2007 – Love: Tragedy and Redemption (Poetic Satire)
  • 2010 – The Landscape as the Place of Everything (Painting and Poetry), bilingual English-Portuguese edition published by the Anglo-Portuguese Society, co-authored with Essex poet Eileen Mayer
  • 2014 – Me, Woody and the Piano Among Coincidences (Satire)
  • 2017 – Inspiration with Sweat. Sweat without Inspiration (Essay)
  • 2022 – In the Name of Passion (Essay)

Rodrigo Vieira da Costa's artistic career reflects more than three decades of dedicated creative practice, combining a distinctive painterly vision with literary pursuits. His work continues to receive recognition through exhibitions, publications, and inclusion in both institutional and private collections across Europe and beyond.