Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, began an annual residency for Portuguese artists managed by Acme in October 2008. The work/residential studio is on the third floor of Claremont Court on Cambridge Heath Road, E2, a major hub of the East London art scene.

The accommodation includes a living area with balcony and an open plan kitchen, a double bedroom, a studio/office and a separate bathroom. Claremont Court houses five international residencies programmes, providing the selected artist with the opportunity to make links with other international artists.

Applications and selection are dealt with directly by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

Current Artist: Carla Filipe

"During the London residency I intend to continue my work with two separate projects, relating them thematically and crossing them with additional content to create a dialogue with the city, with is history, people, language and art world. The second theme I am approaching has its starting point the world of railways and will give continuation to the work I have been undertaking during the last few years in Portugal. This artistic practice includes a “work camp” (or “Work Field”) that allows me to create an extensive archive of images, texts, sounds and video."

Biography

Carla Filipe was born in Aveiro, Portugal in 1973 and is currently living and working in Porto ( Portugal) and London (UK). She studied Fine Arts – Sculpture in Faculdade de Belas-Artes (Universidade do Porto) and has a master degree in Contemporary Artistic Practices from the same institution. Currently she is supported by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation as its resident artist at the Acme Studios in London.

A selection of her solo shows include; Quem espera é pobre, Galeria Reflexus, Porto, 2009; These Things Take Time, Espaço Campanhã, Porto, 2009; Desertar, InTransit, Porto, 2007; Obrigado pela conversa, A Sala, Porto, 2006; Without Name, Galeria Quadrado Azul, Porto, 2005; Zona de Estar, Salão Olímpico, Porto, 2004.

Her work has been featured in several group shows, namely Entroncamento, Espaço Avenida, Lisbon, Portugal, 2009; Hospitalidade, Hospital de São João, Porto, 2009, Está a morrer e não quer ver, Espaço Campanhã, Porto, 2009; Part-ilha, Spike Island, Bristol, UK, 2008; INTRO, Contretype, Brussels, Belgium, 2007; Busca Pólos, Centro Cultural Vila Flor, Guimarães, Portugal and Pavilhão de Portugal, Coimbra, POrtugal (co-production with Serralves Museum, Porto), 2006; Toxic - O Discurso do Excesso, Terminal and Plano 21, Oeiras, 2005; O Homem Invisível, ZDB, Lisbon, 2004. Filipe has been an active organizer and is responsible for the most important artist-run spaces in Porto "Salão Olímpico". She is represented by Galeria Reflexus, Porto.