Sónia Queimado-Lima, a Painter from Ericeira
This week, I'm introducing you to an artist I really like: Sónia Queimado-Lima. She lives and works in Ericeira, like me, and her painting is full of colour and energy.
From Angola to Ericeira
Sónia was born in 1971 in Lunda-Norte, in Angola. She studied art in Lisbon, at the António Arroio school, at the Institute of Arts and Crafts of the Ricardo Espírito Santo Silva Foundation (FRESS) and at Ar.Co.
An intense painting
Her painting is intense and expressive, with lots of colour. She mixes techniques: acrylic, watercolour, pigment, graphite, sand and collage. She also works in ceramics.
For her, painting is a real need, a way of giving a voice to her emotions.
Her roots, and the women she paints
Here is how Sónia describes her painting, in her own words:
“My painting is born, to a large extent, from a deep connection to my African roots, to the memory of the land where I was born, Angola, Lunda Norte, and to the images, colours, symbols and expressions that are part of my identity. Women hold a very special place in my work. They are presence, strength, memory, resistance and identity. I like to explore their faces, their gazes and what so often goes unsaid. I paint women who carry stories, heritage and emotions. In a way, each face is also a search for myself, for my origins and for what connects us as human beings.”
Her journey
She has taken part in many exhibitions, in Lisbon, Tomar, Mafra, at the LX Factory and as far as Gothenburg, in Sweden. Her works are in private collections in Portugal, Spain, Angola, the United States, England, Switzerland and Estonia. You can also discover her work at Galeria 1758 in Lisbon.
Why I wanted to talk about her
Because talent is sometimes very close to home. Sónia paints here, in Ericeira, and I wanted you to discover her work.
And above all, Sónia is a beautiful person, with real human qualities and strong values. She has become a true, dear friend, and I simply love her very much!
If you enjoy colour, follow her on Instagram.
And if you like discovering artists, read my portraits of Sophie Taeuber-Arp and Sonia and Robert Delaunay.
And you?
Did you already know Sónia's work? Tell me on WhatsApp, I'd love to know what you feel in front of her paintings.
In colour,
Lenon B
Contemporary painter, Ericeira, Portugal