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BIOGRAPHY
Duarte Perry (b. 1999, Lisbon, Portugal) is an interdisciplinary artist working across photography, sculpture, and painting. Based between Zurich and Lisbon, his practice explores themes of emotion, memory, disappearance and absence, weaving together personal and societal narratives. His work frequently investigates the semiotics of affection, prompting introspection on human and non-human belonging.
Perry holds a Bachelor's degree in Sculpture from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Lisbon and a Master’s degree in Fine Arts from the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), where he was awarded the prestigious Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship.
His practice incorporates diverse materials such as fabric, stone, metal, and plexiglass—many of which are connected to his family heritage—bridging the fields of architecture and fashion.
His work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across Europe, including “Presence through Others” at MATERIAL (Zurich, 2024), La Biennale Architectures (Luxembourg, 2024), TOXI Space (Zurich, 2023), and the D. Luís I Foundation (Portugal, 2023), among others. His works are part of prominent public and private collections, including the Museu de Arte Contemporânea (MAC|CCB) in Lisbon and MU.SA – Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Sintra.
Perry has participated in several international residencies, such as the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (2024), the Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore (2022), and the MAAT Museum in Portugal (2020).
Awards & Recognitions
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2023 MFA, Zurich University of the Arts, ZHdK, Switzerland
2021 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon, Portugal
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2025 (upcoming) Emotional Extractions - Images of Disappearance, curated by Julian Denzler, at Camões Institute, Luxembourg, LUX (cat.)
2024 Presence Through Others, curated by Lucas Gasgar, at MATERIAL, Zurich, CH
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2025
EMOPLUX- European Month of Photography, curated by Paul di Felici, Luxembourg, LUX
2024
La Biennale ‘Architectures’, Esch Capitale Culturelle, Luxembourg, LUX
2023
Art Arrived at Colombo, II edition, Fundação D.Luís I, Cascais, PT
Bring your worst Artwork, Toxi Space, Zurich, CH
CONTROL, Diploma show ZHdK, curated by Anna Roberta Goetz, Zurich, CH
2022
Emergency, Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore, curated by Mithu Sen, SG, Asia
D. Fernando II Prize, Sintra Museum of Contemporary Arts, MU.SA, PT
VII Edition Sintra Photography Award, Sintra Museum of Contemporary Arts, MU.SA, PT
2021
Sonae Art Award “Art arrived at Colombo”, Berardo Museum Collection, Lisbon, PT
D. Fernando Prize XVI edition, Sintra Museum of Contemporary Arts, MU.SA, PT
Em Suspenso, Galeria Municipal de Loures, PT
À Superfície, Museu Mineiro, curated by Luzia Alves, Lousal, PT
2020
MAAT Art Residency Exhibition, Museum of Art, Architecture, and Technology, Lisbon, PT
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2024 Luxembourg Center for Contemporary and Digital History, Luxembourg, LUX
2022 Institute of Contemporary Arts, Singapore, Asia
2020 MAAT, Museum of Art, Architecture, and Technology, Lisbon, PT
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Museum of Contemporary Art, MAC | CCB, PT
Sintra Museum of Contemporary Arts, MU.SA, PT
Katar Embassy, Bern, CH
Private collections in CH, IT, SG and PT
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2023 Art Arrived in Colombo, II edition, D. Luís I Foundation, Cascais, PT (finalist)
2022 Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship, CH (winner)
2021 Honourable Mention, VII Edition of the Sintra Photography Award, Museum of Contemporary Arts, MU.SA, Sintra, PT
2020 Sonae Sierra Prize “Art arrived at Colombo”, Lisbon, PT, (finalist)
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Velvet Kisses, published by ANSELM VERLAG, designed by Rabea Ridlhammer
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Le Quotidien Luxembourg, 2024, Lovó Project