Tiago Bastos Nunes

TIAGO BASTOS NUNES (B. 1999) IS A VISUAL ARTIST WITH ART AND CULTURE PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE UN AND THE EU, AN AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKER, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, AND EDUCATIONAL AMBASSADOR.

IN 2021, HE BECAME THE FIRST PORTUGUESE TO BE DISTINGUISHED WITH THE CREATIVE MEDIA LEARNER OF THE YEAR AWARD AT THE BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION COUNCIL (BTEC) AWARDS, HORS CONCOURS FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN FILM AND MEDIA ARTS, MANAGED BY PEARSON EDUCATION (UK). THAT SAME YEAR, HE WAS INVITED TO ASSUME THE ROLE OF CREATIVE AMBASSADOR BY THE BRITISH GLOBAL EDUCATION LEADER. HIS ACADEMIC TRAJECTORY LED TO SCREENINGS AT CENTRO CULTURAL DE BELÉM, FANTASPORTO, TIFF LIGHTBOX, DOCLISBOA, AND THE MARCHÉ DU FILM AT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL. HE WAS INVITED TO PHOTOGRAPH THE MONUMENTAL CENTRAL TEJO (MAAT) FOR THE ENERGY HERITAGE COLLECTION OF THE EDP FOUNDATION, BECOMING AN ARCHIVAL ARTIST WITHIN ITS PERMANENT COLLECTION.

IN 2022, HE CO-FOUNDED ADVERSA WITH ANTÓNIO BERNARDES DE SÁ, ESTABLISHING AN ALTERNATIVE ART STUDIO WHOSE WORK SPANS COLLABORATIONS WITH MAAT; FUNDAÇÃO CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN AND PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE EEA & NORWAY GRANTS; UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES; TATE MODERN; LISBOA FASHION WEEK; THE LISBON ARCHITECTURE TRIENNALE; ZA/UM FOR THE COLLECTION OF THE BAFTA-AWARDED VIDEO GAME “DISCO ELYSIUM”; THE CHRISTIAN DIOR MUSEUM; MACAM, AMONG OTHERS. OVER FOUR YEARS, HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS SUCH AS BEN KLOCK, FRED HERSCH, GRAEME JENKINS, ANGELA BULLOCH, WILLIAM BASINSKI, AND ART COLLECTIONS FEATURING CARSTEN HÖLLER, OLAFUR ELIASSON, AND OTTO PIENE, ACROSS A REPERTOIRE RANGING FROM VISUAL ARTS TO ELECTRONIC MUSIC AND OPERA.

EXECUTIVE AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF BIOGRAF, AN INTERNATIONAL FILM AND MOVING ARTS FESTIVAL CONCEIVED FOR THE CINEMATIC RENEWAL OF VILA NOVA DE CERVEIRA, SUPPORTED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AND BIENAL DE CERVEIRA.

HE REPRESENTED PORTUGAL AND WAS AWARDED BEST IN EUROPE BY THE OPEN HOUSE EUROPE'S INTERNATIONAL JURY IN ATHENS WITH A PIECE COMMISSIONED BY THE LISBON ARCHITECTURE TRIENNALE, AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CURATORSHIP OF THE CELEBRATION PROGRAM OF THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES IN PORTUGAL.