Born in Lisboa in 1948.
Lives and works in Estoril, Portugal.

 

SELECTED SOLO SHOWS

2014 | New York, U.S.A., Sean Kelly Gallery
            Julião Sarmento: Terra Incognita (27/03 – 03/05/2014)

 

2013 | Porto, Portugal, Árvore – Cooperativa de Actividades Artísticas
            Julião Sarmento: Parousia (25/10 – 30/11/2013), (catalogue)
            Curator: Bruno Marchand

            Elvas, Portugal, MACE Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Elvas
            Julião Sarmento: Índex (22/06 – 31/12/2013), (catalogue)
            Curator: João Silvério

            Lisboa, Portugal, Ermida Nossa Sra. Da Conceição, Belém
            Julião Sarmento: Fado (com Carminho) (15/06 – 20/08/2013), (catalogue)

            Lisboa, Portugal, Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art
            Julião Sarmento: Parce que Rose, c’est la vie (16/05 – 22/06/2013)

            London, England, UK, Pilar Corrias
            Julião Sarmento: 75 Photographs, 35 Women, 42 Years (15/05 – 27/06/2013)
            Curator: Sérgio Mah

            México, D.F., Mexico, MACG Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil
            Una Forma Extrema de Privacidad: Julião Sarmento (09/04 - 04/08/2013), (catalogue)
            Curator: Carlos E. Palacios

 

2012 | Porto, Portugal, Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves
            Julião Sarmento: White Nights – A Retrospective (23/11/2012 – 03/03/2013), (catalogue)
            Curators: James Lingwood / João Fernandes

            Torino, Italy, Galleria Giorgio Persano
            Julião Sarmento (10/11/2012 – 02/02/2013)

            Lisboa, Portugal, Galeria João Esteves de Oliveira
            Julião Sarmento: Women, Houses, Plants (10/05 – 15/06/2012), (book)

            Lisboa, Portugal, Appleton Square
            Empty Cube: Julião Sarmento – Self Portrait (10/04/2012 from 9h30 pm through 11h30 pm)
            Curator: João Silvério

            Paris, France, “Le Studiolo”, Galerie de France
            Julião Sarmento: Lire ses années 70 (07/01 – 11/02/2012)
            Curator: Catherine Thieck

            Paris, France, Galerie Daniel Templon
            Julião Sarmento: Quelques Jeux Interdits (07/01 – 18/02/2012)

 

2011 | Lisboa, Portugal, Museu da Electricidade – Cinzeiro 8
            Julião Sarmento: What Makes a Writer Great (14/10 – 31/12/2011), (catalogue)
            Curator: João Pinharanda

            Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, CAC Contemporary Arts Center
            Julião Sarmento: Library (22/09/2011 - 12/02/2012)
            Curator: Raphaela Platow

            Bragança, Portugal, Centro de Arte Contemporânea Graça Morais
            Julião Sarmento: 75 Fotografias, 35 Mulheres, 42 Anos (08/07 – 09/10/2011), (book)
            Curator: Sérgio Mah

            Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Es Baluard Museu d’Art Modern I Contemporani de Palma
            Julião Sarmento: 2000-2010 (22/06 – 25/09/2011), (catalogue)
            Curator: Fernando Francés Garcia

            São Paulo, Brazil, Galeria Fortes Vilaça
            Julião Sarmento: Remarks on Colour.3 (12/05 – 18/06/2011)

            Barcelona, Spain, Galería Joan Prats
            Julião Sarmento: Remarks on Colour.2 (28/04 – 30/06/2011)

            Southampton, New York, USA, Parrish Art Museum
            Julião Sarmento: Artists and Writers / House and Home (17/04 – 11/06/2011), (catalogue)
            Curator: Terrie Sultan

            Madrid, Spain, La Casa Encendida
            Julião Sarmento: Close Distance / Distancias Cortas (02/04 – 05/06/2011), (catalogue)
            Curator: Adrian Searle

            Madrid, Spain, Ivorypress Art + Books Space II
            Julião Sarmento: Papel (01/04 – 28/05/2011)

            London, England, UK, Pilar Corrias
            Julião Sarmento: Remarks on Colour (14/02 – 19/03/2011)

 

2010 | Lisboa, Portugal, Fundação Arpad Szenes - Vieira da Silva
            Julião Sarmento: 62 Fotografias, 31 Mulheres, 42 Anos (27/01 - 30/04/2011), (catalogue)
            Curator: Sérgio Mah

            Málaga, Spain, CAC Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga
            Julião Sarmento: 2000-2010 (10/12/2010 – 06/03/2011), (catalogue)
            Curator: Fernando Francés Garcia

            Roma, Italy, Galleria Alessandra Bonomo
            Julião Sarmento: The Real Thing (27/02 – 30/04/2010)

            London, England, UK, Tate Modern
            Monograph Room – Solo Display of Works in the Tate Collection (13/03/2010 – 13/03/2011)
            Curators: Vicente Todolí / Kyla McDonald

 

2009 | São Paulo, Brazil, Estação Pinacoteca – Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo
            Julião Sarmento: Grace Under Pressure (28/11/2009 – 21/02/2010), (catalogue)
            Curator: Delfim Sardo

            München, Germany, Galerie Bernd Klüser
            Julião Sarmento: Books & Films (19/11/2009 – 30/01/2010)

            New York, USA, Sean Kelly Gallery
            Julião Sarmento: House of Games (17/09 – 24/10/2009)

            Paris, France, New Galerie de France
            Julião Sarmento: Silhouettes Noires 2002-2003 (19/05 – 04/07/2009), (brochure)

            Santa Monica, California, USA, Christopher Grimes Gallery
            Julião Sarmento - Works on paper: Women and Houses and Plants... (28/02 – 04/04/2009)

 

2008 | Madrid, Spain, Galería Pepe Cobo
            Julião Sarmento: Notes Towards a Definition of Pleasure (04/09 – 18/10/2008)

            Granada, Spain, Centro José Guerrero
            Julião Sarmento: Literal (05/04 – 18/05/2008), (catalogue)
            Curator: Delfim Sardo

            Lisboa, Portugal, Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art
            Julião Sarmento (03/04 – 03/05/2008)

            Lisboa, Portugal, Appleton Square
            Julião Sarmento: L.A. Prints (01/04 – 03/05/2008)

 

2005 | Deurle, Belgium, Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens
            Julião Sarmento (13/11/2005 – 22/01/2006), (artist book)
            Curator: Joost Declercq

            Lisboa, Portugal, João Esteves de Oliveira, Galeria de Arte Moderna e Contemporânea
            Julião Sarmento: Collector’s Choice (12/10 – 19/11/2005), (catalogue)
            Curator: João Esteves de Oliveira

            Queluz, Portugal, Palácio Nacional de Queluz
            Julião Sarmento: Queluz (31/03 – 29/05/2005), (catalogue)
            Curator: João Pinharanda

            New York, USA, Sean Kelly Gallery
            Julião Sarmento: Some Limits of Reason (11/03 – 23/04/2005)

 

2005 | Deurle, Belgium, Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens
            Julião Sarmento (13/11/2005 – 22/01/2006), (artist book)
            Curator: Joost Declercq

            Lisboa, Portugal, João Esteves de Oliveira, Galeria de Arte Moderna e Contemporânea
            Julião Sarmento: Collector’s Choice (12/10 – 19/11/2005), (catalogue)
            Curator: João Esteves de Oliveira

            Queluz, Portugal, Palácio Nacional de Queluz
            Julião Sarmento: Queluz (31/03 – 29/05/2005), (catalogue)
            Curator: João Pinharanda

            New York, USA, Sean Kelly Gallery
            Julião Sarmento: Some Limits of Reason (11/03 – 23/04/2005)

 

2004 | Coimbra, Portugal, CAV – Centro de Artes Visuais
            Julião Sarmento: Ghosts (09/10 – 26/12/2004), (catalogue)
            Curator: Albano Silva Pereira

            Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Van Abbemuseum
            Julião Sarmento: Echo (20/02 – 23/05/2004), (catalogue)
            Curator: Eva Meyer-Hermann

 

2003 | München, Germany, Galerie Bernd Klüser
            Julião Sarmento: Parasite (20/05 – 31/07/2003)

            Praha, Czech Republic, Jiri Svestka Gallery
            Julião Sarmento (05/05 – 07/06/2003)

            Sevilla, Spain, Galería Pepe Cobo
            Julião Sarmento (04/04 – 18/05/2003)

            Lisboa, Portugal, Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art
            Julião Sarmento (11/03 – 12/04/2003)

 

2002 | Lisboa, Portugal, Museu do Chiado – Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea
            Julião Sarmento: Trabalhos dos Anos 70 / Works from the 70’s (07/11/2002 – 09/02/2003), (catalogue)
            Curator: Pedro Lapa

            Braga, Portugal, Galeria Mário Sequeira
            Julião Sarmento (28/09 – 14/11/2002), (catalogue)

            São Paulo, Brazil, Galeria Fortes Vilaça
            Julião Sarmento (25/06 – 27/07/2002)

            New York, USA, Sean Kelly Gallery
            Julião Sarmento: Domestic Isolation (11/04 – 25/05/2002)

            Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, Azores, Portugal, Museu de Angra do Heroísmo
            Julião Sarmento: -me / What Makes A Writer Great (15/02 – 15/03/2002)
            Curator: Delfim Sardo

            London, England, UK, Lisson Gallery
            Julião Sarmento: Doppelgänger (16/01 – 07/03/2002)

 

2001 | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, Porta 33
            Julião Sarmento: What Makes A Writer Great (13/10 – 24/11/2001), (catalogue)
            Curator: Delfim Sardo

            Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Fortaleza de S. Tiago
            Julião Sarmento: -me (12/10/2001 – 06/01/2002), (catalogue)
            Curator: Delfim Sardo

            Beverly Hills, California, USA, Grant Selwyn Fine Art
            Julião Sarmento (19/04 – 19/05/2001)

            Barcelona, Spain, Galería Joan Prats
            Julião Sarmento: Obra Recent (11/01/2001 - ?), (catalogue)

 

2000 | Caldas da Rainha, Portugal, ESTGAD
            Slow Motion: Julião Sarmento (18/10 – 28/10/2000), (folder)
            Curator: Miguel Wandschneider

            Nagoya, Japan, Akira Ikeda Gallery
            Julião Sarmento (15/06 – 30/09/2000), (catalogue)

 

1999 | New York, USA, Sean Kelly Gallery
            Julião Sarmento: A Film Installation (10/12/1999 – 22/01/2000)

            Madrid, Spain, Palacio de Velázquez, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia (14/10/1999 – 10/01/2000)
            Lisboa, Portugal, Centro de Arte Moderna José de Azeredo Perdigão, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (24/02 – 14/05/2000)
            Julião Sarmento: Flashback, (catalogue)
            Curator: James Lingwood

            Los Angeles, California, USA, Dan Bernier Gallery
            Julião Sarmento: The Wrong Person (28/05 – 26/06/1999)

            Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Paço Imperial
            Julião Sarmento: Segredos e Mentiras (29/04 – 23/05/1999)
            Curator: Marcantonio Vilaça

            Brussel, Belgium, Xavier Hufkens
            Julião Sarmento: Maverick (29/04 – 06/06/1999)

            London, England, London Projects
            Julião Sarmento: The House with the Upstairs in it (Print Portfolio), (12/03 – 10/04/1999)

            São Paulo, Brazil, Galeria Camargo Vilaça
            Julião Sarmento: Segredos e Mentiras (03/03 – 31/03/1999), (brochure)

            Washington, D.C., USA, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
            Julião Sarmento: Fundamental Accuracy (04/02 – 20/06/1999), (brochure)
            Curator: Neal Benezra

 

1998 | New York, USA, Sean Kelly Gallery
            Julião Sarmento (12/12/1998 – 23/01/1999)

            München, Germany, Galerie Bernd Klüser
            Julião Sarmento: Veneno (05/05 – 31/07/1998)

            Porto, Portugal, Galeria Pedro Oliveira
            Julião Sarmento: Carpe Diem/ Racial Makeup (17/04 – 22/05/1998)

            Bologna, Italy, GAM Galleria d’Arte Moderna
            Julião Sarmento (20/03 – 28/06/1998), (catalogue)
            Curator: Hubertus Gaßner and Danilo Eccher

 

1997 | New York, USA, Sean Kelly Gallery
            Julião Sarmento: Suffering, Despair and Ascent (12/12/1997 – 24/01/1998), (catalogue)

            München, Germany, Haus der Kunst
            Julião Sarmento: Werke 1981 – 1996 (24/10/1997 – 18/01/1998), (catalogue)
            Curator: Hubertus Gaßner

            Kitakyushu, Japan, CCA Kitakyushu – Project Gallery
            Julião Sarmento: Urban Corpo (27/09 – 18/10/1997) (artist book)
            Curator: Akiko Miyake and Nobuo Nakamura

            Venezia, Italy, XLVII Biennale di Venezia, Portuguese Pavillion, Palazzo Vendramini ai Carmini
            Julião Sarmento: Casanova (15/06 – 09/11/1997), (catalogue + book)
            Curator: Alexandre Melo

 

1996 | Braga, Portugal, Museu Nogueira da Silva, Galeria da Universidade do Minho
            Julião Sarmento (20/12/1996 – 15/01/1997), (catalogue)
            Curator: César Valença

            London, England, UK, London Projects
            Julião Sarmento: The House with the Upstairs in it (16/11 – 21/12/1996)

            Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Van Abbemuseum Entr’acte
            Julião Sarmento: Two Rooms (15/09 – 24/11/1996), (catalogue)
            Curatos: Christiane Berndes / Jan Debbaut

            New York, USA, Sean Kelly Gallery
            Julião Sarmento: Selfish, Proud, Cunning and Regardless of Others (15/03 – 21/04/1996)

 

1995 | Brussel, Belgium, Xavier Hufkens
            Julião Sarmento: Only a moment or two of brutal madness (26/10 – 10/12/1995)

            Sintra, Portugal, Palácio Nacional de Sintra
            Julião Sarmento (24/06 – 03/09/1995), (catalogue)

            Coimbra, Portugal, Edifício das Caldeiras, Universidade de Coimbra
            Julião Sarmento: Quatre Mouvements de la Peur (03/06 – 31/08/1995), (artist book)
            Curator: Albano Silva Pereira

            Porto, Portugal, Galeria Pedro Oliveira
            Julião Sarmento (20/01 – 25/02/1995)

 

1994 | Santa Monica, California, USA, Ruth Bloom Gallery
            Julião Sarmento (09/09 – 08/10/1994)

            München, Germany, Galerie Bernd Klüser
            Julião Sarmento: Laura and Alice (31/05 – 30/07/1994)

            València, Spain, IVAM, Centre del Carme
            Julião Sarmento (10/05 – 17/07/1994), (catalogue)
            Curator: Vicente Todolí

            Montréal, Québec, Canada, Centre des Arts Saidye Bronfman
            Julião Sarmento: The White Paintings (11/01 – 25/02/1994), (catalogue)
            Curator: Regine Basha

 

1993 | Lisboa, Portugal, Centro de Arte Moderna, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
            Julião Sarmento (06/05 – 25/05/1993), (catalogue)
            Curator: Michael Tarantino

 

1992 | São Paulo, Brazil, Galeria Luisa Strina
            Julião Sarmento (24/11 – 18/12/1992)

            Bern, Switzerland, Galerie Erika + Otto Friedrich
            Julião Sarmento (16/10 – 13/11/1992)

            Porto, Portugal, Fundação de Serralves
            Julião Sarmento (21/05 – 28/06/1992), (catalogue)
            Curator: Michael Tarantino

            Brussel, Belgium, Xavier Hufkens
            Julião Sarmento (23/04 – 23/05/1992)

 

1991 | Lisboa, Portugal, Galeria Cómicos / Luís Serpa
            Julião Sarmento: Pinturas Brancas (06/12/1991 – 04/01/1992)

            Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Witte de With, Center for Contemporary Art
            Julião Sarmento (12/10 – 24/11/1991), (catalogue)
            Curators: Chris Dercon / Gosse Oosterhof

            New York, USA, Louver Gallery
            Julião Sarmento (14/09 – 12/10/1991)
            Curator: Sean Kelly

            Paris, France, Galerie Montenay
            Julião Sarmento (07/02 – 02/03/1991)

            Sevilla, Spain, Fundación Luis Cernuda
            Julião Sarmento (28/01 – 16/02/1991), (catalogue)
            Curators: Alberto Marina / Kevin Power

 

1990 | Porto, Portugal, Galeria Pedro Oliveira
            Julião Sarmento: Dias de Escuro e de Luz (01/12 – 29/12/1990), (catalogue)

            Schwäbisch Hall, Germany, Städtische Galerie am Markt
            Julião Sarmento: Gemälde und Arbeiten auf Papier (30/06 - 09/09/1990), (catalogue)
            Curator: Harald Siebenmorgen

            München, Germany, Galerie Bernd Klüser
            Julião Sarmento: Neue Arbeiten (26/06 – 15/09/1990)

            Milano, Italy, Galleria Giorgio Persano
            Julião Sarmento (22/05/1990 - ?)

 

1989 | Madrid, Spain, Galería Marga Paz
            Julião Sarmento (04/12/1989 - ?)

            Brussel, Belgium, Xavier Hufkens
            Julião Sarmento (11/05 – 10/06/1989)

            Lisboa, Portugal, Galeria Cómicos
            Julião Sarmento (27/03 – 22/04/1989), (book)

            Erlangen, Germany, Städtische Galerie
            Julião Sarmento: Bilder und Zeitchnungen 1984-1988 (10/02 – 12/03/1989), (catalogue)
            Curator: Bernd Klüser

 

1988 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Hillman Holland Fine Arts
            Julião Sarmento: New Paintings and Works on Paper (05/06 – 08/07/1988)

            München, Germany, Galerie Bernd Klüser
            Julião Sarmento: Gnadenstoss (31/05 – 30/07/1988), (catalogue)

            Torino, Italy, Galleria Giorgio Persano
            Julião Sarmento (25/01/1988 - ?)

            Bern, Switzerland, Galerie Erika + Otto Friedrich
            Julião Sarmento (21/01 – 26/02/1988)

 

1987 | Madrid, Spain, Galería Marga Paz
            Julião Sarmento (14/03 – 18/04/1987)

 

1986 | München, Germany, Galerie Bernd Klüser
            Julião Sarmento: Neue Arbeiten (04/11 – 23/12/1986)

            Málaga, Spain, Museo de Bellas Artes de Málaga
            Julião Sarmento (19/06 – 13/07/1986), (catalogue)
            Curator: Kevin Power

            Lund, Sweden, Anders Tornberg Gallery
            Julião Sarmento (10/05 – 04/06/1986)

            Bari, Italy, Galleria Marilena Bonomo
            Julião Sarmento (11/04 – 09/05/1986)

            Frankfurt, Germany, Galerie Heinrich Erhardt
            Julião Sarmento (18/01 – 08/02/1986)

 

1985 | Lisboa, Portugal, Galeria Cómicos
            Julião Sarmento (02/12 – 31/12/1985), (catalogue)

            Basel, Switzerland, Perspective 85, Art 16’85
            Julião Sarmento (12/06 – 17/06/1985), (group catalogue)

 

1984 | Bern, Switzerland, Galerie Erika + Otto Friedrich
            Julião Sarmento: Arbeiten auf Papier (10/11 – 21/12/1984)

            Lisboa, Portugal, Cómicos - Espaço Inter-Média
            Julião Sarmento: Pinturas (07/06 – 03/07/1984)

            Madrid, Spain, Galería Juana de Aizpuru
            Julião Sarmento (27/01/1984 - ?) (poster)

 

1983 | Lisboa, Portugal, Quadrum Galeria
            Julião Sarmento: Pinturas 1981-1983 (15/03 – 08/04/1983)

 

1982 | Reykjavík, Iceland, Gangurinn
            Julião Sarmento: Desenhos (10/10/1982 - ?), (catalogue)
            Curator: Helgi Thorgils Fridjonsson

            Setúbal, Portugal, Casa de Bocage, Galeria Municipal de Artes Visuais
            Julião Sarmento: Pinturas 1981/82 (02/04 – 02/05/1982), (catalogue)
            Curator: António Cerveira Pinto

            Bern, Switzerland, Erika + Otto Friedrich
            Julião Sarmento: Drawings (23/01 – 19/02/1982)

            Coimbra, Portugal, Galeria Espaço Branco - CAPC, Círculo de Artes Plásticas
            Julião Sarmento: Pinturas sobre Papel (16/01 –  05/02/1982), (catalogue)

            Lisboa, Portugal, ARTA
            Julião Sarmento: Pinturas em Papel (07/01/ - 12/01/1982), (catalogue)

 

1980 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia, Studio GSU, Galerije Grada Zagreb
            Julião Sarmento: 1947 (16/10 –  09/11/1980), (poster/catalogue)
            Curators: Davor Maticevic / Marijan Susovski

            Porto, Portugal, Modulo
            Julião Sarmento: Testa (18/04 - 15/05/1980) (folder)

            Lisboa, Portugal, Galeria Diferença
            Julião Sarmento: Rosebud (21/02 - 04/03/1980)

 

1979 | Coimbra, Portugal, Galeria CAPC Círculo de Artes Plásticas
            Julião Sarmento: Gnait (15/12 - 28/12/1979), (group catalogue)

            Bern, Switzerland, Erika + Otto Friedrich - Räume für Ausstellungen und Aktionen
            Julião Sarmento: Reading Pieces (13/01 –16/02/1979), (group catalogue)

 

1978 | Porto, Portugal, Centro de Arte Contemporânea, Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis
            Julião Sarmento: Jaula Cage e Trabalhos Recentes (10/05 - 01/06/1978), (brochure)
            Curator: Fernando Pernes

 

1977 | Porto, Portugal, Modulo - Centro Difusor de Arte
            Julião Sarmento: Don Juan (29/01 – 23/02/1977), (poster/catalogue)

 

1976 | Lisboa, Portugal, Galeria de Arte Moderna, S.N.B.A.
            Julião Sarmento (09/02/1976 - ?), (catalogue)

 

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