Adriana João
1998, Portugal
Based in Lisbon, Portugal
adrianarjoao@gmail.com
Adriana João began her musical studies in 2005 at the Joly Braga Santos Conservatory of Portimão, where she studied violin until 2013. She attended the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon, where she graduated in Multimedia Art – Performance / Installation, and completed postgraduate studies in both Sound Art and Multimedia Art – Moving Image.
Her transdisciplinary and intuitive practice unfolds across sound, moving image, performance, sculpture, photography, and installation.
Her work emerges from subtle coincidences present in the perpetual immaterial bond between all that exists, moving through perfect and imperfect intertwined cycles, and patterns that arise from shared tangents.
She has regularly exhibited, performed, and undertaken artistic residencies in Portugal and abroad, with highlights including Cité Internationale des Arts à Montmartre (Paris), Galeria Zé dos Bois (Lisbon), Jardim da Galeria Quadrum – Lisbon Municipal Galleries (Lisbon), Mayhem (Copenhagen), Frappant Gallery (Hamburg), Fundação PLMJ (Lisbon), Alfaia (Loulé), Cosmos (Lisbon), NyMusikk / Particular Universal (Magerøya), Jardins Efémeros (Viseu), Zaratan (Lisbon), EGEU (Lisbon), Teatro Ibérico (Lisbon), Passos Manuel (Porto), Galeria Espírito Santo (Loulé), Casa Capitão (Lisbon), Hub Criativo do Beato / Confeitaria – Sonár Lisboa (Lisbon), Sala Lisa (Lisbon), Cossoul (Lisbon), Galeria Novo Século (Lisbon), Teatro da Garagem (Lisbon), Culturgest (Lisbon), Haapsalu Kultuurikeskus (Haapsalu), Museu de Lisboa / Palácio Pimenta – Lisboa Soa (Lisbon), Guardiões do Mira (Odemira), Ponto d’Orvalho (Montemor-o-Novo), Arbag (Lisbon), Damas (Lisbon), RCA – Rádio Clube Agramonte (Porto), Planeta Manas (Prior Velho), Waking Life (Crato), Galeria KUBIK (Porto), mono (Lisbon), 360 Records Shop (New York), Nitja Centre for Contemporary Art (Lillestrøm), Teatro de São Luiz (Lisbon), Centro Cultural Raiano (Idanha-a-Nova), Färgfabriken Konsthall (Stockholm), Salto (Lisbon), Sol Nexø (Bornholm), MAC / CCB (Lisbon).
She is the co-founder of TEIA radio. She has collaborated with various artists, curators, and musicians, including Róisín Berkeley, Polido, David Revés, Pedreira, Grupo de Música Contemporânea de Lisboa, Mariana Pestana, Gabriel Siams, Rebeca Letras, João Reis, Guilherme Vilhena, Violeta Azevedo, Pedro Tavares, Catarina Arbusto, Seán Being, Inês Malheiro, Vicente Mateus, CADA, Van Ayres, Adufeiras do Rancho Etnográfico de Idanha-a-Nova, Inês Mendes Leal, moss kissing, Marina Rei, Leonor Arnaut, Francisca Portugal, Filipa Oliveira, Leonor Carrilho, Guilherme Curado, Pedro Alves Sousa, Laura Gama Martins, Filipa Correia de Sousa, Inês Tartaruga Água, Xavier Paes, André Cepeda, and Alexandre Estrela.
| 2019-2022 | Post-Graduation in Multimedia Art: Moving Image — Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa, PT |
| 2019-2020 | Post-Graduation in Sound Art — Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa, PT |
| 2016-2019 | BA in Multimedia Art: Performance/Installation — Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa, PT |
| 2005-2013 | Suzuki Method + 5th grade Articulated Teaching with Visual Arts studies — Musical Theory, Orchestra and Individual Violin Classes, Conservatório de Portimão Joly Braga Santos, Portimão, PT |
| 2023 | permeable bodies — solo exhibition, curated by Laura Gama Martins, Galeria Zé dos Bois, Lisboa, PT |
| 2023 | ANIMAIS — solo installation, curated by CADA, Antigo Presídio da Trafaria, Trafaria, PT |
| 2022 | UM~BRAL + Lançamento da edição #83 - Umbigo 20 anos — installation with Rebeca Letras, curated by Marina Rei and Bruno José Silva, Teatro da Garagem, online + Lisboa, PT |
| 2021 | Normativas do Gesto: A Paisagem Artificial — solo installation, curated by GAAT, Casa do Capitão, Lisboa, PT |
| 2021 | From/Since Time Immemorial — installation with Filipa Alves and Gabriel Siams, EGEU, online + Lisboa, PT |
| 2019 | Follow my back — solo installation, Espaços Novos of Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, PT |
| 2019 | I want to see but there is something in (front of) my eyes / Follow me back — solo exhibition, Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, PT |
| 2017 | Drenagem — solo exhibition, EMARP – Empresa Municipal de Águas e Resíduos de Portimão, Portimão, PT |
| 2017 | Drenagem — solo exhibition, Chocolate Lounge, Portimão, PT |
| 2016 | Drenagem — solo exhibition, Galeria XXI, Portimão, PT |
| 2026 | 10 OUT OF 10 — curated by Carolina Piçarra, Fundação PLMJ, Lisboa, PT |
| 2026 | Metanoia IV, future imperfect — curated by David Revés and Sofie Amalie Andersen, Salto, Lisboa, PT |
| 2025 | Culturgest — Casa das Novidades - A Partir da Coleção da CGD — curated by João Francisco Reis, Centro Cultural Raiano, Idanha-a-Nova, PT |
| 2025 | Change of Season — curated by Sofia Estudante, Fábrica da Cerveja, Faro, PT |
| 2025 | Metanoia III: 'saturated solitude' — curated by David Revés and Sofie Amalie Andersen, Sol Nexø, Bornholm, DNK |
| 2025 | At the End of a World — curated by David Revés, Färgfabriken Konsthall, Stockholm, SWE |
| 2025 | Change of Season — curated by Sofia Estudante, Procurarte, Lisboa, PT |
| 2025 | LE JOUR IL FAIT NUIT — curated by André Cepeda, Galeria KUBIK, Porto, PT |
| 2025 | Metanoia II: what remains? — curated by David Revés, Frappant Gallery, Hamburg, GER |
| 2024 | SINGSONG — curated by Filipa Correia de Sousa and Laura Gama Martins, Galeria Zé dos Bois, Lisboa, PT |
| 2024 | Guardiões do Mira — curated by Leonor Carrilho, Estação Ferroviária de Santa Clara-Sabóia, Santa Clara-Sabóia, PT |
| 2024 | Filling Tanks with Ghosts — curated by Miguel Cheta, Estação Ferroviária de Faro, Faro, PT |
| 2024 | Particular Universal — curated by Monica Holmen and Bjørnar Habbestad, Nitja Centre for Contemporary Art, Lillestrøm, NOR |
| 2024 | ANIMAIS — curated by CADA, OGFE - Oficinas Gerais de Fardamento e Equipamento, Lisboa, PT |
| 2024 | ANIMAIS — curated by CADA, Oficinas do Convento de São Francisco, Montemor-o-Novo, PT |
| 2023 | Metanoia I: is there an end, beautiful friend? — curated by David Revés, Cité Internationale des Arts à Montmartre, Paris, FR |
| 2023 | ALCAZAR — curated by EGEU, Alfaia, Loulé, PT |
| 2023 | …ao betão: pele! — curated by Associação 289, Festival Açoteia, Faro, PT |
| 2023 | Corpos Celestes — curated by David Revés, Galeria Espírito Santo, Loulé, PT |
| 2023 | AN UPDATE ON CRANES — curated by Guilherme Vilhena, Frappant Gallery, Hamburg, GER |
| 2023 | Um Século de Moedas — curated by EGEU and TEIA, EGEU, online + Lisboa, PT |
| 2022 | Cavalcante — curated by holuzam, Corrente de Arroios, Lisboa, PT |
| 2022 | A Incerteza — Jardins Efémeros, Viseu, PT |
| 2022 | An Elemental Thing — curated by João Reis, Útero, Lisboa, PT |
| 2022 | UM CÍRCULO E UM QUADRADO SÃO IGUAIS DE LADO — Galeria Novo Século, Lisboa, PT |
| 2021 | ESPASMOS REMANESCENTES — Cossoul, Lisboa, PT |
| 2021 | Casa da Dona Laura Itinerante — curated by Francisca Aires Mateus and Francisca Portugal, Casa do Capitão, Lisboa, PT |
| 2021 | From/Since Time Immemorial — curated by EGEU, EGEU, online + Lisboa, PT |
| 2020 | Sound Studies: The Final Report — Zaratan – Arte Contemporânea, Lisboa, PT |
| 2020 | Descarga #1 — Nada Temple, Lisboa, PT |
| 2019 | RÉSVÉS – Castro Marim/Odeleite — Casa do Sal, Castro Marim, PT |
| 2019 | GAB-A Galerias Abertas das Belas-Artes — Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, PT |
| 2025 | Car Musick 3: usof, Adriana João, Seán Being, Xavier Paes, Carolf, Drublei — solo performances with cars functioning as the sound system, Passeio Marítimo de Algés, Lisboa, PT |
| 2025 | Exposição Coletiva SINGSONG - Programa de Happenings: Adriana João — Grains of Magical Water — installation with live sound piece, Galeria Zé dos Bois, Lisboa, PT |
| 2024 | 30º Aniversário da ZDB — Tape Worm (Solitária), de Alexandre Estrela — sound interaction with Alexandre Estrela's piece in collaboration with fourteen other musicians, Teatro São Luiz, Lisboa, PT |
| 2024 | Guardiões do Mira — Adriana João + Fátima Teixeira + Mariana Pestana — performative walk guided together with Fátima Teixeira and Mariana Pestana, Vila Nova de Milfontes, PT |
| 2022 | Sonár Lisboa: Sounds for Molten Metal — live sound performance with Polido through berru's piece, curated by ArtWorks, Hub Creativo do Beato / Confeitaria, Lisboa, PT |
| 2020 | Lisboa Soa: Organismus Kathársis II — performer at the piece directed by Francisca Marques and Inês Malheiro, Museu de Lisboa / Palácio Pimenta, Lisboa, PT |
| 2019 | APEX — performer at the piece directed by Gabriel Siams, João Reis and Maria Miguel Café, Culturgest - Fundação CGD, Lisboa, PT |
| 2025 | Culturgest: Desconcentrar — curated by João Francisco Reis, Centro Cultural Raiano, Idanha-a-Nova, PT |
| 2024 | Residências Artísticas Guardiões do Mira — curated by Filipa Oliveira and Leonor Carrilho, Odemira, PT |
| 2023 | CADA / T-Factor (Universidade NOVA de Lisboa) - ANIMAIS — curated by CADA, Vila Velha de Rodão + Trafaria, PT |
| 2023 | Particular Universal (NyMusikk + Out.Ra) — Adriana João, Mestre André, Polido, Rita Santos — curated by Eirik Blekesaune and Emma Gunnarsson, Magerøya, NOR |
| 2022 | UM~BRAL — Adriana João & Rebeca Letras — curated by Reina del Mar and Bruno José Silva, Pedreira, Porto, PT |
| 2022 | Rumo ao Planetário — Adriana João, Bruno Silva, David Revés, Joana da Conceição, José Jesus — curated by David Revés and Miguel Cheta, Alfaia, Loulé, PT |
| 2021 | From/Since Time Immemorial — Adriana João, Gabriel Siams, Filipa Alves — EGEU, Lisboa, PT |
| 2021 | EW #2 — Adriana João — Electronic Warfare, Lisboa, PT |
| 2020 | Residência Artística para Músicos — Carpintarias de São Lázaro, Lisboa, PT |
| 2019 | Concertos na Paisagem — Associação Luzlinar, Feital, PT |
| 2019 | Theater in a Suitcase — Haapsalu Cultural Center, Haapsalu, EST |
| 2019 | RésVés — Castro Marim, PT |
| 2019 | Zona Temporária — residência multidisciplinar do ensino artístico — Culturgest — Fundação Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Lisboa, PT |
| 2025 | pearl of flames — solo album, CD + digital, self-released, PT |
| 2022 | onda dois ventos — album with Pedro Tavares, k7 + digital, produced by fungo label, PT |
| 2021 | 6 Ensaios — album with Pedro Tavares, CD + digital, produced by CD recordable, PT |
| 2021 | crispy light — solo album, digital, self-released, PT |
| 2018 | Untitled — self-published photography book, Lisboa, PT |
| 2026 | Debris — sound piece at the album with various artistas, edited by Ufonic, PT |
| 2025 | Contemporânea — Adriana João: alchemical porosity — sound and visual piece at the “Escritas Contemporâneas” online edition of ATLANTIC project by Contemporânea, Contemporânea, PT |
| 2024 | CARRIE CASSIE 18 w/ Vanessa Bedoret — sound piece at the sound selection curated by Vanessa Bedoret, LYL Radio, FR |
| 2024 | OUT.RA #56 — sound piece at the sound selection curated by OUT.RA, Rádio Quântica, PT |
| 2023 | Brat — video for usof's track “Brat”, from the album “Wish You Were Nicer”, produced by enmossed, USA |
| 2022 | Cavalcante — album cover for funcionário, produced by Holuzam, PT |
| 2022 | Breathing Waterline — album cover for Leonor Arnaut & Ricardo Martins, produced by Discos de Plantão, PT |
| 2022 | Alcazar — piece at the collective book curated by EGEU, PT |
| 2022 | TEIA zine nº 1 — publication at riso printed zine by TEIA radio, PT |
| 2022 | Jornal S/ Título Nº3 — publication at printed newspaper by Jornal S/ Título, PT |
| 2022 | COMMON TIME 066: AASE NIELSEN (boli group) & POLIDO — solo album at the album's selection curated by Polido, COMMON TIME, online |
| 2021 | Fura Olhos — album cover for Fura Olhos, produced by Revolve, PT |
| 2021 | FANTASIA: Futuros Amigos — sound piece at the sound selecion curated by Nélson Gomes, ONASSIS STEGI Radio, GR |
| 2021 | “for 0” #7 w/ waterdownrobotroute and usof — sound piece at the sound selection curated by usof, Rádio Quântica, PT |
| 2020 | TEIA 12 — sound piece at radio program TEIA, EIRA #2 – plataforma rádio para residências artísticas, OSSO Colectivo, PT |
| 2020 | dose 05 — pieces at the printed and digital magazine curated by dose, Porto, PT |
| 2020 | TEIA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 — sound pieces at radio program TEIA, PACKT FM, Coletivo Colinas, PT |
| 2026 | Segundas na Z: Raw Forest (live) + Adriana João & Diana Correia (dj set) — sound selection, Galeria Zé dos Bois, Lisboa, PT |
| 2026 | 8M - emissão especiala — sound selection, ESR Radio, Lisboa, PT |
| 2025 | Vida Cega Life Takes — solo live interpretation of Leonor Arnaut's song “Vida Cega”, Galeria Zé dos Bois, Lisboa, PT |
| 2025 | Hard Session #2 w/ Rádio Jardim and Aquela Kombucha — sound selection, RCA - Rádio Clube Agramonte, Porto, PT |
| 2025 | Lançamento do livro “Riviera”, de Guilherme Vilhena — sound selection with Joe Sweats, Cosmos Campolide, Lisboa, PT |
| 2025 | Seleções com sinnmond — sound selection, Cosmos Campolide, Lisboa, PT |
| 2025 | 'Experimentalia' c/ Jordan Deal (live) + Body of Will (dj set) + sinnmond (dj set) — sound selection, ZDB 8 Marvila, Lisboa, PT |
| 2025 | Roda da Fortuna — sound selection, Cosmos Campolide, Lisboa, PT |
| 2024 | As primeiras flores são amarelas — sound piece, inspired by Francisca Valador works, for her solo exhibition, ARBAG, Lisboa, PT |
| 2024 | “for 0” #35 w/ Adriana João — sound selection, Rádio Quântica, PT |
| 2024 | Química #58 — sound selection with Polido, Arroz Estúdios, Lisboa, PT |
| 2024 | Reunião Apócrifos Foragidos — Nada Está Escrito Afinal - TPC / Santa Teresa D'Ávila — live music for poetry session, Passos Manuel, Porto, PT |
| 2024 | Reunião Apócrifos Foragidos — Nada Está Escrito Afinal - TPC / Santa Teresa D'Ávila — live music for poetry session, Lounge, Lisboa, PT |
| 2024 | Nick Malkin (Post-Geography) (live) + sinnmond (set) — sound selection, Cosmos Campolide, Lisboa, PT |
| 2023 | Clube do Espectactor: Pierre Bastien, Vuduvum Vadavã e Cire Ndiaye — moderation with Polido after Pierre Bastien, Vuduvum Vadavã e Cire Ndiaye concert, Teatro do Bairro Alto, Lisboa, PT |
| 2023 | Sub Series: Adriana João & Van Der & CCSD — sound selection, Rádio Quântica, PT |
| 2023 | Projecto de Vida: Filipa Magalhães + Adriana João & Polido — sound selection with Polido, Cosmos Campolide, Lisboa, PT |
| 2022 | Cavalcante — violins for funcionário's track “ResidentSleeper”, produced by Holuzam, PT |
| 2022 | O Elefante no Meio da Sala, de Vânia Doutel Vaz — sound for Vânia Doutel Vaz's piece in progress, TBA - Teatro do Bairro Alto, Lisboa, PT |
| 2022 | O Elefante no Meio da Sala, de Vânia Doutel Vaz — sound for Vânia Doutel Vaz's piece in progress, Espaço Alkantara, Lisboa, PT |
| 2022 | O Elefante no Meio da Sala, de Vânia Doutel Vaz — sound for Vânia Doutel Vaz's piece in progress, Espaço do Tempo, Montemor-o-Novo, PT |
| 2021 | SEMIBREVE 2021 - Label focus: turva — projected image with AALTAR visuals for Alagoa concert, gnration, Braga, PT |
| 2021 | The Jar — projected image for live music piece presentation by Alagoa, Smup Parede, Parede, PT |
| 2021 | Very Very Funny — processed violins for André Costa and Mariana Machado short film, produced by Dona Edite Filmes, PT |
| 2019 | Rahvusvaheline etendus: Hapsolution — live music for piece directed by Isabel Medeiros and Yvette Saunders, Haapsalu kultuurikeskus, Haapsalu, EST |
| 2024 | Gulbenkian - Apoio à Internacionalização — Lisboa, PT |
| 2022 | Jardins Efémeros - Artes Visuais — Viseu, PT |
| 2022 | Museu Zer0 — Faro, PT |