About
Ana Aragão
Ana Aragão graduated as an architect at the Faculty of Architecture of the Porto University (FAUP, 2009), where she integrated the teaching team Scholarship-holder from FCT. She attended the PhD of the Department of Architecture of the University of Coimbra (2011-2014, not concluded).
Currently, Ana dedicates herself exclusively to drawing, exploring the theme of urban imaginaries and paper architecture. Her timeless hand-drawn interpretation of the urban world brings together the realm of architecture and that of fine details.
She runs her own atelier in Oporto since 2012.
She has artworks in private collections worldwide and in art collections of Institutions/Museums such as Centro Cultural de Belém, Orient Foundation Macau, Orient Foundation Portugal, Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis and National Society of Fine Arts.
Photography by Claudia Rocha
Solo exhibitions
“Monopolis”, Underdogs. Lisbon, Portugal, 2024.
“Cidade, Casa, Corpo - Os Mapas e a Linguagem”, Casa da Arquitetura. Oporto, Portugal 2024
“My Plan for Japan”, Hillside Fórum. Tokyo, Japan 2023
“No Plan for Japan”, Fundação do Oriente Museum. Lisbon, 2021-2022.
“Galeria "X”, Rectory of Oporto University. Oporto, 2020.
“S. M. L. LX.”, National Society of Fine Arts. Lisbon, 2019.
“Como Decorar um Poema”, Altice Gallery. Oporto, 2018.
“Vertical Reclamations of Individual Spaces”, Casa Garden. Macau, 2018.
“Imaginary Beings”, Taipa Village. Macau, 2017.
“Future Frames”, Jofebar Headquarters. Matosinhos, 2016.
Selected collective exhibitions
“Vanishing Points”, Roca London Gallery. London, 2023.
“Interferências”, MAAT. Lisbon, 2022.
“For OODA”, Casa da Arquitectura. Oporto, 2021.
“Biennale di Architettura di Venezia 2021”. Venice, 2021.
“Amadeo”, Espinho City Hall Museum. Espinho, 2018.
“Biennale di Architettura di Venezia 2016”. Venice, 2016.
“Biennale di Architettura di Venezia 2014”. Venice, 2014.
“Homeland”, Centro Cultural de Belém. Lisbon, 2015.
Nice to meet you.
We are Ana Aragão Atelier
Ana Aragão Atelier was established in 2012.
At first, the Atelier was composed by Ana alone. Due to her resilience and persistent spirit, in recent years the Atelier has grown and adopted a corporate philosophy.
Now comprising collaborators, Ana Aragão Atelier is a team of experts who apply a diverse set of skills into successfully managing Ana’s projects and exhibitions.