Summary:

José Barata de Castilho was born in Castelo Branco in 1944 and as a painter is known also as José Barata. He has studied under painter Silvino Vieira (1962) in Lisbon and after a Bachelor's Course of Painting from National Society of Fine Arts, Lisbon (1991/94), short , SNBA. He was admitted full member of this Society on 1992. Before (1981) he had got a Phd in Economics in University of Orléans. 

His works have been shown in several galleries in the Lisbon area as well as galleries in other parts of Portugal, Spain, U.S.A., Belgium, Switzerland an Italy. He participated in several group shows. He  won the first prize of the national salon CRIATIVIARTE 1995 and later several prizes abroad.

He lives and works in Lisbon, where he was full professor of Economics at University. At the same time, since 1991 he had a regular activity as a Painter and since 2004 he is a full time painter.

- Origens, Gallery Lúcia Lima, Castelo Branco, September 1993.
- Gravuras submersas, Gallery "Almedina", Coimbra, Set/October 1996.
-Gravuras emersas I, Gallery "Club de Pessoal da EDP", Lisbon, January 1997.
- Gravuras emersas II,
- Gravuras emersas II, Galeria do Instituto Politécnico, Castelo Branco, May 1997.
-Acrílicos, óleos e técnica mista, Gallery Arte Rural, Castelo Branco, June, 1997.
-Máscaras desmascaradas, Galeria A Dega, Alcobaça, Agosto 1997.
-Máscaras in loco, Gallery of the Guildhall of Torres Vedras, February 1998.
-Gobal Village, EuroAmerica Gallery, New York, November, 1999.
- Aldeia Global, Magdalena Baxeras-Galeria d’Art, Barcelona, January 2000.
-Dos Líneas, Art Gallery Contreras, Almeria, April 2000.
- Duas Linhas, Museum Room of ISEG, Technical University of Lisbon, May-June 2000.
- Global Concerns, Foundry Gallery, Washington, June, 2000
- Otros Tiempos, otras Caras , Galeria Almirall, Barcelona, May, 2001
- Transgénicos , Manuela Talaverano - Galería de Arte,Sevilla, Mar./April, 2002
- Transgénicos+ , A Dega - Galeria de Arte, Cós, Alcobaça, Aug./Sept., 2003
- Transgénicos 04 , Espaço Kalu, Lisbon, March, 2004
- Transgénicos 05 , Espaço Kalu, Lisbon, March, 2005.
- Rotta d’Inquietudine, Galeria Il Collezionista, Rome, March, 2006.
- Fra Astratto e Forme , Galeria Centro Storico, Florence, April, 2006.
- Trayecto de Inquietud , Galería Ra del Rey, Madrid, Jun/Jul.2006.
- Trayecto de Inquietud , Galería Ra del Rey, Madrid, Jun/Jul.2006.
- Trajecto de Inquietude , CNAP - Club Nacional de Artes, Lisbon, Oct.2006.
- Nora , Galeria Municipal, Castelo Branco, December, 2007.
- Seis Ciclos , Solar dos Cardosos, Castelo Branco, May, 2012.
- Histórias e Fantasias , Sala da Nora - Galeria Municipal, Castelo Branco, January, 2018.
- Voa, Voa por Cima de Toda a Folha,Galeria Online-emlinha, June, 2021.

GROUP SHOWS

I participated in several group painting exhibitions, namely at the National Society of Fine Arts in Lisbon, Gallery "Gymnásio", Lisbon, Municipal Gallery, Rio de Mouro. Most recent years:
-Salão CRIATIVIARTE, Reguengos de Monsaraz, June-July 1995.
-II Exposição Internacional de Artes Plásticas, Vendas Novas, Sept. 1996.
- Image98, Art Fair, RAI, Amesterdam, with A DEGA, May 1998.
-Interart98, Fira de Arte de Valencia, withA DEGA, Outubro de 1998.
-Forum Siemens, Lisbon, January 1999.
- Artesevilla, with A DEGA, January 1999.
-Arcale, with BATIK, Salamanca, April 1999.
-EUROP’ART99, with Euroamerica Galleries, Geneve, April 1999.
-Artexpo99, with A DEGA, Barcelona, May 1999.
-Euro-2000 (Jaén), initiative ofEuropean Guide of Fine Arts, Eduma, Linares, May 1999.
-Mac21, with EDUMA, Málaga, July 1999.
-ArteSantander, with A DEGA, July, 1999.
-Euro-2000 (Portugal), initiative of European Guide of Fine Arts, A Dega, Cós, August 1999.
-Féria de Arte de Ibiza, with Galeria J&C, September, 1999
-Interart99, with A DEGA, Valencia, October, 1999.
-Feira de Arte, Batalha, December 1999.
-Delegation in Lisboa of A Dega, Colectiva de Pintura, December de 1999.
-Lineart, Gent, December 1999.
- Artesevilla, with A DEGA, January 2000.
-Artexpo New York, March 2000
-Artexpo Barcelona, May 2000

COLLECTIONS

Represented in several private collections and institutional collections (Regional Government of Castelo Branco, Guildhalls of Idanha-a-Nova, Sintra, Reguengos de Monsaraz, Torres Vedras Superior School of Education of Castelo Branco, Superior School of Technology and Administration of Castelo Branco, Luso Hotel, Siemens of Portugal)

PRIZES

First Criativiarte Prize, Reguengos de Monsaraz, June 1995.

"Gran Premio Internazionale dell'Arte 2002", Rome.

"Gran Premio Leonardo da Vinci",  2004, Florence, Italy.

"Gran Premio Internazionale Genova Art", 2005, Italy.

"Premio Donatello", 2006, Florence, Italy.

"Grande Oficial da Instrução Pública" (High Officer of Public Istruction Order), Portuguese Republic Presidence, October 2018.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

-Agenda Cultural, Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, July 1994 (reproduction of the painting "Player").
European Guide of Fine Arts, Euro 2000 Ediciones, S.L., Alicante, 1998, p.42, - with critical text of Mario Antolín Paz, President of the Association of Art Critics of Madrid
-50 Anos de Pintura e Esculura em Portugal, Universitária Editora, Lisboa,1999, pp.61&210.