Sofia Gonçalves

Degree in Communication Design from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon (FBAUL). Master in Communication Sciences from the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of the New University of Lisbon (UNL-FCSH). PhD student in Fine Arts, variant Design Communication, from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon (FBAUL).

Lecturer in Communication Design at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon.

Co-founder of graphic design studio Flatland.

Develops projects where publishing is understood as an artistic genre, such as: “Samizdat” workshop and publication (FBAUL, 2010/2011), “Book of the Middle” conference and publication (Navio Vazio, 2010), “Polyvalent Room” installation (“Que sais-je?” exhibition, Vera Cortês art gallery, 2011).

Co-founder of the publishing house DOIS DIAS, which tests the possible overlaps between art and literature.

Currently developing her PhD thesis which investigates the relations between publishing and communication design, in particular the page as a writing and editorial space.

Related Sessions
Saturday 28 September 2013, 6.30pm Zé dos Bois Gallery, Rua da Barroca, 59 1200-047 Lisboa (Bairro Alto), Portugal

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