Vasco Mourão is a Portuguese artist, architect and artistic director based in Pico, Portugal and Barcelona, Spain.
Obsessed with the drawing of cities and architectural forms, his practice hashas been establishing itself through line drawing, usually with only a black pen, by way of which he creates dense, intricate compositions blending both real and imaginary structures and spaces. On paper, wood, stone, metal or a wall.
Producing an ongoing body of work that focuses on the perception, texture and memory of the contemporary city that has been showcased in Portugal, Spain, USA, Hong Kong and Japan.
Inhabiting a place between fine art and illustration, he also works in editorial commissions for the likes of Apple, Established & Sons,The Washington Post and The New Yorker, as well creating artworks and large scale murals for private collectors and institutions.
In 2023, he developed a Creative Residency for Portuguese Creatives in Tokyo (YARITORI) and was nominated Artistic Director of the program. He is also the co-Founder of MARVAMI, a Creative Residency program in Pico island in the Azores, Portugal.
Represented by Underdogs Gallery (Lisbon), Galerie Porte B (Paris) and by Everandart (Tokyo), he’s passionate in pursuing projects that celebrate the connection between Art & Place.
Artworks / mistermourao.com
Residency Program Azores / marvami.com
Residency Program Japan / yaritori.pt
