Ângela Ferreira

Place: Maputo

Born: 1958

Biography:

Ângela Ferreira is a Portuguese and South African installation artist, video artist, photographer and sculptor. She was born in Maputo, Mozambique in 1958 and has been spending time in both Portugal and South Africa. Ferreira's work has been largely focused on exploring intercultural and identity relations between the West and Africa, reflecting the consequences of colonialism and post-colonialism in contemporary society. She was the first Portuguese artist to choose the country's colonial past as a theme. Ferreira has been an assistant professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Lisbon University since 2003. She obtained a PhD from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon in 2016.