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BIOGRAPHY
Duarte Perry (b. 1999, Lisbon) is an artist based in Zurich and Lisbon, working across photography, performance, and installation. His interdisciplinary practice explores themes of emotion, memory, and disappearance, weaving together personal and collective narratives. Perry often investigates the semiotics of affection, inviting reflection on performative gestures of care.
His work incorporates diverse materials such as fabric, stone, metal, and plexiglass—many of which are tied to his family heritage—bridging the fields of architecture and fashion.
He holds a Bachelor's degree in Sculpture from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Lisbon and a Master’s degree in Fine Arts from the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), where he was awarded the prestigious Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship.
Perry’s work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across Europe and Asia, including Emotional Extractions - Images of Disappearance, curated by Julian Denzler at Centre Culturel Portugais - Camões, (Luxembourg, 2025), Presence through Others, curated by Lucas Gasgar at MATERIAL (Zurich, 2024), La Biennale Architectures (Luxembourg, 2024), TOXI Space (Zurich, 2023), and the D. Luís I Foundation (Portugal, 2023), among others. His works are part of public and private collections, including the Museu de Arte Contemporânea (MAC|CCB) in Lisbon and MU.SA – Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Sintra.
He has participated in several international residencies, including the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (2024), the Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore (2022), and the MAAT Museum in Portugal (2020).
Awards & Recognitions
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2021 - 2023 Master of Fine Arts, Zurich University of the Arts, ZHdK, Switzerland
2018 - 2021 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon, Portugal
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2025 Emotional Extractions - Images of Disappearance, curated by Julian Denzler, at Camões Institute- Centre Culturel Portugais, Luxembourg, LUX (cat.)
2024 Presence Through Others, curated by Lucas Gasgar, at MATERIAL, Zurich, CH
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2025
EMOPLUX- European Month of Photography, curated by Paul di Felici, Luxembourg, LUX
2024
La Biennale ‘Architectures’, Esch Capitale Culturelle, Luxembourg, LUX
2023
Art Arrived at Colombo, II edition, Fundação D.Luís I, Cascais, PT
Bring your worst Artwork, Toxi Space, Zurich, CH
CONTROL, Diploma show ZHdK, curated by Anna Roberta Goetz, Zurich, CH
2022
Emergency, Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore, curated by Mithu Sen, SG, Asia
D. Fernando II Prize, Sintra Museum of Contemporary Arts, MU.SA, PT
VII Edition Sintra Photography Award, Sintra Museum of Contemporary Arts, MU.SA, PT
2021
Sonae Art Award “Art arrived at Colombo”, Berardo Museum Collection, Lisbon, PT
D. Fernando Prize XVI edition, Sintra Museum of Contemporary Arts, MU.SA, PT
Em Suspenso, Galeria Municipal de Loures, PT
À Superfície, Museu Mineiro, curated by Luzia Alves, Lousal, PT
2020
MAAT Art Residency Exhibition, Museum of Art, Architecture, and Technology, Lisbon, PT
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2024 Luxembourg Center for Contemporary and Digital History, Luxembourg, LUX
2022 Institute of Contemporary Arts, Singapore, Asia
2020 MAAT, Museum of Art, Architecture, and Technology, Lisbon, PT
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Museum of Contemporary Art, MAC | CCB, PT
Sintra Museum of Contemporary Arts, MU.SA, PT
Katar Embassy, Bern, CH
Private collections in CH, IT, SG and PT
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2023 Art Arrived in Colombo, II edition, D. Luís I Foundation, Cascais, PT (finalist)
2022 Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship, CH (winner)
2021 Honourable Mention, VII Edition of the Sintra Photography Award, Museum of Contemporary Arts, MU.SA, Sintra, PT
2020 Sonae Sierra Prize “Art arrived at Colombo”, Lisbon, PT, (finalist)
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Ridlhammer, Rabea Velvet Kisses, published by ANSELM VERLAG, 2023
Denzler, Julian. Emotional Extractions – Images of Disappearance, in: European Month of Photography Luxembourg (EMOPLUX 2025), published by Café Crème asbl, Luxembourg, 2025. -
Interview with Ana Cristina Gonçalves (Radio Latina, Luxembourg), on Emotional Extractions – Images of Disappearance, May 2025
Lorgé, Marie-Anne, «Récits Cachés», review of Emotional Extractions – Images of Disappearance, author’s website, May 2025
Cité Magazine Luxembourg, May and June 2025 — feature on Emotional Extractions – Images of Disappearance, Centre Culturel Portugais – Camões, Luxembourg
Le Quotidien Luxembourg, June 2024, LOVÓ, Project.
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INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
Museum of Contemporary Art – MAC|CCB Lisbon, Centre Culturel Camões Luxembourg, Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore , MAAT Museum Lisbon, C2DH Luxembourg, Esch Capitale Culturelle Luxembourg.
FINANTIAL SUPPORT
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Swiss Government and SOTA- State of the Art