Artist: José Baptista, Portugal

He moved to Lisbon at the age of 20, where he spent most of his time as Manager-Entrepreneur of the various businesses and companies he created.
He began painting in 1967 as an autodidact artist, whose foray into painting took about two years, interrupted in 1969, for personal and family reasons.
More than 40 years later, after a deep and delicate change of his personal life, difficult days, convinced by his daughters, he dedicated himself to what he always liked, the artistic painting.
In 2013, at the age of 73, he began his artistic production with ambition and determination, deepening his knowledge and improving techniques, studying with teachers of fine arts. Although he has devoted initially himself to the landscape, he currently does all kinds of paintings, including portraits.
2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017  held several solo and group exhibitions in various cities in Portugal, as well as an exhibition in Spain, distinguished with trophies.
2017 - International Art Exhibition, in Venice, Italy - distinguished with Honoroble Medal Mention.
2017- International Art Exhibition , World Trade Center,   Dubai, Distinguished with the Bronze Medal.
2017 - International Art Exhibition, nordfjordeid, kulturhuset gamlebanken nordfjordeid - Oslo, Norway .
2017 - International Art Exhibition, Cultural Week Brazil, Oslo Norway - Distinguished with the Gold Medal.
2017- International Art Exhibition, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France - Distinguished with the Silver Medal
2018 – 26 a 29 de Março, International Art Exhibition, World Trade Center, Dubai, 
Distinguished with the Silver Medal.
2018 – 7 a 13 de Junho,  International Art Exhibition, Viana de Austria, Distinguished with Trophy of the Best of the Salon.
2018 – 7 a 12 de Julho, International Art Exhibition, Fribourg – Suiça, Distinguished with the Silver Medal.
2018 – 19 a 30 de Agosto, International Art Exhibition, Bergen – Norway, Distinguished with the Honorable Menthion Medal
2018 – 10 a 14 de Setembro, International Art Exhibition, Cultural Week Brazil, Oslo Norway.
2018 – 16 a 30 de Setembro, International Art Exhibition, Bergen – Norway, Distinguished with the Gold Medal
2018 – 19 a 21 Outubro, International Art Exhibition, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France - Distinguished with the Silver Medal.