Watercolour and coloured pencil on paper, collaged onto card, 19 × 19cm
Portugese-born artist Joana Galego’s images are informed by – in her words – ‘memories and feelings rather than actual events’. Firmly rooted in drawing, her paintings and works on paper are characterised by a vibrant palette and a visual language partly inspired by historical artists.
This painting on hand-made paper is one of a pair of smaller unique pieces by Joana which are part of a body of work titled ‘Hiding Behind Gifts’. With its light touch and minimal palette, it is one of the quieter works in this collection, exploring, in the artist’s words, ‘a push and pull between wishful thinking and concrete resolutions’.
This work was framed in maple by The Framing Room, London, behind anti-reflective, 70% UV resistant glass.
Joana graduated from the University of Lisbon in 2016 and subsequently moved to London to attend the Royal Drawing School between 2016 and 2017. Her work has been awarded prizes including The Sir Denis Mahon Award from the Royal Drawing School (2017) and she has undertaken several artistic residencies internationally.
Oliver Projects first exhibited Joana’s work in our 2023 group exhibition ‘Power Play’. A solo exhibition followed in Lisbon at Galeria Belard in spring 2024 and Soho Revue, London, presented a joint exhibition of work by Joana alongside Alice Macdonald in December 2024. Most recently, Joana’s work was included in ‘Monotypes’ at Messums, London; a solo exhibition was also presented by Isabel Sullivan Gallery in New York, USA in 2025. Joana currently lives and works in south east London.
Watercolour and coloured pencil on paper, collaged onto card, 19 × 19cm
Portugese-born artist Joana Galego’s images are informed by – in her words – ‘memories and feelings rather than actual events’. Firmly rooted in drawing, her paintings and works on paper are characterised by a vibrant palette and a visual language partly inspired by historical artists.
This painting on hand-made paper is one of a pair of smaller unique pieces by Joana which are part of a body of work titled ‘Hiding Behind Gifts’. With its light touch and minimal palette, it is one of the quieter works in this collection, exploring, in the artist’s words, ‘a push and pull between wishful thinking and concrete resolutions’.
This work was framed in maple by The Framing Room, London, behind anti-reflective, 70% UV resistant glass.
Joana graduated from the University of Lisbon in 2016 and subsequently moved to London to attend the Royal Drawing School between 2016 and 2017. Her work has been awarded prizes including The Sir Denis Mahon Award from the Royal Drawing School (2017) and she has undertaken several artistic residencies internationally.
Oliver Projects first exhibited Joana’s work in our 2023 group exhibition ‘Power Play’. A solo exhibition followed in Lisbon at Galeria Belard in spring 2024 and Soho Revue, London, presented a joint exhibition of work by Joana alongside Alice Macdonald in December 2024. Most recently, Joana’s work was included in ‘Monotypes’ at Messums, London; a solo exhibition was also presented by Isabel Sullivan Gallery in New York, USA in 2025. Joana currently lives and works in south east London.
