A Life Dedicated to the Practice of Painting João Queiroz, born in Lisbon, Portugal in 1957, is an artist whose career has been a sustained and profound exploration of painting itself – its processes, its inherent limitations, and its enduring connection to the visible world. He remains actively engaged with his practice today, continuing to challenge conventional understandings of image-making from his base in Lisbon, where he also spent years as a dedicated educator. Queiroz’s artistic journey began in the early 1980s, coinciding with his studies in Philosophy at the University of Lisbon…