A Portrait of Presence: The Art of Margarida Fleming Born in the quiet Portuguese town of São Pedro do Sul in 1988, Ana Margarida Fleming José, now widely recognized as Margarida Fleming, emerged not from a traditional artistic lineage but through an intensely personal and self-directed journey. Her early spark was evident at just nine years old when she captured recognition in a painting competition linked to the momentous Expo '98 in Lisbon—a formative experience that likely instilled within her a sense of possibility and connection to the wider world. While formal education led her down p…