SAMINA, varied artist and passionate creator who brings bold, innovative projects to life. Father of two. Music enthusiast and deeply inspired by Photography and Graphic Design. Self-proclaimed Ketchup fanatic.

SAMINA, born (1989) and raised around the city of Setúbal, now splits time between Portugal and Brazil. At, 14, while wandering the city center waiting for buses to and from school, he started spreading stickers with friends on the streets. That's how he discovered stencils and began painting his first murals.

Later, while studying architecture, he fell in love with the charm of geometric design in the organic context of a city. This led him to integrate geomateric compositions into his murals, blending them seamlessly with the architectural design of public places.

From Graphic Design to Music and Photography, countless influences have shaped the way his paitings are created. Using stencils to produce images with bold identity and expression, wrapped in geometric compositions, has become the most recognizable and defining feature of his work.

Throughtout his career, he's left murals in countries like Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Brazil, Turkey, India and the United States, among others. He's also collaborated with brands and organizations such as NIKE. Heineken, Super Bock, Wieden and Kennedy AMS, Banco Santander, and the Portuguese Football Federation, etc.

EXHIBITIONS

Collective Show WALK&TALK AZORES — 2012
Azores, Portugal

Collective Show ARTURb — 2013
Lagos, Portugal

Collective Show EFÉMERO at Galeria Red Nankin — 2015
Porto, Portugal

Solo Show TESSELATTE at Wieden&Kennedy AMS — 2016
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Collective Show FLECHA at Wozen Gallery — 2016
Lisbon, Portugal

Collective Show IN LAYERS at COLAB Gallery — 2017
Weil Am Rhein , Germany

Collective Show MADE IN PORTUGAL at GCA Gallery — 2018
Paris, France

Collective Show FROM THE STREETS at Mazel Gallery — 2018
Brussels, Belgium

Solo Show WE GOT SOUL at MALAPATA Gellery — 2019
Lisbon, Portugal

Pop-up Show BUS STOP SHOW at Pitoresco Fest— 2019
Vila Real, Portugal

Collective Show AMPERSAND SHOW with KNOWN Gallery — 2024
Las Vegas, USA

Collective Show MUSIC ON THE WALL at ROSSO20SETTE Gallery — 2024
Rome, Italy

CLIENTS and COLLABORATORS

GAU - Galeria de Arte Urbana de Lisboa
LAC - Laboratório de Artes Criativas Lagos
TOUR PARIS 13
NIKE
Heineken
Wieden&Kennedy
Mistaker Maker
180 Creative Camp
ESSEX Modern City - San Antonio
GIMM - Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine
Tipo-Graphia
Banco Santander
Siemens
HOOPERS
St+art India
MAU - Mostra de Arte Urbana de Quinta do Anjo
JOYÁ Rio de Janeiro
ZARAJOS DELUXE
WOOL
MURALIZA
PITORESCO
FAZUNCHAR
Festival Infinito
MARMOTTO - Sciena
Conversas na Rua
Art In Town
LX Factory
Worx
SESC Teresópolis
Pigmenti
Tecnip
Cofidis
ALEGRO
Departamento.
Andy Living
CMS - Câmara Municial de Setúbal
CMM - Câmara Municial do Montijo
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BOOKS and PUBLICATIONS

WORK
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PROGRESS

P. +351 915 205 505
E. joao.m.samina@gmail.com
IG. @samina.pt

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