JACQUELINE DE MONTAIGNE
Born in Portugal in 1980. Jacqueline de Montaigne is a self-taught artist with an academic background in medical ethics and health sciences.
Jacqueline only pursued her art career fully in 2018 after falling in love with muralism during her first public art intervention in 2016. Ranked 35 globally in Jan 2023 with her mural The Language of Flowers, Jacqueline is the first Portuguese woman to be in the worlds top 100 muralists.
Her work is represented in both private and public international collections with over 100 private and public medium-large scale murals under her belt, as well as various sell out solo shows.
Her art has also been used in social initiatives in Belgium, Canada, Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Guatemala, CostaRica, Romania, Cape Verde and Guinea Bissau.
Jacqueline's artwork is nature and figurative themed, where the two often fuse as one, creating a harmony between people and our natural world. An avidstory teller, Jacqueline is inspired by the cultural heritage of her location, local tales, people and symbols. She also uses the symbology of flowers (Floriography) whilst incorporating fauna and flora into her work.
Jacqueline’s work often has social awareness angles which she is passionate about, due to her previous career as director of a human rights NGO specialising in women's and children's rights.
Her signature style is her unique use of classical gilding in an urban context (gold, silver & copperleaf/foil) which literally glows throughout the day and illuminates at night with the light of the moon or streetlights. The metal leaf lasts for up to 5 years outdoors. Jacqueline also works with a monochromatic or a limited colour palette which creates a calming effect on the viewer.
The artist uses a minimal amount of paint in her work, often using only pigments, which creates the same effects as watercolours. This style of painting is sustainable whilst keeping the carbon footprint of her artistic interventions to a minimum.
SOLO
2022 | The Language of Flowers, Because Art Matters, Lisbon - Portugal
2021 | Found, Espaço Exibicionista, Lisbon - Portugal
2021 | Even nature has its price, The Ben Oakley gallery, Greenwich - UK
2019 | Natura Est Theatrum, Espaço Exibicionista, Lisbon - Portugal
2018 | Ambiguidades, Apaixonarte, Lisbon, Portugal
2003 | La Villa, Estoril, Portugal
1996 | Graffitti Gallery, Cascais, Portugal
1995 | Poeta Gallery, Cascais, Portugal
COLLECTIVE
2024 | ArteBox, Arte Institute, Washington DC - USA
2024 | Love, Love, Love, Bermondsey gallery, London - UK
2023 | RISE, Because Art Matters, 8 Marvilla, Lisbon - Portugal
2023 | Art on decks, Festival Borreal, Tenerife - Spain
2023 | Envisionary, Because Art Matters + BOOM Festival, Idanha-a-nova - Portugal
2023 | Alphabet soup, Ben Oakley Gallery, London - UK
2023 | CHOICE, Because art matters, Lisbon - Portugal
2023 | Close shave group show, Ben Oakley gallery, London - UK
2022 | Fundação ALO, Palacío do Grilo, Lisbon - Portugal
2022 | Wild symphony, Ange Monnoyeur gallery, Lisbon - Portugal
2022 | Alem da moldura, CAPITI, Museu de electricidade, Lisbon - Portugal
2022 | New Horizons, Ange Monnoyeur gallery, Lisbon - Portugal
2022 | Wild Symphony, Ange Monnoyeur gallery, Lisbon - Portugal
2022 | Last Summer show, Ange Monnoyeur gallery, Lisbon - Portugal
2022 | Anthropocene, live painting/auction/show, BOOM Festival, Idanha-a-nova - Portugal
2022 | Library, Espaço Exibicionista, Lisbon - Portugal (sold out)
2021 | Should have gone to collage, Ben Oakley gallery, London - UK
2021 | Change, Because Art Matters, Lisbon - Portugal
2021 | Apocryphu, Espaço Exibicionista, Lisbon - Portugal
2021 | Inner animals, Coletivo 284, Lisbon
2021 | From Artcan with love, Artcan, online group show/fundraiser
2021 | PRELUDE, ArtCan, online group show
2020 | Odds & Sods, Ben Oakley Gallery, London - UK
2020 | Outside Art, A'linha collective, mupis Cascais-Alges
2020 | Background Bob, 1st Site Colchester, Essex, UK
2020 | Dilema, Espaço Exibicionista, Portugal
2020 | Bestial II, This is not a Zoo, Museum of Nature and Archeology, Tenerife
2019 | House 19, Art for nature, Lisbon, Portugal
2019 | Bestial, This is not a zoo, Los Silos, Tenerife
2019 | Art without Stigma, Galeria 60/62, Porto
2018 | Merc'art, Lx Factory, The Art Container, Lisbon, Portugal
2017 | Pigeonhole, Ocupart Gallery, Lisbon
2016 | Merc'art, Mercado da Ribeira, Lisbon Portugal
2016 | Dreampire, Giv Lowe Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
2015 | Dreampire, Lx Factory, Lisbon, Portugal
2004 | Centro Cultural de Cascais, Cascais, Portugal
2001 | La Villa, Estoril, Portugal
2000 | Eton Art Gallery, Eton, UK
1995 | Centro Cultural de Belém, Portugal
1994 | Santum International Art Exhibition, South Africa (international tour group exhibition) country representative for Portugal