RitaGT is a critical and interventionist artist, addressing concepts such as memory, identity and the importance of human rights. Rita's itinerant lifestyle has allowed her to develop a deeply international scope to her practice, always valuing the historical viewpoints of the many cultures with which she has come into contact. The colonial symbolism that is recurrent in her work further defines her own identity and artistic language. The artist uses images, words, and performances to interrogate and experiment, pushing the limits of the materials she uses and the concepts she addresses. RitaGT has a degree in Communication Design from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, completed the Advanced Course in Visual Arts at the Maumaus School of Visual Arts in Lisbon and attended the Master of Fine Arts program at the Malmö Art Academy - Lund University in Malmö, Sweden. Solo exhibitions include: Yorkshire Sculpture Park, UK (2021); Rua das Gaivotas 6, Lisbon (2018); 50 Golborne Gallery, London (2018); Belo-Galsterer Gallery, Lisbon (2017); Patch, Porto (2017); MNAC - Museu do Chiado, Lisbon (2015); Instituto Camões, Luanda (2014); UNAP, Luanda (2012); Viana do Castelo Biennial (2010); Cubo Vazio, Lisbon (2009); Reflexus Gallery, Porto (2009); and PêSSEGOpráSEMANA, Porto (2007). Group exhibitions include: Venice Design Biennal (2021); Macau Biennial (2020); ICAF, Lagos, Nigeria (2017); Efeito-Suruba, Lisbon (2017); Art of Kindness, London (2017); Lagos Biennial, Lagos, Nigeria (2017); Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, London (2017); Instituto Camões, Luanda (2017); The Cera Poroject, London (2016); BE Gallery, Luanda (2016); Tiwani Gallery, London (2015); KunstKraftWerk Museum, Leipzig & Freies / Savvy Contemporary, Berlin (2015); MNAC - Museu do Chiado, Lisbon (2013); Arts on Main - Goethe Institute, Johannesburg (2013); Soso Contemporary African Art Gallery, Luanda (2012); Museu da Cidade, Lisbon (2011); CCB - Museu Berardo, Lisbon (2009); Arte Contempo, Lisbon (2007); Natural History Museum, Lisbon (2007); and the Rothschild Prize, Lisbon (2007). Rita GT is founder of e-studio Luanda, an art collective operating in the Angolan capital, and commissioner of the 2015 Angolan Pavilion, curated by António Ole at the 56th Venice Biennale. The artist lives and works between Portugal and Angola. Rita GT's work is featured in several prominent international collections.