Biographies

Hugo Canoilas (b.1977, Portugal) studied Art at ESAD in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal, and achieved his MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art in London. Canoilas currently lives and works in Vienna, Austria. The artist’s recent exhibitions include Amo-te na Boca (2016) at Galeria Quadrado Azul, Lisbon; AV Festival in Newcastle (2016), I’ll devour your eyes (2016), Galerie Andreas Hueber, Vienna; Someone a long time ago (2015) at Cooper Gallery in Dundee; Crocodile (2015), at Autocenter, Berlin; Arquipélago (2015), curated by Paulo Mendes at Matadouro, Porto; Ficarra Contemporary Divan (2015) in Ficarra; Dromosphere (2015), at Galleria Collicaligreggi in Catania; Destination Wien at Kunsthalle Wien, in Vienna. Hugo Canoilas has also taken part in international projects and exhibitions at De Appel in Amsterdam, Le Magasin in Grenoble, the São Paulo Biennial, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Culturgest and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, these last two in Lisbon.

Filipe Felizardo (b. 1985, Portugal) is based in Lisbon and Porto. Felizardo’s practice encompasses music, text and images, and has taken the form of music records, books and land art. He has previously released Guitar Soli for the Moa and the Frog with Shhpuma/Clean Feed Records, and Volume IV – The Invading past and other dissolutions with Three:Four Records. He is currently working on his fifth music record and a book titled A Conference of Stones and Things Previous.

Sonja, over the past few years, has managed and added a plus quality as an activist and DJ in Lisbon. Alongside the label she founded, LABAREDA, through which she develops a careful author’s work with rather unpredictable registers, Sonja is also part of FUNGO, a platform for cultural and musical intervention that, together with Just Jaeckin, Citizen Kane, and CVLT (Discos Capablanca) is grounded in Lisbon’s more experimental electronic sound. Sonja is also a host at Rádio Quântica.

LABAREDA (established 2014 by Sonja), is a label based in Portugal focusing on new geographies and maps of beats and sounds. LABAREDA’s first release, Xina Eletronica, is an author’s edition of electronic music exclusively made in China. This project cemented the label’s manifesto of pursuing and supporting new fields and uncommon talents. LABAREDA VOL I e LABAREDA VOL II, the label’s second release is a two volume compilation showcasing female Portuguese artists/producers and ranges from ambient, drone, house and techno. Labareda Radio Emissions is a monthly radio show presented on Rádio Quântica.