Mafalda Sofia Paiva

Education
  • Master degree in Scientific Illustration / ISEC and University of Évora, 2012
  • Certificate Science Illustration Program / Autonomous University of Lisbon, Institute of Arts and Crafts, 2009/10
  • Childrens illustration workshop / Faculty of Fine Arts - University of Lisbon / 2009
  • Certificate in Illustration/Comics Illustration / ARCO, 2008
  • Postgraduate in Urban Design / ISCTE, 1999
  • 4-year degree (licenciatura) in Urban Furniture Design / Escola Superior de Artes Decorativas, 1994/97


Exhibitions and Prizes
  • IL-lustracència 2014 organized by the Catalan Association for Science Communication (ACCC) 2014
  • Focus on Nature XIII/New York State Museum, 2014,
  • ​Eclosion / Art.Science Gallery / Austin, Texas, 2013
  • 2.º Prize with Nucella lapillus at Casa das Ciências 2013, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon 2013
  • Ciência e Arte, Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis, Porto, 2013
  • Participate with two works in the exhibition Situation Anophthalmus Hitleri organized by the slovenian artist Jasmina Cibic for the Maribor 2012 - European Capital of Culture and in 2013 Venice Biennale / Italy
  • Winner of the international contest IL-lustraciència 2012, organized by the Catalan Association for Science Communication (ACCC), Barcelona, 2012
  • Selected for the GNSI Annual Members 2012 Exhibit in Savannah, USA
  • Focus on Nature XII / New York State Museum, 2012

Associations
  • Society for Industrial Archeology, Michigan, USA, since 2012
  • Guild of Natural Science Illustrators (GNSI) since 2011