Patrícia Mariano (b.1988) is a Portuguese fine arts painter and mural artist, whose surreal and enigmatic art can be found in many different walls and galleries.
Mariano is a self-taught artist with an academic background in architecture and journalism, and with an extensive career in advertising as a creative copywriter. It was only until recently (2018) that she decided to pursue her dream of working as a painter and to have her own studio. Since then she has done multiple solo and group exhibitions, as well as various urban art interventions.
The artist work is nestled somewhere in between reality and dreams and could be described as imagined realism. The figurative compositions of Patricia’s work, imbued with melancholic and metaphorical imagery, allow her to create a unique surrealist universe and atmosphere, where the use of symbolism has become her artistic identity. The amazing depth of color of Mariano’s paintings look like a surreal scene that you can truly just step into.
Patrícia currently lives in Lisbon, Portugal, where she works full-time as a painter.