Mito Elias

Mito Elias
Session with Private Z(oo)M - Lx Factory, Lisbon, October 2011
Born	Fernando Hamilton Barbosa Elias Praia, Cape Verde
Occupation	Poet, artist, visual artist

Fernando Hamilton Barbosa Elias, also known as Mito or Mito Elias is a Cape Verdean artist, visual artist, poet and performer. He has a workshop in Melbourne, Australia.

Early life and education

Fernando Hamilton Barbosa Elias^[citation needed] was born in Praia, on the island of Santiago in the Cape Verde Islands.[1]

He studied art in Lisbon, Portugal, from 1989 until 1992, and did not return to Cape Verde.[1]

Studios

Elias has a workshop in Australia.[1]

He moved to Australia in 2013, and worked as a visual arts tutor at Footscray Community Arts in Melbourne. He also established Fandata Studio in Sunshine, in the western suburbs of Melbourne.

Awards

• August 2001 – Salúquia Prize for best painting at the group exhibition Arte nas Terras Raianas, Moura, Portugal
• May 2005 – Citizenship Honor medal from the City of Praia, Cape Verde Islands
• October 2005 - First Class Medal for Cultural Services – Praia,Cape Verde Islands
• June 2007 – Cultural Honor from the City of Praia, Cape Verde Islands
• July 2010 – Vulcan Prize for Cultural Services, Praia, Cape Verde Islands

References

1. "Mito Elias". Saatchi Art. Retrieved 2024-04-05.

External links

• Mitomorphosis blog (in Portuguese)