José Pedro Croft was born in Porto in 1957. He lives and works in Lisbon. He studied painting at ESBAL and studied sculpture with João Cutileiro. His work is a seamless transition between sculpture, drawing and engraving. Among the many collections where his work is represented are: Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Helga de Alvear, Spain; Centro de Arte Moderna – Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation; EDP Foundation; Serralves Museum, Portugal; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Spain; Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Pinacoteca de São Paulo, Brazil; European Central Bank, Germany; Centre Pompidou, France. His most recent solo exhibitions include: Campo/Contracampo, Anozero – Coimbra Contemporary Art Biennial, 2020; Campo/Contracampo, Fundación Cerezales Antonino y Cinia, León, 2019; Medida Incerta, Official Representation of Portugal at the 57th Venice Biennale, 2017; Fora de Sítio, Paço Imperial, Rio de Janeiro, 2015; Corpos duplos – Duplas imagens, Morumbi Chapel, São Paulo, 2015.