Leonor Parda is a contemporary sculptor whose practice interrogates the complex interplay between power dynamics, societal structures, and the human condition. Working with a diverse range of materials, including steel, concrete, and found objects, Parda's work navigates themes of dominance, control, and resistance. Her sculptures, often raw and imposing, explore the tension between power and vulnerability, embodying a dialogue between the material and intangible realms.
Parda's artistic vision is deeply influenced by poetry, feminist theory and underground music and culture, creating a space where these themes converge to challenge conventional narratives. Her work confronts the often-overlooked intersections of identity, trauma, and resilience, inviting viewers to reflect on the ways in which social norms are constructed and maintained.
Solo and Duo shows
2023
1800-MEOW-MEOW (duo),
with Hurricane Alexander,
Molt, Berlin
SELF WILL RUN RIOT,
Mala, Lisboa
2022
Skeleton Architecture (duo),
with Aliha Thalien,
In Extenso, Clermont-Ferrand
Visions of Demons (duo),
with Aliha Thalien,
Maus Hábitos Porto
Meia Pensão/ Half Pension(duo)
with José Oliveira,
Rua do Sol, Porto
2021
Eterno Desvio / Eternal Deturn
A Leste, Porto
2017
Não era um coração, a bater / It was not a heart, beating
Galeria do Sol
2016
Poetik Anarki
Galeria do Sol, Porto
2014
Playground Visions of Disaster
SKREi, Porto
Collective shows
2024
PERSPETIVA 24,
Bienal de Cerveira, PT
2023
Foi para caminhar que aqui cheguei,
Bienal da Maia, PT
2022
Pacto, Galeria Municipal de Almada,
Almada, PT
2021
Reading Through Someone’s
Diary Because It Has Been Published,
A Leste
2018
Para Inglês Ver
Ford Post Palace, Porto
As My Eyes Were Made of Broken Glass,
Galeria do Sol, Porto
2017
Fault Line
Encontros da Imagem, Braga
The missing Revolution,
Maus Hábitos, Porto
2016
“2016” Galeria do Sol, Porto
Le Monde ou Rien,
Pavilhão de exposições da FBAUP, Porto
2015
Os nomes opacos que damos às coisas III,
a good place for an overnight trip,
Forum da Maia, Maia
Fora e Dentro,
GNRation, Braga
2014
Road to Anywhere,
Poste, Galeria Exteril Porto
2011
All Hell Broke Loose,
Archives Nationales de la Ville de Tournai
2010
Shifting Ground,
Zebrastraat Ghent
Office Hours O.N.V.A.
Bruxelles
Curating
2023
Vasto Querer, Mariana Echeverri,
A Leste, Porto
Pucker, Elizabeth Prentis,
A Leste, Porto
2022
Kebra 3000, Jaja Rolim e Ferferfer,
A Leste, Porto
Random Samples of Augmented Romance,
Guillaume Baronnet,
A Leste, Porto
2021
Save Your Teeth For Another Day,
Abril Xavier,
A Leste, Porto
I Saw Mommy Crying,
Alexander Schaef,
A Leste, Porto
2020
Sapphada Aquatica,
A Leste, Porto
2019
Starving Spiders,
Aposentadoria, Lisboa
2015
Quando o cabelo nasce às crianças,
Andreas Bülow Cosmus e Rasmus Sondergaard Johannsen;
Iron Island, Magnus Maarbjerg ; Farewell Spit,
Nicolas Bourthoumieux ; Holy Harmony, Kat Hanula,
Skrei, Porto
Music/Performance
2022
Um gosto metálico por baixo da língua/
A Metallic taste underneath the tongue,
Cabaré Brutal, CCOP, Porto /CIAJG, Guimarães/ Festival Novas Frequências, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Uma luz Ultra Violenta, An ultraviolent Light
Galeria Municipal de Almada
2021
Estilhaços/ Shatters
Maus Hábitos, Porto
Aposentadoria,
Lisboa (with Elvin Brandhi)
2020
Inside Me/Baby’s Insane
(with Francisco Aguiar) Cabaré Brutal,
CCOP, Porto
2020
So silent I can hear myself floating in your dreams (for José),
composição para a coletânea Música para Massagens,
Offside Paradiso exposição de José Oliveira no Espaço Mira
2019
Gloomy Sunday (com Francisco Aguiar e Kauê Gindri)
concerto @ Rosa Imunda
Azul Casa dos Mortos,
spoken word/vocal soundscape para o lançamento
da revista Dose#2
Kã (com Francisco Babo e Kauê Gindri)
2017
Francis trippin’- trilha sonora:
Fault Line, Encontros da Imagem Braga
Jeanne Dark and the Blind Seer,
(com Francisco Babo)
The Missing Revolution,
Maus Hábitos, Porto
Concerts
Galeria do Sol,Porto
Museu da FBAUP, Porto
Residencies
2022
Résidence croisée Porto (Maus Hábitos)
Clermont-Ferrand (Artistes en Résidence)
Publishing
2022
Pacto, talk with Susana Mendes Silva for the exhibition’s catalog
2019
Azul Casa dos Mortos (visual essay), in Dose#2
2017
Dois minutos e meio para meia noite/ Two and a half minutes to midnight
(texto original traduzido para inglês/catalan),
in Reinventar el possible accionar l’imaginable (curadoria Juan Luis Toboso),
ed. Centre del Carme Cultura Contemporanea, Valencia
Workshops
2022
Polluted Desires - correspondance exchange, creative writing,
vocal experimenting around the idea of pleasure as rebellion,
workshop with the participants of “Pacto” (by Susana Mendes Silva) at Casa da Cerca, Almada
Leituras Feministas, collective reading and discussion
of feminist texts with the feminist reading group from FBAUP, Porto
2021
Anger Management, mapping and claiming emotional territories;
vocal and music collective improvisation as a part of the exhibition “Eterno Desvio”, A Leste,
2017
Outlaw Architecture, poetic interpretations of the city;
as a result of MFA thesis POETIK ANARKI;
Rua do Sol, Porto, Portugal
2014 and 2015
Muxagata - Spontaneous construction in public space with Pedro Jervell
(SKREI/Architectural Association) in Muxagata village,
Northern Portugal
Other
Ongoing
dreamer, cultural agitator at A Leste, Porto
2016-2018
Member of coletivo Rua do Sol,
programação e curadoria da galeria do Sol, Porto
2014- 2016
Artistic Director and curator @ SKAD
Skrei Arts Division, Skrei Porto