Paulo Robalo

Paulo Robalo was born in Lisbon in 1965. He graduated in Painting from the Lisbon School of Fine Arts and complemented his studies with a course in Scenic and Contemporary Design at the Complutense University of Madrid.

He founded the Set Design course and coordinated the Scenic Arts course at the Chapitô School for over a decade.

Since 2007, he has collaborated with and coordinated "Backdrop" painting and Set Design workshops at the Contemporary Academy of Performing Arts in Porto (ACE), at Restart, and at ETIC. Currently, he is a professor of set design at the World Academy and of drawing at the António Arroio Art School (Lisbon). He has participated as a set designer in major national events: Lisbon Capital of Culture 94; Expo 98; Gymnastrada 2003.

He was resident set designer at the Teatro do Mar Company, at the Teatro da Luz (Lisbon), creating numerous set designs with national directors. Currently, he develops work in painting and performance installation. He has been represented by several galleries and has participated in international biennials and artistic residencies, particularly in the Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, Italy, and Morocco.

In 2015, he co-created the Passevite cultural association and its gallery in Lisbon. In 2020, he created the ‘Penumbra’ platform for artistic projects with Maria Barroco and, in 2025, ‘Velaturas Art Projects’ with Francisca Mesquita.