Learning to teach, teaching to learn

With a career spanning more than six decades, Elvira Leite is not only a key figure in the reinvention of art education in Portugal, but also a prolific artist. Organised in two parts, the exhibition Learning to teach, teaching to learn with Elvira Leite brings to the institutional space both a presentation of rarely seen paintings and a recreation of the artist’s studio.

The first part brings together her early career works in dialogue with a selection of recent, previously unseen pieces that move between figuration and abstraction. The second part transforms the gallery into a space where one can ‘play’ with the geometries, shapes and drawings from her gamebooks, while also offering the chance to explore her archive of letters, photographs and objects. By inviting an encounter with this hybrid practice, Learning to teach, teaching to learn is na invitation to discover the unique universe of this artist and educator.

Photographs by Dinis Santos and Sérgio Monteiro