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ANTÓNIO CONCEIÇÃO
JÚNIOR
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Born in Macau, 1951.
His Mother was a Journalist, English and Shorthand teacher, and Macau´s
first woman writer and novelist. Her work is being studied at different
Universities in the P. R. of China and in the U.S.A. His Father was a
French teacher, Director of Education, Journalist, and the last Director
of the Portuguese language Newspaper "Macau News".
1964
This year of his adolescence marks the beginning of his civic
collaboration. Following the footsteps of his parents, António becomes
responsible as editor, writer and illustrator of a Juvenile Page at the
newspaper his parents worked.
Becomes exposed to martial arts. Learns Wing Chon Kuen, and then will get
introduced to Judo, reaching green belt.
1968
Holds his first Exhibition, a solo show of oil paintings and caricatures.
All caricatures were sold.
His exposure to Aikido begins this year.
1971 -1974
Period spent in Mandatory Military Service.
1975
Majored in Design and Communication with Excellence at the Lisbon School
of Fine Arts and Design.
1976
Chosen to represent Portugal at the 12th International Illustrators
Convention in Lucca, Italy.
Publishes his first album of graphic stories, named Wang Fei Hung by a
Lisbon Editor.
His other stories such as KATSU and YANG and YIN are still unfinished.
1977
Returns to Macau. Was invited by the Governor Garcia Leandro to make a
cultural survey of Macau. As one of the results and conclusions, he
proposes the construction of a Macau Arts Center.
1978-1997
Becomes one of the youngest Museum Directors at age 27, and gets intensely
involved in cultural activities in Macau, promoting cultural exchanges
with Portugal, China and Hong Kong, thus becoming the most experienced
cultural organizer and the one with the longest uninterrupted activity.
For two decades, has been responsible for over 300 exhibitions.
1979
Organizes the 1st Macau Fortnight Exhibition at the Gulbenkian Foundation.
Designated President of its Executive Committee.
1980
Presentation of the MACAU FORTNIGHT composed of a huge Exhibition named
MACAU · 400 YEARS IN THE EAST at the world's third largest Foundation,
the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon.
The Exhibition is formally inaugurated by the Portuguese President.
At the same event, Antonio Conceição Junior promotes and sees the
launching of new editions of several books about Macau that have been
printed in the 40´s.
1981
As Director for Coins and Banknotes Collections of the Macau
Issuing Institute, he travels to Germany to visit the Deutsche Bundesbank
Counterfeit Notes Museum.
On the same mission, visits Bradbury Wilkinson of London, getting more
information about banknotes security for the Macau Banknotes.
1982
Designed the new Macau Coins and most of the Chinese Lunar Year
Commemorative Coins. Both designs received popular acclaim and the Macau
Coins Silver Mint had three editions due to international demand.
Designed the Basic Stamps collection of Macau plus many special issues.
Art Director for Hyatt Regency
Macau.
First Photographic Album published.
1983
Invited to design the interiors of the Melbourne Hyatt Art Hotel.
Scenographic Concept and Direction for Verdi's LA TRAVIATTA at the Macau
International Music Festival.
Graphic Designer for the first two Editions of the Music
Festival.
1985
Organizes a series of Six Exhibitions named LAST HUNDRED YEARS OF
PORTUGUESE PAINTING which won him two Grand Prizes out of four at the
International Museums Triennial:
Best series of Exhibitions and Best series of Catalogues.
Curator of a shorter version of these Exhibitions, which is presented at
Beijing during the Joint Declaration Signature between the Premiers of
Portugal and China.
1986
Founding Member of the Macau Designers Association, as the first designer
to work in Macau.
Elected President of the Macau Designers Association.
Presently he is the Honorary President.
Second Photographic Album published.
1988
Nominated Cultural Advisor for the Governor of Macau.
Nominated for the Macau Cultural Center Planning Office as its Director.
During these years he became the leading designer in Macau. Contributes
with his efforts for the designer position in Macau Civil Service career.
With an inquisitive mind, he also turns his interests into Fashion Design.
1990
First Fashion Show in Lisbon. THE EAST ROUTE. Attains total success. The
press refers to him as the Revelation of the Decade.
Invited by German Fashion Company.
Third Photographic Album is published.
1991
Invited by the Portuguese Fashion Authority, presents SAMARKAND · THE
CONSECRATION OF SPRING, in Lisbon. Same Collection is presented in
Brussels, as the only Portuguese designer to show a Collection under the
EUROPALIA FESTIVAL.
Invited by the Gulbenkian Foundation's Center of Modern
Art, becomes the
first Fashion Designer to present a solo Exhibition that was named
MEMORIES OF THE EAST.
1992
Once again invited by the Portuguese Fashion Authority, presents MANDHALA
· AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD, dedicated to ethnic Tibet.
1993
By invitation of the Macau Governor, presents an Exhibition named MACAU ·
A SILK ROUTE at the King's Palace of Queluz, Portugal.
Elected Correspondent Member of the Portuguese Fine-Arts Academy.
Presents NAM BAN Collection in Porto and Lisbon, a voyage on time and
space about the Portuguese seafarers.
Presents his Summer Collection BODIES OF SILK · TRACES OF SILK.
Organizes the CHINA'S FIVE DYNASTIES SHOW in Macau.
Fourth Photographic Album launched in Portugal.
1994
Presentation at Beijing's CHIC'94 of his MOTHER CHINA Winter Collection.
Presentation at Dalian's FASHION FAIR of Summer Collection. Received
City's Medal from Dalian's Mayor and became Honorary Fashion Consultant
for the Dalian Designer's Association.
1995
Designs different uniforms for Banks, Hotels, Companies and Corporations.
Logos, Corporate Identities, over 300 catalogs, leaflets, posters and
books are part of his production, all of them by invitation.
At this time has amassed quite a number of Design Awards, considering that
most of his work was done by invitation.
Continues his cultural activities as Director for Culture of the Macau
Urban Council.
1996
Designs a series of transcultural influenced Furniture.
Creates the concept of a Transcultural Contemporary Ballet, which he named
under Zen influence, THE SOUND OF THE FAN.
As an Aikido Sensei (teacher), conducts a Seminar on body expression on
Aikido and Ballet for the dancers of this Ballet.
1997
Artistic Director of the 8th MACAU ARTS FESTIVAL.
Author of the Scenography and Special Garments for THE SOUND OF THE FAN
Ballet.
Author of a Commemorative Silkscreen Edition.
1998
Sets up his Design, Consultant and Web Company specialized in most design
fields, as well as Consultancy, Photography, Copywriting, Public
Relations, Anthropology, Ethnology and History.
Museographical Consultant for Macau Cultural Center Museum, that he first
proposed 21 years earlier, back in 1977.
Participates in a Seminar by the International Open University with a
paper on Transcultural Relations on the Visual Arts.
Conferences on Fashion, Creativity and Services.
Produces the Macau Trade and Investment Institute Fashion Show in Macau.
Produces the Macau Show at the Hong Kong Trade Fair presentation.
Presents an Exhibition based on deconstructed furniture, which is named Disassembly.
Conducts a Seminar on Public and Client Relations for the Commercial Bank
of Macau.
Invited for an Exhibition in Linschöping, Sweden.
Invited as Cultural Consultant for the Macau City Council.
Invited as World Trade Center Macau Art Gallery Director.
1999
On top of his Museographic Consultancy for the City
Council, becomes
Cultural Consultant for the Macau Foundation for Cooperation and
Development.
Invited as Art Consultant for the new building of the Macau Legislative
Assembly.
Becomes responsible for a page in a Macau weekly newspaper under the
Header of Citizenship's Place.
Elected unanimously as President of the Macau Association for the Study
and Development of Aikido and Eastern Philosophies.
Author of the Commemorative Medallion for the Poets International
Convention in Macau.
Winner of the Macau Handover Medallion Contest.
AWARDS
During his mixed career as Cultural Director and as a Designer, António
Conceição Júnior has received full public recognition.
2 Grand Prizes from an International Museum Convention he did not attend.
6 Winner First Prizes for different Design Contests,
2 First Runner-Up and a City Medal.
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