Stela Barreto

The artist was born in Portimão – Portugal, in 1952, and started very early her activity as a painter at 17 years-old. During her youth, she attended the drawing and painting course in the Institute Parramon in Portugal, and later was graduated by the School of Decorative Arts ´António Arroio´ in Lisbon. She worked as an art teacher at a secondary school in her hometown and created an artistic association – INICIARTE – where she teaches drawing and painting technics. Stela paintings are exposed throughout Portugal, in public and private institutions and also abroad.