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Georgina Abreu is a visual artist from Madeira Island, Portugal. Her work encompasses both photography and moving image, in which she explores digital and analog formats, using fashion, poetry and dance as some of her main sources of inspiration.

In the past 4 years, her work has been featured in several national art exhibitions, as well as international video and photography competitions. Her areas of focus are fashion, interiors, lifestyle and music.

Some of her clients include Iris van Herpen, WWD, Arma, Aaiko, Bibi Van der Velden, Squarespace, Béhen, Sous, Ergovisão, Inedit, Portuguese Shoes. She has also photographed several Portuguese musicians - Kady, João Borsch, Napa, Elisa, Luís Fernandes, DroPe.

Currently working as a freelancer, based between Amsterdam and Portugal (Lisbon and Madeira Island). 

Featured work

- Zephyr Magazine Issue No. 68 - "Uitwaaien" editorial 

- "Falam as Coisas Humildes" - Poetic Anthology of Teodoro Correia. Feature photographs (Jan 2024)

Parq Magazine Online - editorial "The Siren" (Feb 2023)

- Parq Magazine #77 cover and editorial featuring up and coming singer Kady 

- Flanelle Magazine - "the unknown issue" #32 featured cover and editorial "Her Light" (Oct 2022)

- Portugues Soul - Lisbon fashion week street style images (Oct 2022)

- Prinçipal Moda Portugal #27 - 'The Faux Advertising' feature for Buzina Brand (March 2022)

 

- Visão Madeira (July 2021) - featured photographs in Sous brand's article

- SAPO Lifestyle - featured photographs in Sous brand's article

Attitude Magazine 98: Intrepid - featured photographs in Sous brand's article

- The Photographer's Gallery Graduate Instagram Takeover 2020

- Source Magazine Graduate Photography Online 2020

- Falmouth University Graduate Showcase 2020

 

- Issue 6 of Intro Zine designed and produced by Mayn Creative featuring my photographic work (July 2019).

- Photo series "Eva" featured in "Undergrad" zine (July 2018)

Awards

- Winner of 'Manuel Nicolau - 1º Concurso de Fotografia da Junta de Freguesia de Machico' photo competition, Madeira (July 2022)

 

Eyeem Awards 21 "The Portraitist" Finalist, Berlin  (July 2021)

- Poster Mostra '21 (Galeria de Arte Pública) finalist, Marvila, Lisboa (June 2021)

- Shortlisted film 'Miragem' for Berlin Commercial New Generation Award (September 2020)

 

- Winner of International Woman's Day competition from Eyeem (April 2020) and featured interview

- Nominee for Best Instagram Feed on Insties Gerador  (Portuguese photography competition) (Jan 2020)  

- Winner of Video competition "Walking Towards Equality" (Nov 2019) 

Eyeem Awards 19 "The Portraitist" Finalist  (Oct 2019) 

 

- Winner of "MachiFoto19" Photography Competition (Jul 2019) 

Exhibitions

- "Celebração" - Solo photography exhibition celebrating 75 years of Grupo Folclórico da Casa do Povo da Camacha. Casa da Cultura de Santa Cruz, Madeira (16th Feb - 27 April 2024)

 

- Projeto inFinito - Collective exhibition. Centro Cultural da Quinta Magnólia, Funchal (Oct. 22nd - 31st Nov. 2022) 

 

- 'Olhei - e finalmente vi' - Solo photography exhibition at Casa da Cultura de Santa Cruz, Madeira (June 24th - Sept. 17th 2022)

- "E viveram felizes para sempre" - Collective exhibition. Galeria Anona, Rua dos Netos no. 46, 2° floor, Funchal (July 2022)

 

- 'Por Insanidade' - Galeria Anona, Rua dos Netos no. 46, 2° floor, Funchal (Nov. 19th 2021- Jan. 12th 2022)

 

- 'Saltos Altos' - Teatro Municipal Baltazar Dias, Funchal (1st - 5th of Sept. 2021)

 

Eyeem Awards 21 "The Portraitist" Finalist, Berlin (July 2021) selected image exhibited during Berlin Photo Week Festival (2021) 

- Poster Mostra'21 (Galeria de Arte Pública / Public art gallery), Marvila, Lisboa (July 3rd - Sept. 3rd 2021)

- 'O vENTRE dOS SONHOS' collective exhibition, Cine Teatro Santo António, Galeria A, Funchal (Nov. 2020)

 

- Solo exhibition 'Miragem' at Barreirinha Bar Café, Funchal, Madeira (July 9-31st)

 - "A Carne" collective exhibition at Cine Teatro Santo António, Madeira (March 2019)

- "Interim" collective exhibition at The Poly, Falmouth (May 2018)

Interviews

- Casa das Artes  (RTP Madeira), Funchal (March 2021)

 

- Relampada Talkcast (December 2020)

- The Pupil Sphere  'An interview with Georgina Abreu' (September 2020)

- Eyeem 'In Conversation With Our International Women's Day 2020 Winner Georgina Abreu' (May 2020)

- Falmouth University 'Fashion Photography Students’ Winning Interview' (June 2020)

- Radio Antena 3 interview (July 2020) about the exhibition 'Miragem'

- Jornal de Notícias 'Madeiran stands out in Fashion photography' (May 2020)

- Diário de Notícias, Madeira 'A click from International Fashion' (March 2020)

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