Manuel Tainha
OP (after Vale do Silêncio), 2024
Lime and bleach on velour cotton
250×300 cm
OP (after Vale do Silêncio), 2024
Lime and bleach on velour cotton
250×300 cm
Exhibition View
Sutura, 2024
Lime, pigment and bleach on cotton velvet, aluminium frame
60×50 cm
Sutura, 2024
Lime, pigment and bleach on cotton velvet, aluminium frame
60×50 cm
Detail of Sutura, 2024
Lime, pigment and bleach on cotton velvet, aluminium frame
60×50 cm
Ema, 2024
Lime and bleach on cotton velvet, aluminium frame
180×140 cm
Ema, 2024
Lime and bleach on cotton velvet, aluminium frame
180×140 cm
Detail of Ema, 2024
Lime and bleach on cotton velvet, aluminium frame
180×140 cm
Exhibition View
Muro, 2024
Photo, velvet, aluminium frame with UV70 glass
40×30 cm
Exhibition View
Figura I, 2024
Aluminium
26x50x40 cm
Figura I, 2024
Aluminium
26x50x40 cm
Exhibition View
Nuvem & Arcadas, 2024
Graphite on paper, velvet, aluminium frame with UV70 glass
40×30 cm (each)
Estrilho, 2024
Graphite on paper, velvet, aluminium frame with UV70 glass
40×30 cm
Exhibition View
Figura III, 2024
Aluminium
31x93x74 cm
Figura III, 2024
Aluminium
31x93x74 cm
Exhibition View
Exhibition View
Exhibition View
Figura II, 2024
Aluminium
125x95x76 cm
Detail of Figura II, 2024
Aluminium
125x95x76 cm
Detail of Figura II, 2024
Aluminium
125x95x76 cm
Exhibition view from the solo show Notes on discomfort at Foco Gallery, 2022
Midnight, 2022
Bleach on cotton and burned velvet
250×300 cm
Midnight, 2022
Bleach on cotton and burned velvet
250×300 cm
Detail of Midnight, 2022
Bleach on cotton and burned velvet
250×300 cm
Detail of Midnight, 2022
Bleach on cotton and burned velvet
250×300 cm
The height of the throat, 2022
Embroidery on velvet
250×300 cm
The height of the throat, 2022
Embroidery on velvet
250×300 cm
The height of the throat, 2022
Embroidery on velvet
250×300 cm
Detail of The height of the throat, 2022
Embroidery on velvet
250×300 cm
Detail of The height of the throat, 2022
Embroidery on velvet
250×300 cmDetail of
Exhibition view from the solo show Notes on discomfort at Foco Gallery, 2022
Brief joints, 2022
Burned velvet
60×50 cm
Exhibition view from the solo show Notes on discomfort at Foco Gallery, 2022
One storey house, 2022
Bleach on cotton velvet and burned velvet
100×80 cm
Dragon, 2022
Burned velvet
50×30 cm
Exhibition view from the solo show Notes on discomfort at Foco Gallery, 2022
Solo de mi (after Canaletto), 2022
Embroidery and bleach on cotton velvet
150×110 cm
Exhibition view from the solo show Notes on discomfort at Foco Gallery, 2022
N.O.V.A (after Torre Vasco da Gama), 2022
Burned velvet
150×110 cm
N.O.V.A (after Torre Vasco da Gama), 2022
Burned velvet
150×110 cm
Striated chest, 2022
Burned velvet
50×30 cm
Striated chest, 2022
Burned velvet
50×30 cm
Exhibition view from the solo show Notes on discomfort at Foco Gallery, 2022
Notes on discomfort, 2022
Burned velvet
170×140 cm
Place And Occasion (Ether), 2021
Embroidery on velvet
200×140 cm
My Teeth in Your Neck, 2021
Bleach on sewn cotton, velvet
180×120 cm
LINGUA-DE-BOI (OX TONGUE) & I TOLD U SO (FLKS), 2020
Bleach and sewn on cotton, wood and nail
60x50cm
DOUBLE STAND, 2018
Bleach and sewn on cotton
200x60cm
CORRENTEZA, 2019
Bleach and sewn on cotton
200×140 cm
Exhibition view of Salmão Fingido at Foco gallery, 2020
Untitled, 2020
Bleach on sewn cotton, wood and nails
60×50 cm
Untitled, 2019
Bleach on cotton
180×140 cm
CORRENTEZA, 2019
Bleach on sewn cotton
200×140 cm
Exhibition view of Salmão Fingido at Foco gallery, 2020
POSTA E MEIA, 2020
Bleach on sewn cotton, wood and nails
60×50 cm
TRANCHE, 2020
Bleach on sewn cotton, wood and nails
60×50 cm
Exhibition view of Salmão Fingido at Foco gallery, 2020
MEDALHÂO, 2020
Bleach on sewn cotton
140×180 cm
Untitled, 2020
Bleach on sewn cotton, wood and nails
60×50 cm
Exhibition view of Salmão Fingido at Foco gallery, 2020
GOUJON, 2020
Bleach on sewn cotton
180×140 cm
Detail of GOUJON, 2020
Bleach on sewn cotton
180×140 cm
Exhibition view of Salmão Fingido at Foco gallery, 2020
FLT , 2019
Bleach on sewn cotton, wood and nails
30x10x05 cm
FLT , 2019
Bleach on sewn cotton, wood and nails
30x10x05 cm
Manuel Tainha (b. 1993) lives and works in Lisbon, Portugal. He studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon, and in Anselm Reyle’s class at the University of Fine Arts Hamburg (HFBK). His practice explores the interplay between addition and subtraction, as well as the tension between two- dimensional and object-based approaches. Working across drawing, textiles and found materials, Tainha engages with themes of cultural and geographical identity, architectural constraints, romanticism, and the dualities of fragility and violence within artistic processes.
Tainha has presented his work in both solo and group exhibitions across Europe. Recent shows include Nightsinging at Liceu Camões (Lisbon, 2025), Aurora at IRL Gallery (New-York, USA), LNSJ Part I at L’Atlas (Paris 2025), Arousal at Pram Studio (Prague, 2024), Chest Against the Back at Galeria Foco (Lisbon, 2024), and Notes on Discomfort at Galeria Foco (Lisbon, 2022). He has also exhibited internationally at venues such as Last Resort Gallery (Copenhagen), Collectors Agenda (Vienna), and the Portuguese Embassy in Denmark. His work has been featured in group exhibitions at Plato Gallery (Évora, 2024), Dialogue Gallery (Lisbon, 2024), and Last Resort Gallery (Copenhagen, 2021).
He has participated in residencies including PRAM AIR (Prague, 2024) and Blank Residency (London/ Craveiral, 2023). His practice has also been presented at art fairs such as NADA NYC, ARCO Madrid, ARCO Lisbo