Mito Elias

Mito Elias
Session with Private Z(oo)M - Lx Factory, Lisbon, October 2011
Born
Fernando Hamilton Barbosa Elias

Praia, Cape Verde
OccupationsPoet, artist, visual artist

Fernando Hamilton Barbosa Elias, also known as Mito or Mito Elias, is a Cape Verdean artist, visual artist, poet and performer. He has a workshop in Melbourne, Australia.

Early life and education

Fernando Hamilton Barbosa Elias was born in Praia, on the island of Santiago in the Cape Verde Islands.[1]

He studied art in Lisbon, Portugal, from 1989 until 1992, and did not return to Cape Verde.[1]

Studios

Elias has a workshop in Australia.[1]

He moved to Australia in 2013, and worked as a visual arts tutor at Footscray Community Arts in Melbourne. He also established Fandata Studio in Sunshine, in the western suburbs of Melbourne.

Awards

  • August 2001 – Salúquia Prize for best painting at the group exhibition Arte nas Terras Raianas, Moura, Portugal
  • May 2005 – Citizenship Honor medal from the City of Praia, Cape Verde Islands
  • October 2005 - First Class Medal for Cultural Services – Praia, Cape Verde Islands
  • June 2007 – Cultural Honor from the City of Praia, Cape Verde Islands
  • July 2010 – Vulcan Prize for Cultural Services, Praia, Cape Verde Islands

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mito Elias". Saatchi Art. Retrieved 2024-04-05.

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  2. ↑ "Heróis de África documentary". RTP Play. 2010. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  3. ↑ Antologia Cabo-Verde: Poesia e Prosa Contemporânea (PDF). Africa e Africanidades. 2010. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  4. ↑ "Mito Elias no Museu Afro Brasil". BUALA. 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  5. ↑ "Out of Africa: Macau's Cultural Connections". Macau Closer. 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  6. ↑ "Mito Elias: Mare Calamus". African Art Agenda. 2013-04-22. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  7. ↑ "Cape Verdean artist Mito Elias opens MADATONG exhibition". SBS Portuguese. 2016. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  8. ↑ MADATONG Exhibition Opening. Facebook. 2016-10-15. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  9. ↑ "Nomadik: Brimbank Community Art in Motion". The Westsider. 2018. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  10. ↑ "Pressing Need for Print". Star Weekly. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  11. ↑ "Fernando Hamilton Barbosa Elias (Mito Elias)". Cabo Verde Info. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  12. ↑ "Mito Elias apresenta performance 'Obi Ta Fla' em Portugal e na Praia". Expresso das Ilhas. 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  13. ↑ "Mito Elias: O artista que pinta histórias da diáspora". A Nação. 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  14. ↑ "Projecto Alt_Print chega às crianças da Cova da Moura". Balai. 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  15. ↑ "Mito Elias". Creative Brimbank Artist Registry. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  16. ↑ ORENDA & OBI TA FLA Exhibition. Facebook. 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
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