About

Portuguese, born in 1955, Architect, photography enthusiast since 1976, moved to Macau SAR, China in 2006. Asia has fascinated him since his arrival in Macau and allowed him to see his former world from a new perspective.

Themes such as identity, place, memory, visual culture, literature and poetry have been a source of inspiration and research. Through photography he tries to express himself, digging deeper into those themes, fostering his understanding of what surrounds him.

Founding member of “HALFTONE”, Macau Photographic Association, since 2021.

President of Halftone Association 2025-2026

EXHIBITIONS:

2025:

  • “Halftone’25” Group exhibition, Rui Cunha Foundation gallery, Macau – participation & curator

  • “Small Format’25” Exhibition, Ká Ho Gallery, Coloane, Macau, Group Exhibition

  • Curator of “SOMOS - 5th International Photographic Exhibition”, Macau, Parisian Resort Gallery

  • “Spirit of China” group exhibition, Halftone Association, Parisian Resort, Macau – participation & Curator

  • “The Presence of Portuguese Matrix in Macau: Images Between Times” Group exhibition, Halftone Association - 12th iNstantes International Photo Festival, Avintes, Portugal

  • “Amagao Gallery”, Macau, 3rd Anniversary group exhibition

 2024:

  • “Halftone’24” Group exhibition, Rui Cunha Foundation gallery, Macau – participation & curator

  • “Small Format’24” Exhibition, Ká Ho Gallery, Coloane, Macau, Group Exhibition

  • “The Presence of Portuguese Matrix in Macau: Images Between Times” Group exhibition, Halftone Association, Portuguese Consulate Official Residence, Macau.

  • “To the Eyes of Youngsters (At Heart)” solo exhibition & Curator, CPM, Casa Garden Gallery

  • “Fusion: Sino-French” group exhibition, Macau University, Macau (associated event to French-May 2024 Festival)

  • “Unnoticeable Objects +” solo exhibition & Curator, H2H Gallery, Ká Hó, Coloane, Macau

  • “AtHome / EmCasa” solo exhibition, in 11th iNstantes International Photo Festival, Avintes, Portugal

  • Amagao Gallery, Macau, 2nd anniversary group exhibition

  • Curator of “SOMOS - 4th Photographic Exhibition”, Macau, Casa Garden Gallery

 2023:

  • Halftone”23 Group exhibition, Rui Cunha Foundation gallery, Macau – participation & curator

  • “Autumn Salon 2023” – “Into the Palace I, II & III” photo series (2023) was selected for exhibition.

  • “The Mixed” group exhibition – Art On Space gallery, Foshan, P. R. of China “Seeing the Light” photobook (launched at MFA Festival 2023, Lisbon, Portugal) and “12th Script Road Festival”, Macau SAR, both in October 2023)

  • Halftone magazine #06 – “In-between” photo series.

  • “Hotel Treasure” photobook (launched at Creative Macau, in March 2023)

2022:

- “AtHome”,solo exhibition. Galleriy of the Residence of Portuguese Consulate, Macau.

- “ASIA.FAR”, solo exhibition, Oriental Foundation, Macau.

- “Dark Matter”, solo exhibition, AFA, Art Garden, Macau.

2021:

- SEEING THE LIGHT IN B&W - Group exhibition, Creative Macau, Macau SAR

- NARRATIVAS A ORIENTE - “Lighter Than Air #1 to #5”, Group Exhibition, Oriental Foundation, Macau, SAR (Lighter Than Air #1 art work selecetd to incorporate BNU Art collection)

- AUTUMN SALON 2021, Oriental Foundation, Macau SAR

- RETHINKING NATURE @ FHOTO-WIEN, Group Slide presentation

- HALFTONE, Founders exhibition, group exhibition, Macau SAR.

- Terra Drip Bar, Macau SAR - “Unnoticeable Objects”, solo exhibition

- Dr. Sun Yat Sen's Memorial House, Macau SAR - “The Other Side” group exhibition (https://pontofinalmacau.wordpress.com/2021/01/04/intercambio-de-artistas-de-macau-e-de-taiwan-em-exposicao-na-casa-museu-do-dr-sun-yat-sen/)

2020:

- Fundação Oriente, Macau – “Autumn Salon 2020” group exhibition (photographs selected to be part of Orient Foundation Art collection)

- Lapso gallery, Setúbal, Portugal, “Somewhere” selection, Group exhibition

2019:

- Creative Macau – Center For Creative Industries – Our Family”, group exhibition

- OPPIA, Porto, Portugal - “RAEM, 20 Anos – Um Olhar Sobre Macau”, group exhibition

- Portuguese Consulate in Macau – “RAEM, 20 Anos – Um Olhar Sobre Macau”, group exhibition

2018:

- Creative Macau – Center for Creative Industries – “Open Future”, group exhibition

- Creative Macau – Center For Creative Industries - "Somewhere”, solo exhibition

- Script Road Literary Festival, group exhibition

2017:

- Creative Macau – Center For Creative Industries - "Whatever You Make, Make It Yours", group exhibition

- Fundação Oriente, Macau – “Autumn Salon 2017” group exhibition

2016:

- Fundação Oriente, Macau – “Autumn Salon 2016”, group exhibition

-  Creative Macau - Center For Creative Industries - “Here & Now”, group exhibition

-  “Macao Annual Visual Arts Exhibition 2016” - Western Media Category – group exhibition, MSAR’s Cultural Affairs Bureau

2015:

- Creative Macau - Center For Creative Industries  – “Rich Life” group exhibition

2014:

-  Creative Macau - Center For Creative Industries  – “Symbols of Culture” group exhibition

-  Fundação Oriente, Macau – “Autumn Salon 2014” group exhibition

 2013:

- Creative Macau - Center For Creative Industries  – “Make a wish” group exhibition

- Fundação Oriente, Macau – “Autumn Salon 2013” group exhibition

francisco.ricarte@gmail.com