Born in 1955, Rui Prata began his professional career
as a history teacher and has been the Director of Braga Image Museum since its
opening in 1999. He was the founder (1987) and artistic Director of Encontros
da Imagem Photo Festival – until 2013. Since 1990 he has lectured on
contemporary photography throughout Europe and in Brazil, and acted as a
curator for both national and international exhibitions. In 2008 he became a
member of the Committee Acquisitions of Maison Européenne de la Photographie,
Paris. Prata is a portfolio reviewer for several international festivals,
including the Mois de la Photo festivals in Paris and Montreal; PhotoEspanha,
Madrid, Spain; Primavera Fotografica, Barcelona, Spain; Month of Photography,
Bratislava; Fotobienal de Bienne, Switzerland; Festival of Curituba, Brazil;
Fotonoviembre de Tenerife, Spain and Rencontres d’Arles, France. He has also
done several conferences all over the world in themes related to photography.
Rui Prata has a degree in history from Porto University, a postgraduate degree in Fine Art direction from Escola Superior Artistica do Porto, and a Master degree in Curatorial & Contemporary Museology from Porto Fine Arts University.
Rui Prata has a degree in history from Porto University, a postgraduate degree in Fine Art direction from Escola Superior Artistica do Porto, and a Master degree in Curatorial & Contemporary Museology from Porto Fine Arts University.