{"product_id":"l-cia-santos-luminous-roots","title":"274. Lícia Santos  - Luminous Roots","description":"\u003cp\u003e2025\u003cbr\u003eOil on linen\u003cbr\u003e17 x 14 x 1.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLícia Santos (b. 1998) is an Angolan artist working between Lisbon and London. Her practice is centred on painting as a space for material and emotional inquiry, working primarily with oil paint alongside sand, earth pigments, and drawing. Shaped by an ongoing engagement with the desert as both a physical and poetic reference, her work explores the relationship between the human body and landscape. Through figurative and mixed-media processes, Santos investigates states of presence and absence, using material experimentation to reflect on memory, identity, and the passage of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSantos completed an MFA in Painting at the Slade School of Fine Art, London (2020–2022), following a BA in Fine Art and History of Art at Goldsmiths, University of London (2017–2020).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecent exhibitions and residencies include \u003cem\u003eWays of Perceiving\u003c\/em\u003e at Apsara Studio, London (2026); a residency with Hands-on Projects (2026); the Black and Global Majority Art Fair with CasildART, London (2025); a residency at the Museu Provincial do Namibe, Angola (2025); \u003cem\u003eThe Universe Within\u003c\/em\u003e at Copeland Gallery, London (2024); \u003cem\u003eIn Search of Peace and Love Amongst the Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e at OXO Gallery, London (2023); the Morrison \u0026amp; Foerster Art Prize Show at The Scalpel, London (2023); and \u003cem\u003eOpen Studios\u003c\/em\u003e with V.O Curations, London (2023).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAwards and distinctions include being shortlisted for the Morrison \u0026amp; Foerster Art Prize (2023), receiving the Euan Uglow Memorial Scholarship at the Slade School of Fine Art (2020), and appearing as a contestant on \u003cem\u003ePortrait Artist of the Year\u003c\/em\u003e Series 7, Episode 7 on Sky Arts (2020). Her work is held in private collections in London and Lisbon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AOAP Projects","offers":[{"title":"UK insurance +£15","offer_id":57733119312246,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Europe insurance +£25","offer_id":57987740336502,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Rest of World insurance +£35","offer_id":57987740369270,"sku":null,"price":195.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2714\/0060\/files\/274.LiciaSantos-LuminousRoots.jpg?v=1779792184","url":"https:\/\/aoapprojects.com\/products\/l-cia-santos-luminous-roots","provider":"AOAP Projects ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}