Fernando Rosa da Silva Mudanisse
Born: 11 November 1957 in Maputo.
Studied arts at the Escola Industrial in Maputo, the predecessor of the Escola
de Artes Visuais. He followed courses in animation and preservation at the
Centro de Estudos Culturais.
For two years he conducted cultural research in the province of Manica and for
one year he practised at the Department of Anthropology and Archeology of the
Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo. He was chief of the section Cultural
Preservation and Research of the Department of Education and Culture of the
city of Maputo.
Since 1983 Rosa works as a professional artist..
At present he is the President of the Núcleo de Arte.
He participated in several group exhibitions in Mozambique, Portugal, Angola,
Algeria, Sweden and Scotland.
He had four solo exhibitions in Maputo.
Roasa's work has gained a place in private collections in Mozambique and
abroad.