Artist + contemporary jewelry designer/maker
Founder + curator at Tincal lab.
Ana Pina is a registered trademark at INPI with the number 520651.
Registered at INCM - Porto’s Assay Offices as Goldsmithing Industrial, activity code nº T0210.0 / 1000008055.
PIN (Portuguese Association of Contemporary Jewelry) associate number 227.
Architect registered at Ordem dos Arquitectos, Secção Regional Norte, with the number 14166.
Habilitated with CCP [Certificado de Competências Pedagógicas de Formador] nº 572832/2011.
Available to collaborations, wholesale and commissions.
Life + Education + Work
1980
Ana Pina is born in Porto, Portugal
1998
Secondary Education in Arts (final grade of 18 out of 20)
2004
Graduate Degree in Architecture, FAUP (final grade of 16 out of 20)
Curricular architecture traineeship under the guidance of architect António Brandão
2005
Architecture traineeship to access Ordem dos Arquitectos, CEFA-UP
2006/2011
Works as an architect at Manuel Ventura & Associados Arquitectos
2009
Creates the brand Ana Pina, jewelry + illustration
2010/2014
Takes part in several craft fairs and other events (including Feiras Francas and Serralves em Festa)
2011
Becomes a full-time freelancer at Ana Pina
Illustration workshop, with Sónia Borges, Fundação de Serralves
Contemporary Jewelry Workshop, Contacto Directo
Curso de Formação Pedagógica Inicial de Formadores (Training Course), ENA
2011/2012
Pack Adobe CS5 – Graphic production with Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop, Alquimia da Cor
Contemporary Jewelry Professional Course, Engenho e Arte
2012
Starts to collaborate with several shops in Portugal
2013
Starts to collaborate with shops worldwide
2014
Ana Pina is a registered trademark
Web Marketing workshop, with Miguel Brandão, CRU
Textile Silkscreen workshop, with Ana Seixas, CRU
Japanese Bookbinding workshop, with Catarina Azevedo, CRU
Letterpress workshop, with Up Studio, CRU
Lost Wax Casting workshop, with prof. José Pereira, Gondomar
2015
Product Management workshop, with architect Vitor Varão, Cindor
Founder of Tincal lab - the contemporary jewelry atelier opens at Rua de Cedofeita, 27, 2nd floor front
2016
Wax Modelling Workshop, with Susana Teixeira, Tincal lab
2017
Porcelain applied to Jewelry Workshop, with Trinidad Contreras, Tincal lab
2018
Collaborates with Inês Sobreira in the contemporary jewelry gallery Autoria
Tincal lab moves to Centro Comercial Bombarda, shop 25
Course Writing and Imagination, with Gonçalo M. Tavares, Casa da Arquitectura
2019
Assistant professor at ESAD, 2nd semester of Project II, Degree in Jewelry Design (coordination Áurea Praga)
Modular Design Jewelry Workshop, with Luis Acosta, Tincal lab
2020
Contemporary Jewelry Theory Online Course, with Áurea Praga
2022
Mitsuru Hikime Workshop, with Calixto Sánchez, Tincal lab
Curator
2015
Tincal lab Challenge 2015 Jewelry and Architecture, collective exhibition, Tincal lab, Porto
2016
Jewelry at Casa Rolão, collective exhibition, iD Concept Store, Braga
Tincal lab Challenge 2016 Jewelry and Cinema, collective exhibition, Tincal lab, Porto
2017
Tincal lab Challenge 2017 Jewelry and Music, collective exhibition, Tincal lab, Porto
2018
Tincal lab Challenge 2018 Jewelry and Technology, collective exhibition, Tincal lab, Porto
2019
Tincal lab x Bauhaus 100, collective exhibition, Tincal lab, Porto
Tincal lab Challenge 2019 Jewelry and Anatomy, collective exhibition, Tincal lab, Porto
2020
ANTIVIRUS, collective virtual exhibition, Tincal lab, Porto
2021
(in)SIDE EFFECT, collective exhibition, I Lisbon Contemporary Jewellery Biennial, Jewellery Room, Lisboa
Tincal lab Challenge 2021 Jewelry and Nature, collective exhibition, Tincal lab, Porto
2022
Local | Universal, collective exhibition, Budapest Jewelry Week, Kredenc Muterem, Budapest, Hungary
Tincal lab Challenge 2022 Jewelry and Literature, collective exhibition, Tincal lab, Porto
2023
Ring Rings, collective exhibition, Tincal lab, Porto
Tincal lab Challenge 2023 Jewelry and Travel, collective exhibition, Tincal lab, Porto
2024
Madrugada, collective exhibition, II Lisbon Contemporary Jewellery Biennial, Jewellery Room, Lisboa
Jury
2018
Tincal lab Challenge 2018 Jewelry and Technology, collective exhibition, Tincal lab, Porto
2019
Tincal lab Challenge 2019 Jewelry and Anatomy, collective exhibition, Tincal lab, Porto
2021
Tincal lab Challenge 2021 Jewelry and Nature, collective exhibition, Tincal lab, Porto
2022
Tincal lab Award at Budapest Jewelry Week, as founder of Tincal lab
Tincal lab Challenge 2022 Jewelry and Literature, collective exhibition, Tincal lab, Porto
2023
31st International Jewelry Competition of Legnica Silver Festival - QUALITY, Poland
Tincal lab Award at Budapest Jewelry Week, as founder of Tincal lab
Tincal lab Challenge 2023 Jewelry and Travel, collective exhibition, Tincal lab, Porto
2024
Tincal lab Award at Cluster Jewellery, as founder of Tincal lab
Artistic Aptitude Test - specialization in goldsmithing, Escola Artística Soares do Reis, Porto
Tincal lab Challenge 2024 Jewelry and Freedom, collective exhibition, Tincal lab, Porto
Talks
2023
Jewelry & Poetry, with Karin Roy Andersen, Agnes Gerner and Pamela Jaskoviak, Lerverk, Gothenburg, Sweden
The Challenge of Working in Contemporary Jewelry, organized by Joyeros Argentinos association, MICA 2023, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Exhibitions + Events + Collaborations
2012
Engenho e Arte collective exhibition, 1ª Conferência Ibérica de Ourivesaria, Viana do Castelo
Engenho e Arte collective exhibition, Porto Jóia, Leça da Palmeira
2013
First public jewelry presentation, Articular Collection, CRU, Porto
Design INSIDE, jewelry presentation, ivomaia designers, Santa Maria da Feira
PIN Session, collective exhibition, CRU, Porto
New designers - stand AORP, Porto Jóia, Leça da Palmeira
Schmuck You!, Christmas exhibition and sale, Little Pop Machine, Berlin, Germany
Collaboration with Portuguese brand Eureka Shoes - personalized jewelry collection
2014
JOYA Barcelona, collective participation with AORP, Arts Santa Mónica, Barcelona, Spain
Etsy House, Christmas Etsy pop-up shop, London, UK
2015
Remade in Portugal "in-utilitas", collective exhibition, jewelry piece GULA, Fundação EDP Gallery, Porto
Jewellery Meets Illustration, collective exhibition, necklace Another Vision, Ó! Galeria, Porto
Collaboration with Stilnest, exclusive jewelry collection Perspectives
Participation in the collective project The Contemporary Jewelry Exchange
Tincal lab Challenge 2015 Jewelry and Architecture, collective exhibition, rings and pendant modular, Tincal lab, Porto
2016
La Couleur, Les Couleurs!, collective exhibition, ICKX gallery, Brussels, Belgium
Participation in the collective project Pass it Along
Portuguese Jewellery Newborn, AORP initiative, Serralves Museum shop, Porto
Collaboration with Rosa Malva, design of the crown for the sculpture Our Lady of Conception
Jewelry at Casa Rolão, collective exhibition, limited series Orla, iD Concept Store, Braga
Portuguese Jewellery Newborn, AORP initiative, Porto Jóia, Leça da Palmeira
Tincal lab Challenge 2016 Jewelry and Cinema, collective exhibition, necklace and bracelet Read Me In The Mirror, Tincal lab, Porto
POP UP store 8x8, Galerias Lumiére, Porto
2017
Public presentation of Tubular Collection, scar-id, Porto
AUTOR contemporary jewelry fair, individual participation, Bucharest, Romania
Porto Jóia, international jewelry fair, individual participation, Leça da Palmeira
Tincal lab Challenge 2017 Jewelry and Music, collective exhibition, brooch and bracelet Orpheu, Tincal lab, Porto
2018
Public presentation of Singular Collection, scar-id, Porto
Public presentation of Orpheu Collection, Galeria Autoria, Porto
Remade X, collective exhibition commemorative edition, neckpiece GULA, Casa da Arquitectura, Matosinhos
Porto Jóia, international jewelry fair, individual participation, Leça da Palmeira
Launch of the initiative Portuguese Jewellery x MAAT, ring Horizon Line, MAAT, Lisboa
2019
Public presentation of Leku Collection, Tincal lab and scar-id, Porto
POP UP Porto's Jewelry Galleries, with Tincal lab, Galeria da Livraria Sá da Costa, Lisboa
Tincal lab x Bauhaus100, collective exhibition, limited series Bauhaus100, Tincal lab, Porto
Getijden, collective exhibition, necklace High Tide, Galerie Guthschmidt, The Hague, Netherlands
Milano Jewelry Week, represented by InThePendant Gallery, Milan, Italy
Porto Jóia, international jewelry fair - Jewel's lab with scar-id store, Leça da Palmeira
Prostheseuses, selected for the competition Prezentacje 2019, piece Absence, Warsaw, Poland
Ornement[ation], collective exhibition, Galerie Lewis, Quebec, Canada
2020
Public presentation of the limited edition of GULA, Tincal lab, Porto
MASK, collective virtual exhibition, conceptual piece Invisible, Galeria Alice Floriano, Porto Alegre, Brazil
ANTIVIRUS, collective virtual exhibition, six original drawigs, Tincal lab, Porto
Public presentation of the limited edition of Figurae Collection, Tincal lab, Porto
Romanian Jewelry Week, Oceans of Love, collective exhibition, necklace Eros, Place of Display, Bucharest, Romania
Public presentation of DUO Collection, a #tincalcollab with the brand WEK, Tincal lab, Porto
2021
I Lisbon Contemporary Jewellery Biennial, Jewellery Room, (in)SIDE EFFECT, collective exhibition, with Tincal lab, necklaces 1:100 work+sleep / eat+relax, Sociedade Nacional de Belas-Artes, Lisboa
Romanian Jewelry Week, DUO Collection, Ana Pina x WEK, Bucharest, Romania
From the Shadow into the Light, collective jewelry traveling exhibition, curator Luis Acosta, Galerie Beeld & Aambeeld, Enschede, The Netherlands
I International Meeting of Contemporary Jewelry, Figurae Collection earrings + drawing, Backyard Arte Gallery, Simancas, Spain
2022
Public presentation of the limited edition 1:100, Tincal lab, Porto
From the Shadow into the Light, collective traveling exhibition, curator Luis Acosta, Context Gallery, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
From the Shadow into the Light, collective traveling exhibition, curator Luis Acosta, Galeria Luis Méndez, Salamanca, Spain
Budapest Jewelry Week, Local | Universal, collective exhibition, with Tincal lab, Kredenc Muterem, Budapest, Hungary
From the Shadow into the Light, collective traveling exhibition, curator Luis Acosta, Lalabeyou, Madrid, Spain
2023
Ring Rings, collective exhibition, Tincal lab, Porto
From the Shadow into the Light, collective traveling exhibition, curator Luis Acosta, Tincal lab, Porto
MICA 2023, international guest of the Design Sector, Buenos Aires, Argentina
From the Shadow into the Light, collective traveling exhibition, curator Luis Acosta, Uni.Versus Art Room, Athens, Greece
From the Shadow into the Light, collective traveling exhibition, curator Luis Acosta, Galerie Caractère, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
SCAR-ID 10 anos, collective exhibition for the 10th anniversary, collection ID, Porto
2024
Public presentation of ID Collection, Tincal lab and Scar-id, Porto
CASA, collective exhibition, pin/earrings Archetypos CASA, Go Malaca, Palma de Maiorca, Spain
II Lisbon Contemporary Jewellery Biennial, Jewels for Democracy, collective exhibition, neckpiece luta luto, Museu do Tesouro Real, Lisboa
Brussels Jewellery Week, De Van Del Mac, collective exhibition, rings de Pina, NOJ, Brussels, Belgium
Design Without Borders 2024, collective exhibition, pendants ID, Budapest, Hungary
AUTOR contemporary jewelry fair, represented by the gallery Uni.Versus, Bucharest, Romania
II Lisbon Contemporary Jewellery Biennial, Jewellery Room, Madrugada, collective exhibition, with Tincal lab, set of 2 pins luta, luto, FRESS, Lisboa
Afinidades in Contemporary Jewelry, collective exhibition, necklace with stand To(re)Draw Firmino, Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis, Porto
Publications
2014
JOYA Barcelona, fair catalog
2015
Tincal lab Challenge 2015 Jewelry and Architecture, exhibition catalog
2016
Tincal lab Challenge 2016 Jewelry and Cinema, exhibition catalog
2017
Tincal lab Challenge 2017 Jewelry and Music, exhibition catalog
2021
New Bracelets, book by Nicolas Estrada, Promopress, publication of the bracelet Read Me in the Mirror
2023
Legnica Silver Festival - QUALITY, exhibition catalog (as jury member)
2024
Jewels for Democracy, exhibition catalog
New Earrings, book by Nicolas Estrada, Hoaki, publication of the earrings Leku
Other
1999
Almas em Mim, poetry book, author edition
2003
Fragmentos de um Todo Incompleto, poetry book, Corpos Editora edition
Fragments, Individual drawing exhibition, Vila Nova de Gaia
2005
Collective exhibition, academic works, Matosinhos
2009/2018
Blogger at anapina.com
2011/2012
Guest blogger at Engenharia e Construção
2012
Collaboration with Ediota, collection of illustrated badges
Ediotar-te, collective illustration exhibition, Penafiel
Publication of illustration Bougainvilles - Passion, Spoonful Magazine, Issue 8
2012/2013
Guest blogger at IKEA Family Live
2014
A Arte é Mulher, collective illustration exhibition, Ficar Association, Portalegre