Porto (PT), 1962

Graduated in Philosophy from the University of Porto and PhD in Photography from the Derby School of Art & Design, UK (Ph.d.,Mphil/Ph.d./MA). Between 1996 and 2000, she received grants from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the Portuguese Center of Photography. In 1996, she was awarded the Distinction Prize by the University of Derby. Her research focuses mainly on Documentary Photography, which is her main field of interest.  Her connection to the Polytechnic of Porto began in 1992.
Between 2015 and 2025, she was President of the School of Media Arts and Design at the Polytechnic Institute of Porto. In 2024, she established the International Biennial Award, the John Goto Prize, in Visual Arts for higher education students – https://iri24.esmad.ipp.pt/john-goto/index.html#juri. Member of the Pre-Selection Jury for Animated Shorts at the Cinanima International Festival. Member of ELIA. Member of the Coordination Council of the Porto Cultural Centre, in the capacity of programme coordinator for Arts and Humanities, Media and Arts.
She collaborates with the following research centers: CCRE, FAUP, eCPR/South Wales University and the Research Center at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC). She is an integrated member of the ID+ Research Center, in the Media Group, ESMAD/P.PORTO /UA.She combines academic activity with artistic expression as a photographer, participating in various solo and group exhibitions and film productions.Latest solo exhibition, Nadir Afonso, no tempo e no lugar, at the International Photography Festival, DIAFRAGMA, 2025. 
Currently, she is Pro-President for Culture at the Polytechnic Institute of Porto. From 2015 to 2025, she was President of the School of Media Arts and Design at the Polytechnic Institute of Porto. In 2024, she created the International Biennial Award, the John Goto Award, in Visual Arts for higher education students - https://iri24.esmad.ipp.pt/john-goto/index.html#juri. Member of the Pre-Selection Jury for Animated Shorts at the Cinanima International Festival. Member of ELIA. Member of the Coordination Council of the Porto Polytechnic Culture Center, serving as a programmer for Arts and Humanities, Media, and Arts.