Mariana Branco (b. 1986) and Emanuel Barreira (b. 1986) are the artists behind Halfstudio, a collective based in Portugal which develops projects in various creative fields always with lettering and sign painting as the central element.
Their visual language is characterized by three-dimensional letters and dynamic layouts, reflecting striking messages and vibrant colors.
Producing studio work as well as public art, their approach encapsulates contemporary themes and ideas and a careful preoccupation with surrounding communities.
The duo have been showcasing their work in exhibitions and street art festivals both in Portugal and internationally.
Solo Exhibitions
OVER OLD LINES – Online exhibition with Ourtypes, 2024
A JOURNEY – Underdogs Gallery (Lisbon, Portugal), 2023
FLOATING VIBES – Crackids (Lisbon, Portugal), 2022
WE STILL HAVE A DREAM – Underdogs Gallery (Lisbon, Portugal), 2021
FEEDELITY – Apaixonarte (Lisbon, Portugal), 2018
GOT IT WRONG – Cosmo Galeria (Barcelona, Spain), 2015
Group Exhibitions
COLLECTIVE FLAGS INSTALLATION — Festival Iminente (Lisbon, Portugal), 2023
ART ON SKATEBOARD — collective show, Festival Boreal (Canary Islands, Spain), 2023
GRAVE II – collective show (Caldas da Rainha, Portugal), 2023
OI ART GALLERY– collective show (Oporto, Portugal), 2022
SURF ART – collective show (Oeiras, Portugal), 2022
GRAVE – collective show (Caldas da Rainha, Portugal), 2022
EPHEMERAL ETHERNAL – NFT group show curated by Underdogs Gallery, 2021
COMMOTION – Installation for the European Council, curated by Vhils x Underdogs Gallery (Brussels, Belgium), 2021
RIGHT NOW – online group exhibition curated by Underdogs Gallery, 2020
Divine Immunity — Collective exhibition, Apaixonarte (Lisbon, Portugal), 2020
OXYGEN AUCTION — Collective exhibition, Apaixonarte (Lisbon, Portugal), 2020
Street Art Indoor – Collective solidarity Auction, Associação Salvador (Lisbon, Portugal), 2020
Prata da Casa – Collective exhibition (Lisbon, Portugal), 2019
CAIS x Mistaker Maker – Collective exhibition (Lisbon, Portugal), 2019
Winter is Coming — Collective show, Circus Network (Porto, Portugal), 2018
BANDO Collective show — Pitoresco Festival Street Art (Vila Real, Portugal), 2018
100 Dolla Bills Y’all— Circus Network (Porto, Portugal), 2018
Lucky Art, Semana Criativa de Lisboa — CCP (Lisboa, Portugal), 2018
Poster Mostra (Lisboa, Portugal), 2017
Merc’art (Lisboa, PortugalT), 2017
Creative Jam, Semana Criativa de Lisboa — CCP (Lisbon, Portugal), 2017
Merc’art (Lisboa, PT), 2016
Letters are what matters ’16 (Caldas da Rainha, Portugal), 2016
Kruella d’Enfer x Halfstudio at Village Underground Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal), 2016
Experimenta Design (Lisbon, Portugal), 2015
Letters are what matters (Caldas da Rainha, Portugal), 2015
Backyard (Lisbon, Portugal), 2014
PVS Showcard Show (Massachusetts, USA), 2014
ICY Caps (San Jose, USA), 2013