About
“We would like PADA to be known and respected as a destination for artists. A supportive community focused on producing exciting and ambitious artwork.”
About PADA
PADA Studios is an independent, non-profit, artist-led organisation based in Barreiro, on the south bank of Lisbon.
Founded in 2018, PADA offers artists the time, space, and support to develop their practice in a unique post-industrial setting. Our residency programme fosters dialogue, experimentation, and critical exchange within a collaborative environment.
Located within a former industrial park with roots dating back to 1885, the site provides artists with direct access to local fabricators, material resources, and the rich historical context of the area. This environment inspires innovation and hands-on production, supported by spacious studios, workshops and a dedicated gallery space.
At PADA, we promote interaction with the local community through projects and artistic interventions that engage with the environment. We are working to create a more environmentally sustainable residency and to encourage artistic practices that share this ethos. The application form asks artists to consider these aspects of their practice and describe how it may affect their project at PADA.
Team
Tim Ralston (Director) (b. 1982, London, UK) grew up in South-London and has been working in the arts for nearly 15 years. As a classically trained painter, he is mostly interested in the fabrication and the technical aspects of art-making and supports Artist-in-Residence with his extensive technical skills. View Tim’s work here.
Tânia Geiroto Marcelino (Curator) (b. 1989, Lisboa, PT) holds a degree in Painting from FBAUL (2013, Lisboa, PT) and a Master in Contemporary Art Practices from FBAUP (2017, Porto, PT). As visual artist, she has been showing her work regularly since 2012, in solo and group exhibitions, projects and artistic residencies. Through the years, she has also been developing other practices within contemporary art, such as project managing, production and curatorship. View Tania´s work here.
Mariana Ferreira (Financial and Production Management) (b. 1994, Lisboa, PT) has a degree in Economics from ISEG (2016, Lisboa, PT) and a Masters in Art Markets from ISCTE (2018, Lisboa, PT). Working in the field of cultural production and project management since 2017, she has also been focusing simultaneously on her academic research in the field of Art History, and is currently pursuing a PhD at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Lisbon.
Fábio Nóbrega (Communications Manager) (b.1995, Coimbra, PT) has a Bachelor’s degree in Art History, a Minor in Communication Sciences and a Post Graduation in Marketing. He has worked as a Communications Manager for various institutions in the cultural sector and developed a deep interest towards music, visual and audiovisual art, having a reciprocated relationship between learning for his craft and utilizing what he has learned into his professional work.
Documentation by Celso Rosa and Samuel Duarte
Exhibition posters by Carolina Festa
Guest Curators:
Reina del Mar
Laura Gama Martins
Catarina Real
Frederico Vicente
Past Curators / Mentors:
Manon Klein
Susana Pomba
Julia Gros
Phil King
Kasia Sobczak Wróblewska