My name is Christophe Correia. I was born in 1988 and grew up in Braga, where my connection to drawing and painting took root at a very early age. Winning my first drawing competition at the age of five remains a story I often share: I couldn’t yet tie my shoelaces, but I already knew how to hold a pencil with enough seriousness to impress a jury.
Although my academic path did not lead me directly to fine arts, it always remained closely connected to creation. Trained in Product Design in Viana do Castelo, I continued to draw and paint without interruption, as an essential and almost vital practice.
A decisive turning point came in 2018 during a road trip through southern Spain. From Figueres and Cadaqués to Seville, this journey revealed art not as a hobby, but as a true direction in life. From that moment on, I committed myself more seriously to painting, particularly oil, a medium that has accompanied me ever since.
Since then, I have shared my work through several artistic events, including a group exhibition at Galerie Gabrielle in April 2019, as well as the Peintres dans la Rue events in Brie-Comte-Robert in 2023 and 2024.
Today, my work explores inner realities through symbolic and metaphorical imagery. Drawing from lived experiences, questions, fears, and moments of introspection, I seek to create paintings where emotion, memory, and personal reality intersect—guided by the same sense of curiosity and wonder I felt as a child, pencil in hand.