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RAFAELA NUNES

Rafaela Nunes (she/they) is a Portuguese artist and researcher. She is a PhD student at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon, collaborating with the Institute of Interactive Technologies (ITI/LARSyS).

rafaela@nenhures.net

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EDUCATION

PhD in Fine Arts — Multimedia Art (ongoing)

Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon

MFA in Painting, final grade: Excellent

Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon

BFA in Painting

Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon

PhD in Fine Arts — Multimedia Art (ongoing)

Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon

MFA in Painting, final grade: Excellent

Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon

BFA in Painting

Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon

PUBLICATIONS

Artefact-beings: hybridising painting through artificial intelligence

Faculty of Fine Arts, U. O. L., Nunes, R., & ITI/LARSyS, E. G. (2025). Artefact-beings: hybridising painting through artificial intelligence. In POR-POL NET. New forms of networking and the influence of internet phenomena on art in Portugal and Poland (pp. 140-161). AT Wydawnictwo. https://doi.org/10.59862/f7k2b9xq-09

Modeling Water Perspectivism into a Digital Experience

Isaza-Giraldo, A., Bala, P., Marttila, T., Nunes, R., & Campos, P. (2025). Modeling Water Perspectivism into a Digital Experience. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Electronic/Emerging Art: 2025, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 1124–1128. https://doi.org/10.23362/KOEN2025.07.25.2.165

Being Water: Collaborating with an LLM in an Interactive Digital Narrative (IDN) as Speculative Aesthetics

Nunes, R., Marttila, T., Isaza-Giraldo, A., Bala, P., Campos, P. Being Water: Collaborating with an LLM in an Interactive Digital Narrative (IDN) as Speculative Aesthetics. Interactive Storytelling. 17th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, ICIDS 2024, Barranquilla, Colombia, Dezembro 2–6, 2024, Proceedings, Part II.

Being Water: Collaborating with an LLM in an Interactive Digital Narrative (IDN) as Speculative Aesthetics

Nunes, R., Marttila, T., Isaza-Giraldo, A., Bala, P., Campos, P. Being Water: Collaborating with an LLM in an Interactive Digital Narrative (IDN) as Speculative Aesthetics. Interactive Storytelling. 17th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, ICIDS 2024, Barranquilla, Colombia, December 2–6, 2024, Proceedings, Part II.

AI, a Tool or an Author? A Posthuman Feminist Perspective on the Agency of Gen-AI in Creative Practices

Nunes, R. (2024). AI, a Tool or an Author? A Posthuman Feminist Perspective on the Agency of Gen-AI in Creative Practices. Augmented Human Research, 9(1), 8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41133-024-00074-8

AI, a Tool or an Author? A Posthuman Feminist Perspective on the Agency of Gen-AI in Creative Practices

Nunes, R. (2024). AI, a Tool or an Author? A Posthuman Feminist Perspective on the Agency of Gen-AI in Creative Practices. Augmented Human Research, 9(1), 8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41133-024-00074-8

Azul e verde

Machado, I. M., & Nunes, R. (2022). Azul e verde. Gato Bravo.

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Universidade de Évora — Design and Visual Arts Department

Guest Assistant Lecturer

2026

Universidade de Évora — Design and Visual Arts Department

Guest Assistant Lecturer

2026

Politécnico de Leiria — Escola Superior de Artes e Design

Guest Assistant Lecturer

2026

Politécnico de Leiria — Escola Superior de Artes e Design

Guest Assistant Lecturer

2026

Academia de Música e Belas Artes Luísa Todi

Teacher

2022

Academia de Música e Belas Artes Luísa Todi

Teacher

2022

Escola Secundária du Bocage

Teacher

2021-2022

Escola Secundária du Bocage

Teacher

2021-2022

Escola Secundária de Palmela

Teacher

2021-2022

Escola Secundária de Palmela

Teacher

2021-2022

Escola El Rei D. Manuel I

Teacher

2020-2021

Escola El Rei D. Manuel I

Teacher

2020-2021

Fundação do Oriente

Educator

2019-2022

Fundação do Oriente

Educator

2019-2022

GRANTS

eGames Lab

PhD Grant

2023-2025

PhD Grant

eGames Lab

2023-2025

Festival A Salto — Elvas

Art Residency

2018

Art Residency

Festival A Salto — Elvas

2018

EDP Foundation — Centre of Contemporary Art Studies of Vila Nova da Barquinha

Art Residency

2017

Art Residency

EDP Foundation — Centre of Contemporary Art Studies of Vila Nova da Barquinha

2017

Real Academia de Historia y Arte de San Quirce

Art Residency

2015

Art Residency

Real Academia de Historia y Arte de San Quircency

2015

Law School of the University of Lisbon

Production Grant

2014

Production Grant

Law School of the University of Lisbon

2014

EXHIBITIONS (selection)

Cistern of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon

Seres-Artefactos

2026

Cistern of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon

Seres-Artefactos

2026

ICIDS 2024 Streams~Corrientes, Museo Mapuka, Barranquilla, Colombia

Being Water

2024

ICIDS 2024 Streams~Corrientes, Museo Mapuka, Barranquilla, Colombia

Being Water

2024

Pavilhão do Conhecimento (LARSyS Annual Meeting), Lisbon

Artefact-Beings: Narcissus Textrix

2024

Pavilhão do Conhecimento (LARSyS Annual Meeting), Lisbon

Artefact-Beings: Narcissus Textrix

2024

Safra, Lisbon

Astro Turf

2021

Safra, Lisbon

Astro Turf

2021

Espaço Cultural das Mercês, Lisbon

Green Sheen

2021

Espaço Cultural das Mercês, Lisbon

Green Sheen

2021

Ministério do Ambiente, Lisbon

Ensaios sobre a (in)flexibilidade do natural

2018

Ministério do Ambiente, Lisbon

Ensaios sobre a (in)flexibilidade do natural

2018

AGEAS Foundation, Lisbon

Nowhere

2017

AGEAS Foundation, Lisbon

Nowhere

2017

Gallery of the Faculty of Fine Arts of Lisbon

Suburbia

2017

Gallery of the Faculty of Fine Arts of Lisbon

Suburbia

2017

Museu Municipal de Espinho

Bienal de Espinho

2017

Museu Municipal de Espinho

Bienal de Espinho

2017

Fundação PT, Lisbon

Contra o Desgosto

2016

Fundação PT, Lisbon

Contra o Desgosto

2016

Alhóndiga de Segovia

Exposición de Pensionados en Segovia

2015

Alhóndiga de Segovia

Exposición de Pensionados en Segovia

2015

Lisbon School of Economics and Management

De onde para onde

2015

Lisbon School of Economics and Management

De onde para onde

2015

Península Gallery, Porto Alegre, Brazil

O Porto e a Península

2014

Península Gallery, Porto Alegre, Brazil

O Porto e a Península

2014

INVITED TALKS & SEMINARS

Seres-Artefactos: Simpoiese artística em híbridos especulativos

Universidade de Évora — Escola de Artes

5 June 2026

Seres-Artefactos: Simpoiese artística em híbridos especulativos

Universidade de Évora — Escola de Artes

5 June 2026

Modeling Water Perspectivism into a Digital Experience

ISEA 2025

2025

Modeling Water Perspectivism into a Digital Experience

ISEA 2025

2025

Being Water: Collaborating with an LLM in an Interactive Digital Narrative (IDN) as Speculative Aesthetics

ICIDS 2024

2024

Being Water: Collaborating with an LLM in an Interactive Digital Narrative (IDN) as Speculative Aesthetics

ICIDS 2024

2024

Hibridização entre meios artísticos através da colaboração com IA generativa

Universidade de Évora — Escola de Artes

28 October 2024

Hibridização entre meios artísticos através da colaboração com IA generativa

Universidade de Évora — Escola de Artes

28 October 2024

Hybridising Painting: Constructing Virtual Spaces from Physical Paintings with Stable Diffusion

School of Arts and Humanities in the University of Lisbon

23 June 2023

Hybridising Painting: Constructing Virtual Spaces from Physical Paintings with Stable Diffusion

School of Arts and Humanities in the University of Lisbon

23 June 2023

Artist Talk

Espaço Cultural das Mercês (online)

2021

Artist Talk

Espaço Cultural das Mercês (online)

2021

Artist Talk

Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon

2021

Artist Talk

Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon

2021

Nave

Centro Cultural de Vila Nova da Barquinha

2017

Nave

Centro Cultural de Vila Nova da Barquinha

2017