Creative Macau

Center for Creative Industries

Crafts

Argentino Bānares

ARGENTINO BĀNARES studied in Macau since primary school and cultivated a profound cultural heritage. In 2003, he obtained the Department of Visual Arts (Education) at the Macao Polytechnic Institute of Art. After graduating from the Advanced Degree Program, he participated in various painting competitions and achieved outstanding performance. In addition, he also participated in various forms of joint exhibitions and held individual exhibitions in Macao, Shanghai, Nanjing, and Beijing. In 2006, he returned to the country to continue to expand his personal art field and further study the art of glass. Afterward, he graduated from the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts of Shanghai University, majoring in design art, and graduated from a professional postgraduate program, specializing in the field of glass in 2008.