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Rui Chafes

Portuguese sculptor (1966-)
Person Human Q21706007

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
1966
Place of birth
Lisbon
Country of citizenship
Portugal[8]
Occupation
sculptor, installation artist, photographer, video installation artist, visual artist, video artist[9]
Award received
Pessoa Prize, Robert Jacobsen Prize, Pessoa Prize, Officer of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword[10][11][12]
Official website
ruichafes.net[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Portuguese[17]
Artist files at
National Gallery of Art Library[22]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[21]
Family name
Chafes[14]
Given name
Rui[15]
Has works in the collection
Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Museum Arnhem[19][20]
Name in native language
Rui Chafes[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Rui Chafes
🔖 Identifiers · 25
ISNI
0000000083538738
VIAF cluster ID
7307104
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr98042428
GND ID
11941855X
Benezit ID
B00034935
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15867416n
CollectieGelderland creator ID
5369512d-888d-7338-50fe-5e1e6ced3a6c
DDB person (GND) ID
11941855X
Described at URL
pt.wikipedia.org
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11941855X
FAST ID
426276
Fotografen.nl ID
95735
Show all 25 identifiers +13
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11c6w01d9b
HAND ID
29CC-191B-5853-A313-DFA5
IMDb ID
nm0149532
IdRef ID
092909213
Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID
13000
Le Delarge artist ID
24727_artiste_CHAFES_Rui
Media Library for Dance and Theatre person ID
1891
Munzinger person ID
00000025879
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX5158249
RKDartists ID
95735
Union List of Artist Names ID
500192730
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJm9d9QR3bHq3tQXgg7bVC
Yale LUX ID
person/2f8cada9-1e96-46c4-915b-8457122b05a8

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Summary

Rui Chafes was born in 1966[1] in Lisbon[2]. He has worked as a sculptor[3], installation artist[4], photographer[5], video installation artist[6], and visual artist[7].

FAQs

Where was Rui Chafes born?

Rui Chafes was born in Lisbon[2].

What did Rui Chafes do for work?

Rui Chafes worked as a sculptor[3], installation artist[4], photographer[5], video installation artist[6], and visual artist[7].

What awards did Rui Chafes receive?

Honors received include Pessoa Prize[10], Robert Jacobsen Prize[11], and Officer of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . expresso.pt. expresso.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . stiftung-wuerth.de. stiftung-wuerth.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . ordens.presidencia.pt. ordens.presidencia.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . collectiegelderland.nl. Retrieved . collectiegelderland.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . library.nga.gov. library.nga.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Pessoa Prize, Robert Jacobsen Prize, Pessoa Prize +1
    Sex or gender → male
    Benezit ID → B00034935
    Munzinger person ID → 00000025879
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: HAND ID: 29CC-191B-5853-A313-DFA5, batch #269222"
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