Carlos Mensil lives and works in Porto. With a multidisciplinary approach, his artistic practice unfolds primarily in the fields of drawing, installation, and sculpture, acquiring a strong pictorial component. In a territory of conceptual questioning and through the manipulation of different materials, he explores the philosophical potential in the intersection of art with other areas of knowledge.
Among his recent solo exhibitions, the artist highlights "Farol," in collaboration with curator and essayist Eduarda Neves, at Artes – Mota Galiza (Porto), 2023, "Risco Contínuo" at NO·NO Gallery (Lisbon), 2022, "Rotor," curated by João Silvério, at Galeria Presença (Porto), 2021, "Redline" at Sput&Nik – The Window (Porto), 2020, and "And From The Dust It Shall Return" at Travessa da Ermida (Lisbon), 2019. His work is part of many collections such as Fundação Bienal de Arte de Cerveira (Villa Nova de Cerveira), Câmara Municipal de Vila Verde (Vila Verde), Câmara Municipal do Porto (Porto), COTEC Portugal (Porto), Bureau Veritas Portugal (Lisbon), Colecção Galila Barzilaï Hollander (Brussels), Donna Macmillan Collection (USA), Fundação de Serralves (Porto).
Carlos Mensil is a co-founding member of the independent collective Campanice. He completed a Master's in Painting and a Bachelor's in Fine Arts at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto.