José Batista Marques was born in Lisbon in 1975 and works and lives in Lisbon.
He has studied painting at Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade de Lisbon and has exhibiting regurarly since 1996. José Batista Marques has presented many individual exhibitions to name a few: "Além Tesouro" (Museu da Luz, Mourão, 2019), “Boa Espera” (galeria Carlos Carvalho, Lisboa, 2015), “Contemporâneo Desnudo" (Cascais Cultural Center, Cascais, 2015), "A Cor a Terapia do Impossível” (Centro Cultural La Merce, Burriana, Spain), 2011, “Odisseia Dor & Espanto” (Carlos Carvalho Arte Contemporânea, Lisboa, 2006).
About his group exhibitions we have to mention "Fazer Sentido" (Casa da Cerca - Centro de Arte Contemporânea, Almada, 2017), "The Marmite Prize for Painting" (Block 336, London, UK; Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda, Ireland, 2016), "Periplos/ Arte Portugués de hoy" (CAC MÁLAGA, Málaga, Spain, 2016), "Consequência do Olhar - paisagens na coleção MG", Espaço Adães Bermudes, Alvito, XIII premio de artes visuales ciudad de Burriana, (Castellón, Espanha, 2008. He is represented in various public and private collections such as F.B.A.U.L., Barclays Bank, Tipografia Fernandes & Terceiro, Eastécnica, Francisco Pimentel & Associados, SADV, Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild, Lisbon.
