Nacido en Lisboa, Portugal, el 4 de Noviembre de 1948.

Estudia Pintura y Arquitectura en la Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes de Lisboa, de 1967 a 1974.

Profesor en el CCA Centro de Arte Contemporáneo, Kitakyushu, Japón, en 1997.

Profesor en la Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, Alemania, de 1998 a 1999.

Profesor en un Taller en la Fundación Marcelino Botín, Santander, España, en 2006.

Profesor en la Cátedra Juan Gris, en la Facultad de Bellas Artes de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, en 2007.

En los setenta comenzó realizando video, pintura, escultura, instalaciones multimedia…

Ha expuesto de manera amplia, tanto de forma individual como colectiva.

En 1997 representa a Portugal en la Bienal de Venecia.

Su obra está representada en diversos museos y colecciones particulares.

Reside en Estoril, Portugal.

Selección de Exposiciones Individuales

2010

London, England, Tate Modern, Monograph Room – Solo Display of Works in the Tate Collection, Curated by Vicente Todoli and Kyla McDonald

Roma, Italy, Galleria Alessandra Bonomo, Julião Sarmento The Real Thing

2009

São Paulo, Brazil, Estação Pinacoteca – Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, Julião Sarmento Grace Under Pressure, Curated by Ivo Mesquita and Delfim Sardo

ünchen, Germany, Galerie Bernd Klüser, Julião Sarmento Books & Films

New York, U.S.A., Sean Kelly Gallery, Julião Sarmento House of Games

Paris, France, New Galerie de France, Julião Sarmento Silhouettes Noires 2002-2003

Santa Monica, California, USA, Christopher Grimes Gallery, Julião Sarmento - Works on paper: Women and Houses and Plants...

2008

Madrid, Spain, Galería Pepe Cobo, Notes Towards a Definition of Pleasure

Granada, Spain, Centro José Guerrero, Literal – Julião Sarmento (catalogue), Curated by Delfim Sardo

Lisboa, Portugal, Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art, Julião Sarmento

Lisboa, Portugal, Appleton Square, L.A. Prints

Lisboa, Portugal, Voyeur Project View, Voyeur

2007

Porto, Portugal, Galeria Pedro Oliveira, Film Noir (part 2)

São Paulo, Brazil, Galeria Fortes Vilaça, Picture Show

2006

Santander, Spain, Fundación Marcelino Botín, Julião Sarmento: Withholding Works 1994-2006 (catalogue), Curated by James Lingwood

Santa Monica, California, U.S.A., Christopher Grimes Gallery, Film Noir

Barcelona, Spain, Galería Joan Prats, Julião Sarmento The Players (catalogue)

Badajoz, Spain, MEIAC Museo Extremeño e Iberoamericano de Arte Contemporáneo, Julião Sarmento Ediciones Numeradas 1972-2006 (catalogue), Curated by Delfim Sardo

London, England, Lisson Gallery, The Players

2005

Deurle, Belgium, Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Julião Sarmento (artist book), Curated by Joost Declercq

Queluz, Portugal, Palácio Nacional de Queluz, Queluz (catalogue), Curated by João Pinharanda

New York, U.S.A., Sean Kelly Gallery, Some Limits of Reason

2004

Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A., Miami Design District, The Moore Building Parking Lot, Drift A Project by John Baldessari, Julião Sarmento and Lawrence Weiner (catalogue), Curated by Delfim Sardo

Coimbra, Portugal, CAV – Centro de Artes Visuais, Ghosts (catalogue)

Lisboa, Portugal, Centro Cultural de Belém, Drift - John Baldessari, Julião Sarmento, Lawrence Weiner (catalogue), Curated by Delfim Sardo

Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Van Abbemuseum, Echo (catalogue), Curated by Eva Meyer-Hermann

2003

München, Germany, Galerie Bernd Klüser, Parasite

Praha, Czech Republic, Jiri Svestka Gallery

Sevilla, Spain, Galería Pepe Cobo

Lisboa, Portugal, Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art

2002

Lisboa, Portugal, Museu do Chiado, Trabalhos dos Anos 70 (catalogue), Curated by Pedro Lapa

Braga, Portugal, Galeria Mário Sequeira (catalogue)

São Paulo, Brazil, Galeria Fortes Vilaça

New York, U.S.A., Sean Kelly Gallery, Domestic Isolation

London, England, Lisson Gallery, Doppelgänger

2001

Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, Porta 33, What Makes A Writer Great (catalogue), Curated by Delfim Sardo

Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Fortaleza de S. Tiago, -Me (catalogue), Curated by Delfim Sardo

Beverly Hills, California,U.S.A., Grant Selwyn Fine Art

Barcelona, Spain, Galería Joan Prats, Obra Recent (catalogue)

2000

Caldas da Rainha, Portugal, ESTGAD, Slow Motion (catalogue), Curated by Miguel Wandschneider

Nagoya, Japan, Akira Ikeda Gallery (catalogue)

Lisboa, Portugal, Centro de Arte Moderna José de Azeredo Perdigão, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Flashback (catalogue), Curated by James Lingwood

1999

New York, U.S.A., Sean Kelly Gallery, A Film Installation

Madrid, Spain, Palacio de Velazquez, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Flashback (catalogue), Curated by James Lingwood

Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. Dan Bernier Gallery, The Wrong Person

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Paço Imperial, Segredos e Mentiras, Curated by Marcantonio Vilaça

Brussel, Belgium, Xavier Hufkens, Maverick

São Paulo, Brazil, Galeria Camargo Vilaça, Segredos e Mentiras (brochure)

Washington, D.C., U.S.A., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Fundamental Accuracy (brochure), Curated by Neal Benezra

1998

New York, U.S.A., Sean Kelly Gallery

München, Germany, Galerie Bernd Klüser, Veneno

Porto, Portugal, Galeria Pedro Oliveira, Carpe Diem / Racial Makeup

Bologna, Italy, Galleria d’Arte Moderna (catalogue), Curated by Hubertus Gassner and Danilo Eccher

1997

New Yor, U.S.A., Sean Kelly Gallery, Suffering, Despair and Ascent (catalogue)

München, Germany, Haus der Kunst, Werke 1981-1996 (catalogue), Curated by Hubertus Gassner

Kitakyushu, Japan, CCA Kitakyushu – Project Gallery, Urban Corpo

Venezia, Italy, XLVII Biennale di Venezia, Portuguese Pavillion, Palazzo Vendramin ai Carmini (catalogue), Curated by Alexandre Melo

1996

Braga, Portugal, Museu Nogueira da Silva, Galeria da Universidade do Minho (catalogue)

London, England, London Projects, The House with the Upstairs in it

Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Van Abbemuseum, Two Rooms (catalogue), Curated by Christiane Berndes

New York, U.S.A., Sean Kelly Gallery, Selfish, Proud, Cunning, and Regardless of Others

1995

Brussel, Belgium, Xavier Hufkens, Only a moment or two of brutal madness

Sintra, Portugal, Palácio Nacional de Sintra (catalogue)

Coimbra, Portugal, Edifício das Caldeiras, Universidade de Coimbra, Quatre Mouvements de la Peur(catalogue), Curated by Albano da Silva Pereira

Köln, Germany, Galerie Béla Jarzik, Laura and Alice

Porto, Portugal, Galeria Pedro Oliveira

1994

Santa Monica, California, U.S.A., Ruth Bloom Gallery

München, Germany, Galerie Bernd Klüser, Laura and Alice

València, Spain, IVAM, Centre del Carme (catalogue), Curated by Vicente Todolí

Montréal, Québec, Canada, Centre des Arts Saidye Bronfman, The White Paintings (catalogue), Curated by Regine Basha

1993

Lisboa, Portugal, Centro de Arte Moderna, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (catalogue), Curated by Michael Tarantino

1992

São Paulo, Brazil, Galeria Luisa Strina

Bern, Switzerland, Galerie Erika + Otto Friedrich

Porto, Portugal, Fundação de Serralves (catalogue), Curated by Michael Tarantino

Brussel, Belgium, Xavier Hufkens

1991

Lisboa, Portugal, Galeria Cómicos/Luís Serpa, Pinturas Brancas

Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Witte de With, Center for Contemporary Art (catalogue), Curated by Chris Dercon and Gosse Oosterhof

New York, U.S.A., Louver Gallery

Paris, France, Galerie Montenay

Sevilla, Spain, Fundación Luis Cernuda (catalogue), Curated by Kevin Power

1990

Porto, Portugal, Galeria Pedro Oliveira, Dias de Escuro e de Luz (catalogue)

München, Germany, Galerie Bernd Klüser, Neue Arbeiten

Milano, Italy, Galleria Giorgio Persano

1989

Madrid, Spain, Galería Marga Paz

Brussel, Belgium, Xavier Hufkens

Lisboa, Portugal, Galeria Cómicos

1988

München, Germany, Galerie Bernd Klüser, Gnadenstoss (catalogue)

Torino, Italy, Galleria Giorgio Persano

Bern, Switzerland, Galerie Erika + Otto Friedrich

1987

Madrid, Spain, Galería Marga Paz

1986

München, Germany, Galerie Bernd Klüser, Neue Arbeiten

Malaga, Spain, Museo de Bellas Artes de Malaga (catalogue)

Lund, Sweden, Anders Tornberg Gallery

Bari, Italy, Galleria Marilena Bonomo

Frankfurt, Germany, Galerie Heinrich Ehrhardt

1985

Lisboa, Portugal, Galeria Cómicos (catalogue)

Basel, Switzerland, Perspective 85, Art 16’85 (catalogue)

1984

Bern, Switzerland, Galerie Erika + Otto Friedrich, Arbeiten auf Papier

Lisboa, Portugal, Galeria Cómicos, Pinturas

Madrid, Spain, Galería Juana de Aizpuru

1982

Setúbal, Portugal, Casa de Bocage, Pinturas 1981/82 (poster/catalogue)

Bern, Switzerland, Galerie Erika + Otto Friedrich, Drawings

Lisboa, Portugal, ARTA, Pinturas em Papel (catalogue)

1980

Zagreb, Yugoslavia, Studio GSU, Galerije Grada Zagreb, 1947 (poster/catalogue)

Porto, Portugal, Galeria Modulo, Testa

Lisboa, Portugal, Galeria Diferença, Rosebud

1979

Coimbra, Portugal, Galeria CAPC, Gnait (catalogue)

Bern, Switzerland, Galerie Erika + Otto Friedrich, Reading Pieces (catalogue)

1978

Porto, Portugal, Centro de Arte Contemporânea, Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis, Jaula Cage e Trabalhos Recentes (brochure)

1977

Porto, Portugal, Galeria Modulo, Don Juan (poster/catalogue)

1976

Lisboa, Portugal, Galeria de Arte Moderna, S.N.B.A. (brochure)