JOÃO BEIRA

JOÃO BEIRA

(Portugal | EUA - USA)

JOÃO BEIRA, is a visual artist and art director that explores the intersection between light and augmented reality through real time visualizations and generative design. He is the founder and creative director of Datagrama Visuals, a collective of international artists that performs live visuals and creates interactive installations. He performs internationally for artists such as Tipper and Thievery Corporation. He has been a curator and art director for live visuals for Boom Festival since 2016. He has a Ph.D from the University of Texas, Austin (2016). He also did a master in multimedia Arts at University of Porto. He is currently teaching at Michigan State University and he was an invited professor at Universidade do Porto (FEUP) em 2018/2019, Universidade Artística do Porto (ESAP), Escola Superior de Artes e Design (ESMAD), Universidade Portucalense (UPT) em 2021/2022 e na Escola Superior da Gallaecia (ESG) de 2011 a 2019.