1983 – Johannesburg, South Africa

1990 – Lisbon/Porto, Portugal

2012 – São Paulo, Brazil

2016 – Present, London, UK

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'Nicholas' Emanuel Ruivo is a multidisciplinary artist based in London, UK. His international background has exposed him to a myriad of different cultures on three continents. This has made him curious about what connects people everywhere.

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He initiated his artistic studies in Visual Arts and Design at the University of Fine Arts in Porto, Portugal, and Filmmaking at the AIC (Academia Internacional de Cinema) in São Paulo, Brazil. 

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However, Nicholas' insatiable curiosity has inspired him to study Eastern Philosophy, Meditation and Self-Knowledge, in which he became a teacher for fifteen years.