Talk:Cesar Santos

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Request to update recent artistic development and Portrait Award participation

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined.

I am Cesar Santos's wife and assist with the management of his professional activities. I therefore have a conflict of interest and am requesting that an independent editor review the following proposed additions.

Proposed addition: Recent artistic development

I suggest adding the following neutral paragraph to the "Career" or "Artistry and style" section:

In 2022, Santos moved beyond figuration to explore abstraction. This period included the solo exhibitions InFormal at Robilant+Voena in Milan in 2023 and Manuscripts, presented by the gallery in New York in 2024 and London in 2025. The works in Manuscripts were developed through improvisation and the gradual accumulation of forms, colours and layers rather than from predetermined images.^[1]

The purpose of this addition is to bring the article up to date, as its present discussion focuses primarily on Santos's earlier figurative and Syncretism works.

References

↑ "Cesar Santos: Manuscripts". Robilant+Voena. Retrieved 25 August 2026.

Proposed addition: Portrait Award

Latest comment: 21 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

I also suggest adding the following paragraph to the career or exhibitions section:

In 2025, Santos's Self-Portrait was selected for the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London. It was among 46 portraits selected from 1,314 submissions and was exhibited from 10 July to 12 October 2025.^[1]^[2]

The exhibition subsequently travelled to the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle in 2026.^[3]

I have deliberately avoided editing the article directly because of my relationship with the subject. I would appreciate an independent editor reviewing the wording, placement and sources. Thank you. Valess84 (talk) 10:31, 25 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Response: 2026-09-12

Addressing individually

Proposed addition: Recent artistic development

Not done: The link provided doesn't work, and my search did not turn up any reliable independent coverage.

Proposed addition: Portrait Award

Not done: There's really nothing in the coverage here aside from a bare mention of the subject, and none of the sources are independent. I don't think this warrants inclusion unless there's some secondary source discussing it.

Packrat3860 (talk) 22:32, 12 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

References

↑ "Moira Cameron announced as winner of the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2025". National Portrait Gallery. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
↑ "Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2025: Exhibitors". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
↑ "Biography". Cesar Santos. Retrieved 25 August 2026.

[1] "Cesar Santos: Manuscripts". Robilant+Voena. Retrieved 25 August 2026.

[2] "Moira Cameron announced as winner of the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2025". National Portrait Gallery. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2026.

[3] "Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2025: Exhibitors". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 25 August 2026.

[4] "Biography". Cesar Santos. Retrieved 25 August 2026.

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Request to update recent artistic development and Portrait Award participation

Proposed addition: Recent artistic development

Proposed addition: Portrait Award

Response: 2026-09-12