Simão Palmeirim completed an BFA Painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon (FBAUL) (2007), an MFA at Central Saint Martins in London (2009) and a PhD in Art Sciences at FBAUL (2016). He works as an independent curator and is responsible for several scientific production and dissemination actions (conferences, editorial coordination, teacher training programs, digital contents, etc.) As a researcher at IELT (NOVA-FCSH) he explores the relations between theory and artistic practice in geometrical abstractionism in Portugal, with a particular focus on the work of Almada Negreiros. He is currently a member of the Scientific Committee at CEDANSA (Almada Negreiros – Sarah Affonso Research and Documentation Center).