Alexandra Breda is a multidisciplinary artist and designer, whose work focuses on contemporary figurative sculpture.
Finds inspiration in art, fashion, nature, mixing and fusing these areas. Researcher of color and its endless possibilities.
Each sculpture is the outcome of a creative, technical, experimental and handmade work where manual craftsmanship merges with the artistic vision.
With a background in Fashion Design and Product Design, brings to figurative sculpture a contemporary vision based on an extensive color and fashion trends research translated into inspirational moodboards and design projects developed for many years.
It was during the Specialization Course in Ceramics and Glass at Cearte, that she fell in love with sculpture in clay.
2022-2023 | Technological Specialization Course in Ceramics and Glass, Cearte, Coimbra, Portugal
2013-2016 | Fashion Design Professional Course, Modatex, Lisbon, Portugal
2005-2008 | Degree in Product Design and Technology, ESAN, University of Aveiro, O. Azeméis, Portugal
1998-2002 | Degree in Portuguese and English Teaching, Castelo Branco, Portugal
2025 . Eirik Arnesen sculpting tutorials, Patreon
2024 . Drawing in Space by Robert Bodem, New Masters Academy
2024 . An Intro to Mold Making for Sculptors by Matt Lewis, New Masters Academy
2024 . Complete Human Anatomy for Artists by Rey Bustos, New Masters Academy
2024 . Clay Portrait: Model a Full-Scale Face by Efraïm Rodríguez, Domestika
2024 . Modeling Torsos with Clay by Manuel Martínez Pérez, Domestika
2024 . Figure Ceramic Sculpture by Cristina Córdova, Domestika
2024 . Introduction to Realistic Figurative Sculpture by Jana Büttner, Domestika
2023 . Introduction to Clay Figurative Sculpture by Cristina Córdova, Domestika
2022 . Laboratorio de Color I and II by Lucila Dominguez
2021 . Intro to Materials and Illustration Techniques, FBAUP
Artistic Anatomy by Dr. Paul Richer
Female Morphology by Dr. Paul Richer
Modeling and Sculpting the Human Figure by Edouard Lanteri
Drawing Course by Charles Bargue and Jean Léon Gérôme
Anatomy for Sculptors by Uldis Zarins with Sandis Kondrats
The Figure in Clay by Cristina Cordóva
2024 – present | Artist and Designer. Founder of the Breda Atelier, Coimbra, Portugal
2025 – present | Teacher at Cearte, Coimbra, Portugal
2020-2022 | Product/Fashion Designer at Rovó Agency, Porto, Portugal
2019-2020 | Sports Fashion Designer at Prozis, Maia, Portugal
2018-2019 | Product/Fashion Designer, Freelance at Co-working Space – “Mercado de Ideias”, Figueira da Foz, Portugal
2018 | Performance Fashion Designer at Sportzone, Sonae – ISRG, Maia, Portugal
2017-2018 | Fashion Designer at RDD Valerius group Barcelos, Portugal
2010-2012 | Designer and Researcher in Rapid Prototyping at Centimfe, Marinha Grande, Portugal
2008-2010 | Product Development Technician / CRC at ESAN-UA, O. Azeméis, Portugal
