Artwork and Milestones

• Against all economic uncertainties, MJB organizes a gala dinner for her clients after Covid restrictions were lifted - "Attitude" -
• Maria João Bahia - Jury for the SAF Students Prize Portugal, an association that promotes the art of teenagers under the age of 18 and shows their works in a traveling exhibition all over Portugal.
• "Metamorfose", a piece of her design, was shortlisted for the German Design Award and selected by AICEP (Portuguese Trade & Investment Agency) for a "Paris Design Week" campaign.
  

Exhibitions and Collections

• Creates a "Fado" collection in honour of the Portuguese Fado.
• "Sky" collection produced in partnership with Elena Rowland by Maria João Bahia.
• "Gallery" collection in a gallery setting with different textures and shapes.

Exhibitions and Collections

• Creates a piece, in
  partnership with her followers, "Jewel of the year". First edition.

Artwork and Milestones

• Launch of the online
  boutique, workshops and remote interviews with fans and clients.
• Creation of a piece, in
  partnership with her followers, entitled "Jewel of the year". First
  edition
• AORP ("Portuguese
  Jewellery and Watchmaking Association") campaign for Portuguese jewellers.

Exhibitions and Collections

• To highlight the presence of jewellery in women's
  daily lives, Maria João launches the "Like a Queen" Collection.

Artwork and Milestones

• In partnership with AGEAS,
  Portugal, Maria João donates a jewel of her own design to be auctioned in a
  fundraising event for the cause of the Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Mukwege.
• Partnership with Concept
  Store 1422 in Dubai. 

Artwork and Milestones

• Innovating in partnership with a restaurant, Maria João Bahia creates a gastronomic experience called 'Sterling Silver Dinner,' where the plating is done on unique design pieces.
• Launch of the "Will You?" campaign, where
  the bride and groom are the main focus.

Exhibitions and Collections

• Participates in the Jewellery and Watches Exhibition
  in Doha, Qatar.

Artwork and Milestones

• To commemorate the Centenary of the Apparitions of Our Lady of Fátima, the artist created a 13-piece collection, "Celebrate
  Fátima", in partnership with Rádio Renascença.

Exhibitions and Collections

• Received an invitation to
  take part in the Jewellery and Watches Exhibition in Doha, Qatar and subsequently developed an exclusive collection for the "Desert Jewellery" exhibition.

Artwork and Milestones

• At the invitation of the
  Mafra City Council, Maria João creates her first outdoor work, on the occasion
  of the 300th anniversary celebrations of the Royal Building of Mafra - Convento
  de Mafra.
• In partnership with Rock
  in Rio Lisboa, designs a unique collection for artists: Ivete Sangalo, Adam
  Levine, Bruce Springsteen and Fergie.
• Designs a jewel for
  actress Jane Fonda.
• Develops a project with
  Yonest, an association of young people with reduced mobility, helping them to
  create pieces of art to sell and thus helping their further integration into
  society.

Exhibitions and Collections

• Launch of the "Harmonia"
  Collection.
• 30-year career celebration
  at the Petit Palais in Lisbon with a jewellery show.

Artwork and Milestones

• Designs a trophy for the
  best young player in the 1st and 2nd Portuguese Football League.
• Creates pieces for
  Parques de Sintra-Monte da Lua.
• Designs and presents
  a new collection reinterpreting the Portuguese Filigree. A bold and innovative
  collection, combining history and tradition with a sense of the future and
  innovation.
• In Madrid, Maria João
  develops a new concept for Michelin restaurants and chefs. Gastronomy and Jewellery - "Gastrojoalharia" (gastrojewellery) - combining two complementary
  universes.

Exhibitions and Collections

• Exhibition of the new
  "Linguagem de Luz" collection.
• Exhibition "Entre a
  Terra e o Céu" at the Portuguese Consulate in Rio de Janeiro as part of
  the "Year of Portugal in Brazil" program.

Artwork and Milestones

• Designed Rosaries for the
  National Football Team at the World Cup, blessed by Cardinal Manuel Clemente,
  commissioned by the Portuguese Professional Players' Union.
• At the invitation of
  Boulle Diamond, designs jewellery pieces for the prestigious Top Marques
  exhibition in Monaco.

Artwork and Milestones

• At the invitation of the
  Tejo Regional Wine Commission, creates the Trophy for the awards Tejo Wines.
• Creates the "Image of
  Wine" Award for the wine magazine Revista de Vinhos. Both awards aim to
  reward excellence in Portuguese winemaking.

Exhibitions and Collections

• Organization and
  presentation of a collection in a fashion show "A Máscara e a Joia"
  (The Mask and the Jewel), of her own design, at Palácio Foz in Lisbon.

Artwork and Milestones

• At the invitation of the
  Lisbon Patriarchate, designs and created the "Reliquary" with a relic of St. Vincent, which was offered to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to Portugal.
• At the invitation of AICEP
  Portugal Global, took part in the Centenary Celebration of Women in the Arts held in the Shanghai Art Museum.
• Commissioned by Timor
  Telecom, created a piece in honour of José Ramos-Horta, President of East
  Timor.

Artwork and Milestones 2009

• Creates the "Prémio Mercúrio" Trophy for
  the Lisbon School of Commerce, to reward the best commerce and service in Lisbon, sponsored by His Excellency the President of the Portuguese Republic.

Artwork and Milestones 2008

• As part of the commemoration of the 130th anniversary of the Botanical Garden, Maria João exhibits some of her Jewellery and Drawings in Gold and Silver, under the inspiration "And
  from the seed Jewellery was made”.

Exhibitions and Collections

• Private exhibition at the
  Portuguese Embassy in Paris, France.

Artwork and Milestones

• Creates jewellery for Triumph, Portugal.
• Participates in an exhibition at the invitation of AICEP at Harrods in London, UK.

Artwork and Milestones

• Conceived a specific
  collection for Banco Millennium BCP (tableware, cutlery and jewellery) exclusively for the bank's clients. The collection was inspired by the following phrase: "Through seas never before sailed", from the Epic
  poem “The Lusiads”, by Luís de Camões.
• Designs the "Person of the Year" trophy for Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

Artwork and Milestones

• Repositions her business and opens her Flagship Store in the heart of Lisbon, at 102 Avenida da Liberdade, Lisbon, Portugal.

Exhibitions and Collections

• Exhibition at Casa Ribeirinho in Porto, Portugal.

Artwork and Milestones

•  Designs a unique piece of jewellery for Sheba - Food Premium.
• At the invitation of the city
  of Lisbon, in recognition of her work and creativity, Maria João published a Jewellery Book celebrating the Four Elements: Earth, Water, Fire, Air.

Artwork and Milestones 2000

• Creates the UNICER Trophy.
• At the invitation of the
  Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, joins the International Medal Exhibition on the
  occasion of the XXVII FIDEM Congress in Weimar, Germany.

Artwork and Milestones 1999

• Creates the various
  trophies for the "Bravo Bravissimo", "Miss World Portugal" and "Mister World" competitions.
• At the invitation of ICEP,
  takes part in an exhibition in Paris.

Artwork and Milestones

• Creates the Medal for the
  Portuguese Society of Digestive Endoscopy.
• Creates a line of
  accessories in Crystal and Silver.
• Designs a collection of
  cutlery for Banco Mello.
• Creates a line of
  Prestigious Silver Pieces with Atlantis - "The 5 Oceans".
• Opens a Boutique of
  objects of her own design at the Dom Pedro Hotel in Lisbon.

Artwork and Milestones

• Maria João designs a
  collection of jewellery and silverware for the Order of Malta on the occasion of Expo 98, a World Fair held in Lisbon. Creates objects for various companies: Galileu, Companhia de Seguros Ocidental.
• Creates the various
  trophies for the tv game shows "Roda dos Milhões" and "Geração Fantástica".

Exhibitions and Collections 1995

• Solo exhibition at Galeria Vértice, Lisbon.

Artwork and Milestones 1996

• Creates the Golden Globe
  trophy for the television channel SIC/CARAS.
• Designs a collection of
  glasses and tableware for Atlantis.
• Launches a line of
  accessories, belts and wallets in leather and silver which are marketed by
  Portugália Airlines.
• Creates an exclusive
  silver tableware for Banco Pinto & Sotto Mayor.

Artwork and Milestones 1994

• Designs several pieces for
  Portuguese companies, including the logo for the World Confederation of
  Entrepreneurs from Portuguese Communities, the Sony Trophy and the Império Trophy.
• Collaborates with the
  magazine "Jóias e Relógios".

Artwork and Milestones 1993

• Together with Palácio Nacional da Ajuda, creates a
  line of accessories inspired by pieces from the museum.

Exhibitions and Collections

• Invited by the Portuguese
  Foreign Trade Institute, takes part in a traveling exhibition held at the Palais des Congrés - Paris, the Old Stock Exchange - Amsterdam, the Royal
  College of Art - London, England and the Old Stock Exchange - Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Exhibits at the 2nd
  International Jewellery Fair in Lisbon - EXPORJOIA - and designs its advertising posters. The work was subsequently exhibited at the Electrum Gallery, London.
• Solo exhibition at Galeria
  Árvore, in Porto.
• Invited by the Portuguese
  Foreign Trade Institute, she joined a Traveling Exhibition held in Brazil (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Bahia), the USA and Japan.

Exhibitions and Collections

• Invited by the Portuguese
  Foreign Trade Institute to join the "Image of Portugal" exhibition at EUROPALIA'91, at the Concert Noble, Brussels, Belgium.
• At the invitation of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, takes part in the exhibition promoted by Association Promotion de la Medaille and the Belgian delegation of FIDEM, Exhibition of Portuguese
  Medal Art in the 20th century, on the occasion of Europalia'91, at General Bank Namur, in Brussels and Stedelisk Museum Dandermond.

Artwork and Milestones

• Participates in the Women Entrepreneurs Fair - Lisbon.

Artwork and Milestones

• Participates in the
  "Tradition and Quality" exhibition in Madrid, at the invitation of the Portuguese Foreign Trade Institute.
• Collaborates in an
  exhibition at Casa de São Domingos-Lapa, Lisbon.

Exhibitions and Collections 1989

• Solo exhibition at Galeria
  de Santa Justa in Lisbon.

Artwork and Milestones 1989

• Participates in the Jewellery
  and Antiques Fair at the Estoril Casino.
• At the invitation of the
  Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, participates in the International Medal
  Exhibition, held at the XXII
  FIDEM Congress in Helsinki, Finland.

Artwork and Milestones 1989

• Establishes contacts in
  America with American and Italian firms, attending several trade fairs and
  visiting jewellers and jewellery studios in several other countries.

Exhibitions and Collections

• Invited by "William
  Lowe Cº" to exhibit at the International Jewellery Fair in New York, USA.
• Exhibits with the jeweller
  J.P. Nemser, Ltd. in New York, USA.

Artwork and Milestones

• Collaborates with several
  fashion shows in Lisbon and Porto.
• Collaborates and designs
  jewellery for Ourivesaria Portugal in Lisbon.
• A piece of her design is
  auctioned at the Manhattan Cachet, in New York, USA.
• At the invitation of the
  Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, participates in the International Medal
  Exhibition held at the XXI FIDEM Congress in Colorado Springs, USA.
• Participates in the Jewellery
  and Antiques Fair at the Estoril Casino.
• Participates in the
  International Women Entrepreneurs Fair in Lisbon and in the Lisbon Investment
  Fair.

Artwork and Milestones

• Travels to Holland and is
  invited to develop a line of jewellery for the diamond cutting firm "Holshuijsen-Stoeltie Diamonde".
• Creates the "Miss
  Wonderland" crown.

Artwork and Milestones

• Sets up her own workshop in
  Lisbon and starts working as a professional in the field.

Artwork and Milestones 1982

• Drops out of law school and sets off to acquire the
  tools to pursue her vocation. Starts a professional apprenticeship at Manuel
  Alcino's workshop and at the Raul Ferreira and Mário Silva, Lda. jewellers’
  workshop.

Artwork and Milestones 1981

• Starts the Law Course at the University of Lisbon and the Jewellery Course at the same time.