Carolina Piteira started a Painting Degree in Portugal, at Universidade Superior de Belas Artes de Lisboa in 2008, as part of her degree she joined the Erasmus Exchange Programme at University of East London where she transferred and finished her course with a First Class Honours Degree in Fine Arts along with the Limehouse Arts Foundation Studio Award in 2012. 
In 2014 she was nominated by the Ministry of Economy of Portugal an Ambassador of "Portugal Sou Eu", to represent and support the Portuguese market as an emerging artist abroad.

ince she finished her studies, Piteira has won several prizes including the DegreeArt Signature Art Award and has exhibited in London, Paris, Rome, Athens and Lisbon with various group and solo shows.

n 2015 she was invited to be part of "Imago Mundi" Collection, works commissioned and collected by Luciano Benetton. 
Her last solo show titled "The Encounter" with large-scale works raised funds to start the "Portugal Genial" Foundation dedicated to contributing to the development of artists of genuine distinction in their particular fields.
Carolina Piteira currently lives between London and Lisbon.