Born in 1998 in Porto, where she currently lives and works. She attended the Escola Artistica Soares dos Reis between 2013 and 2016, on the Artistic Production course, specializing in Visual Representation of the Show. In 2016, she began her degree at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, on Visual Arts, specializing in Painting, completing this stage in 2020. Also in the 2019/2020 academic year, she took part in Erasmus+ Program, an individual international mobility program, allowing her to study at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, in Milan, Italy. She entered the master's degree in 2020, closing this chapter of studies in 2022 with the project report in Visual Arts "O ser da Sombra: Um caminho do incorporeo ao corpo". Still related to her training, every year since 2022 she has been holding workshops on blown glass production techniques and finishes at CENCAL in Marinha Grande, Leiria. Finally, this year she also completed a workshop at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto in Artistic Portfolio Design. She is currently continuing her artistic work as a multidisciplinary artist in her private studio, exploring areas such as drawing and painting, and, mainly, the fusion of glass and blown glass. Simultaneously with other professional commitments, since completing her master's degree, Catarina has been exhibiting in various places, even winning an award in May 2024.