Bertina Lopes (Maputo, 1924 – Rome, 2012) was a painter, sculptor, and activist whose work is defined by political engagement and the affirmation of African identities. She studied in Lisbon, where she encountered Portuguese modernism, and returned to Mozambique in 1953, when cultural nationalism became central to her practice. Exiled in Rome from 1963, she lived there until her death. She participated in editions of the Venice Biennale and held solo shows at FAO (Rome), the National Museum of Modern Art of Baghdad , the National Museum of Maputo, and the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (Lisbon). Her work is in public collections including the Museu Gulbenkian (Lisbon), National Museum of Art of Maputo, Baltimore Museum of Art, and Smithsonian Institution (Washington, D.C.).