Cristina Mateus was awarded Masters and Phd degrees  from the University of Porto, where she currently holds a Professor position.

In the last two years, her work was exhibited in No dia seguinte está o agora, 60 anos do Círculo de Artes Plásticas de Coimbra (CAPC, Coimbra, 2018-2019); Ver as Vozes dos Artistas, curated by Miguel von Hafe Pérez, (Maus Hábitos / Metro do Porto, Porto, 2018) and participated in EDP Foundation's Public Art Program in the northeast of Trás-os-Montes (Mogadouro).

Her work is represented in private and public collections such as: Portugal Telecom Collection, Serralves Foundation, Ivo Martins Collection, Berardo Collection, PLMJ Collection, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.