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BIOGRAPHY


Born 1976


EDUCATION

2004 – 10    Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi
1999 – 01    Facultad de Bellas Artes, Universidad de Barcelona, Spain
1994 – 97    Artes Visuales, PUC, Chile


SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2008           Monte Carlo Club, Martin Asbæk Projects, Copenhagen, Denmark
2006            ”The Cloning and the eqiptian laboratory chapter” w/ Al Masson, Andratx
                    Kunsthalle, Mallorca, Spain
                    ”Behind the sun” – Q Galleri – Copenhagen, Denmark
2005            ”Saturation” (M.Oluf Olsson) – MA Projects, Copenhagen, Denmark
2004            ”Hey!” – Kunst Industrien, Copenhagen, Denmark
                     TERRITOTY, Platform 1, Trottoir, Hamburg, Deutchland
2003            ”TCP”, Tapia Cultural Project, Vordingborg, Denmark
2002            ”Art Reaction”, Stock Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2001            ”Warning Decoration”, Groc Art Gallery, Barcelona , Spain
                    ”Outsider views” Streets of Denmark Hill, London, England
2000            ”Box 1”, Nau Ivanow, Barcelona, Spain
                    ”Beautiful World”, Groc Art Gallery, Barcelona, Spain


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2007           SUMMER IN THE CITY II, Martin Asbæk Projects, Copenhagen, Denmark
                   Annual Show, The Royal Academy, Copenhagen, Denmark
                   Group Show, Henningsen Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmar
2005           ”Buffet”, Den første til venstre, Copenhagen, Denmark        
                   ”The Post Group Show Dilemma”, 7 artists that might be bor non a tuesday.
                   Parallel event to 9th Biennal f Art Istanbu, Turkey
                   ”Pro – Art”, Randers Kunstmuseum, Denmark
2001           “Tapia +SAG”, Aunkan Gallery, Barcelona - Spanien
                   “Pop meets Pop”. FoxxGallery, Zurich - Schweiz
                   “New ART” art fair, Galería Berini, Barcelona - Spanien
2000           “Last”, Frontière Gallerie, París - Frankrig
                   “Itinerant  show 000”, El Generador, Cultural Center – Santiago – New York  ( Chile/USA)
                   “First Art Fair of Grafic Works”, Museum of Victória - Brasilien
                   “DeALTA Tour”, Barcelona-Spanien, Cay Caulker-Belize, Montreal-Canada
1999           “Cosapi Contest”, Galería Tomás Andreu, Santiago - Chile
                   “000”, Galería Ante-Sala, Santiago - Chile
1998           “Galería Isabel Aninat Contest”, Santiago - Chile
                   “Grafinnova”, ArtFair, Ostrothbonian Museum, Vaasa - Finland
                   “5”, Asosiation of Fine Arts of Chile
                   “ALTA”, Galería San Francisco, Santiago - Chile
1997           “Spirit  of America”, Galería San Francisco, Santiago - Chile
                   “Public”, gaderne i Santiago - Chile
1995           “Open Show”, Lo Matta Museum, Santiago - Chile


PROJECTS

2005        “The artist as a general” – Let’s kick some ass
                (m. Signe Skovmand), Projekt rum, Det Kongelige Kunstakademi
                “Kulturcenter” - Randers Kunstmuseum - Danmark
2004        “Territory” – gaderne i København - Danmark
                “Danger Fox” ( m. Andreas Gislao) – København -Danmark
2001        “Warning Decoration” – gaderne i Barcelona, Spanien


LECTURES

2002        Foredrag om “alternative surfaces on contemporary painting”, FNAC, Barcelona, Spanien
1999        Maleri 2, PUC, Santiago – Chile
1998        Maleri 2 -1, PUC, Santiago – Chile
                Komposition, PUC, Santiago – Chile
1997        Komposition, PUC, Santiago – Chile
1996        Sculptur, PUC, Santiago - Chile


REPRESENTED IN THE FOLLOWING COLLECTIONS

Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Valdivia - Chile
Galería Animal, Santiago – Chile
Galería Cecilia Palma, Santiago - Chile
Galería Aunkan, Barcelona – Catalunya, Spanien
Galería Berini, Barcelona – Catalunya, Spanien
Gallery Asbœk  - Danmark
FoxxGallery, Zurich, Schweiz
Enrique Kastanski, Chile
Eric Steinfels, Zurich – Schweiz
Carine Veron, París – Frankrig
Claudine Bandi, Zurich – Schweiz
Lisbeth Jensen – Danmark
Vordingborg Kommune – Danmark
Vordingborg Bibliotek – Danmark
Compañía Cervecerías Unidas, Chile
Hotel Plaza San Francisco, Santiago – Chile
Lan Chile Airlines