BIO
Diego Gravinese
After a brief attendance at the National School of Fine Arts, at age 19, Diego Gravinese had his first exhibitions in Buenos Aires, first in the mythical Giesso Space, then the Casal de Catalunya, following the Ibero-American Cooperation Institute (ICI) and eventually at Ruth Benzacar gallery with which he worked for more than 10 years, and in which he made his iconic show "Surfer" in 1997.
He would later move to NY where he made two successful solo shows in 1999 and 2001 with one of the first galleries in Chelsea, De Chiara-Stewart, with whom he would later show in Germany and the rest of Europe. In the following years he worked with other galleries in NY and BsAs, including ZavaletaLab and SlyZmud with whom he made his last individual show in the city.
Diego Gavinese's work has mutated over the years, from a social critique influenced by the argentine Neo Figuración, the american pop and expressionism, the post-punk movement and the advent of the digital era, towards a more personal search joining a review of the history of figurative painting with an inner return to the search for the immanent mystery linked to the awakening of the feminine conscience, figuratively embodied in her Venus series of recent years.
His work has been part of numerous international collective exhibitions, biennials and fairs and belongs in many important collections, both private and institutional, around the world. Diego Gravinese currently resides and works in Buenos Aires.
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Born Oct 28th, 1971. La Plata, Bs As, Argentina.
Studies
1990 Fine Arts School Prilidiano Pueyrredon, BsAs.
1992 Ana Eckell's studio.
Solo Exhibitions:
2013 Fractalia, galería SlyZmud, BsAs.
2008 Cometa Raketa, AMIA art space, BsAs.
2005 Cita, ZavaletaLab gallery, Bs.As.
2003 GRAVINESEPUNGA™, Ruth Benzacar gallery,Bs.As.
2000 Garden of Delights, De Chiara|Stewart gallery, New York.
1999 All Smiles, De Chiara|Stewart gallery, New York.
1997 Surfer, Ruth Benzacar gallery, Bs.As.
1996 Algún Día, Banco Patricios Foundation, Bs.As.
1995 Todavia no penso en tener un Gravinese?, Recoleta Cultural Center, Bs.As.
1994 Everyone needs a madonna, ICI, Bs.As.
1993 Herencia, Casal de Catalunya, BsAs.
1992 Mi Primer Sopena, Giesso Space, Bs As
Group Exhibitions:
2016 Johnatan Levine, NY
2014 ArteBA, galería SlyZmud, BsAs
In Fraganti, curada por Valeria Gonzalez, ArtexArte, BsAs
2013 ArteBA, galería SlyZmud, BsAs
2012 ArteBA, galería SlyZmud, BsAs.
The Wallmania, estadio River Plate, BsAs
Jóvenes Artistas, galería Daniel Maman, BsAs
2011 Narrativas Inciertas, MAMBA Museum, BsAs
ArteBA,Bs As, Progetti Gallery, Rio de Janeiro.
La Plata ciudad inventada, La Plata.
Cachorros, Miau Miau Gallery,Bs As.
2008 ARCO, Madrid, Spain.
ArteBA, BsAs.
Grandes Fracasos, curated by Maxi Jacoby, C.C. Rojas, BsAs.
2007 Los Papiros arden y las letras florecen, curated by Elio Kapszuk, AMIA, Bs.As.
ArtBO, Bogota, Colombia
ARTE BA '07, art fair, ZavaletaLab gallery, Bs.As.
2006 Preview( large format photo exhibition), Alcorta Space, BsAs.
Paintings for the '06 collection, Patio Bullrich, BsAs.
ARTE BA '06, art fair, ZavaletaLab gallery, Bs.As.
ARCO, ZavaletaLab gallery, Madrid, Spain.
2005 Colectiva '05-, ZLab, Bs.As.
Mamushka, curated by C. Delgado, Cocoliche space, BsAs.
ARCO, ZavaletaLab gallery, Madrid, Spain.
13 artistas de la galeria, ZavaletaLab, Bs.As.
2004 Fishing in International waters , Jack S. Blanton Museum, Austin,Texas.
Nuevos territorios,ARCO, ZavaletaLab, Madrid.
Arte argentino contemporaneo, MACRO, Rosario
2003 Project Argentina, fundacion Tantica, Miami. Coleccion Vergez.
Basel-Miami, Ruth Benzacar, Miami.
Ultimas Tendencias, artistas de los 90, Museum of Modern Art, BsAs.
2002 ARCO, Ruth Benzacar Gallery, Madrid, Spain
Art In General, 11th annual artist's studio tour", De Chiara gallery, NY.
Selected, galeria Müllerdechiara, Berlin.
Landscapes, curated by Fabian Burgos, Bs. As.
2001 Slice of Life, De Chiara Gallery, New York, NY
Wattage and Friendship, curated by David Hunt, mullerdechiara, Berlin, Germany
Summer Show, Sandroni Rey Gallery, Venice, California
ARCO, madrid, Spain. Ruth Benzacar gallery.
2000 Panoramix, PROA, Bs As.
Arte B.A. art fair, Bs As.
Independence Day, Tornasol Space. Bs As.
ARCO, Ruth Benzacar Gallery and De Chiara|Stewart, Madrid, Spain
1999 My own private sky, Belleza y Felicidad Space, Bs As.
All I need is..., (video installation), Il Mercosur Biennale, Porto
Alegre, Brazil
Arte Argentino, las ultimas 5 decadas, Centro Cultural Recoleta, Bs As.
Artforum Berlin, De Chiara|Stewart, Berlin, Germany
Whippersnappers, Vedanta Gallery, Chicago, IL
Culturama, Gen Art, New York, NY curated by Vanessa Hattoum
The new collage, Pamela Auchincloss Project Space, New York, NY
Spaceship Earth, Art in General, New York, NY
1998 Premios MNBA-Universidad de Palermo, Museo Nacional Bellas
Artes, Bs As.
As noches muchachos (tribute to Nini Marshall), Bco. Patricios Fund,
Bs As.
Arte Argentino Actual, Fine Arts Museum of Resistencia, Chaco
Contemporary Argentine Art, traveling to Budapest, Prague and other cities
50 anos: Los Argentinos e Israelis, Centro Cultura. Borges, Bs As,.
Premios Bodegas Esmeralda, Museo Nacional Bellas Artes, Bs As.
12 Artistast Argentinos Contemporaneos, Traveling in Argentina
1997 1997 Bahia Blanca Biennale, Fine Arts M. of B. Blanca, Bahia
Blanca, Argentina
200 x 200 x 200, Centro Cultural Recoleta, Bs As, Argentina
Premios Constantini, Museo Nacional Bellas Artes, Bs As.
C.F.P.(painted bodies), El Odeon, Bs As,Argentina
Premios Gunther 1997, Museo Nacional Bellas Artes, Bs As.
A la Nueva Pintura 1997, Palais de Glace, Bs As,Argentina
Premios Novartis, Museo Nacional Bellas Artes, Bs As,Argentina
1996 Premio Fundacion Mayorazgo, Museo Nacional Bellas Artes, Bs As.
Salon Hugo del Carril, Museum of Modern Art, Bs As,Argentina
La Ciudad Agredida, Museo Nacional Bellas Artes, Bs As.
LXXXV Salon Nacional de Artes Plasticas 1996, Fine Arts Museum,
Rosario, Argentina
Salon Manuel Belgrano, Sivori Museum
70-80-90, 70 artist from the 80's and 90's, Centro Cultura. Borges.
Premio Bco. de La Provincia de Bs. As., the Jauretche archives.
Energia de Mujer, Llao-Llao Hotel, Bariloche, Argentina
1995 Fin de Siglo 1999, Bco. Patricios Fund., curated by Elena Oliveras
Arte Argentino hoy, Asociación Argentina de Criticos de Arte, Bs As.
V Premio Gunther, Gold Medal, Centro de Arte Y Comunicaciones, Bs As.
Periferia Urbana, curated by J. Glusberg, Museo Nationale Bellas
Artes, Bs As,.
Milan Triennale, Milan, Italy
Premio Bco. Mayorista del Plata, Museo Nacional Bellas Artes, BA.
Premio Fundacion Fortabat 1995, Centro Cultural Recoleta, Bs As.
V Chandon Biennale, Museo Nacional Bellas Artes, Bs.As.
1994 20 instalaciones, (video installation), Museo Nacional Bellas
Artes, BA,Argentina
Premio Braque, mention of the jury, Fundacion Banco Patricios,. Bs As.
Young artists of the gallery, Ruth Benzacar Gallery, Bs. As.
11 x 11, Fine Arts Museum of Tucuman, Argentina
Premio Cayc-Klemm, Centro Cultural Recoleta, Bs As.
Argentinos en la Bienal del Cairo, Centro de Arte Y Comunicaciones, Bs
As.
Premio de Premiados, Nuevo Mundo Fundacion, Museo Nacional Bellas Artes,
Bs As,.
Jeune Peinture, Espace Eiffel-Branly, Paris, France
1993 =<30, multimedia exhibition, Del Borde, Fundacion Banco
Patricios,. Bs As.
Premio Gunther '93, mention of the jury, Centro de Arte Y Comunicaciones,
Bs As.
Pintango Madriz, Centro Cultural Galileo, Madrid, Spain
Instalaciones, propuestas para el fin de siglo, (video installation)
curated by J. Glusberg, Palais de Glace, Bs As.
A la Nueva Pintura 1993, First prize Nuevo Mundo Fundacion, Museo
Nacional Bellas Artes, Bs As.
Un punto per Piero, curated by Grazia Chiesa, Centro de Arte Y Comunicaciones,
Bs As.
1992 Las Voces Emergentes , curated by J. Glusberg,Feria de Arte Buenos Aires,BsAs.
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