Exhibition/Expo : MemoriArtean 2022 (ENGL/FR)

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TAXIO ARDANAZ (Pamplona, 1978) http://www.taxioardanaz.com

Taxio Ardanaz works around the plastic manifestations generated in certain historical processes of conflict to develop a research based mainly on painting and its installation component. BSC in Fine Arts by the University of the Basque Country, he has complemented his education with artists and curators such as Itziar Okariz, Esther Ferrer, AndrĂ©s Duque, Julie Mehretu, Miroslaw Balka and Peio Aguirre. Over the past few years he has been awarded different residency fellowships at Italy (Royal Academy of Spain in Rome), Iraqi Kurdistan (Amna Suraka), Cuba (Artist x Artist), Austria (Kunsthaus Bregenz), Mexico (Oficina de Arte). He has exhibited individually in Madrid: Tabacalera PromociĂłn del Arte (2017); Bilbao: Carreras MĂșgica Gallery (2017), Rekalde Gallery (2014); La Habana: Artist x Artist (2016); Mexico City: Ateneo Español de MĂ©xico (2012) and Pamplona: El Sario, UPNA (2021). Among the many group exhibits in which he has participated, it is worth highlighting his contribution to “Complexo Colosso” CIAJG (2021) Guimaraes, Portugal.

Taxio Ardanaz travaille autour des manifestations plastiques gĂ©nĂ©rĂ©es dans certains processus historiques de conflit pour dĂ©velopper une enquĂȘte basĂ©e fondamentalement sur la peinture et sa composante d’installation. DiplĂŽmĂ© des Beaux-Arts de l’UniversitĂ© du Pays Basque, il a Ă©largi sa formation auprĂšs d’artistes et commissaires tels que Itziar Okariz, Esther Ferrer, AndrĂ©s Duque, Julie Mehretu, Miroslaw Balka ou Peio Aguirre. Ces derniĂšres annĂ©es, il a effectuĂ© des rĂ©sidences en Italie (AcadĂ©mie royale d’Espagne Ă  Rome), au Kurdistan irakien (Amna Suraka), Ă  Cuba (Artist x Artist), en Autriche (Kunsthaus Bregenz) et au Mexique (Art Office). Il a exposĂ© individuellement Ă  Madrid : Tabacalera Art Promotion (2017), Bilbao : Carreras MĂșgica Gallery (2017), Sala Rekalde (2014) ; La Havane : Artiste x Artiste (2016) ; Mexico : AthĂ©nĂ©e espagnol du Mexique (2012) et Pampelune : El Sario, UPNA (2021). Entre autres expositions collectives, sa participation se dĂ©marque au « Complexo Colosso » CIAJG (2021) Guimaraes, Portugal.

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