FERNANDO CANOVAS
Born in Argentina in 1960 to an inventor/sculptor father, it was always clear that Fernando Canovas was destined to be an artist. Impressed by the personality, originality and impeccable execution of his earliest works as a child in Buenos Aires, his teachers encouraged him to further his artistic studies in Europe or the United States. Following his arrival at L’Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, Canovas began to win accolades. He was chosen from among hundreds of applicants to study with Pierre Alechinsky and was also chosen as a student by surrealist Roberto Matta. By the beginning of his third year, Canovas was the top student at the school, and his work was coveted by many galleries who fought to represent him. In his work, he shows a deep concern about space and time. His intent is to capture them, and, as a result, his paintings emanate a strong sensation of vertigo and have a no-space, no-time feeling. In his latest spatial projects, he incorporates collage in his compositions to take the image into the three dimensional world. Renowned critics, including Bonito Oliva and Lyle Rexer, have written about his art, and his works today are part of many important collections. He currently splits his time between Buenos Aires, Paris and New York.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2012 “Canovas – Polaridades” Cronopios Hall, Recoleta Cultural Center (CCR); Buenos Aires, Argentina
2007 MAMAN Fine Art Gallery; Buenos Aires, Argentina “Fernando Canovas,” IVAM Museum; Valencia, Spain
2006 Knew Gallery; Washington, D.C.
2005 Krampf-Pei Gallery, New York
2003 La Rairie Cultural Center; Nantes, France
2002 Jacob Karpio Gallery; San Jose, Costa Rica
2001 Il Gabbiano Gallery; Rome, Italy Galerie Piece Unique; Paris, France
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Selected Solo Exhibitions
2000 Jacob Karpio Gallery; San Jose, Costa Rica
1999 “Canovas: 13 Años,” La Mercé Cultural Center; Borriana, Spain Annina Nosei Gallery, New York
1998 “Canovas: 13 Años,” Valencia City Museum; Valencia, Spain
1997 “Canovas: 13 Años,” National Museum of Fine Arts; Buenos Aires, Argentina
1995 Michel Luneau Gallery; Bruges, Belgium Loft Gallery; Paris, France Patricia Dorfmann Gallery; Paris, France Julia Lublin Gallery; Miami, Florida
1994 CAYC, Art and Communication Center; Buenos Aires, Argentina
1992 Michel Luneau Gallery; Brussels, Belgium
1989 Erval Gallery, Foire de Frankfurt; Frankfurt, Germany
1988 Alberto Elia Gallery; Buenos Aires, Argentina
1986 Erval Gallery; Paris, France
1984 Debert Gallery; Paris, France
1980 Lirolay Gallery; Buenos Aires, Argentina
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012 Art Geneva Fair, Stand Fundación Abanico; Geneva, Switzerland
2011 Antropoceno, End of the World Biennial; Ushuala, Argentina
2006 Silvana Facchini Gallery; Miami, Florida
2005 Galleria Il Gabbiano; Bologna, Italy
2004 Karpio & Facchini Gallery; Miami, Florida
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Selected Group Exhibitions (continued)
2003 “Solares,” Bienal de Valencia; Valencia, Spain “Le Deuxiéme oeil,” Centre Culturel la Rairie; Nantes, France Karpio & Facchini Gallery; Miami, Florida “L’oeil écoute,” Centre Cultural Athanor de Guérande; Guérande, France
2002 San Francisco International Art Exposition; San Francisco, California Galeria El Museo; Bogotá, Colombia Galleria Il Gabbiano; Rome, Italy “Seúl le Dessin,” Centre Culturel la Rairie; Nantes, France
2001 Galeria El Museo; Caracas, Venezuela
2000 Jacob Karpio Gallery; Chicago, Illinois Galeria El Museo; Bogatá, Colombia
1999 Annina Nosei Gallery, New York Jacob Karpio Gallery; Miami, Florida Jacob Karpio Gallery; Chicago, Illinois Bienal del Mercosur; Puerto Alegre, Brazil Galleria Sandro Manzo, Il Gabbiano; Rome, Italy
1998 Jacob Karpio Gallery; Chicago, Illinois “Miradas discontinuas,” Bienal de San Pablo; São Paulo, Brazil FIA ’98, Jacob Karpio Gallery; Caracas, Venezuela
1997 “Jornadas de la Critica,” Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Buenos Aires; Buenos Aires, Argentina Art Chicago ’97, Annina Nosei Gallery; Chicago, Illinois Guadalajara Art Fair, Jacob Karpio Atma Gallery; Guadalajara, Mexico Galerie Enrico Navarra; Paris, France Art Chicago ’97, Jacob Karpio Atma Gallery; Chicago, Illinois “Colección Telefónica de Pintura Joven,” Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Buenos Aires; Buenos Aires, Argentina FIA ’97, Jacob Karpio Atman Gallery; Caracas, Venezuela Annina Nosei Gallery, New York ARCO ’97, Jacob Karpio Atma Gallery; Madrid, Spain Galerie Enrico Navarra; Paris, France
1996 FIAC ’96, Galeria Ramis Barquet; Paris, France
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Selected Group Exhibitions (continued)
1996 Art Chicago ’96, Jacob Karpio Atma Gallery; Chicago, Illinois Guadalajara Art Fair, Annina Nosei Gallery; Guadalajara, Mexico Guadalajara Art Fair, Jacob Karpio Atma Gallery; Guadalajara, Mexico “70–80–90,” Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Buenos Aires; Buenos Aires, Argentina FIA ’97, Jacob Karpio Atma Gallery; Caracas, Venezuela ARCO ’96, Jacob Karpio Atma Gallery; Madrid, Spain
1995 Annina Nosei Gallery, New York ARTE BA ’95, Galeria Julia Lublin; Buenos Aires, Argentina Foire de Strasbourg, Galerie Jacqueline Storme; Strasbourg, France
1994 “L’Art à la Plage,” Galerie Enrico Navarra; St. Tropez, France FIAC ’94, Galerie Nathalie Obadia; Paris France Salon de Mars, Galerie Nathalie Obadia; Paris, France
1993 Galerie Gérald Piltzer; Paris, France
1992 “Expressions Actuelles,” Nanterre, France Galerie Enrico Navarra; Paris, France
1991 FIAC ’91, Galerie Loft; Paris, France Centre d’Art Georges Pompidou; Carjac, France Galerie Jorje Alyskewycz; Paris, France Galerie Michel Luneau; Brussels, Belgium
1990 Maison de L’Amerique Latine; Paris, France
1987 Galerie Erval; Paris, France
1984 Bienal de La Habana; Havana, Cuba
Awards and Prizes
1990 First Prize, Maison De L’Amérique Latine, Fondation Fortabat; Paris, France
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