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Rafael Barrios Arias
Baton Rouge, USA (1947) -
EDUCATION
1982 — Master Degree, Art and Existential Philosophy, New York University, USA
1973 — Bachelor Degree in Art, Communication and Design, Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Canada
1970 — College Degree, Art Mention, Ashbury College, Otawa, Canada
1963 — Drawing and Art classes, Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela
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ART EDUCATION CAREER
1992 — Seminar Fuentes y Obstrucciones al Arte, Instituto de Estudios Avanzados (IDEA), Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela
1982 — Conference The thin line between Art and Design, New York University, USA
1974/1977 — Advertising and 3D Design, Instituto de Diseño Newmann, Caracas, Venezuela
1973 — Art Director for the project The Toronto Idea, Toronto Architects Association, Canada
1972 — Art Director for UNESCO
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 — Proyecto H - "On perspective" - Mexico City, Mexico.
2021 — Galleria Ca' D' Oro - "Dislocating New York" - New York City, New York.
2019 — Coral Gables Museum - "Ontological Curiosity" - Coral Gables, Florida.
2018 — Art of the World Gallery - Individual August 10 - October 15 - Houston, Texas
2017 — Rafael Barrios Abyssal. Galerie Rauchfeld Paris, France
Personnal Exhibition - Hôtel Les Cures Marines - Trouville-sur-Mer - France. Galerie Rauchfeld Paris, France.
2016 — Volumenes Virtuales. Proyecto Contemporaneo. Madrid Spain.
LA Art Show, Galerie Rauchfeld (Paris)
Rafael Barrios Virtual Juggle, Art Nouveau Gallery, Miami, USA
2014 — Rafael Barrios Virtual Levitations, Bel Air Fine Art Gallery, Saint-Tropez, France
2013 — Insondable, Galerie Rauchfeld, Paris, France Unfathomable, Art Sawa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Unfathomable, Art Sawa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2012 — Rafael Barrios on Park Avenue, Art Nouveau Gallery, New York, USA
Unfathomable, Art Nouveau Gallery, Miami, USA
2011 — Galerie Deprez-Bellorget, Paris, France
2008 — Laboratorio, La Cuadra Creativa Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
2004 — Galerie Lavignes Bastilles, Paris, France
1994 — Ralleigh Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida, USA
1993 — Sala de Arte del Sur, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela
1987 — Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Sofi Imber, Caracas, Venezuela
Galería Sotavento, Caracas, Venezuela
1983 — Bloomingdales, Bergoff Goodman, Lord & Taylor, Sacks Fifth Avenue, New York, USA
1982 — Novo Arts Gallery, New York, USA
1981 — Art et Industrie Gallery, New York, USA
1980 — Slash 80, Cayman Gallery, New York, USA
1978 — Centro de Bellas Artes, Maracaibo, Venezuela
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 - Sculpture en Féte May-November 2021- Fondation Villa Datris - France.
Art & Illusion, May-June 2021 - POPA Art Museum - Switzerland.
La Visión de la mente en la materia - Abril, Proycto H Gallery - México.
2019 — Art Palm Beach January 2019-Gallery Ascaso
Art Madrid January 2019-Galeria Hispanica/Miguel de las heras
Art Wynwood February 2019-Ascaso Gallery
Art Open February 2019-Ascaso Gallery
Art New York May 2019-Art of the World Gallery
Solo Exhibition-Ontological Curiosity-Museum of Coral Gables, Miami, FL December 2019
Sculpture Pause in the City of Coral Gables December 2019
2018 — Artbo 2018 - Galeria RGR + ART Oct 25-28 - Bogota, Colombia.
Zona Maco Mexico Arte Contemporaneo - February 2018 - Galeria RGR + ART-Mexico
Galerie Pascal Janssens - Cape Town Art Fair - February 2018 - Cape town South Africa.
London Exhibition - Structurally Scrumptious - Bel Air Fine Art- Oct 5 - Nov 5, London.
Encounters Art Space - May 4th - Brighton.
Ascaso Gallery - Art Miami 2018 - Miami Fl
Galeria RGR + ART- Art Miami 2018 - Miami Fl
Art Scape Lab - Art Miami 2018 - Miami Fl
Parmigiani Fleurier - Monumental Sculpture - December 2018 - Design District, Miami Fl
2017 — Museo de Bellas Artes, Magda Arria. Lima Peru.
Zona Maco, Galeria RGR+ART (Venezuela), Mexico DF
Art Marbella. Proyecto Contemporaneo. Marbella Spain.
Art Madrid. Proyecto Contemporaneo. Madrid Spain.
Dialogos Contemporaneos. Proyecto Contemporaneo. Madrid Spain.
FNB Joburg Art Fair. Contemporary African Art. Pascal Janssens Galerie, Ghent, Belgium.
Venice Biennale. Galerie Bel Air Fine Art. Venice, San Marco.
ICFF. Tranter-Sinni Gallery. Miami Florida.
Luxury Living. Miami Florida.
Miso Chic. Miami Symphony Orchestra. Adrienne Arsht Center. Miami Florida.
“Illusions artistiques” - Centre culturel de la ville de Guyancourt - France. Galerie Rauchfeld Paris, France.
Art Miami. Galeria RGR+ART (Venezuela), Mexico DF
Rolex Boutique Luxury Swiss. Miami Florida.
Luxury Living. Miami Florida.
2016 — Zona Maco, Galeria RGR+ART (Venezuela), Mexico DF
LA Art Show, Galerie Rauchfeld (Paris)
Lille Art Fair, Galerie Rauchfeld (Paris)
Context New York, Galerie Rauchfeld (Paris)
Art Wynwood, Art Nouveau Gallery Miami, USA, Miami
Pinta 2016, Art Nouveau Gallery Miami, USA, Miami
2015 — Art Paris, Pascal Janssens Galerie, Ghent, Belgium
Art Miami New York, Art Nouveau Gallery Miami, USA, Miami
Art London, Pascal Janssens Galerie, Ghent, Belgium
Seattle Art Fair , Art Nouveau Gallery Miami, USA, Miami
Art Aspen, m+v ART (Miami), Aspen, USA
Art Houston, Art Nouveau Gallery Miami, USA, Miami
Art Palm Beach, Galerie Rauchfeld (Paris) Miami, USA
Art Miami, Art Nouveau Gallery Miami, USA, Miami
Art Miami, Galerie Bernd Lausberg (Düsseldorf), Miami
Zona Maco, Galeria RGR+ART (Venezuela), Mexico DF
Lille Art Fair, Galerie Rauchfeld (Paris)
2014 — Art Houston, Art Nouveau Gallery Miami, USA
Art Silicon, RGR+Art (Venezuela), San Francisco
Art Silicon, Galerie Bernd Lausberg (Düsseldorf), San Francisco
Sofa Chicago, Galerie Bernd Lausberg (Düsseldorf), Chicago
Art Miami, Art Nouveau Gallery Miami, USA, Miami
Art Miami, Galerie Bernd Lausberg (Düsseldorf), Miami
Art Elysees, Galerie Rauchfeld (Paris)
Art Palm Beach, Galerie Rauchfeld (Paris) Miami, USA
Mia Sea Fair, Galerie Rauchfeld (Paris) Miami, USA/p>
Zona Maco, Galeria RGR+ART (Venezuela), Mexico DF
Art Wynwood, Art Nouveau Gallery, Miami, USA
Art Wynwood, Galerie Bernd Lausberg (Düsseldorf), Miami, USA
Art Aspen, m+v ART (Miami), Aspen, USA
2013 — Art Wynwood, Art Nouveau Gallery, Miami, USA
ArteAmerica, Art Nouveau Gallery, Miami, USA
Art Paris, Pascal Janssens Galerie (Ghent), Paris, France
Pinta London, LGM Arte Internacional (Bogota), London, UK
Art Southamptons, Art Nouveau Gallery (Miami), Southampton, USA
Art Ghent, Pascal Janssens Galerie, Ghent, Belgium
Feria Iberoamericana de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela
Art Aspen, m+v ART (Miami), Aspen, USA
Houston Fine Art Fair, Art Nouveau (Miami), Houston, USA
Korean International Art Fair, LGM Arte Internacional (Bogota), Seoul, Korea
Pinta New York, Art Nouveau (Miami), New York, USA
Art Miami, Art Nouveau, Miami, USA
Abu Dhabi Art, Art Sawa, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
2012 — Art Wynwood, Art Nouveau Gallery, Miami, USA
The Armory Show, Art Nouveau Gallery (Miami), New York, USA
ArteAmerica, Art Nouveau Gallery, Miami, USA
Art Paris, Pascal Janssens Galerie (Ghent), Paris, France
Pinta London, Art Nouveau Gallery (Miami), London, UK
Southamptons, Art Nouveau Gallery (Miami), Southampton, USA
Art Houston, Art Nouveau Gallery (Miami), Houston, USA
Art Ghent, Pascal Janssens Galerie, Ghent, Belgium
Pinta New York, Art Nouveau Gallery (Miami), New York, USA
Art Miami, Art Nouveau Gallery, Miami, USA
Art Toronto, Lausberg Contemporary, Toronto, Canada
Feria Iberoamericana de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela
Art Bruxelles, Pascal Janssens Galerie (Ghent), Brussels, Belgium
Art Cologne, Lausberg Contemporary (Dusseldorf), Cologne, Germany
25th Anniversary Exhibition, Art Nouveau Gallery, Maracaibo, Venezuela
Art Shanghai, LGM Arte Internacional (Bogota), Shanghai, China
Korea International Art Fair, LGM Arte Internacional (Bogota), Seoul, Korea
Perspectivas del arte latinoamericano 1950-2012, Beijing Art Museum of Imperial City, Beijing, China
2011 — MIA Art Fair - Art Nouveau Gallery, Miami, USA
ArteAmérica - Art Nouveau Gallery, Miami, USA
Pinta Art Fair - LGM Gallery (Bogota), London, UK
Pinta Art Fair, Art Nouveau Gallery (Miami) New York, USA
Houston Art Fair, Art Nouveau Gallery (Miami), Houston, USA
Art Miami, Lausberg Contemporary (Toronto), Miami, USA
Art Toronto, Lausberg Contemporary, Toronto, Canada
Art Toronto, Rukaj Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Art Cologne, Lausberg Contemporary (Dusseldorf), Cologne, Germany
Art Bruxelles, Pascal Janssens Galerie, (Ghent) Brussels, Belgium
Feria Iberoamericana de Arte, Caracas, Venezuela
2010 — "Beyong Painting", Lausberg Contemporary, Toronto, Canada
"A Collective Sum", Ideobox Artspace, Miami, USA
"Espacio Otro"/ Alternate Space, Galería Cayón, Madrid, Spain
"Geometric Abstraction & Kinetic Art", Pascal Janssens Galerie, Ghent, Belgium
"Relief & Sculpture", Art Nouveay Gallery, Miami, USA
"Pequeña Escala"/ Small Scale, Galería la Cuadra. Caracas, Venezuela
Arte América, Gabriela Benaim Gallery (Caracas), Miami, USA
Art Chicago, Lausberg Contemporary (Toronto), Chicago, USA
Art Chicago, Rukaj Gallery (Toronto), Chicago, USA
Art Toronto, Rukaj Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Art Miami, Lausberg Contemporary (Toronto), Miami, USA
Art Miami, Art Nouveau Gallery, Miami, USA
ArtBo, Bogota, Colombia
2009 — Art Miami, represented by Dotfiftyone Gallery, Miami, USA
Feria Iberoamericana de Arte, Cometa Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
ArtBo, Bogota, Colombia
Galerie Lavigne Bastilles, Paris, France
2008 — Feria Iberoamericana de Arte, Caracas, Venezuela
Galerie Deprez-Bellorget, Paris, France
Galerie Lavignes Bastille, Paris, France
Chicago Art Fair, USA
2007 — Expo Capuy Homenaje al Cuadrado, Caracas, Venezuela
Expo Obra Monumental, La Cuadra Creativa Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
Arte Bogota, Graphis CB2 Gallery, Bogota, Colombia
Galerie Lavignes Bastille, Paris, France
Galerie Deprez-Bellorget, Paris, France
Museum Shanghai Sculpture Space, China
Feria Iberoamericana de Arte, Caracas, Venezuela
Art Nouveau Gallery, Maracaibo, Venezuela
Alternative Space Exhibition, Chicago, USA
2006 — II Geometric Art Exhibition, Espacio de Artes Yumares, Caracas, Venezuela
Art Miami, Miami, USA
Arte Americas, Miami, USA
Galerie Deprez-Bellorget, Paris, France
Galerie Lavignes Bastille, Paris, France
Art Nouveau Gallery, Maracaibo, Venezuela
2005 — Art Miami, Miami, USA
Arte Americas, Miami, USA
Galerie Deprez-Bellorget, Paris, France
Galerie Lavigne Bastilles, Paris, France
Toronto International Art Fair, Canada
2004 — Espacio Cultural Capuy, Caracas, Venezuela
Art + Gallery, Miami, USA
Feria Iberoamericana de Arte, Caracas, Venezuela
Art Nouveau Gallery, Maracaibo, Venezuela
Galeire D´arte Conteporain et Moderne, Paris, France
Galerie Deprez – Bellorget, Paris, France
Arte America, Miami, USA
2002 — Art Miami, Felipe Grimberg, USA
Palm Beach Art Fair, Felipe Grimberg, USA
30x30 Exhibition, Grupo Li Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, Canada
Nikola Rukaj Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2001 — Feria Iberoamericana de Arte, represented by Hector Iguini, Caracas, Venezuela
Toronto International Art Fair, represented by Moros Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
Guest artist, IV Bienal Barro de América, Centro de Arte Lía Bermúdez, Maracaibo, Venezuela
2000 — Senderos Escultóricos, Universidad Metropolitana, Caracas, Venezuela
Moros Gallery, Maracaibo, Venezuela
Arte Tres Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
Ocre Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
Díaz Mancini Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
Dimaca Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
1999 — Dimaca Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
La Cuadra Creativa Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
Santa Fé Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
Grupo Li Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
Moros Gallery, Maracaibo, Venezuela
Graphics CB2 Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
1998 — International exhibition Three decades of Venezuelan Sculptures, Middle East tour
1996 — Bienal de Artes Visuales Mercosur, Porto Alegre, Brazil
1995 — Guest artist, VII Bienal de Escultura, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Francisco Narváez, Isla de Margarita, Venezuela
Feria Iberoamericana de Arte, represented by Grupo Li Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
1994 — II Bienal Barro de América, Sofía Imber Contemporary Art Museum, Caracas, Venezuela
Art Miami, Miami, Florida,USA
1991 — I Feria Iberoamericana de Arte, Graphics CB2 Gallery, Caracas,Venezuela
1990 — Panorama de las Artes Visuales en Venezuela, Galería de Arte Nacional, Caracas, Venezuela
1989 — Ernst Alexander Gallery, Washington, USA
1988 — Casa Bonita, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Sofia Imber, Caracas, Venezuela
1987 — La Conquista del Espacio, Espacio Alterno K18, VIII Documenta, Kassel, Germany
1984 — I Bienal de Escultura, Francisco Narváez Contemporary Art Museum, Isla de Margarita, Venezuela
Nuevas Tendencias del Mueble, Art et Industrie Gallery, New York, USA
1983 — Salón Nacional de Jóvenes Artistas, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Sofia Imber, Caracas, Venezuela
Casa Guipuzcoana, La Guaria, Venezuela
1982 — I Salón Nacional de Escultura, Museo de Arte de Barquisimeto, Barquisimento, Venezuela
II Bienal de Artes Visuales, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Sofia Imber, Caracas, Venezuela
1981 — Evaluation of the last decade of contemporary art, Sorrento, Italia Expo Art, Bari, Italia
1979 — Art et Industrie Gallery, New York, USA
1974 — Ontario College of Art, Canada
1973 — Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada
Ontario College of Art, Canada
1972 — Ontario College of Art, Canada
11th Annual Art Show, Toronto, Canada
1971 — Arts and letters Club, Toronto, Canada
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PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Don Juan Carlos de Borbón, King of Spain
Gloria Von Untaxis, Princess of Germany
Movilnet, Caracas, Venezuela
World Bank, Caracas, Venezuela
Jesús Soto
Fundación Cultural Chacao, Caracas, Venezuela
Citgo, Thompson Brothers, Houston, Texas, USA
Electricidad de Caracas, Venezuela
Banco Mercantil, Caracas, Venezuela
Art et Industrie Gallery, New York, USA
Coca-Cola International, New York, EEUU
Gustavo and Patricia Cisneros
Miguel Haussman
Eduardo Bolber
Carlos and Mercedes Zuloaga
Juan Carlos Escotet
Procter & Gamble, Caracas, Venezuela
Kazumi Yoshida
Skuli Mogensen, WOWAir, Reykjavik, Iceland
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Austin, Texas
Robert and Soledad Hurst, Aspen, Colorado
Hidalgo Socorro
Braulio Perez
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PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada
Carmenn Lamanna Foundation, Toronto, Canada
Museo de Esculturas al aire libre, Alcalá de Henares, España
Galería de Arte Nacional, Caracas, Venezuela
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Sofia Imber, Caracas, Venezuela
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MONUMENTAL SCULPTURES
2014 — Nimbus Levitante, Naples Wine Festival, Naples, USA
2009 — Tapis, Midtown Miami, USA
Triphasique, Midtown Miami, USA
2006 — Rising Horizons, Sunny Isles, Miami, USA
2003 — Vertical Dislocado, Universidad de los Andes, Merida, Venezuela
Levitation, Murano Grande Building by Philippe Starck, Miami Beach, USA
1997 — Tercer Horizonte II, Carupano, Venezuela
1994 — Vertical dislocado en tres tiempos, Miranda State Goverment, Venezuela
1993 — Vertical dislocado, Kristine Building, Caracas, Venezuela
1992 — Tercer Horizonte, La Fontanilla Park, Palos de la Frontera, Spain
Levitación apocalíptica proyectada, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela
1991 — Apocalipsis levita, Banco Provincial Presidency, Caracas, Venezuela
1990 — Trazos del nimbo, Seguros Venezuela Building, Caracas, Venezuela
1988 — Horizontes ascendentes, CorpBanca Building, Caracas, Venezuela
1985 — Levitación I, Plaza Sucre Metro Station, Caracas, Venezuela
1983 — Obelisco levitante, Interalúmina, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela
1980 — Apocalipsis levitante, Sofía Imber Contemporary Art Museum, Caracas, Venezuela
Triphasique, Midtown Miami, USA
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AWARDS
1992 — Condecoración de la Excelentisima Diputado Provincial de la Frontera granted by Spain for his sculpture "Tercer Horizonte" in commemoration of the 500 years of the discovery of the
Americas
1982 — CANTV I Salón Nacional de Escultura, Museo de Arte de Barquisimeto, Venezuela
II Bienal de Artes Visuales, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Sofia Imber, Caracas, Venezuela
1981 — Salón de Jóvenes Artistas, Sofía Imber Contemporary Art Museum, Caracas, Venezuela
1980 — Bolsa de Trabajo de la Gobernación del Distrito Federal, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Sofia Imber, Caracas, Venezuela
1963 — Nacional de Pintura Juvenil, Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela
