Raquel Schwartz. Individual Art Exhibitions:

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Raquel Schwartz

Born in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, studied Ceramic and Sculpture Art as well as management and accounting at the Santa Barbara City College, Ca and Graphic Design at the Wizo School of Design in Israel. Completed numerous art and leadership workshops in Europe, Argentina and Bolivia as part of the UK Triangle Art Trust Foundation and the HIVOS Mondrian and Doen Arts Collaboratory Network of Artist Residencies.

Presently acting General Manager of Simple Studios, a communications design studio and Director/Curator of the Kiosko Art Gallery in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

In collaboration with the UK Triangle Art Trust Foundation and the HIVOS Mondrian & Doen Arts Collaboratory Network of Artist Residencies, Kiosko Art Gallery promotes the exchange of experiences of international artists with Bolivian artists. Since 2001 more than 70 Artists have attended the two month residency program in Bolivia.

Individual Art Exhibitions:

2010 Land Escapes/ Casa de la Cultura Raul Otero Reiche

Santa Cruz - Bolivia

Ilusion Primera o primera Ilusion / Galeria Manzana Uno

2009 Land Escapes / Corporacion Adina de Fomento CAF

No Title / Bicentenario y La Paz Capital Iberoamericana de las Culturas /

La Paz - Bolivia

2008 Degradacion del rosado / fundacion Simon I. Patiño /

Sin titulo / Martadero

Cochabamba - Bolivia

2007 FOTOENCUENTRO II

La Paz / Bolivia

2006 Entre rojos y azules / Galería Los Tajibos

2005 La contaminación / Museo del Barro

Asunción - Paraguay

2004 Tela papel tijera / Oxígeno Fine Arts

Fragments of Culture and Spirit / Evan Gallery

New York, NY, - USA

2003 Cuerpos / Centro Cultural Recoleta

Buenos Aires - Argentina

Humani Corporis Fabrica / Galería Gabriela Mistral

Santiago - Chile

Imagine / Oxígeno Fine Art

2002 La cuenta larga / Galería Los Tajibos

Sensaciones de otoño / Oxígeno Fine Art / Museo de Arte Contemporáneo

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Group Exhibitions & International Biennale participation:

2011 Ekatennburg Art Foundation / In Family Unity – Unity of the World (Nov 2011)

Moscow Institute of International Relations Participating Artist

Moscow - Russia

8va Biennale del Mercosur (Sept 2011) Participating Artist and Curador

Porto Alegre/Caxias Do Sul – Brazil

CHA.co. Feria de Arte (Sept 2011)

Curador

Santiago - Chile

Terreno

Participating Artist CAF / La Paz – Bolivia

ArteBa / Dotfyftyone Gallery Participating Artist

Identidad y Dversidad/ Publication and Exhibition Museo Judio de Buenos

Aires

Participating Artist Buenos Aires - Argentina

IX BIENAL DE SALTO/ FOCOS Participating Artist

Salto - Uruguay

“MIAMICITO”/ Dotfyftyone Gallery Participating Artist and Curador

Miami, Fl - USA

GLOBALIZATION-CONNECTIONS-TIME / Aurodhan Gallery Participating Artist

Pondicherry - India

2010 ARTCRUZ 2010 / Feria de Arte / KIOSKO Participating Artist and Curator

Santa Cruz /Bolivia

CHA.co. Feria de Arte

Participating Artist, Curator and conference panelist

Santiago - Chile

GLOBALIZATION-CONNECTIONS-TIME Participating Artist

Hannover - Germany

ARTEBA/ Dotfyftyone Gallery Participating Artist

Buenos Aires / Argentina

NOUVO / Escultura contemporanea Bolviana Participating Artist and Curator / Kiosko Galeria

Santa Cruz/ Bolvia

MiA/ Miami international Convention Center Art Fair, Participating Artist and Curator/

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Miami, Fl. USA

Ekatennburg Art Foundation – In Family Unity – Unity of the World

Ekatenburg - Russia

Kiosko Sale / Sala Simple/ Kiosko Galeria

Santa Cruz - Bolvia

2009 Pinta / The Modern and Contemporary Latin Art Fair Participating Artist and Curator

New York, NY, USA

CHA.co. Feria de Arte

Participating Artist and Curator

Santiago - Chile

Schwartzunterladstaetterantelorivera / Fundación Simon I. Patiño / Participating Artist

GLOBALIZATION-CONNECTIONS-TIME Participating Artist

Rabbat - Rumania

Schwartzunterladstaetterantelorivera en el Patiño / Fundación Simon I. Patiño Participating Artist

2008 ArteBa

Buenos Aires- Argentina

La Otra/ Feria de Arte

Bogota - Colombia

PERISCOPIA / Festival de Video Arte Participating Artist

Caracas - Venezuela

ALTERNATIVA / 8 Artists Participating Artist

La Paz, Bolivia

La Paz MARKA / Festival de video Participating Artist

La Paz, Bolivia

2007 Políticamente incorrecto / Kiosko Galeria / Participating Artist and Curator

Santa Cruz – Bolivia

Biennale Siart / Participating Artist

La Paz - Bolivia

V World Calligraphy Biennale of Jeollabuk-do Participating Artist

Corea

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Participating Artist

Ars latina /

Baja California USA and México

ArteBa /

I Biennale al fin del mundo / Participating Artist

Usuahia - Argentina

Biennale de Cuenca

Cuenca / Ecuador

2006 Bastardos / Video Participating Artist

Puerto Alegre - Sao Paulo /Brasil

Time Flesh & Nerve / Participating Artist

London – United Kingdom

IX Bienal de la Habana Participating Artist La Habana / Cuba 2005 Art Caucasus” / Participating Artist Tbilisi - Georgia V Biennale MERCOSUR / Participating Artist

Puerto Alegre - Brasil

Arte Americas / Participating Artist

Rio de Janeiro - Brasil

100 Artists Triennale / Casoria International Art Museum / Participating Artist

Napoli / Italia

2004 Festival América del Sur / Participating Artist

Corumba - Brasil

V Gwanju Biennale /

Gwanju - Corea

Deseos en Tránsito / MAC Participating Artist

Santiago / Chile

III International Biennale de Standartes / Participating Artist

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Tijuana / México

2003 IV World Calligraphy Biennale of Jeollabuk-do / Participating Artist

Corea

Art auction of the Americas – “Operation Smile” / Sothersby / Participating Donnor Artist

New York - USA

III World Calligraphy Biennale of Jeollabuk-Do / Participating Artist

Korea

2002 Contemporary Art Fair/ Participating Artist

Miami - USA

II Bienal de Buenos Aires / Participating Artist

Open 2002 / Participating Artist

Venecia - Italia

XXV Bienal de Sao Paulo / Iconografía Metropolitana Participating Artist

Sao Paulo - Brazil

2001 Arte Boliviano Contemporáneo / Simón y Patiño / MAC Participating Artist

Santiago - Chile

Arte Boliviano / Dresdner Bank Lateinamerika AG Participating Artist

Hamburg - Germany

Políticas de la Diferencia / Generalitat de Valencia / Participating Artist

Valencia - Spain.

IV Bienal del Barro / Museo de Bellas Artes / Participating Artist

Caracas - Venezuela

2000 Arte Contemporáneo y Espacio Publico / Participating Artist

Iquique - Chile

Artistas Jóvenes /Andrés Bello / Programa NEXO / Participating Artist

Bogota - Colombia

Awards:

2006 First Place Award - XV Bienal Internacional de Arte / Santa Cruz - Bolivia 2004 Honor Award - II Conart / Cochabamba – Bolivia

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2002 Selected Work Award - II Conart / Cochabamba – Bolivia

2000 Honor Award - XXXIII Salón de Artes Plásticas, Cochabamba - Bolivia

1999 First Place Award - Siart, La Paz – Bolivia

1999 “Outstanding Youth of Bolivia” - Junior Chamber Bolivia, La Paz - Bolivia

“Outstanding Youth of Santa Cruz” - Junior Chamber Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz - Bolivia.

1998 Unique price in ceramics / Salón Pedro Domingo Murillo, La Paz - Bolivia

1997 Honor Award / XI Biennale de Artes Plásticas: Santa Cruz - Bolivia

Grand Price / Hombre – Naturaleza / Fundación Puerta Abierta, Santa Cruz – Bolivia

1995 Unique price in ceramics - X Bienal de Arte de Santa Cruz - Bolivia

Curatorial, Jury, Educational, Panelist activities and Art Direction:

2011 Juror/ CHA.co. Feria de Arte – Finland Price (Sept 2011)

Santiago - Chile

Juror/17th Edition of the International Contemporary Art Festival SESC_Videobrazil

Sao Paulo - Brazil

Invited Panelist/ SIMPOSIO NUEVOS METODOS/ MOCA/

Miami, Fl, USA

2010 Invited Panelist/ Peace –Art / Spain Embassy, Bolivia /

Cochabamba, Bolivia

Invited Panelist/ CHA.co. Feria de Arte /

Santiago/ Chile

Curatorial and art direction/ “Lo mas profundo la Piel” / Antología de cuentos de escritoras emergentes Bolivianas

2008 Motion Picture Art Director/ “Rojo, Amarrillo y Verde ” /

2007 Curatorial and general chief coordinator/, Premio Arte Huari Contemporary Art national contest

2006 -2011

Director and Curator/ Kiosko Galeria

2006 -2011

Contemporary Art Contest Juror/ Bolivia, Brazil & Chile

2005 Curatorial and general chief coordinator/ KM0/05 International workshop Triangle Art Trust, UK

Santa Cruz - Bolivia.

Motion Picture Art Director/ “Quien mato a la llamita Blanca”/

La Paz - Bolivia

2003 Teacher/ Raku ceramics, Fundación Puerta Abierta/

Panelist/ workshops and residencies in Latin America

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2002 Founder and BOD member/ School of Arts

2001 Curatorial and general chief coordinator/ KM0/2001 International workshop Triangle Art Trust, UK

Santa Cruz - Bolivia.

1998-2002 BOD member/ Fundación Puerta Abierta.

Santa Cruz -Bolivia.

1997 Clay Wheel techique teacher/ Taller de Artes Visuales

1997 – 2000 Curatorial and general chief coordinator/ ARTEFACTO – History Museum

1996 Field consultant in Cotoca/ Government of Santa Cruz/ 3 month practical course on ceramic techniques to

women

Cotoca, Bolivia

1995 Ceramic Modelling Teacher/ Government of Santa Cruz/course for peasants - CICE - Centro de Investigación Cerámica

1994 Director, designer and preparator/ IV Encuentro Latinoamericano de Ceramistas

Art Work in Private and Public Collections:

Museo del Parco

Porto Fino – Italy

Cassoria Contemporary Art Museum

Cassoria– Italy

Fundacion Biennale de Sao Paulo

Sao Paulo – Brazil

Fundacion Biennale de Mercosur

Porto Alegre – Brazil

Museo Nacional de Arte

La Paz - Bolivia

Museo de Arte Contemporaneo

Fundacion Simon I. Patino

Membeships:

TRIANGLE ART TRUST,

United Kingdom

RED DE RESIDENCIAS DE IBEROAMERICA, AECI

Spain

ARTS COLLABORATORY, HIVOS MONDRIAN FOUNDATION & DOEN FOUNTATION

Holland

FUNDACION GILBERTO ALZATE AVEDANO, Instituto Distrital de las Artes