ESTER PARTEGÁS BIOGRAPHY


1972

Born in La Garriga, Barcelona
Lives in Brooklyn, New York

EDUCATION

1998

Postgraduate Studies, Hochschule der Künste, Berlin

1996

MFA Sculpture, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2008

Ester Partegàs: The Invisible, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum,
Ridgefield, CT
Ester Partegàs, Galeria Helga de Alvear, Madrid

2007

what you are, the world is, Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, CA,
December 1, 2007 - January 12, 2008
INVADERS: Ester Partegàs, Museo nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain Dec 18, 2007 – Feb 18, 2008
Saturated Fat, Nogueras Blanchard, Barcelona, Spain

2006

Saturated Fat, Nogueras Blanchard, Barcelona, Spain
Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Fixed and Hazardous Objects, Virginia Commonwealth University Gallery, Richmond, VA
Less World, Uplands Gallery, Melbourne
Las cosas más importantes, 16 Provectos de Arte Español, Arco, Madrid

2005

Barricades, Galeria Helga de Alvear, Madrid

2004

Civilization is overrated, Foxy Production, New York/Project Spaces at
Art, Chicago, IL
Barricades, Galeria NoguerasBlanchard, Barcelona
Same, Permanent Collection, Icon South Beach, Miami Beach, FL
The most important things, Salina Art Center, Salina, KS

2003

Els somnis són més poderosos que els malsons i viceversa, Centre d'Art Santa
Mònica, Barcelona
Everyday feels like Sunday, Casas Riegner Gallery, Miami, FL
Hollowmess, Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY
Yo Recuerdo, Montenmedio Arte Contemporáneo, Cádiz, Spain
Nosotros tenemos razón, La Casa Encendida, Madrid

2002

Samesation, Rice University Art Gallery, Houston, TX

2001

to from from at across to in from. The centerless feeling, De Chiara/Stewart
Gallery, New York_Galería Helga de Alvear, Madrid

2000

from one fleeting wish to another, De Chiara/Stewart Gallery, New York

1998

So lost &, Kunstruimte Galerie, Berlin
Why do I feel sometimes so lost?, DFN Gallery Project Room, New York

1996

Fissures, La Capella, Barcelona

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2007

Second Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, Moscow Biennale Art Foundation, Moscow, March 1, 2007 – April 1, 2007
Cart(ajena), Cartagena de las Indias, Colombia, March 24, 2007
Graphology, Triple Base Gallery, San Francisco, CA, April 6 – May 6, 2007
Consumption Junction, Colombus College of Art and Design, Colombus, OH, September 12 – December 8, 2007

2006

Certamen de la Lengua Española, Cartagena de las Indias, Colombia
I Bienal de Arquitectura, Arte y Paisaje de las Islas Canarias, Gobierno de Canarias
Emergency Room, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, L.I.C., NY
Art on Paper, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, North Carolina
Six Degrees of Separation 2: The Inner Workings of Cold Contact, Stux Gallery
Busan Biennale, Busan, Korea

2005

OverAwe, Foxy Production, New York
Make it now. Sculpture in New York, Sculpture center, Long Island City, New
York
Mira cómo se mueven, Telefónica, Madrid

2004

Some Exhaust, Lehman Maupin Gallery, New York
Mediascapes, Centre Cultural de La Caixa, Lleida (travelling in 2005)
Long Term Installations, PS1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City,
New York
Dibujos Hoy, CAC Málaga
A Level of Trust. After Kurt Cobain, Galleria More Fools in Town, Torino

2003

The Paper Sculpture Show, Sculpture Center, Long Island City, New York
World Speak Less Dumb, Uplands Gallery, Melbourne
Harlem Postcards,The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York
Proyectos Especiales, Queens Museum of Art, New York
Tekhne: Ancestral Techniques and Contemporary Practices in the SURO workshop of Tlaquepaque., The Buena Vista Bldg, Miami Design District, Miami, Fl
TransEat, FoodCultureMuseum, Miami, FL
ReLAX, DCKT Contemporary, New York
Yours Truly, Nils Staerk Contemporary Art, Copenhagen
Street Level , The Center for Curatorial Studies Museum, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Not to scale, Dorsky Curatorial Program, Long Island City, New York
Stand By. Listos para actuar, Laboratorio Arte Alameda, Mexico D.F.


2002

40 Jahre: Fluxus und die Folgen, Kunstsommer Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden
Americas Remixed, Fabrica del Vapore, Milan
Outer city, Inner Space, Whitney Museum of American Art at Altria, New York
View Finder, Arnolfini, Bristol
The passions of good citizens, apexart curatorial program, New York
Art for living again, Galeria Estrany-de la Mota, Barcelona
Narrando espacios, Tiempos, Historias,XXVII Bienal de Arte de Pontevedra, Diputación de Pontevedra

2001

Brooklyn!, Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, Lake Worth, FL
Surplus, Centro Cultural de España en Lima, Perú
Temporary Residents, Public Art Fund at MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, New York
Paper, The Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, CT
The good, the bad and the ugly: a Spaghetti Western, Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, CO
Hospitality a Constructed World Project, Foxy Production, Brooklyn, New York
Twisted, Aaron America, Brooklyn, New York
Formas del Exilio, Galería Claramunt, Barcelona 2001
Counter II, AVCO, London
Ads, Logos and Videotapes, Galería Helga de Alvear, Madrid
Ester Partegàs/Laura Torrado, Galería Trinta, Santiago de Compostela

2000

Search for Art 2000, Area Bovisa/Mandarina Duck, Milano
Anywhere But Here, Artists' Space, New York
Puntos de Encuentro, Cruce, Madrid
Figured Out, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York
Escenarios, Instituto de la Juventud, Madrid, 2000
Inter/Zona. Arts Visuals i Creació a Barcelona, La Virreina, Barcelona
Generación 2000, Real Jardin Botánico, Cajamadrid (travelling), Spain
Itinerarios 99-00, Fundación Marcelino Botín, Santander

1999

Keep Fit/Be Happy, De Chiara/Stewart Gallery, New York
Club, Arts & Lounge, Museu de Granollers, Barcelona
Happy Holidays, Star 67, Brooklyn, New York
Babel, Roebling Hall, Brooklyn, New York
And on a lighter note &, Venetia Kapernekas Fine Arts, New York

1998

Arte Joven 98, MEAC, Museo Español de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid
Cartes a Milena. Visions de Futur, Can Palauet, Mataró, Barcelona
Siesta Over. Spanish Art in the late 90's, Sideshow 195 Gallery, Brooklyn, New York

1996

La Capella at Transmission, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow
Lento, Galería Gingko, Madrid_Biennial of European and Mediterranean
Young Artists, Balmes 21, Galeria de la Universitat de Barcelona

GRANTS AND AWARDS

2005

Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant

2003

Generación 2004 Award, Caja Madrid, Madrid

1999

Fundación Marcelino Botin, Santander
III Certamen Ártes Plásticas para Jóvenes, Saloni, Castelló

1998

Arte Joven 98 Award, Instituto de la Juventud, Madrid

1996

Erasmus- European Union Study Program at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin
Honored Prize in the selection of Barcelona for Biennial of European
and Mediterranean Young Artists.


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