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| Portugal | 12 |
| Spain | 5 |
| USA | 3 |
| Austria | 2 |
Biography: 
1970 Born in Lisbon (PT)
Rui Toscano CV as pdf-File
Rui Toscano lives and works in Lisbon. After studying painting at the Ar.Co school of visual art, he moved on to studying painting at the Lisbon School of Fine Art, where he soon switched over to sculpture.
His work is triggered and informed by the everyday, film, rock music, sound and the monochrome which he employs, explores, crosses over and expands in his videos and sculptures. Toscano is also a copious drawer.
Recent solo exhibitions include 'The Exorcist', Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art, Lisbon; 'Sampa Works', Espacio Distrito4, Madrid; 'Slow Motion', Porta 33, Funchal; '1', Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves, Oporto; '2', Teatro do Campo Alegre, Oporto. Amongst his most recent group exhibitions: 'Expanded Painting' Prague Biennale 2, Prague; Desenhos A-Z, Colecção Madeira Corporate Services, Porta 33, Funchal; '20+1', Artistas Portugueses nas Coleccións CGAC, Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, Santiago de Compostela; 'Fragmentos e Souvenirs Paulistanos Vol. I', Galeria Luísa Strina, São Paulo.
Rui Toscano's work is included in the Banco Privado collection, Lisbon, Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Lisbon and Fundación ARCO's collection, Madrid.
He is exclusively represented in Lisbon by Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art.
[July, 2005]
1988/90
Painting Course at AR.CO (Art and Visual Communication Center), Lisbon.
1989/94
Painting Course at FBAUL (Fine Arts School, University of Lisbon), Lisbon.
1994/97
Sculpture Course at FBAUL, Lisbon.
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Public exhibitions 30
until 31.12.
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| Rui Toscano - The Great Curve - Espaço Chiado 8, Lisbon |
Solo shows 4
2008
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| Rui Toscano - Cluster - Espacio Distrito Cu4tro, Madrid |
2007
2004
2002
Group shows 25
2009
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| Look Again - Five visions in contemporary Video - Tabakalera, San Sebastián |
2008
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| Opening - 102-100 Galeria de Arte, Castelo Branco |
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| Exposição colectiva - 102 • 100 GALERIA DE ARTE, Castelo Branco |
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| Where Are You From? Contemporary Art from Portugal - Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell, IA |
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| New Polyphonies: Contemporary Art from Portugal - University of Northern Iowa - Gallery of Art, Iowa City, IA |
2007
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| Portugal Agora - À propos des lieux d'origine - MUDAM - Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg |
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| Stream - White Box, New York City, NY |
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| Everyday Stories - HAU - Hellenic American Union Gallery, Athens |
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| Zeichen und Zeichnung - Charim Galerie, Vienna |
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| 25 Frames per Second - Fundação PLMJ, Lisbon |
2006
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| Laberinto de museos - Instituto Cervantes - Beijing, Beijing |
2005
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| VideoEvento 2005 - Accademia Internazionale Arti e Media, Turin |
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| Tableaux Vivants - Serralves Foundation Collection - Museu Serralves - Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Porto |
2004
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| Arte Portugués y Español de los 90 - Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno (CAAM), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
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| 20+1 artistas portugueses nas coleccións do CGAC - CGAC - Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, Santiago de Compostela |
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| A arañeira. 100 artistas da colección CGAC - CGAC - Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, Santiago de Compostela |
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| Coletiva - Galeria Luisa Strina, São Paulo |
2003
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| Video International - FA Projects, London (England) |
2002
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| Expect the World - moi non plus - Sparwasser H Q - Forum for contemporary art, Berlin |
2001
1997
| Dealer Directory 4 |
Portugal
| | 102 • 100 GALERIA DE ARTE, Castelo Branco
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Spain
| | Distrito Cu4tro GALERIA DE ARTE, Madrid
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| | Espacio Distrito Cu4tro, Madrid
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Public collections 2
Portugal
Spain
| | CGAC - Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, Santiago de Compostela
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Catalogs
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