Pilar Cossio born in Cantabria –Spagna Until 1971 she lives in

Pilar Cossio born in Cantabria –Spagna
Until 1971 she lives in Santander. The same year she moves to
Barcelona.
1976 Bachelor of Arts, Central University of Barcelona, Spain.
In 1976 she settles in Italy, Florence.
1981 Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts: School of Fine arts in Florence.
Silvio Loffredo`s and Gian Carlo Caldini`s school. Italy
Stay in Cairo: Laurea thesis in the Al-Ashar University of Cairo, Egypt:
on “The fresh Omeyas in the Qusar` Amra caliphate Palace; Jordanian
desert” directed by Rolando Cristofanelli and Vittoria Corti.
1982 Holy Reparata Engraving School (with Giuseppe Gattuso Lo
Monte). Florence. Works with the Gamarra Garrigues`s gallery in
Madrid.
1989/91 she moves to London: being selected by the Delfina Studios
Trust Foundation, to live in London, England. She comes back from
England to Madrid for several months and then goes back to Italy.
1991-92 she receives the Rome Prize. Painting specialty. Residence in the
Academy of Spain ( Fine Arts, Architecture and Archaeology) in Rome.
State Department. Italy.
1992 she got in touch with Paolo Tonin Gallery in Turin, Italy.
1994/1999 she lives in Turin, Italy.
2000 she moves to live in Paris: where she works with the Weiller
Gallery and with the Artemisia Gallery. Paris.
In 2006 she starts working with the Juan Silió’s Santander Gallery.
2010. She lives between Paris-Turín-Madrid.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (selection)
1990 Open Studios. Delfina Studio Trust Foundation. London,
Ingraterra.
1992 Ferrovie 1 (railways 1), Academy of Spain in Rome, Fine Arts,
Architecture and Archaeology. Italy Ferrovie
1993, Ferrovie (The railways) -Fundación Marcelino Botin, Santander,
Spain.
1994 Turin, Turin, Galleria Paolo Tonin, Turin, Italy.
1995 From an empty point, Room Robayera, Miengo, Cantabria, Spain.
Time in Jazz 1995
, Jazz Festival, Berchidda, Sardinia, Italy.
1995 Da un punto di vuoto ( from an empty point) , Galleria Dante Due,
Padua, Italy (with the collaboration of Paolo Fresu, Jazz musician).
I nexhaustible Palace
1996, Siboney Gallery, Santander, Spain.
1997 Exhibition and Book presentation Riverside, Galleria Paolo
Tonin, Turin, Italy. Nadia Fusini and Juan Manuel Bonet texte.
Presented by D. Javier Lopez Marcano: Minister of Culture,
Government of Cantabria and Francesco Poli.
1997 May Moré Gallery, Madrid, Spain.
1998 Jouissance, Spazio Replay, Monte Carlo, Monaco. Presentation of
Nadia Fusini.
1999 Galleria Adelphi, Padua, Italy (Giorgio Jazz Concert and Luca
Pavan Xodo). Presentation of Edoardo di Mauro.
2000 Alto Mare. Siboney Gallery. Santander. Text Mariano Navarro.
Suite 2000, Muriedas Mauro Gallery, Torrelavega, Cantabria,
Test:Juan Manuel Bonet , F. Zamanillo and Francesco Poly
(musical project of Paolo Fresu, Furio di Castri and Antonello
Salis: Jazz). Insensé
2001, Installation, Anciens Bâtiments Municipaux , Sens, France.
2001 L’instant
dwelt, Weiller Galerie, Paris, France.
2001 Mad for Art – Chiaro di luna.CNF, Torrelavega, Cantabria.
2002 Coin d’Air, Weiller Gallerie, Paris, France. Presentation of Daniel
Soutif.
2002 Coin d’Air, Abbazia di Spinetto, Sarteano, Siena, Italy (Paolo
Fresu musical project, whit Furio di Castri and Antonello Salis:
Jazz).
2002 Mad for art, National Center of Photography, Torrelavega,
Cantabria. Daniel Soutif text. Chiaro di luna
2002, University of León, Ateneo Albeitar. 2002 Les années
Tuscany, Galerie AL / MA Montpellier, France.
2003 Pianura, Embarcadero Palace, Santander. Port Authority.
Sponsored by Delfina Entrecanales. texts of Paolo Fresu and
Fernando Francés. Madeleine
2004, Eagle Homes and Parra. Santillana del Mar. Cantabria. Spain.
Texts Georges Benero and Francis Duprè
2005 Via Crucis
Weber Gallery, Turin and Santuario di San Romedio, Sanzeno
(Trento), Italy.
2005 From an empty spot, Ateneo Albéitar, University of León, Spain.
Text Javier Hernando. Artemisia Gallery
2005. Paris. Salt
2006. Museum of Fine Arts. Santander, Spain. Daniel Soutif text
2006 Fleur de Prunier, Artemisia Gallery. Paris. France. 2006 Les
années
Tuscany -Juan Silió Gallery. Santander.
2006 The Salt Gallery
PaoloTonin ArteContemporáneo. Turin, Italy. Presentation of
Daniel Soutif.
2006 Voragine, Mauro Sala Muriedas. Torrelavega, Cantabria. Text
Javier Hernando. Immaginaire
2007 Museum, Trento, Italy. 2007 Gallery
Paolo Tonin, ArteContemporáneo, Turin, Italy.
2007 Project for frescoed refectory of the Monastery of Subiaco (Rome),
Italy.
2008 Del Sentire. Palace of Caja Cantabria, , Santillana del Mar.
Cantabria. Catalog book anthology.
2008 The Dance Leçon – A. Athena, Atelier du Lavoir. Sarlat. France.
Text Francis Dupré.
2008 SUITE II. Argüeso Castle. With project Furio di Castri
music. Cantabria. Spain. Daniel Soutif Text and LO. Vernier.
2010 Napoli
memory and forgetfulnes . Cervantes Institut. Naples. Italy. Several
texts. Exhibition held in collaboration with the Government of
Cantabria. Ministry of Culture.
2010 The Leçon
Dance, Tower Theater, Miami-USA.
2010 Guest Artist at the fifteenth anniversary of the International
Festival of Ballet and Dance Miami. Making the Festival Poster
and the mural of the festival.
2010 Rêve. Cervantes Institute. Beirut. Lebanon. Text Eduardo
Calvo, among others.
2010 Cassorati (tribute). Comune di marentino. Turin, Italy. 2011
Espace Captif- Gallery Juan Silio- Santander. Spain.
2011 La danza dei cavalli nel limitar della notte (the dance of the horses
on the edge of night) - Spineto Abbey.Sarteano, Siena. Italy.
2012 Choufe la mere (Vaghe: Le feu secret) - Alliance Franco-Marrocain.
Essaouira, Maroco.
2012 Ma belle fenêtre - La PortaBLu Gallery. Roma, Italy.
2 012 BIENNALE of CASABLANCA - About Le Dialogue. “Slow fire”
Installation. Maroco
.2012 Jazz Festival Berchidda, SS - Exhibition About Fire. “Fuoco
Lento” Installation. Italy.