PAOLO VIVIAN . Curriculum vitae

PAOLO VIVIAN . Curriculum vitae
1962 Born in Serso di Pergine, Trento, Italy
1979 Finished the high professional industrial school
1985 Started interest in art and its activity
1987 Studied painting in studio of Carlo Girardi
1988 Continued his formation with group Visual Arts in
Trento
1997 Studied sculpture in private studio of Maestro
Egidio Petri
2004 Stage in marble sculpture, in the studio of
Veronica Fonzo, Pietrasanta, Italy
2010 - 2014 Member FIDA - Trento (Federation of
Italian artists, Trento branch)
2014 Member of group of artists “La Cerchia”, Trento
other experiences
2015 Bulgaria, Varna, art director of “FREEДОМ” - International Sculpture meeting,
international project for monumental sculpture in stone and wood
2015 - 2013 Italy, Mori (Trento), curator of “Sculpture days” project – open workshop for
sculpture in wood and the national sculpture simposiums
2013 - 2008 Italy , Baselga di Pine, Art director and curator of "Sei x Sei" – the international
sculpture project
2007 Italy , Pergine, Art director of First International Sculpture symposium in stone and
wood "The memory of amnesia" (catalog)
international festivals, fairs, contests, curatorial projects and exhibitions
2015 Bulgaria, Varna, Bulart galleria, ShapeShifter , international project,curated by Raul
Zamudio (New York, USA) (catalog)
2015 Italy, Castello Tesino (Trento), XIV International contest for sculpture in wood “Luci
ed ombre del legno”
2015 Italy, Auronzo di Cadore (Belluno), XXVII International contest for sculpture in wood
2015 Bulgaria, Varna, Sea Garden, International exhibition for monumental sculpture
2015 Bulgaria, Varna, FREEДОМ, International monumental sculpture meeting (catalog)
2015 Bulgaria, Varna, Bulart Gallery, ”InterSection” International project
2014 Italy, Auronzo di Cadore (Belluno), XXVI International contest for sculpture in wood
2014 Bulgaria, Varna, contempo – VI International contemporary art festival (catalog)
2013 Italy, Castello Tesino, XII International Competition for sculpture in wood
2013 Germany, Forst /Lausitz, Reisigwehrinsel/Rosengarten, sculpture exhibition
2013 Bulgaria, Varna, Bulart Gallery, (e) migration curatorial project (catalog)
2012 Italy, Castello Tesino, XI International Competition for sculpture in wood
2012 Italy, Valley Aurina (BZ), Cadipietra, III International contest for sculpture in wood
(catalog)
2012 Italy, Bolzano, kunStart 2012 - biennial art fair for contemporary art with Bulart
gallery (catalog)
2011 Bulgaria, Varna, Bulart gallery, “exi[s]t>15 Bulart”curatorial project (book)
2010 Hungary, Budapest, KUNSTHALLE – Museum for contemporary arts, “Heroes Corner”
curatorial project, BAF 2010 (catalog)
2010 Italy, Triggiano (BA), VII International Art Biennial “Rocco Dicillo”(catalog)
2010 Germany, Hamburg, Altonale , 12th International art festival, ON-OFF Artprojects,
„Hau Stelle" project
2010 France, La Bresse, 20th International Festival of Sculpture "Camille Claudel", stone
2010 Italy, Bolzano, kunStart 10, International fair for contemporary art with Bulart gallery
(catalog)
2009 Lithuania, Vilnius, Musical Academy, “Sounding door. Talking door ” project, curator
Julijonas Urbonas (LT) (with sound installation "Dindele Dondele" ) (book)
2009 Italy, Castello Tesino, IX International Competition for sculpture in wood
2009 Lithuania, Vilnius, ARTVILNIUS 09, The first international fair for contemporary art in
the Baltic States with Bulart gallery (catalog)
2008 Bulgaria, Varna, Art in August, 6th Biennial of visual arts, curator Filip Zidarov
2008 Italy, Bolzano, KUNSTART, V international fair for modern and contemporary art with
Bulart gallery, "Cross point" project
2007 Bulgaria, Varna, Bulart gallery, "Life stream", international project
2007 France, La Bresse, XVII Festivals of sculpture „Camille Claudel", stone
2006 Italy, Castle Tesino, VI International competition for sculpture in wood
2006 France, La Bresse, XVI Festival of sculpture „Camille Claudel",stone
2005 Italy, Madonna di Campiglio, Pinzolo, XVII international contest for sculpture in wood
2004 Italy, Madonna di Campiglio, Pinzolo, XVI International contest for sculpture in wood
2003 Italy, Madonna di Campiglio, Pinzolo, XV International contest for sculpture in wood
2003 Italy, Longarone, Belluno, Ex Tempore for sculture in wood “40° anniversary di
Vajont”
2003 France, La Bresse, XIII Festivals of sculpture "Camille Claudel",wood
International symposiums and artist-in-residences
2015 Italy, Arcumeggia di Casalzuigno (Varese), Wood gallery, Ist wooden sculpture
symposium
2015 Bulgaria, Varna, contempo – VII International contemporary art festival , creative
residence, (catalog)
2014 Italy, Pozza di Fassa (Trento), II International symposium for wooden sculpture in the
memory of Toni Gross
2014 Germany, Sankt Blasien, XIX International symposium for wooden sculpture
2014 Bulgaria, Varna, contempo – VI International contemporary art festival,
performance,(catalog)
2013 Germany, Forst/Lausitz, First International Art Symposium in Rosengarten
2013 Italy, Balbido (Trento) , XXV International Symposium for sculpture in wood
2012 Poland, Rabka-Zdroj, First International symposium for sculpture in stone
2011 Italy, Baselga di Pine (Trento), “SEIxSEI” intenational sculpture project in wood
2010 Italy, Belluno (Veneto), XXV Intenational Sculpture symposium in wood (catalog)
2010 Italy, Balbido (Trento), XXII International Sculture symposium in wood
2010 Austria, Stubenberg am see, 3rd International Symposium on Wood Sculpture
"Connect to Art"
2009 Italy, Levico (Trento), "Encontrarte", 1st international symposium of sculpture on
wood
2009 Germany, Sankt Blasien, XIV International Symposium of Wood Sculpture "Sculpture
in the municipality"
2009 Luxembourg, Differdange, IInd stone sculpture symposium
2009 Netherlands, Drenthe, "Art and Nature", International Sculpture Project ( catalog)
2008 Belluno (Veneto), XXIII Ex Tempore in wood (catalog)
2008 Italy, Baselga di Pine (Trento), "Sei x Sei",International sculpture project, wood
2008 Italy, Balbido (Trento), XX Symposium of sculpture, wood
2008 Luxembourg, Differdange, First Symposium for sculpture in stone
2007 Italy, Pergine Valsugana (Trento), First symposium for sculpture in stone and wood
"Memory of amnesia", porfido (catalog)
2007 Italy, Balbido (Trento), XIX Symposium of sculpture, wood
2006 Germany, Sankt Blasien, XI International sculpture symposium in wood
2006 Italy, Balbido (Trento), XVIII Symposium of Sculpture in wood
2006 Finland, Vaasa, Vth International ice-sculpture symposium
2005 Italy, Nimis (Udine), VI International sculpture symposium in wood
national symposiums and residences
2015 Folgaria (Trento), Symposium fo sculpture in memory of Cirillo Grott
2015 Villa Agnedo (Trento) , "Pietre D’Acqua" (Stones on water) ,II sculpture symposium in
granite (catalog)
2014 Lavarone (Trento), “ Il respiro degli alberi”, site-specific sculpture project
2014 Ala (Trento), First Symposium for monumental sculpture in stone (catalog)
2014 Mori (Trento), Maso Naranch, II Symposium for wooden sculpture
2014 Fierozzo (Trento), “Bersntol: Per non dimenticare” project, competition for sculpture
in wood
2013 Siror di Primiero (Trento), XII Symposium for sculpture in wood “Arte Natale”
2013 Mori (Trento), Maso Naranch, First symposium for sculpture in wood
2013 Mezzocorona (Trento), Symposium for sculpture in wood
2012 Siror di Primiero (Trento), XI Symposium for sculpture in wood “Arte Natale”
2012 Predazzo (Trento), Latemar, II symposium for sculpture in wood
2012 Trento, Valley Ledro, “LedroLandArt” project
2012 Padova, San Giorgio delle Pertiche, IX symposium for sculpture in wood “Giovanni
Da Cavino”
2012 Sant`Orsola (Trento), II symposium for sculpture in wood “Albi, the voice of the
water”
2011 San Pietro di Barbozza, Vignarte, III Sympoim for sculpture in wood
2011 Siror di Primiero (Trento), Symposium for sculpture in wood “Arte Natale”
2011 Predazzo (Trento), Latemar, First symposium for sculpture in wood
2011 Palu del Fersina (Trento), First symposium for sculpture in wood “Albi, the voice of
the water”
2010 San Pietro di Barbozza , Vignarte, II Symposium sculpture in wood
2007 Comano Terme (Trento), Sculpture Symposium "Giro d’Italia"
2007
2006
2005
2005
2004
2003
2003
2002
Belluno (Veneto), XXII Ex-Tempore sculpture in wood
Capriana (Trento), III Symposium sculpture in wood
Padova, Sculpture Symposium IKEA, wood
Spiazzo Rendena (Trento), Symposium "Nini Chesi", wood
Siror di Primiero (Trento), III Sculpture Symposium in wood
Siror di Primiero (Trento), II Sculpture Symposium in wood
Baselga di Pine (Trento), Sculpture symposium for RAI TV "Uno Mattina"
Siror di Primiero (Trento), I Sculpture Symposium in wood
national festivals, exhibitions and curatorial projects (selected)
2015 Trento, Sala Thun, Torre Mirana, “Il Silenzio” (Silence), collective exhibition of the
group “La Cerchia”, curated by Elisabetta Doniselli (catalog)
2015 Vermiglio (Trento), “Vermiglio 1915 - 2015: L'Esodo”, collective exhibition, curated by
“La Cerchia” (catalog)
2015 Sardinia, Bossa, Museo Museo Casa Deriu , “Artisti a statuto speciale”, collective
exhibition, curated by Paolo Sirena e Maurizio Scudiero (catalog)
2015 Sardinia, Museo Sa Corona Arrùbia, “Artisti a statuto speciale”, collective exhibition,
curated by Paolo Sirena e Maurizio Scudiero (catalog)
2015 Trento, Torre Mirana, “Artèresistenza, I colori della libertà”, collective exhibition,
curated by prof. Mario Cossali e prof. Renzo Francescotti (catalog)
2015 Trento, Torre Mirana, “Artisti a statuto speciale”, collective exhibition, curated by
Paolo Sirena e Maurizio Scudiero (catalog)
2014 Trento, Pallace Thun, Torre Mirana, “Nuvole”, collective exhibition, curated by “La
Cerchia” (catalog)
2014 Ala (Trento), Parco Bastie, mostra di scultura monumentale su pietra ,a curated by
prof. Mario Cossali e Remo Forchini
2013” Bezzecca, Ledro (Trento), Exhibition Hall Don Bosco, “Art and Creating”, collective
exhibition
2013 Sanzeno (Trento), Cultural Center of Anaunia “Casa de Gentili”, “Melamorfosi”,
collective exhibition by FIDA-Trento
2013 Canale di Tenno (Trento) ,Casa degli Artisti Giacomo Vittone, "LAKE and THE CITY",
collective exhibition, FIDA-Trento
2013 Asolo (Treviso), Villa Barbieri, Mappa Mundi project, site-specific installation
2012 Caldonazzo (Trento), II edition of the contest “NatalArte”
2012 Trento, Palazzo Roccabruna , “Men and Stone”, collective exhibition
2012 Trento, Vezzano, “GiardinArt” project
2012 Trento, "Non si va mai cosi' lontano", annual group exhibition,curated by FIDATrento (catalog)
2011 Trento, Bookique Caffè , "Il libro che non c`é", exhibition for artists book curated by
FIDA –Trento
2011 Nogaredo (Trento), Marzadro distillery, IV annual exhibition by TuningArt association
(catalog)
2010 Assisi, Museo della Porziuncola, “L’irrompere della vita”, collective exhibition
2010 Trento, Palazzo Lodron, “Appunti di viaggio”, annual exhibition curated by FIDATrento (catalog)
2010 Borgo Valsugana (Trento), Spazio Klien e Castel Ivano, "Mitology of wood" project
curated by Fiorenzo Degasperi and Vittorio Fabris (catalog)
1987 Arco (Trento) , Concorso di pittura “Giovanni Segantini“,
1987 Volano, Biennale di Volano, pittura
personal exhibitions
2015 Italy, Rovereto, SS Trinità Church, Hortus Sacrum , sculpture, curated by prof .Mario
Cossali
2014 Italy, Pergine Valsugana (Trento), Teatro Comunale, Exhibition hall and Gallery Sala
Maier, “mappa memoria : (im)possibili utopie”, retrospective exhibition, curated by Paolo
Zammatteo e Dora Doncheva- Bulart (monography)
2014 Bulgaria, Sofia, Gallery Shipka 6,UBA, “ Hortus Memoriae di Paolo Vivian ”, sculpture,
installations, curated by Dora Doncheva - Bulart
2014 Bulgaria,Varna, The Sea port of Varna, contempo – VI International contemporary art
festival , “The memory of wood”, performance
2014 Bulgaria, Varna, Graffit gallery, “Hortus Memoriae”, sculpture, installations, curated
by Dora Doncheva- Buart, presentation Dr.Anna Amendolagine (catalog)
2013 Italy, Genoa, Palazzo Ducale, Artelier artistic space, "To swollen sails",sculpture (with
Federico Anselmi), curated by Elena Boscheri and Elisabetta Lodoli
2011 Italy, Villa Lagarina (Trento), Palace Libera, “Memoria&Materia”, sculpture (with
Enrico Farina), curated by prof. Mario Cossali
2010 Italy, Trento, Audi Hangar, Art in Progress, installation and litho
2009 Italy, Pergine Valsugana (Trento), gallery Sala Maier, "Between Spirit and Memory”,
installation, sculpture, video
2009 Lithuania, Vilnius, Actus Magnus gallery, "Ding Dong. Concerts for lovers”, photos and
sound installations, performance
2009 Lithuania, Vilnius, ARTVILNIUS 09, LITEXPO, Bulart gallery, "Ding Dong", performance
2009 Italy, Serso (Trento), Church "San Giorgio”, "Dindele dondele campano”, performance
2008 Bulgaria, Varna, Bulart gallery, "Homo Erectus", video installation, objects
2008 Italy, Brixen, Varna (Bolzano), Abbey of Neustift, "Art in Action" action, "Eclipse of the
sacred. Aurora of the spirit”, performance, sculpture and poetry, curated by Centro Studi
Vox Populi
2008 Italy, Brixen - Varna (Bolzano), Abbey of Neustift, "Memories of the Spirit",
installation, sculpture, objects, curated by Dora Doncheva-Bulart
2008 Italy, Trento, Audi Hangar. "Morphology of Memory", sculpture, installation,
curatated by Marco Tomasini (catalog)
2007 Italy, Terzolas (Trento), Municipality Hall, "Animal", sculpture
2007 Italy, Serso (Trento), “Art in forest”, action,installations with photography, wood,
clay, children
2007 Italy, Madrano (Trento),” Homo Erectuc”, performance, fire, photography
2007 Italy, Ravenna, Gallery Art studio, sculpture ( with Yarka Prasek)
2006 Italy, Pergine Valsugana (Trento), Gallery Sala Maier, "Vivian-Animal ", sculpture
2005 Italy, Palu del Fersina (Trento) , Cultural Institute Mocheno, sculpture
2005 Italy, Trento, "Memory Africa" (with Luciano Olzer and Afrostudio), performances,
sculpture and multimedia
2005 Italy, Pergine Valsugana (Thento), Theatre Tent, “Memory Africa " (with Luciano Olzer
and Afrostudio), performances, sculpture and multimedia
2005 Italy, Rovereto, City Hall "Iras Baldessari", sculpture, curatated by Maurizio Scudiero
2004 Italy, Pergine Valsugana (Trento), Cassa Rurale, ”Chromosoma" project, installation,
sculpture
2004 Italy, San Michele Adige, House Mezzena
2001 Italy, Roncegno Villa Waiz, association "Il Melograno"
2000 Italy, Pergine Valsugana (Trento), Swimming Pool Hall, "Art in daily territory “, action,
sculpture
1999 Italy, Cembra (Trento), Palace Barbi, sculpture ( with Ivan Boneccher)
1999 Italy, Ferrara, Gallery Rivellino, sculpture
1998 Italy, Baselga di Pine (Trento), Municipal Hall, sculpture
international and national prizes
2014 Italy, Siror di Primiero (Trento), Symposium for sculpture in wood, PRIZE
2012 Italy, Valley Aurina (Bolzano), Cadipietra, III International contest for sculpture in
wood, IV PRIZE
2012 Padova, San Giorgio delle Pertiche, IX symposium for sculpture in wood “Giovanni Da
Cavino”, PRIZE
2012 Caldonazzo (Trento),II edition of contest “NatalArte”, FIRST PRIZE
2012 Pergine Valsugana (Trento), Art Contest for the School of Serso, SECOND PRIZE
2012 Siror di Primiero (Trento), Symposium for sculpture in wood, FIRST PRIZE
2010 San Pietro di Barbozza, Vignarte, Symposium for sculpture in wood, THIRD PRIZE
2010 Austria, Linz, Prix Ars Electronica for “Talking doors.Sounding doors” project, main
curator Julijonas Urbonas (Lithuania) /with “Dindele Dondele" sound installation/
2009 Bulgaria, Varna, The Annual award of Bulart gallery club (for "Dindele Dondele
campano’ " project)
2008 Luxembourg, Differdange, First international symposium in stone, dedicated to the
centenary of the city, ”Chromosoma 4”, stone, FIRST PRIZE
2008 Baselga di Pine, Competition for the logo "Il pino di Pine", FIRST PRIZE
2007 Caldonazzo, Competition for the Logo of the Lake, SECOND PRIZE
2006 France, La Bresse, XVI Festivals of sculpture "Camille Claudel", PRIZE of the Artists,
"Cloud Sheep", stone (with the Latvian sculptor Girts Burvis )
2005 Italy, Madonna de Campiglio, Pinzolo, XVII International contest for Sculpture in
wood, FIRST PRIZE
2004 Italy, Madonna de Campiglio, Pinzolo, XVI International contest for sculpture in
wood, THIRD PRIZE
2003 Italy, Madonna de Campiglio, Pinzolo, XV International contest of sculpture in wood,
SECOND PRIZE
1987 Competition “ Giovanni Segantini“, PRIZE for painting
1987 Volano, Biennial of arts, PRIZE for painting
works in public collections in foreign countries
2015 Bulgaria, Varna, Municipality of Varna , “Orizontals-Verticals”, wood
2014 Germany, Municipality of Sankt Blasien, “Feuer und Wasser”, wood
2014 Bulgaria, Varna, collection of contempo festival , “the Joy”, wood
2013 Germany, Forst /Lausitz , Rosengarten, “Schwarze Jule”, wood
2012 Poland, Rabka-Zdroj, Park Zdrojowym “Girl on the window”, stone
2010 Austria, Stubenberg am see, Kunsts und Kultur Forum, ”The dance of the memories”,
sculpture by wood
2009 Luxembourg, Differdange, Park Gerlache, "Fortissimo.Musc of the rock”, stone
2009 Netherlands, Drenthe, Park Gees, “Menhir”, installation of wood and natural stones
2008 Differdange, Luxembourg, Gerlache Park, "Chromosoma 4", stone, colored wooden
cubes
2006 France, Municipality of La Bresse , the City Park, "The cloud sheep", installation of
natural stones and iron
2001 Norway, Bergen, Italian Cultural institute, “il Gendarme“, wood
works in public collections in Italy (selection)
2015 Municipality of Casalzuigno (Varese), Wood gallery, “Memories of one kiss”,
sculpture in wood
2015 Ecomuseum of Valsugana, Trento , "Traces and presences" , sculture in granite
2014 Municipality of Pozza di Fassa (Trento), “Mater Montis”, sculpture in wood
2014 Municipality of Ala (Trento), Park Bastie, “Un’Asse tra la terra al il cielo”,
monumental sculpture in stone, marbre rosso trento
2014 Municipality of Lavarone (Trento), “Memorie di un bosco”, installation site-specific,
antique wood
2012 Municipality of Sover (Trento), Sport Camp, “La Via di Walter”, monumental scuplture
in porphyry, dedicated to the famous alpinist Walter Nones,who died in Cho Oy, Himalaya
2012 Municipality Predazzo (Trento), “El Bacàn”, sculpture in wood
2012 Municipality San Giorgio delle Pertiche (Padova), “Totem of donated memories”,
sculpture in wood
2012 Municipality Ledro (Trento), “LedroLandArt” project for land art park, ”Cow show”
installation site-specific by natural stones and iron
2011 Siror di Primiero (Trento), Municipality, “Bar Code“, pannel in wood
2011 Trento, Bank Cassa Rurale, “Bar Code”, installation by wood
2011 Baselga di Pine (Trento), Azienda per il Turismo, sculpture in wood
2011 Valdobbiadene (Veneto), Proloco San Pietro di Barbozza, “Menhir for future
memories”,sculpture in wood
2010 Valdobbiadene (Veneto), Proloco San Pietro di Barbozza, “Musa Musina”, sculpture
in wood
2010 Municipality Predazzo (Trento), “Sonnenkinder”, sculpture in wood
2009 Pergine Valsugana (Trento), Park Tre castagni, "Cloud sheep”, site-specific installation
by natural stones and iron
2008 Baselga di Pine (Trento), Municipality ,Fountain square, Megalogo “Pine Pine”,wood
2008 Baselga di Pine (Trento), Tourist Board, “Totem of the forest”, sculpture in wood
2007 Pergine Valsugana (Trento), Park Tre castagni, ” The totem of memory”, sculpture in
porphyry
2005 Pergine Valsugana (Trento), Palace Cerra, Totem "Verso l’oltre“, sculoture in wood
2005 Madonna di Campiglio (Trento), School Maternal, Totem "The flying wish",
sculpture in wood
2002 Sirors di Primiero (Trento), City Hall, the Totem, sculpture in wood
works in private collections abroad (selection)
2013 Bulgaria , Varna, collection Bulart gallery, “La Montagna immaginata”, object in wood
2012 Bulgaria, Varna, collection Bulart gallery , “Il libro che non ho letto per non dovere
dipingere”, pannel in wood
2009 Germany, Waldshut, collection of Mrs. Rita Schwarzeluhr-Sutter, "Menhir", sculpture
in wood
2009 Lithuania, Vilnius, collection of "Actus Magnus" gallery, "Dindele", photography
2008 Bulgaria, Varna, collection Mr.Stoil Stoilov, "Homo Erectus", installation by cromes
cubes and photography , video
2007 Bulgaria, Varna, Bulart gallery collection, "Music Memory”, installation with wooden
object and cubes
2006 Germany, Freiburg, collection Barbara Kleinbub - Overhage, "The Joy", sculpture in
wood
2006 France, Paris, collection Msr. Denis Menard, "Cloud sheep", sculpture in stone
2005 Belgium, Liege, Collection Michael Boulanger, "Torso of a Woman", sculpture in
sandstone
2004 Spain, Barcelona, Giovannini Collection, Hotel America, "Bull", sculpture in wood and
iron
works in private collections in Italy
Castello Tesino, Primiero, Pergine Valsugana, Trento, Rovereto, Vicenza, Modena, Bologna,
Idro (Brescia),Verona ecc
The art critics who have wrote about Paolo Vivian are Marco Tomasini , Maurizio Scudiero,
Fiorenzo Degasperi, prof. Renzo Francescotti, prof. Mario Cossali, Giorgio Fogazzi, Dora
Doncheva- Bulart, Svetla Petkova, Paolo Zammatteo, Anna Amendolagine, Francesca
Piersanti , Elisabetta Doniselli, Raul Zamudio ecc.
Paolo Vivian lives and works in Palù del Fersina, Trento, Italy.
Contacts
Paolo Vivian
[email protected] | www.paolovivian.it
phone: IT (+39) 349 8 109 200
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