Juan Diego Tobalina

Born in 1982 in Lima, Perú
Vive y trabaja en Lima, Perú

Juan Diego Tobalina is a multidisciplinary artist, Barcelona University graduate (2008), having studied the first half of his career at Catolica University in Lima (2000 – 2003).

His work has taken part in exhibitions throughout Spain, Peru, Italy, Denmark and other latinamerican countries. He´s been awarded with “Pasaporte para un Artista 2012” prize, organised by the French Embassy in Peru, and the French Allianz Program which leaded to a residence at Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, in 2013. He has participated in “Sommerakademie 2014 um Zemtrum Paul Klee” in Bern, Switzerland curated by Raimundas Malasauskas.

Among his exhibitions, He has had the Solo shows “La Configuración Verosímil” (L´Imaginaire Gallery, Lima 2013), “No Todo lo que Brilla” (NNM Studio Residence and Solo Show, 2013) “Hiperrealidades (Simulacros en órbita)” (Galería 80m2 – Livia Benavides, Lima 2012) and “DEADLINE” (Telefonica Foundation in Lima 2012), and group shows such as:

“Frecuencia e Intensidad” (Galería Valenzuela Klenner – Bogotá), “Otro Orden” (La Polaca, Lima 2014), “La extensión del Soporte“ (Telefonica Foundation, Lima 2013), Sueños en Blanco” (Galería 80m2 Livia Benavides, Lima 2013), “Dejar actuar al Tiempo. A 100 años de John Cage” (Telefónica Foundation, Lima, 2012), “Pas de Deux” (The Private Space, Barcelona, 2012), “Intermission” (KKKB, Barcelona, 2012), “Videoakt” (Videoart Biennal Barcelona-Berlín, 2011), “Picnick Festival” (Santander´s Contemporary Art Museum, 2011), “The Many Returns”, (The Private Space By, Barcelona, 2011), “Inframince” (Swallow Gallery Barcelona – Espacio La Ex-Culpable de Lima, 2010), “Streaming Festival” (Copenhague and Milán, 2010), “Il.lusionistes” (Can Felipa, Barcelona, 2008), Zeppelin 2008 (Centro Cultura Contemporánea Barcelona).

Awards
2012 – First Prize “Pasaporte para un Artista 2012” awarded by the French Embassy in Peru

Residencies
2014 – Sommerakademie in Paul Klee Museum, Bern, curated by Raimundas Malasauskas
2013 – Cité des Arts, Paris

Solo Shows
2015 – “De Ningún lugar a Ninguna parte” + “Hotel Cosmos” – (with Andrés Pereira Paz), Sala Luis Miró Quesada Garland, Lima
2013 – La Configuración Verosímil – Galería L´Imaginaire de la Alianza Francesa, Lima
2013 – Hiperrealidades (simulacros en órbita) -, Galería 80m2 Livia Benavides, Lima
2012 – DEADLINE -Telefonica Foundation, Lima

Group Shows
2014 – Frecuencia e Intensidad – Galería Valenzuela Klenner. Bogotá
2014 – Otro Orden – Espacio La Polaca. Lima
2013 – La Extensión del Soporte – Centro Fundación Telefónica, Lima
2012 – Dejar actuar al Tiempo, a cien años de John Cage – Telefonica Foundation, Lima
2012 – Pas de Deux – The Private Space Gallery, Barcelona
2012 – Intermission –  KKKB, Barcelona
2011 – Picnick Festival –  (MAS) Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Santander y Cantabria
2011 – Videoakt – Videoart Biennal Barcelona-Berlin, Hotel Amister, Barcelona
2011 –The Many Returns – The Private Space By, Barcelona
2010 – Streaming Festival – video, Copenhague/Milán
2010 – Inframince – Swallow Gallery , Barcelona and Espacio Ex-Culpable Lima