PEP VENTOSA

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

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INTRODUCTION

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C.V.

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PUBLICATIONS

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WORKS

The Collective Snapshot

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

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C.V.

Born in 1957 in Vilafranca del Penedès (Barcelona), Spain, Ventosa currently lives near San Francisco, California. A lifelong passion for photography began with his first camera at the age of 10.  He went on to attend the Escola d’Arts i Oficis Artístics de l’Alt Penedès in Vilafranca to learn the mechanics of the darkroom. While the intervening years were spent pursuing musical aspirations – becoming an accomplished drummer with several recorded albums – the digital revolution in photography brought Ventosa strongly back to the visual medium. He taught himself the possibilities of the new digital darkroom, focusing on an exploration of the photographic image and the new forms it can take, and quickly made a name as an artist adept at deconstructing and reconstructing images into a new visual experience. His creative work processes are now used as a teaching guide for photography students.

Exhibits (Selection)

2007	Musee de l'Elysee, Lausanne, Switzerland
	ARCO International Contemporary Art Fair, with Palma Dotze Galeria d'Art, Madrid, Spain (2007 & 2005)
	DFOTO, International Contemporary Photography and Video-Art Fair, with Palma Dotze Galeria d'Art, San Sebastian, Spain (2007 & 2005)
2006	Space 743 Gallery, San Francisco, California
	St. Louis Artists’ Guild, Clayton, Missouri. Jury selected by Bonne Stutski, Senior Editor of the Smithsonian Magazine
	Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, California. Jury selected by Laura Richard Janku, editor-in-chief of Artweek
	Coastal Arts League Gallery & Museum, Half Moon Bay, California (2006 & 2004)
	Firart Penedès, Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain (2006 & 2004)
2005	ARTissima, The International Fair of Contemporary Art, with Palma Dotze Galeria d'Art, Torino, Italy
	Palma Dotze Galeria d'Art, Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain
	Viridian Artists XVI National Exhibition, New York City. Jury selected by the late curator of 20th Century Art at New York’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Robert Rosenblum
	Crocker Art Museum, Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition, Sacramento, California. Jury selected by pop artist Mel Ramos. Ventosa’s work remains in the permanent collection of the Crocker Art Museum.
	Caminos de Hierro Exhibition, 16 cities in Spain (2005 & 2004). Jury selected by the Royal Photographic Society of Madrid.
2004	Museum of Contemporary Art, Center for Fine Art Photography, Ft. Collins, Colorado
	Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge Art Association National Prize Show, Harvard Square, Massachusetts. Jury selected by Robert Fitzpatrick, Pritzker Director and CEO of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
	Sala dels Trinitaris, Catalunya's biennial "Primavera Fotográfica", Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain
	Marin Society of Artists National Exhibition, Ross, California. Jury selected by Robert Shaw, Professor of Art, University of California, Berkeley
	American 24/7 Exhibitions - Traveling exhibition to Manhattan’s Bryant Park, Grand Central Station and International Center of Photography, the United Nations main lobby, Washington DC's Union Station, Corcoran Gallery and Smithsonian Institutes, San Francisco's California Academy of Sciences, and the Denver Museum of Natural History

Awards (Selection)

2007	Finalist, Photolucida’s Critical Mass
	Finalist, Pilsner Urquell International Photography Awards - Cityscapes
	Finalist, Pilsner Urquell International Photography Awards – Landscapes
2006	First Prize, National Juried Photography Competition, Coastal Arts League Gallery & Museum, Half Moon Bay, California
	Top 50 Photographers selection, Positive Focus' Body of Work
2005	Finalist, 18° and 19° Caminos de Hierro Concurso Fotográfico (2005 & 2004)
2004	3rd Prize, XVII Firart Penedès, Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain
	Best of Photography 2004 Annual, Photographers Forum Magazine
	Honorable Mention, 2004 National Juried Photography Competition, Coastal Arts League Gallery & Museum, Half Moon Bay, California