Natxo Checa
Curator and producer at ZDB gallery, Lisbon
2009 – Curator
Portuguese Pavillon 53rd International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia “Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds Of Air”
2005 - Present - Curator and producer at Galeria Zé dos Bois
Has developed projects in Visual Arts created in international residencies in long term collaboration with specific artists – João Maria Gusmão e Pedro Paiva, Mattia Denise, RIGO 23, Societé Realiste, João Tabarra, Alexandre Estrela, Gabriel Abrantes e Gonçalo Pena. The main concern of this curatorial method is to develop an intimate relationship with the ouvre of the artists, from the very beginning of the creative process: investigation and camp research, executive production in residency, postproduction, theoretical support, and presentation of the work at Galeria Zé dos Bois as well as other institutions.
1994- 2005 – Founder, director, producer and curator- Galeria Zé dos Bois
1995/97/99/07 - Festival Atlântico
Director, curator and producer of all the editions of Festival Atlântico.
Awards
2011 - Natércia Campos best producer award - Academia de Produtores Culturais, Lisbon, Portugal
2007 - Fund for Art Research - American Center Fundation –NY, EUA
Portuguese Pavillon 53rd International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia “Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds Of Air”
2005 - Present - Curator and producer at Galeria Zé dos Bois
Has developed projects in Visual Arts created in international residencies in long term collaboration with specific artists – João Maria Gusmão e Pedro Paiva, Mattia Denise, RIGO 23, Societé Realiste, João Tabarra, Alexandre Estrela, Gabriel Abrantes e Gonçalo Pena. The main concern of this curatorial method is to develop an intimate relationship with the ouvre of the artists, from the very beginning of the creative process: investigation and camp research, executive production in residency, postproduction, theoretical support, and presentation of the work at Galeria Zé dos Bois as well as other institutions.
1994- 2005 – Founder, director, producer and curator- Galeria Zé dos Bois
1995/97/99/07 - Festival Atlântico
Director, curator and producer of all the editions of Festival Atlântico.
Awards
2011 - Natércia Campos best producer award - Academia de Produtores Culturais, Lisbon, Portugal
2007 - Fund for Art Research - American Center Fundation –NY, EUA
| Who | Natxo Checa | Born | Spain, 1968 |
| What | Cultural Agent | Works for | Curator and producer at ZDB gallery, Lisbon |
| Activity | Gathering Hungary | Web | http://www.zedosbois.org |
| Tel | zdb@zedosbois.org |
