BIO

Gonzalo Maggi was born in Buenos Aires in 1984. He studied film directing at University of Film (Argentina). He participated in the Artists’ Program at Torcuato Di Tella University in 2013, and he was awarded the Argentinian National Endowment for the Arts (FNA)-Haroldo Conti Memory Center Grant in 2014. He has attended workshops and art clinics with Gabriel Valansi, Alberto Goldenstein, Hernán Marina, and Juan Travnik.

In 2013, he held his first solo exhibition titled “Silencioso pero insiste”, curated by Alberto Goldenstein at Ricardo Rojas Cultural Center. In 2014, he exhibited at Teatro de la Ribera with the curatorship of Juan Travnik under the title "Inminencia". In 2019, he presented his third solo exhibition titled "NO DESPERTAR LA CIUDAD" at Munar. He has also participated in group exhibitions such as "Orbitar" (UNGS, 2019), "Ficciones al margen" (Pasto Gallery, 2017), "Paisajes humanos" (Winzavod, Moscow, Russia, 2015), "Desde los bordes" (M.A.C.R.O., 2014), "DOS" (Lebensohn Foundation, 2013), and "Territorios" (FNA, 2013).

His works have been exhibited in museums such as M.A.C.R.O, Emilio Caraffa Museum, M.A.C, Evita Museum of Fine Arts, Palais de Glace, and M.A.C.L.A. He has also exhibited in galleries including Aldo de Sousa, Pasto, Carla Rey, Arte x Arte, and Bisagra Contemporary Art, as well as in foundations and cultural centers such as Ricardo Rojas Cultural Center, Recoleta Cultural Center, and Lebensohn Foundation.

In 2015, he was awarded the FNA Creation Grant. His work has been finalist in various competitions including the Itaú Cultural Visual Arts Award (2012 and 2017), Andreani Foundation Visual Arts Award (2017), Visual Arts Contest-FNA (2017), Quimera Award for Art and Political Reflection (2015, jury mention), Contemporary Photography Salon of the Caraffa Museum (2012 and 2014, jury mention), National Salon of Rosario (2012), Arte x Arte Biennial (2012), National Salon of Visual Arts (2012), Annual Award of the Buenos Aires Legislature (2012), and People from my City (2012, fifth prize; and 2013, jury mention).

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