Rafael Baron

Biography
Rafael Baron (B. 1986, Nova Igaçu, Brazil) sees art as a powerful communication tool that can contribute to a harmonious social experience. His brightly colored portraits of diverse individuals propose an open dialogue on tolerance and diversity. He was recently included in “Wish you were here,” a curatorial project by Danny First at The Cabin, Los Angeles. Baron was awarded in the 2019/2020 “Garimpo” contest promoted by Dasartes magazine, an accolade aimed at Brazilian emerging artists who have never had an individual exhibition at an art institution. His works belong to private collections in Brazil and abroad, and are also included in the collection of the Museo de Arte de Río, Brazil.
Rafael Baron (B. 1986, Nova Igaçu, Brazil) sees art as a powerful communication tool that can contribute to a harmonious social experience. His brightly colored portraits of diverse individuals propose an open dialogue on tolerance and diversity. He was recently included in “Wish you were here,” a curatorial project by Danny First at The Cabin, Los Angeles. Baron was awarded in the 2019/2020 “Garimpo” contest promoted by Dasartes magazine, an accolade aimed at Brazilian emerging artists who have never had an individual exhibition at an art institution. His works belong to private collections in Brazil and abroad, and are also included in the collection of the Museo de Arte de Río, Brazil.
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RAFAEL BARON 

B.1986, Nova Iguaça, RJ, Brazil

 

EDUCATION

2012              BTh, FAECAD, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

 

COLLECTIONS

Museu de Arte de Rio, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Pérez Art Museum Miami, Miami, FL

 

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024             Rafael Baron, Anita Schwartz Galeria de Arte, Rio de Janeiro, BR

 

2022              Rafael Baron: Pose, albertz benda, New York, NY

                         Portraits, albertz benda, Los Angeles, CA

 

2021                Selfie, Portas Vilaseca Galeria, Rio de Janeiro, BR

                          Wish you were here, The Cabin, Los Angeles, CA

 

2020               ArtRio 2020, Portas Vilaseca Galeria, Marina da Gloria, 

                                 Rio de Janiero, BR

                                

                          Latitude Art Fair 2020, Portas Vilaseca Galeria, Virtual

                          Rafael Baron, Spectaculu,  Rio de Janeiro, BR

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023              Funk: Um Grito De Ousadia e Liberdad, Musu de Arte do Rio,

                                  Rio de Janeiro, BR

                         Hum Ano, Bacorejo, Rio de Janeiro, BR

                         Human Tapestry, Bode Gallery, Berlin, DE

 

2022              Catharthis, Eduardo Secci, Gallery, Florence, IT 

                         The Endless Summer, albertz benda, Los Angeles, CA

 

2021               Crônicas Cariocas, Museu de Arte de Rio, Rio de 

                                 Janeiro, BR

                         Fragmented Bodies III: Figuring Renewal, albertz benda,

                                 New York, NY

                          Roll with it, Scott Miller Projects, Birmingham, AL 

 

2020              Mirror Gazing, The Pit Gallery, Los Angeles, CA                       

                         Portas de Acervo Aberto, vol. 1, Portas Vilaseca Galeria,

                                 Rio de Janiero, BR

                         Eixo 2020 collective show, 5th edition, Eixo Arte

                                 Contemporanea, virtual

 

AWARDS & RESIDENCIES 

2019               Garimpo, Das Arte Magazine