Juan Cossio - BIO/LINKS

JUAN COSSIO (Madrid,1960)

Having exhibited a natural vocation early on in a life as an adept draughtsman and showing a keen visual sensibility for the painting , Juan Cossío went on to study Fine Art at the Complutense University of Madrid. Actively involved in the explosive Spanish art scene of the Eighties, Cossío's tireless research and experimentation into pushing the boundaries of pictorial techniques led him to what is now more commonly known as "New Realism" . Relying on photography as his main means of support and using the timeless airbrush as his preferred tool, Cossío's work continues to evolve through an openness to approach and his continual curiosity in employing whatever new techniques are at hand in order to achieve his unique contemporary aesthetic which look to the female figure as its main subject.

Habiendo mostrado una temprana vocación para el dibujo así como una gran sensibilidad para la  pintura , Juan Cossío realizó estudios de Bellas Artes en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid.  Activamente envuelto en el fértil panorama cultural que supuso la década de los 80 en España, Juan  Cossío desarrolla una búsqueda incesante de experimentación que le lleva a los límites de las  técnicas pictóricas, introduciéndose en lo que que se ha venido llamando como "Nuevo Realismo".  Apoyándose en la fotografía como herramienta de registro de la realidad y en el aerógrafo como  herramienta de trabajo más adecuada para sus fines.El trabajo de Juan Cossío evoluciona en su  constante curiosidad en utilizar cualquier medio ya sea técnico o estilístico que le ayude a expresar su estética contemporánea que tiene cómo protagonista la figura femenina. 

EXHIBITIONS

1992 - Solo exhibition.Sala Mejía Lequerica.Madrid

1997 - Collective exhibition "Classic and Modern of the reality". Heller Gallery.Madrid.
- Works in the Confederación de Cajas de Ahorro de Madrid
1999 - Participates in the Latin American Art Fair of Caracas .Heller Gallery
2000 - Collective exhibition " Forms and Volumes".Heller Gallery
2001 - Exhibition Clave Gallery . Murcia
2002 - Participates in the International Contemporary Art Fair of Seville .Puchol Gallery . Valencia.
2003 - Participates in the Feria DeArte of Madrid .Gema Lazcano Gallery
- Collective exhibition "Arcanes Contemporaries" . Clave Gallery
- Collective exhibition "Small Format" . Gema Lazcano Gallery
- Participates in the Commemorative Exhibition "XXV Anniversary of the Spanish Constitution". Museo Casa de la Moneda
2004 - The Spanish Post Office chooses the painting "Nativity" for its reproduction on stamp.
2005 - Solo exhibition Sammer Gallery . Marbella.
- Participates in the Palm Beach Art Fair. Miami. Sammer Gallery
- Exhibition at Vazquez Kunst Gallery.Holland.
- Collective exhibition "What is realism?". Albermale Gallery. London
2006 - Collective exhibition "The Female Poser" . Sammer Gallery
- Works in the "Fundació de les Arts i els Artistes".MEAM of Barcelona
2007 - Participates in the Fair "Luxury Please". Vienna
- Collective exhibition "Realism". Sammer Gallery
2008 - Solo exhibition Albermale Gallery.
- Participates in the Fair Art Nocturne Knocke.Belgium
2009 - Collective exhibition "Realism Redefined".Cuadro Fine Art Gallery.Dubai.
- Collective exhibition. Plus One Gallery. London
- Collective exhibition "Winter Show" .Plus One Gallery.London.
2011 - Collective exhibition.Galerie Archange.Paris
- Collective exhibition. Plus One Gallery. London
- Collective exhibition."15th Anniversary Exhibition".Everard Read Gallery.Cape Town.
- Collective exhibition ."Corpi esposti".Barbara Frigerio Contemporary Art Gallery.Milano.
2012 - Participates in Art Greenwich.Anthony Brunelly Fine Arts.Binghamton,NY.
- Participates in Waterfall Mansion Art of New York.Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts.Binghamton,NY.
2013 - Participates in Art Palm Beach 2013.Waterhouse&Dodd gallery.London.New York.
- Participates in "Salon 2".collective exhibition.Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts.Binghamton,NY.
- Participates in Art Wynwood 2013-Miami.Waterhouse&Dodd gallery.London.New York.
- Participates in Scope New York 2013.Waterhouse&Dodd gallery.London.New York.
- Group show."The naked truth".Plus one gallery.London.
- “Hyperrealism today"-Museu del Tabac.Andorra.
- "Lapada".Art&Antiques Fair.Plus One gallery.London.
- Group show"The naked truth".Plus One Gallery.Londres.
- Group show"Hyperrealism today".Sant Juliá de Lória.Andorra.
- Group show."Celebration of 100 years of Everard Read".Cape Town.
2014 - Solo show."Debajo de tu piel vive la luna".El Quatre gallery.Barcelona.
- Winter collective.Albemarle gallery.London
2015 - Realism 2015.Albemarle Gallery.London
- S R.Brennen galleries.USA.
- R Alexander Fine Art.USA
2016 - Works at Count Ibex Collection.
- Winter collective.Albemarle gallery.London
- Group show.S.R.Brennen Galleries.Santa Fe.New Mexico.USA.
- Group show.Mary Martin gallery.Florida.USA
- Group show.Spanish Art Exhibition.Hangzhou.China
- Group show.R. Alexander Art Gallery.Atlanta.USA
2017 - Group show.Thornwood gallery.Houston.Texas.
- Group show.Galeria K.Palma de Mallorca.
- “Reality Check".Everard Read Gallery.Cape Town.
- Galeria K.LUXEMBOURG ART FAIR
2018 - ARCO .Clorofila Digital.Madrid
- GABINETE ART FAIR.Clorofila Digital.Madrid.

- Collective photography exhibition."The same in rights" organized by Abogacía Española.Madrid

- Solo show.R.Alexander Fine Art."Life in abstraction".Atlanta.U.S.

2019 - Solo show."Reality and Abstraction". La Factoría de Papel.Madrid

- Art Fair Revolution Taipei. Galería Art - Bcn. Taiwán

2020 - Group show."Sobras de Arte ”.Enero 2020. La Factoría de Papel.Madrid
- "Reality...And Then Some". Collective exhibition. Ric Michel Fine Art. NY

- Collective exhibition. Clorofila Digital Showroom. Madrid

- " El Renacer de la Figuración ". November . Group show. Fondos del Museo Europeo de Arte Moderno (MEAM). Sala Vimcorsa .Córdoba

- Group show."Sobras de Arte “.December . La Factoría de Papel.Madrid

2021 - Group show."Sobras de Arte “. December. La Factoría de Papel.Madrid

2022 - Member of The Spiral Collective. Contemporary Art and Culture

- Galerie Artmundi . Place des Vosges . Paris

- Solo show."Visions". April . La Factoría de Papel. Madrid

- Group show . “Figuración entre velas”. July . Fondos del Museo Europeo de Arte Moderno (MEAM). Iglesia de Santo Domingo de Pedraza . Segovia

- Group show. VIII Edition "Sobras de Arte “. December . La Factoría de Papel. Madrid

2023 - Group show."Se Toca y No Se Mira“. November. La Factoría de Papel.Madrid

- Group show. IX Edition "Sobras de Arte “. December . La Factoría de Papel. Madrid

2024 - Flecha Art Fair.Madrid