Fernando Casasempere was born in Santiago, Chile in 1958. He has exhibited extensively both in Chile and in North America. In 1997 he moved to London where he now lives and works.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS

2010
Patricia Ready Gallery

2008
The Thought-Provoking Machine, Economist Plaza, London

2007
Under the Forest, Jerwood Sculpture Park, Ragley Hall, Alcester

2006
Gallerie Carla Koch, Amsterdam, Holland
Sculture, Galleria Carlo Orsi, Milan, Italy

2005
Back to Earth, New Art Centre Sculpture Park and Gallery, Salisbury

2004
Eleven Sculptures at L’Eclaireuer, Paris

2003
New Work at Galeria A.M.S. Marlborough, Santiago, Chile

2002
Galerie Besson, London

2001
Ceramic Sculptures, Galerie Besson, London
Clara Scremini Gallery, Paris
Studio Caparrelli, London
Showcase at Canary Wharf, London

2000
Galerie Besson, London

1996
Galeria A.M.S. Marlborough, Santiago, Chile

1993
Esculturas Recientes, Galeria Jorge Carroza, Santiago, Chile

1991
Exposicion de Escultura, Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Santiago, Chile

1990
Fernando Casasempere, Galeria de Arte Praxis, Santiago, Chile

1990
Fernando Casasempere, Galeria Forma, Barcelona, Spain

1985
Fernando Casasempere, Galeria Forma, Barcelona, Spain

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2007
Venice: City of Dreams?, Sotheby’s, London

2004
domestic (f)utility, New Art Centre Sculpture Park and Gallery, Salisbury

2003
Sharon Louden – Fernando Casasempere, The Hempel Hotel, London;
curated by Studio Caparrelli, London

2002
Studio Caparrelli, London

2000
Studio Caparrelli, London

1999
Commemorative Millennium Mugs, Galerie Besson, London

1998
Schwarz & Martinez Art Gallery, Miami, Florida

1996
Cincuenta Anos de Escultura Contemporanea Chilena, Centro Cultural
Estacion Mapocho, Santiago, Chile
Atlanta Olympic Games, Escultura Coca-Cola

1995
Galeria Artespacio, Santiago, Chile
Santiago, Chile, Centro Cultural Mapocho

1993
Contemporary Art Museum, Osaka, Japan

1992
Hara Museum, Tokyo, Japan

1991
Galeria Praxis, Santiago, Chile

1990
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile
Galeria El Cerro, Santiago, Chile

PRIZES:

1992
Beca Fundacion Andes, Santiago, Chile

RESIDENCIES:

2004
Symposium and Residency at Danmarks Keramikmuseum, Guldagergard, Denmark

SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
Jerwood Foundation, UK
Contemporary Art Society, UK
Boijmans Museum, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Contemporary Art Museum, Osaka, Japan
Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris
Coca-Cola Museum, Atlanta, USA
Shell Company, Chile
Ladeco Collections, Chile

Private Collections in Spain, The United States, Japan, Ecuador, Italy, Chile, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Great Britain.