Alberto Von Fach

Artistic career

An international career

Since the 1980s, Alberto Von Fach’s artistic career has unfolded across studios, galleries, salons, cultural centres, public spaces and artistic institutions.

His work has circulated in various international contexts, affirming a body of work deeply connected to matter, territory and the gaze.

Distinctions

Awards and distinctions granted to the artist

2000

Medal of the City of Valdivia

Medal of the City of Valdivia, Chile, for the creation of a monumental sculpture during the 5th International Sculpture Symposium.

1994

Gold Medal for the Promotion of the Arts

10th International Salon of Painting and Sculpture of Nancy: Gold Medal for the Promotion of the Arts awarded by the jury.

1992

Special Public Prize

4th International Grand Prix of Plastic Arts of the City of Nice: Special Public Prize.

1989

Medals and First Prize for Sculpture

Medal of the General Council of Val-d’Oise, First Prize for Sculpture and Medal of the Bicentenary and Freedom awarded by the city of Eragny-sur-Oise.

1987

Silver Medal Art-Sciences-Letters

Silver Medal Art-Sciences-Letters, crowned by the Académie Française, Prix Thorlet. Medal of Honour and Silver Medal for Teaching and Social Education.

1986

Gold Medal of the European Academy of Arts

Diploma of the European Academy of Arts with Gold Medal in tribute to his artistic value.

1985

Special Grand Prize of the European Academy of Arts

Special Grand Prize of the 20th anniversary of the European Academy of Arts in Paris.

Artistic chronology

An international artistic career

2011

Studio and conference room, Paris

Permanent exhibition of various works, sculptures and paintings in his studio and conference room in Paris 75019.

2009

Château de La Bussière, France

Permanent exhibition of three monumental works at the Château de La Bussière, France.

2007

Shanghai and Puerto Montt

Exhibition at the Shanghai Sculpture Space in preparation for the 2010 World Expo in China. Exhibition in Puerto Montt, Chile, in honour of the artist’s career.

2006

Canton, Ghent, Barcelona, New York and Lausanne

Participation in the 11th International Art Fair of Canton at the International Palace of Canton. Art Day at the Ritz Hotel, Place Vendôme. LINEART 2006 in Ghent, exhibition at Sala Barna in Barcelona, Salon Parc Avenue at the Waldorf Astoria in New York, exhibition at the Beau-Rivage Palace in Lausanne and creation of two monumental sculptures in Chile.

2005

Hôtel Jean Hérault de Gourville

Solo exhibition of the artist at the Hôtel Jean Hérault de Gourville, La Rochefoucauld, with the exhibition “Sous le patio”.

2004

Vision sur les Arts

French national travelling exhibition by the magazine “Vision sur les Arts”, lasting two years, alongside major artists such as Renoir, Corot, Degas, Picasso, Matisse, Dalí, Chagall, Maillol, Bonnard and Von Fach.

2003

Chilean North American Institute of Culture

Exhibition at the Chilean North American Institute of Culture in Chile.

2001

NEB’ART Gallery, Narbonne

Permanent exhibition at the NEB’ART gallery in Narbonne.

2000

Paris, Valdivia and Santiago

Exhibition at the EVERARTS gallery in Paris. Participation in the 5th International Symposium of Monumental Sculpture in Valdivia, Chile. Exhibition of monumental sculptures in Santiago, Chile.

1999

Salon des Indépendants, Paris

Participation in the Salon des Indépendants at the Eiffel-Branly space, Paris.

1998

Clotilde-de-Vaux Cultural Centre

Invited to exhibit at the Clotilde-de-Vaux Cultural Centre in Paris, as part of the National Celebrations of the Ministry of Culture commemorating the bicentenary of Auguste Comte’s birth.

1997

Vigneux and Antibes

Guest of honour at the 2nd Art Biennial of Vigneux. Selected for the 2nd edition of the Exhibition of Monumental Sculptures in the city of Antibes.

1996

Saint-Germain-des-Prés and Vittel

Solo exhibition in Paris at the Marie de Holmsky Gallery in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Participation in the International Salon of Painting and Sculpture of Vittel.

1995

Sarrebourg and Sciences Po Paris

Invited to the 5th International Salon of Painting and Sculpture of Sarrebourg, under the presidency of Pierre Messmer. The artist illustrated “La Tribune Franco-Allemande” with his sculptures for the 5th Franco-German Day at Sciences Po in Paris.

1994

Surrection and French salons

Creation of the sculpture “Surrection” at the request of the city of Eragny-sur-Oise to symbolize the Franco-Hungarian twinning between Eragny-sur-Oise and Komló. Participation in the Salon of the Artistic Society of Étampes and in the International Salon of Painting and Sculpture of Nancy.

1993

Essonne-Guyane and Salon des Artistes Français

Guest of honour of the Essonne-Guyane exhibition in Étampes. Selected for the Salon des Artistes Français at the Grand Palais, Paris.

1992

Grand Palais, Hérouet Gallery, Pompidou and Nice

Selected for the Salon des Artistes Français at the Grand Palais. Exhibition at the Hérouet Gallery in Paris. Invited by critic Damián Bayón as part of the exhibition “33 Latin American Sculptors”. Selected for the Pevsner Prize at the Centre Georges Pompidou and for the 4th International Grand Prix of Plastic Arts of the City of Nice.

1991

Boris Graal Gallery, Paris

Major exhibition at the Boris Graal Gallery, Paris, with works from 1974 to 1991. Permanent exhibition of recent and earlier sculptures in the same gallery.

1989

Clichy-la-Garenne and Eragny-sur-Oise

Invited to exhibit in Clichy-la-Garenne as part of the Bicentenary of the French Revolution. In Eragny-sur-Oise, he created the monumental sculpture “Metamorphosis of Freedom” for the city.

1988

Historical Museum of Montmartre

Presentation of his works by the Historical Museum of Montmartre in Paris, under the high patronage of René Huyghe and Maurice Rheims of the Académie Française.

1987

UNESCO

European exhibition at UNESCO, under the high patronage of the Vice-President of the European Community.

1986

Toulouse and European Art Salon

Presentation of his works by the Cultural Centre of Aeronautics of Toulouse. Participation in the European Art Salon in Paris.

1985

European Academy of Arts and Pezoa Véliz Academy

Guest of honour of the European Academy of Arts. Presentations in Paris and at the Château de Maisons-Laffitte. Foundation in Paris of the Pezoa Véliz Academy with artists, critics, diplomats and journalists.

1984

Paris and Maisons-Laffitte

Presentations at the church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the Vera Museum in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, the Chaillot-Galliera Centre, the town hall of the 3rd arrondissement of Paris and the Château de Maisons-Laffitte.

1983

France and Belgium

Exhibitions in Paris, Louvain, Antwerp, Brussels, Charleroi and Mons.

1981–1982

First presentations in France

Presentations in Choisy-le-Roi, Asnières-sur-Seine, Alès and Meudon. Participation with the Marais Painters Group in several Parisian spaces, as well as in the 32nd Exhibition of Young Painters – Young Expression at the Parc Floral of Paris.

1980

Belgium and France

Presentations at the Don Bosco Centre in Kessel-Louvain, Belgium, and at the Ochier Museum of Cluny, France.

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