About

Carlos Rosero is a professional in the Plastic Arts who enjoys prestige and recognition, with a trajectory of 46 years of artistic activity. He is considered among the ten "most important living painters of Ecuadorian painting", deserving of 20 awards. He has exhibited his work in more than 70 national and international exhibitions, biennials, and triennials of Art. His works are part of public collections in Ecuadorian Museums, and a part of his work has been declared heritage by the MUNA. His work is part of the collection of the prefecture of Osaka, Japan. Additionally, his work is also part of private collections in Ecuador, Argentina, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, Venezuela, Peru, Hungary, Mexico, Chile, among others. He has received the Decorations of the Ecuadorian House of Culture "FOR CULTURAL MERIT" (Ecuador, 1997) and from the National Government "FOR NATIONAL CULTURAL MERIT" (Ecuador, 1996).

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SELECTED WORKS

AWARDS

2009: Second Prize, Banco Pichincha Contest, "Jefferson Pérez", Quito, Ecuador.

1996: Second Prize "VII Triennial World Contemporary Art of Osaka", Japan. 1995: Second Prize, Julio Salon, Guayaquil, Ecuador.

1993: First Grand Prize, October Salon, Guayaquil, Ecuador.

1990: Mention, National Print Salon, Casa de la Cultura, Quito, Ecuador. 1987: Mention-Award "The Young Print", Latin American Biennial, Casa de las Américas, Cuba.

1985: First Prize, Mariano Aguilera Salon, Quito, Ecuador.

1984: First Grand Prize, Drawing Biennial, Guayaquil.

1983: First Prize, Abraham Moscoso Salon, Latacunga, Ecuador;

1982: First Mention, Mariano Aguilera Salon, Quito, Ecuador.

1982: First Prize Tempera, Municipal National Salon, Quito, Ecuador;

1982: Third Prize Drawing, Municipal National Salon, Quito, Ecuador;

1981: First Mention, Mariano Aguilera Salon, Quito, Ecuador.

1981: First Prize Drawing, Municipal National Salon, Quito, Ecuador.

1979: First Prize, Luis A. Martínez Salon, Ambato, Ecuador;

1978: Acquisition Prize, Ecuadorian Cultural Center Salon, Quito, Ecuador.

1977: Third Prize, First Salon "Central Bank of Ecuador", Quito, Ecuador.

1972: First Prize, Club of Arts of the National College Montufar, Quito.

Museums and collections

National Museum Banco Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.

Prefectural Museum OSAKA, Japan.

Ecuadorian House of Culture Museum, Quito, Ecuador.

Municipal Museum of Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Latin American Art Museum of Managua, Nicaragua.

Akbank Sanat Merkezi Collection, Istanbul, Turkey.

DINERS Gallery, Quito, Ecuador.

Simón Bolivar University Collection, Quito, Ecuador.

Banco del Pichincha Museum, Quito, Ecuador.

Private collections within and outside the country.

SOLO EXHIBTIONS

2016: Transfiguras, Galería Sara Palacios, Nayón, Ecuador.

2010: Clips, Galería de Arte Rosero, Quito, Ecuador.

2009: Valija del viajero, Centro Cultural de la Cooperación Floreal Gorini, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2001: Magma, Galería Karnak, Quito, Ecuador.

1998: De baños y de aguas, Galería Pancho Fierro Municipalidad Metropolitana, Lima, Perú.

1995: Vandías, Galería “La Manzana Verde”, Guayaquil, Ecuador.

1994: El hombre del maletín, Centro de Arte, Guayaquil, Ecuador.

1993: Boulevares, La Galería, Quito, Ecuador; Boulevares, Galería Manzana Verde, Guayaquil, Ecuador.

1990: Feria Compu'90, Stand I.B.M, Quito, Ecuador.

1984: Grabados, dibujos y esculturas, Sala Nacional Miguel de Santiago, Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, Quito, Ecuador.

1980: Perros de nadie y perros de alguien, Molinos de Monserrate, Latacunga, Ecuador; Perros de nadie y perros de alguien, Biblioteca Municipal, Guaranda, Ecuador.

1974: Bob Hope y miss piernas lindas divierten a las tropas en Viet Nam, Galería “Altamira”, Quito, Ecuador.

PUBLICATIONS

2016: Regards Croisés. Peintres équatoriens et poètes français, Fundación Cultural RDB, Edición bilingüe, París, Francia.

2008: Ecuador y Japón Vecinos del Pacífico, Pablo Cubi y Javier Ponce Leiva Editores.

2006: Carlos Rosero Café Express, Colección de Arte Latinoamericano XIII Edición, IMPSAT, Artista único. Edición Trilingüe de 8.000 ejemplares, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

1997: Historia del Arte Ecuatoriano, Edición SALVAT, Quito, Ecuador.

1995: Siete por la Vida, Carpeta Serigráfica, Publicación Pedro Restrepo, Quito, Ecuador.

1992: 100 Artistas del Ecuador, DINEDICIONES, Quito, Ecuador.

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