Juan Petry Biography

lives and works in Spain and Germany

Founder of the Artist Residence Casa del Dragon, Cervera del Maestre, Castellon, Spain (2007) Founder of the European art network EL-DRAC (2007) Member of Platoon network (2010) Initiator of ARTSURPRISE – social sculpture (2011)

Exhibitions (selection)

2013

Barceloneta Sonora - CC, Barceloneta (October) ARTSURPRISE in BERLIN - Format::Projekt Gallery, Berlin (October) MOMENTUM - Kulturbunker Koeln, Germany (September) Pop up in Spain – Casa del Dragon, Cervera del Maestre (May) Aigua – VVV, Barceloneta, Spain (April) Liebe in Bürgerkriegen – Herne, Germany (April)

2012

Stop | Now | Start – Casa del Dragon and Ermita de Sant Sebastia, Cervera del Maestre, Castellon, Spain Liebe in Bürgerkriegen – Kulturbunker Mülheim, Cologne, Germany Skulpturenmeile Bochum – Bochum, Germany foc II. – installation, La Farinera, Barcelona, Spain foc I. – installation, Barcelonetta, Spain Arte Contemporani Celra, L’Ateneu, Celra, Catalunya Pastamas en la Guerra Civil – La Nevera, Morella, Spain – Solo exhibition from Igor Pastamas – featured by Juan Petry GLÜCK – installation, Rheinbach, Germany act of humanity – paintings, Casa del Dragon, Cervera del Maestre, Castellon, Spain tgv in 50 seconds – animation film – preview – Kulturbunker Mülheim, Cologne as part of co.ar.co film festival Marseille, France

2011

urban nights – photo and video installation gallery P5, Bochum, Germany Love in Civil Wars – international art project and exhibition in Contemporary Art Museum Benicarlo MUCBE, Castellon, Spain 25 Anniversairy Saint Henri, Aude, France GAP – Gallery, Barcelona, Spain

2010

keep cool – group exhibition of EL-DRAC in Siegburg, Germany

2009

Vuelta del arte – Installation as part of the art festival in Baix Maestrazgo, Castellon, Spain

1987

Art Project and installation as part of a summer festival in Troisdorf near Cologne, Germany

Artist's Statement

“… and good business is the best art (Andy Warhol).” “… and good art is the best business (Juan Petry).” and... “… to be teacher is my greatest work of art (Joseph Beuys).” “… to be artist is my greatest work of teaching (Juan Petry).”