_____________________________________________________________________________________________
EXHIBITIONS
"If the most exciting art-making one can hope to encounter is an exploration of the furthest realities of the imagination, then Robert Venosa must surely rank among the luminaries of our era. His unique approach to Visionary art is nothing less than a fascinating scrutinization of the mysterious realms of being. Venosa's imagery enfolds us with its magical power - truly a mythology for our times".
In his confrontations with the transpersonal, other-worldly offerings of the entheogens, Venosa discovered the magic and magicians of the Fantastic/Visionary world of art. Having Übermeisters Mati Klarwein and Ernst Fuchs as mentors, while discussing art and decadence with Salvador Dali in his early career, Venosa was suffused with the energy and dynamics that transported him into the realm of the Fantastic, while providing him with the palette and paints with which to make it manifest."
Nevel Drury, Australian author and publisher
______________
Robert Venosa is internationally recognized as one of the outstanding masters of "Fantastic" art, with his work having been exhibited worldwide, including those of noted museums.
But, as the following excerpt from Noospheres relates, the artist's struggle for recognition and reward can be long and frustratingly brutal.
"Ernst Fuchs once mentioned to me that it takes ten years for an artist - if worthy - to gain recognition. As I spent a good portion of my early years in Europe running from country to country, showing photos and originals to galleries, collectors and publishers, attempting self-promotion with dignity, and visualizing form and color while changing shitty diapers...with the landlord barking
at the door, I understood what Fuchs meant. It was an incessant struggle, but slowly it showed results.
My first painting sold in Europe was through Gallery Peitner-Lichtenfels in Vienna. It had been placed in the Gallery window and was bought the following day by a man who had seen the painting (Crucifixion) in his dreams and, upon waking, knew exactly where to find it! (That man, Dr. Lenz Moser of Austria's Moser Wines, was to be patron, friend and financial angel to me until his untimely death in 1975.) Exhibits in
Basel and Munich followed, then in Amsterdam, London, Frankfurt, Monaco and, in unquestionably the most beautiful setting one could wish for, the Castle of Perelada, Spain.
These activities - from 1974 to 1981 - were accompanied by the publication of lithographs, posters, calendars, etc., and my first book, Manas Manna , all of which - contained within ten years - contributed to toning down the landlord's snarl. Fuchs's astute pronouncement was reflected in the smile of Sr. Pons as, finally, I handed him the rent on time."
Oliver Stone, Carlos Santana & Robert Venosa at "Amazonia Gallery opening in Los Angeles, California, 1989.
During CHIMERIA, Festival exhibition 2008, honorary artist guests, Robert Venosa & Martina Hoffmann.
EXHIBITS:
1972 - GALLERY 64, NEW YORK, NY, USA
1973 - GALERIE PEITNER-LICHTENFELS, VIENNA, AUSTRIA
1973 - KUNSTMESSE, BASEL, SWITZERLAND
1974 - GALERIE EICHINGER - MUNICH, GERMANY
1975 - GALERIE GERARD SCHREINER, BASEL, SWITZERLAND
1975 - KUNSTMESSE, BASEL, SWITZERLAND
1976 - GALERIE D'HIVER - MONTE CARLO, MONACO
1976 - GALERIA ALEMBIC, CADAQUES, SPAIN
1976 - GALERY HUSSTEGE, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
1978 - MIRANDY GALLERY, LONDON, UK
1979 - GALERIA SIRENA, CADAQUES, SPAIN
1980 - GOVINDA GALLERY, WASHINGTON, D.C. , USA
1981 - CASTILLO de PERELADA, SPAIN
1982 - GALERIE HOFSTEE. FRANKFURT, GERMANY
1983 - SAL D'AMISTAD, CADAQUES, SPAIN
1983 - ART INTERNATIONAL, LOS ANGELES, USA
1983 - ILLUMINARIUM, SAN FRANCISCO, USA
1984 - GOVINDA GALLERY, WASHINGTON, D.C., USA
1985 - ART EXPO, LOS ANGELES, CA, USA
1985 - ILLUMINARIUM, SANTA MONICA, CA, USA
1985 - ARTTE GALLERY, CHICAGO, ILL, USA
1985 - HIGHLAND COLLECTION, BOULDER, CO, USA
1986 - MARCUS GALLERY, LAS VEGAS, NV, USA
1986 - ART EXPO, LOS ANGELES, CA, USA
1987 - ISIS GALLERY, BEVERLY HILLS, CA, USA
1987 - ART EXPO. NEW YORK, NY, USA
1987 - GALLERY JESSEN, OSLO, NORWAY
1987 - MARKUS GALLERIES, LAS VEGAS, NV, USA
1988 - GOVINDA GALLERY, WASHINGTON, D.C. , USA
1989 - AMAZONIA GALLERY, SANTA MONICA, CA, USA
1990 - SCHMIDT COLLECTIVE, MUNICH, GERMANY
1991 - STAPLES GALLERY, LONDON, UK
1992 - WALNUT GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA , USA
1992 - GALLERY 44, BOULDER, CO, USA
1992 - GALLERY ONE WEST, DENVER, CO, USA
1992 - WALNUT STREET GALLERY, FORT COLLINS, CO, USA
1993 - BRISTOL GALLERY, DENVER, USA
1993 - BOULDER CENTER FOR THE ARTS, BOULDER, CO USA
1994 - NEVADA INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, LAS VEGAS, NV, USA
1994 - TANN GALLERY, TAOS, NM, USA
1995 - BUSCH GALLERY, BOULDER, COLORADO
1995 - NYT ASPEKT, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
1996 - GOVINDA GALLERY, WASHINGTON, D.C. , USA
1997 - MORPHEUS GALLERY, LOS ANGELES, CA, USA
1997 - STUDIO 1818, DENVER, COLORADO, USA
1997 - GALERIA CARLOS LOZANO, CADAQUES, SPAIN
1999 - DAVID HASLEM GALLERY, BOULDER, CO, USA
1999 - GALERIE POMPON, SARLAT, FRANCE
2000 - ABEND GALLERY, DENVER, CO, USA
2001 - SANTA REPARATA, FLORENCE, ITALY
2001 - ABEND GALLERY, DENVER, CO, USA
2002 - VILLA S'ARENELLA, CADAQUES, SPAIN
2003 - PSYCHONAUTISCHE LANDKARTE, AMSTERDAN, THE NETHERLANDS
2003 - INTERDIMENSIONAL ART MOVEMENT, SEATTLE, WA, USA
2003 - PSYCHONAUTIC LANDSCAPE, ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND
2003 - VILLA S'ARENELLA, CADAQUES, SPAIN
2004 - SYNERGENESIS, San Francisco, CA, USA
2004 - BOOM FESTIVAL, IDANHA-A-NOVA, PORTUGAL
2004 - VILLA S'ARENELLA, CADAQUES, SPAIN
2004 - INTERDIMENSIONAL ART SHOW, SEATTLE, WA, USA
2005 - SYNERGENESIS, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA
2005 - INTERDIMENSIONAL ART SHOW, SEATTLE, WA , USA
2005 - VILLA S'ARENELLA, CADAQUES, SPAIN
2005 - INTERART GALLERY, NEW YORK, NY, USA
2005 - FENERIO GALLERY, Eugene, OR, USA
2005 - MOKSHA ARTS COLLECTIVE/ ART BASEL, MIAMI, FL, USA
2006 - VILLA S'ARENELLA, CADAQUES, SPAIN
2006 - SKYROS INSITUTE, ATSISA, GREECE
2006 - GLADE FESTIVAL, GLASTONBURY, UK
2006 – SOULCLIPSE – Eclipse Festival. ANTALYA, TURKEY
2006 - BURNING MAN/ ENTHEON VILLAGE, BLACK ROCK CITY, NV, USA
2006 – LIMINAL GALLERY, IDANHA-A-NOVA, PORTUGAL
2006 - SEA OF DREAMS, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA
2007 - FENARIO GALLERY, EUGENE, OR , USA
2007 - BURNING MAN, BLACK ROCK CITY, NV, USA
2007 - STARSHIP MANSION, San Francisco, CA, USA
2007 - IAMUNIFIED/ GREEN FEST, CHICAGO, IL, USA
2008 - MICROCOSM GALLERY, NEW YORK, NY, USA
2008 - BURNING MAN/ ENTHEON VILLAGE, BLACK ROCK CITY, NV
2008 - LIMINAL GALLERY, IDANHA-A-NOVA, PORTUGAL
2008 - META GALLERY, TORONTO, CANADA
2008 - SHAMANISM CONFERENCE, IQUITOS, PERU
2008 - CONVERGENCE, IQITOS, PERU
2008 - GALLERY MUSEUM HR GIGER, GRUYÈRES, SWITEZERLAND
2008 - PSYCHEDELPHIA, PHILADELPHIA, PA, USA
2008 - INTERDIMENSIONAL ART SHOW, SEATTLE, WA, USA
2009 - MOKSHA ARTS COLLECTIVE / ART BASEL, MIAMI, FL, USA
2009 - FENARIO GALLERY, EUREGENE, OR , USA
2009 - CONCOURSE EXHIBITION CENTER , SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA
2010 - GALLERY TONIC, BOULDER, CO, USA
2010 - SONIC BLOOM, PUEBLO, CO, USA
2010 - MYSTIC GARDEN PARTY, CARNING, CA, USA
2010 - REMBRANDT YARD, BOULDER, CO, USA
2010 - CHIMÉRIA, SEDAN, FRANCE
2010 - MOVA GALLERY - Boom Festival, IDANHA-A-NOVA, PORTUGAL
2010 - TEMPLE OF VISION GALLERY, LOS ANGELES, CA, USA
2010 - TRIBE 13 GALLERY, HUMBOLD, CA , USA
2010 - ALCHEMEYEZ, BIG ISLAND, HAWAII, USA
2010 - MOKSHA ARTS COLLECTIVE / ART BASEL, MIAMI, FL, USA
2011 - FRACTAL NATION GALLERY, BLACK ROCK CITY, NEVADA, USA
2011 - MADRONE STUDIOS, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA
2011 - THE NEXUS, RICHMOND, CA, USA
2010 - ALCHEMEYEZ, BIG ISLAND, HAWAII, USA
2011 - PACIFIC GEM & ART GALLERY, LINCOLN CITY, OR, USA
2011 - GALLERY TONIC - July, BOULDER, CO, USA
2011 - MOKSHA ARTS COLLECTIVE / ART BASEL, MIAMI, FL, USA
2011 - MAPS 25th ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE, OAKLAND, CA, USA
2011 - LUXURY MESSE, Hofburg, VIENNA, AUSTRIA
2012 PHANTASTEN MUSEUM – AOI, VIENNA, AUSTRIA
2012 - TRIBE 13, SEATTLE, OREGON, USA
2012 - ART GALLERY at SONIC BLOOM, GEORGETOWN, CO, USA
2012 - PHANTASTEN MUSEUM / PALAIS PALFFY, VIENNA, AUSTRIA
2012 - ELIXIR OF LIFE, LONDON, UK
2012 - QCC GALLERY - Visionaries, OAKLAND GARDENS, NY, USA
2012 - GALLERY TONIC – Synergy, BOULDER, CO, USA
2012 - MOVA GALLERY - Boom Festival, IDANHA-A-NOVA, PORTUGAL
2012 - GENSO INTERNATIONAL, CENTRE JAPONAIS, PARIS, FRANCE
2012 - CHIMÉRIA, SEDAN FRANCE
2013 - GALLERY TONIC, BOUKDER, COLORADO, USA
2013 - POSTERSCENE GALLERY, BOULDER, CO, USA
2013 - THE FARM GALLERY, BOULDER, CO, USA
2013 - EVOLVE EXPO, DENVER, CO, USA
2013 - ARISE GALLERY, LOVELAND, CO USA
2013 - BICYCLE DAY GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA
2013 - TEMPLE OF EDEN, CA, USA
2014 - SKYLITE STATION GALLERY - CAVA , DENVER, CO, USA
2014 - BLUE DOOR GALLERY - AOI - NY, USA
2014 - VISIONARY ART GALLERY, IDANHA-A-NOVA, PORTUGAL
2014 – CHIMÉRIA, SEDAN, FRANCE
2016 - HOF NR. 3, KALKAR, GERMANY
2014 - CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR ART OF THE IMAGINATION, OTTAWA, CANADA
2014 - BURNING MAN CENTER CAMP GALLERY, NEVADA, USA
2014 - MOVA GALLERY - Boom Festival, IDANHA-A-NOVA, PORTUGAL
2014 - MONIKER GALLERY, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANDA
2014 - ARMORY GALLERY, OULDER, CO, USA
2015 - NAIA MUSEUM, season I, ROCHEFORT-EN-TERRE, FRANCE
2015 - SYMBIOSIS, OAKDALE, CA, USA
2015 - THE PORTAL GALLERY, DENVER, CO, USA
2015 - ECCO MUSEUM, MONTREAL, CANADA
2015 - LIGHTNING IN THE BOTTLE, BRADLEY, CA, USA
2015 - BURNING MAN, BLACK ROCK CITY, NEVADA, USA
2016 – ATELIER GUSTAVE – AOI Europe – PARIS, FRANCE
2016 - NAIA MUSEUM, Season II, ROCHEFORT-EN-TERRE, FRANCE
2016 - GALLERY 10 – ‘Transmissions’, VIENNA, AUSTRIA
2016 - SCOTTISH RIGHT CENTER - MAPS, OAKLAND, CA, USA
2016 - SOMO EVENT CENTER, SANTA ROSA, CA, USA - 2016
2016 - KRAB JAB STUDIO - Im’ago Primordialis, SEATTLE, WA, USA
2016 - INTEGRAL INSTITUTE, BOULDER, CO, USA
2016 - SCHLOSS GLOGGNITZ – Legacy of Light, GOGGLITZ, AUSTRIA
2016 - TATOO MASQUERADE, DENVER, CO, USA
2016 - SOLEPURPOSE GALLERY - ARISE FESTIVAL, LOVELAND, CO, USA
2016 - MOVA GALLERY - Boom Festival, IDANHA-A-NOVA, PORTUGAL
2016 - TONIC GALLERY, ‘Mirrors & Portals’, BOULDER, CO, USA
2016 - GALERIE DU CROUS SAINT-HÉLIER, RENNES, FRANCE
2016 - HOTEL PASTEUR – Courts Métranges Film Festival, RENNES, FRANCE
2016 - SYMBIOSIS, OAKDALE, CA, USA
2016 - CHIMERIA, SEDAN, FRANCE
2016 - RICHARD F. BRUSH MUSEUM, CANTON, NEW YORK, NY, USA
2016 - TRIBE 13 Gallery – Gem & Jam Festival, TUCSON, AR, USA
2017- NAIA MUSEUM, Season III, ROCHEFORT-EN-TERRE, FRANCE
2017 - ONE SPACE GALLERY - AOI, NEW YORK, NY, USA
2017 – THE MIDWAY - BICYCLE DAY GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA
2017- PSYCHEDELIC SCIENCE - MARRIOT CITY CENTER, MAPS, OAKLAND, CA, USA
2017 - LIGTNING IN A BOTTLE, BRADLEY, CA, USA
2017 - TATOO MASQUERADE, DENVER, CO, USA
2017 - SONIC BLOOM - Solepurpose Gallery, PUEBLO, CO, USA
2017 - UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH - BREAKING CONVENTIONS, LONDON, UK
2017 - SOLEPURLOSE GALLERY, ARISE FESTIVAL, LOVELAND, CO, USA
2017 - FESTIVAL DES IMAGINAIRES - NAIA Museum, TONNERRE, FRANCE
2017 - OREGON ECLYPSE FESTIVAL, UNITY, OR, USA
2017 – ITC – International Transpersonal Conference, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBIC
2017 - MONTREUX ART GALLERY - MAG, MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND
2017 - CABINET DES CURIEUX, PARIS, FRANCE
2018 - NAIA MUSEUM, Season IV, ROCHEFORT-EN-TERRE, FRANCE
2018 - HR GIGER MUSEUM, GRUYÈRES, SWITZERLAND
2018 - MC NICHOLS BUILDING - Scarlet Nights, DENVER, CO, USA
2018 - MC NICHOLS BUILDING - 7HS GALLERY, DENVER, CO, USA
2018 - SONIC BLOOM GALLERY, PUEBLO, CO, USA
2018 - MOVA GALLERY - Boom Festival, IDANHA-A-NOVA, PORTUGAL
2018 - CHIMERIA, SEDAN, FRANCE
2019 - HOLOS GALLERY, Prague, Czech Republic
2019 - NAIA MUSEUM, Season V, ROCHEFORT-EN-TERRE, FRANCE
2019 - VISIONARIUM GALLERY, BARCELONA, Pontons, SPAIN
2019 - LES NOCTURNES, CARNAC, FRANCE
2020 - NAIA MUSEUM , Season VI, ROCHEFORT-EN-TERRE, FRANCE
2020 – DREAMS & DIVINITIES – CONVERGENCE - ONLINE ART EXHIBITION, FRANCE
2020 - SPRIT FEST – ONLINE EXHIBITION, UK
2020 - VISION TRAIN - Mushroom Magic – VIRTUAL ART SHOW, USA
2020 - CERCLE CUBIK, ROCHEFORT-EN-TERRE, FRANCE
2020 - DREAMS & DIVINITIES – LOVE, ONLINE ART EXHIBITION, FRANCE