Simon Perathoner
Born in 1984, Bressanone (BZ), Italy
Lives and works in Venice and Bolzano

Since 2015
President of the artistic & cultural association "Circolo - Lia Mostra d'ert"
Ortisei (BZ)

2012
Photography, Prof. Gabriele Rothemann Class
University of Applied Arts - "Die Angewandte"
Vienna*

2009-2012
New Media in Art (cum laude), Prof. Manuel Frara
Academy of Fine Arts
Venice

2003-2007
Graphic Design
School of Fine Arts "Cademia"
Ortisei (BZ)

2000-2003
Electrical Engineering
Gewerbeoberschule "Max Valier"
Bolzano

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group exhibitions (selection):

_2017_
"Abstraktionen", Vernissage 12.06.2017
​Fotogalerie Wien
Vienna (AT)

"BYOB"
San Servolo
Venice

_2016_
"Leap Second Festival" 31.12.2016 23:59:59 - 23:59:60
Webexhibition @www.leapsecond.online
​www

"High Five - 5° Triennala Ladina" - Vernissage 09.09.2016
Museum Ladin
San Martin de Thor (BZ) *

"Garten / Giardino" - Vernissage 02.09.2016
Hofburg Brixen *

"The Magnificient 7"
Galerie Prisma
Bolzano

_2015_
"Premio Francesco Fabbri per le arti contemporanee"
finalists exhibition, Villa Brandolini
Treviso, Italy *

"Exposure Award - selection"
screening at Foyer - Musee du Louvre
Paris, France *

"SMACH"
Open Space/Sas de Putia
Val Badia (BZ), Italy

"Verbovisioni"
Magazzini del Sale
Venice, Italy *

"Speak Together"
Foyer - Kaiserliche Hofburg
Innsbruck, Austria

_2014_
"Relations in Form - beyond the border" 
Quartair
Den Haag, Holland *

"Mapping effekt - The Area of Bustle" 
12th International Festival of Contemporary Art
Ptuj, Slovenia *

"Landshape"
SpazioULTRA 
Udine, Italy *

_2013_
"The Others"
ex jail "Le Nuove", Art-Fair
Turin, Italy *

"FORwART"
Magazzini del Sale
Venice, Italy *

"Caverna.identities" 
San Servolo
Venice, Italy

"ThisAge"
Galleria A+A
Venice, Italy *

_2012_ 
"Antidepressiva 2"
Clubschiff "Johann Strauß", Donaukanal Wien
Vienna, Austria

"Unreal Nature"
Hufak Offspace - Die Angewandte - Wien
Vienna, Austria

_2011_
"Venetonight - La notte europea dei ricercatori"
San Servolo
Venice, Italy

"WHITEBOX /11"
San Servolo
Venice, Italy

"BYOB" @ Internet Pavillion of the 54th Venice Biennale
San Servolo
Venice, Italy

"Art Night - Venice"
Palazzo Grassi walls
Venice, Italy

_2010_ 
"Schnellkochtopf III - Sa Nudrei"
Initiator, curator & artist
Ortisei (BZ), Italy

"The Area of Bustle" 
8th International Festival of Contemporary Art
Ptuj, Slovenia *

"Bé - Sotto la Pelle"
Magazzini del sale 3
Venice, Italy

_2009_ 
"No te ncucé"
Circolo artistico e culturale
Ortisei (BZ), Italy
 
"Schnellkochtopf II"
Initiator, curator & artist
Ortisei (BZ), Italy

"Schnellkochtopf I"
Initiator, curator & artist
Ortisei (BZ)

solo exhibitions (selection):

_2016_
"Black Box" - Vernissage 07.10.16
Galleria 00A
Merano, Italy

_2015_
Biophilia Hypothesis #7f7f7f
Schaurhof
Sterzing/Vipiteno (BZ), Italy

_2012_
"Rising Circles - Memories"
ex-"Cinema Dolomiti"
Ortisei (BZ), Italy

_2010_
"Status #FFFFFF"
St.Martin de Tor
Val Badia, Italy

_2009_
"Schau - Fenster"
Vetrine Passage/Museion
Bolzano, Italy






* + catalogue / book

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awards & fellowship:

2016 Selected for the "5th Trienala Ladina", Museum Ladin Ciastel de Tor, Italy
2015 "Premio Francesco Fabbri", finalist, Villa Brandolini, Treviso, Italy
2015 "Exposure Award" (selection for screening and book), Foyer du Louvre, Paris
2015 "SMACH" Competition, Val Badia, Italy
2013 "IGAV Residency Award", Torino, Italy 
2012 Erasmus Stipendia, Vienna*
2010-2012 "Academic Excellence Stipendia", Venice, Italy

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workshops:

2013 with Christian Martinelli & Andrea Salvà - CubeStories, Merano
2012 with Johan Grimonprez @Palazzo Grassi, Venice
2012 with Siggi Hofer @University of Applied Arts, Vienna
2010 stage/set up @Padiglione Accademie, 54° Biennale of Venice
2008 stage @Martin Geier, Algund (BZ)