RAFAEL LANFRANCO (Lima, 1976)
Education:
Self-taught artist, workshops, and independent art courses in Corriente Alterna Fine Art School in Lima Peru
Master In Science in Mass Communications, Boston University, 2006
Degree in Law and Humanities, Universidad Católica del Perú, 2000
Solo Exhibition:
2022. The Mechamorphs, from “Yute and Tocuyo Imachinarium”, Monumental Callao. Peru.
2019. Que tal Raza, Lira Art Gallery, Miami, US.
2018. WW3-Wako World III, Psychedelia, Galeria Atipico. Lima Peru
2017. WW2-Wako World II, Galeria Artium, Santiago de Chile, Chile,
2016, Yute and Tocuyos, Imachinarium, Galería Atípico, Lima Peru
2015. WAKOS, X-Contemporary Art Fair, Miami Art Week, Miami, United States
2014, WWI – Wako World I, Galería Atipico, Lima, Peru
Selected Group Exhibition
2019. Era Caotics, Madrid, Group Exhibition, February 2019
2018. Artium Miami, Group Exhibition October 2018.
2016. Latina American Voices, Singapore Contemporary Art Fair
2016. Aquí Toy III, Galería Atípico
2016. Surf Art, Galeria del Barrio, Lima Peru.
2015. Aqui toy II, Galería Atipico
2015. Peru, feed your soul. Museum of Cultures (MUDEC), Milano
2015. Contemporary designers, Galería Mondo, Madrid.
2014. Collective Peru, Galeria Nacional de Sao Paolo
Awards
2020 AOI, World Illustration Award from the AOI, Association of Illustrators, London. Shortlisted for the illustration “Netfix”. Selected among the 200 illustrations shortlisted from 4300 entries submitted from all over the world.
2005 Fulbright Scholar, United States Department of State.
Publications
“El Imaquinario de Yute y Tocuyo”, Novel, Editorial Planeta, Perú/Spain, nominated to Premio Luces, Peru, as best Childs Book, 2022.
Steampunk: The Art of Retro futurism, DoPress books, selected artist.
Arte Al Límite Contemporary Art Magazine, selected artist, February 2018 Edition.
Collections
Colección Al Límite, Latin American Contemporary Art.
Museum of Contemporary Art of Korea.
Several private collections.
Galleries:
DK ArtGallery – Tokio. Eugenge Gallery – Seoul. Mulan Gallery – Singapore. Eduardo Lira Art Gallery – Miami – Santiago de Chile. Very Private Art – Madrid. Cuatro en un Baul – Lima. Galeria Indigo – Lima