Ricardo Okaranza
Born in Donostia – San Sebastián (Bask Country) in 1959
Resides in Berlin
academic qualifications
2002-03
· DFFB – Deutsche Film u. Fernseh-Akademie Berlin
Studies in Film Analysis and Film History
2001
· Bundesfilmarchiv Berlin
Internship in Film Conservation
1992
· ICCROM - Unesco Academy Rome
Diploma in Scientific Principles of Conservation
1987-88
· Ex-Monastero della Trinità | Brescia | IT
Diploma in Easel Paintings Conservation
Dissertation Topic: Wooden Polychromed Sculpture
1985-87
· Istituto per l’Arte e il Restauro | Palazzo Spinelli | Florence
Diploma in Conservation of Wooden Artefacts
1976-81
· Universidad de Barcelona
MA in Humanities and Geography
recognitions
2000
· Roland Lauder Grant
Internship in MOMA
1992
· Grant by the European Union
Conservation Studies at ICCROM – Unesco Academy Rome
1986-88
· Grant by Diputación de Gipuzkoa
Conservation Studies in Florence and Brescia
1985-86
· Grant by San Sebastián City Hall
Conservation Studies in Florence
selected exhibitions
2011
· Melanchotopia | curated by Nicolaus Schafhausen
Witte de With - Center for Contemporary Art
Bilderberg Parkhotel | Rotterdam | NL | www.wdw.nl
2010
· Un Certain Regard | solo exhibition | lorch+seidel galerie | Berlin
2009
· Flohmarkt, Nacht | solo exhibition | Wilde Gallery | Berlin
· Calgary Nocturnes, Lanes | solo exhibition | Illington Kerr Gallery | Calgary
· Sled Island Music Festival of Art + Design
· Tape Modern #7 - Black | Tape Modern | Berlin
2008
· Inventory #1 | Wilde Gallery | Berlin
· Nuit Blanche Toronto | curated by Wayne Baerwaldt
art fairs
2009
· Scope Basel | with Wilde Gallery | Berlin
· Scope New York | with Wilde Gallery | Berlin
2008
· Art Miami | with Wilde Gallery | Berlin
· Toronto Art Fair | with Wilde Gallery | Berlin
· Red Dot Art Fair New York | with Wilde Gallery | Berlin
work experiences
2000-07
· Skulpturensammmlung | Bode Museum | Berlin
Conservation of Polychromed Italian Terracotta Sculptures | XV-XVI C
Jacopo della Quercia, Andrea della Robbia,
Michele da Firenze, Vincenzo Onofri
1999
· Museum of Modern Art New York
Conservation of Charles & Ray Eames, “Glider Nose”, 1943
Examination and Treatment Proposal
of Baranoff-Rossiné’s “Symphonie n°1”,1913
1996-2000
· Bundesdenkmalamt | Vienna
Conservation of Michael Pacher’s Altar in St. Wolfgang | AT
Conservation of Wiener Neustädter Altar | St. Stephan | Vienna
Conservation of Sculptures at the Admont Abbey | Styria | AT
1991-96
· Albayalde Conservation Studio | San Sebastián | ES
Conservator of Polychromed Sculptures
Projects included:
Museo Diocesano | San Sebastián
Museo de Bellas Artes | Vitoria
Museo Julio Beobide | Zumaia
Iglesia de San Esteban | Larraul | Main Altarpiece XVII C
Iglesia de San Juán Bautista | Hernani | Altarpieces XVII C
Private Collections in the Basque Country
1988-91
· Arteleku Regional Government Conservation Studio | San Sebastián | ES
Conservator and Studio Co-Ordinator
Projects included:
Conservation of Bidaurreta Altarpiece XVI C
Conservation of Albiztur Altarpiece XVI C
Conservation of Murinondo Madonna XVI C
1988
· Teatro Ponchielli | Cremona | IT
Analytical Study of the Polychromed Layers
of the Architectural Decorations Prior to Conservation
1983-85
· Museo de San Telmo | San Sebastián | ES
Apprenticeship | Conservation of Wooden Artefacts