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Ardanaz Ruiz, Taxio (1978- )
Pamplona, Iruñea 1978.

Degree in Fine Arts from the University of the Basque Country, he has broadened his studies with training in seminars given by artists and curators such as Itziar Okariz, Esther Ferrer, Julie Mehretu, Miroslaw Balka or Peio Aguirre.

Over the past few years he has participated in artistic residencies in Italy, Iraqi Kurdistan, Cuba, Austria, Mexico and China. He has had individual exhibitions in Madrid: Tabacalera Art Promotion (2017), Raquel Ponce Gallery (2013), RMS El space (2011); Bilbao: Carreras Múgica Gallery (2017), Gio Bat (2015), Sala Rekalde (2014); La Habana: Artista x Artista (2016); Mexico City: Ateneo Español de México (2012), AN Studio (2011), and Pamplona: Polvorín de la Ciudadela (2008). Among his latest group exhibitions worth highlighting is his participation in Complexo Colosso (Colossus Complex), in the CIAJG of Guimarães, Portugal.

He has received varied scholarships and awards for artistic creation, such as First Place in the 15th Contest for Young Artists in Pamplona (1999) and Second Place in the 24th Certamen Encuentros of Navarra (2007); he was selected in the Art Bienale in Amposta, Tarragona, Spain (2020) and the Premio Itzal Aktiboa (2018), among others.
Links
Taxio Ardanaz website
In ArtxiboAZ