Thomas Charveriat

Thomas Charveriat (Paris, 1974)
lives and works in Barcelona, Spain. Studied photography at the School of Visual Arts(SVA)and afterwards obtained a master degree in sculpture from Columbia University. Both schools are located in New York City. After finishing his studies in New York, he moved to Barcelona, where he obtained a master degree in digital arts at the Pompeu Fabra University. He has won a number of scholarships and prizes. He has participated in collective art exhibitions in New York, Paris and Barcelona since 1998. At the moment, Thomas Charveriat creates animatronic installations with GPS, SMS, video, sound, electronic data and humor that interact with the viewer in a peculiar environment, where the complexity and elegance are combined to create sensorial ambiguity associated with an atmosphere of vulnerability and apprehension.

2005 The Mondriaan Foundation subsidy for the Arts. “Real Time” Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2005 The Rotterdam Foundation subsidy for the Arts. “Real Time” Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2002 “Beques de produccio Audiovisual i Musical” (I.U.A/Phonos) Barcelona, Spain
2000 The Annette Kade Charitable Trust Fellowship New York, USA
1998-2000 Departmental Merit Scholarship and Fellow of Columbia University New York, USA
1999 Hayman Visual Arts gift New York, USA
1998-1999 The Joan Sovern Award for Excellence and Distinction in Sculpture New York, USA
1997 Mentor Program, Pace McGill Gallery New York, USA