Léopold Rabus
*1977
Neuchâtel, Switzerland

1993-94      Art School de Meuron, Neuchâtel
1994           École d´Art Chaux-de-Fonds, La Chaux-de-
                  Fonds
2000           Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
   

Solo Exhibitions

2010 Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
        Museum zu Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
2009 gem Museum voor actuele Kunst, G
emeentemuseum, Den Haag, The Netherlands
        Entre différence et complicité, Léopold & Till Rabus, Galerie ADLER, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

2008
Feu Pompon, Kabinettausstellung, Dommuseum zu Salzburg, Austria
       
Ma région, mon oeuvre, OSRAM ART PROJECTS | GALLERY, Munich, Germany (curated by Dr.
        Christian Schoen)
2007 Mon camerade et mon ami, Basta Espace d'Art Contemporain, Lausanne, Switzerland
        Artrepco, Zürich, Switzerland
        Du pain pour les oiseaux, Galerie Adler, New York, USA

2006 Rigueur et fermeté, Collections de Saint-Cyprien, Saint Cyprien, France (with Till Rabus, cat)
2005 
Scope Miami, featured artist mit Galerie Adler
        Léopold Rabus & Pat Andrea, Galerie Artdirekt, Bern,
Switzerland (with Pat Andrea)
2004
Elevation, Galerie Artrepco, Zurich, Switzerland
       
Scène Sainte, Galerie Adler, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
        Léopold Rabus & Virginie Morillo, Galerie Artdirekt, Bern,
Switzerland (with Virginie Morillo)
2003 Galerie Une, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
2002 Galerie des Amis D´Art, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
2001 Centre d´Art en Face, Porrentruy, Switzerland



Group Exhibitions


2011 Arc-en-ciel, Galerie vom Zufall und vom Glück, Hannover, Germany
        Monanism, MONA – Museum of Old and New Art, Tasmania, Australia
2010 Renate, Alex, Léopold et Till Rabus, Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris, France
        Collection 3, Fondation Salomon pour l'art contemporain, Alex, France
        Young Collectors #2, Sign, Groningen, The Netherlands
2009 Open, Soya Museum, Bratislava, Slovakia

        La famille Rabus, Gallery Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels, Belgium
        Run, Jump and Throw - Leichtathletik in der internationalen zeitgenössischen Kunst,
        Berliner Rathaus, Berlin, Germany
        Die Rabus Familie
, Stadtgalerie Schwaz, Schwaz, Austria
        La famille Rabus, Gallery Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels, Belgium
2008 XXth Century, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Den Haag, The Netherlands
        Junge Schweizer Malerei, Kunstraum Baden, Baden, Switzerland

       
Soul mirrors, Galerie Hof & Huyser, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (with Andrea Lehmann and 
        Tassos Misouras)
       
Deadly Serious, EXPRMNTL Galerie, Toulouse, France (curated by Jérôme Jacobs)
        (with Ryuta Amae, Shadi Ghadirian, John Isaacs , Kahn & Selesnick, Dominic McGill,
        Yoshua Okon, Gavin Turk a. o.)

        Figuration de l'imaginaire,
Centre d'art contemporain Raymond Farbos de Mont de Marsan,    
        Mont de Marsan, France
       
When fears become form, CAN Centre d'Art Neuchatel, Switzerland (with Virginie Barré, Olaf
        Breuning, John Isaacs)
       
Beijing International Art Biennial, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
          
Glückliche Tage?, Museum zu Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
2007 The teardrop explodes, Stadtgalerie Schwaz, Schwaz, A
        CONVERSATIONS: peinture.fr // maalaus.fi, Kerava Art Museum, Kerava, Finland
        Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland
        The new story – imaginary figurative art of painting, Pulchri Studio, Den Haag, The Netherlands
        Max Lang, New York, USA (curated by Wolfgang Schoppmann)
        100 Days 100 Videos, GL Strand, Copenhagen, Denmark
        Peinture(s) / Génération 70, Fondation Salomon, Château D'Arenthon, Alex, France (cat.)
        Pat Andrea en collegae/leerlingen, Pulchri Studio, The Hague, The Netherlands
2006 100 Days 100 Videos, Kunstverein Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
        Replacing Mashkov - Recent acquisitions, Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, The Netherlands  
        (with Daniel Richter, David Schnell, Matthias Weilscher, Immendorf, Lüpertz, Knoebel, Stella)
        La famille Rabus, Galerie des Amis D´Art, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
        'Happy Believers', 7. Werkleitz Biennale, Halle / Saale, Germany (cat.)
        'Swiss Art Awards', Basel, Switzerland
        Birdwatching, Gemeentemuseum The Hague, The Netherlands
        'Blessed are the merciful', Feigen Contemporary, New York City, USA (curated by Jerome
        Jacobs)
2005 Premio Lissone 2005, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Lissone, Italy
        Contemporary European Painting Award 2005, Frissiras Museum, Athens, Greece
        'Playtime', Aeroplastics, Brussels, Belgium
        Mysterium', Galerie Artrepco, Zurich (with Andréa Hasler, Léopold Rabus, Virginie Morillo,
        Matt Franks, Raphael Hefti), Switzerland
        'rewind – die neuen Alten', Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, Germany (cat.)
        'boost in the shell', Cutural Center of Bruges, Belgium (with Jake & Dinos Chapman, John
        Isaacs, Bruce Nauman, Bill Viola, Shirin Neshat a.o., curated by Michel Dwilde/Jerome Jacobs,
        cat.)
        'after nature', Aeroplastics, Brussels, Belgium
2004 Galerie Une, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
2003 Museum La Chaux-de-Fonds, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
2001 Centre d´Art en Face, Porrentruy, Switzerland
        Galerie Une, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
        Antico Monastero, Bellinzona, Switzerland
2000 Galerie Une, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
1999 Galerie Lambelet, Le Landeron, Switzerland
        Biennale La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
        Galerie des Amis D´Art, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Awards and Scolarships
 
2006
Eidgenössicher Wettbewerb für Kunst / Swiss Art Award, Basel, Switzerland
2005 Premio Lissone 2005, Italy


Collections


Museum zu Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Frissiras Museum, Athens, Greece
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Netherlands
Musée d'Art et d'Histoire Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart, Australia
Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Mudam, Luxembourg
Scheringa Museum voor Realisme, The Netherlands
Collection David Beitzel, New York, USA
JoMo Art Collection, Belgium
Collection Julius Bär, Zurich, Switzerland
Private collection A. and M. Haas, Berlin, Germany
Collection Alexander Hoorn, Leiden, Netherlands
Logan Collection, Denver, USA
Mobley-Springmeier Collection, Switzerland and Germany
Collection Olbricht, Germany
Osram Collection, Munich, Germany
Collection Pieter and Marieke Sanders, Aerdenhout, The Netherlands
Fondation pour l'art contemporain Claudine et Jean-Marc Salomon, France
Schle Collection, London, UK
Collection Servais, Brussels, Belgium
Collection Joshua P. Smith, Washington, USA
Reydan Weiss, Essen, Germany
Zabludowicz Art Trust