Biography :
Raul was born in Puerto Rico. With his BBA diploma from the Universidad de Puerto Rico, he settled in Greenwich Village, New York. Three years later he moved to Europe. In order to nourish his two passions: photo & music (baroque), he earned his living as an executive manager with international companies and worked and lived in various countries, Spain, England, Portugal, Germany, Senegal, Holland, Argentina, Sweden, Madagascar, France, and at present back in Portugal (Lisbon). Today, he juggles between teaching at the university in Lyon (France) and photography.
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He has exhibited his work alone and collectively with other photographers and artists in France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Morocco and the USA. His photos are part of numerous private and institutional collections.
Raúl Torres nasceu em Puerto Rico (EUA / Caribe).
Licenciado pela Universidade de Puerto Rico, foi viver na “Village”, em Nova Iorque. Três anos mais tarde mudou-se para a Europa. Para alimentar as suas duas paixões: a fotografia e a música trabalha como executivo em empresas internacionais. Viveu e trabalhou em vários países: Espanha, Inglaterra, Portugal, Alemanha, Senegal, Holanda, Argentina, Suécia, Madagáscar e agora entre a França e Portugal. Atualmente divide-se entre o ensino superior e a fotografia.
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Já expôs o seu trabalho em exposições individuais e coletivas com outros fotógrafos e pintores em França, Italia, Portugal, Espanha, Marrocos e nos Estados Unidos. As suas fotos fazem parte de inúmeras colecções particulares e institucionais.
Exhibitions:
◙ September 2008 in Violes, France with Hélène Gallon, painter;
◙ Octobre / Novembre 2008 Austin, Texas (EUA) with Robin Torres Gouzerh, photographer;
◙ 2009-2011 permanent exhibition and in-store sale at Dalbe Belas Artes, Lyon, France.
◙ March 2009 in Mercurey, France with a collective of three artists;
◙ June / July 2009, individual exhibition at the Instituto Cervantes in Lyon, France;
◙ January 2010 Carte Blanche Limonest City Hall, Françe;
◙ February 2010 individual exhibition at the Centro Cultural Duchère, Lyon, France;
◙ 2010-19 selected to exhibit with the Septenio project, a group of nine international photographers. The exhibition (Islas de Luz) was inaugurated in April 2010 in Tenerife, Spain and has traveled since its inauguration to Ponta Delgada (Azores, Portugal), Palermo (Italy), Casablanca (Morocco) and Canary Islands;
◙ March 2011 individual exhibition commissioned by a public school in Lisbon, Portugal;
◙ January-February 2012 individual exhibition at the Instituto Cervantes in Lyon, France;
◙ April-May 2012, individual exhibition at the Instituto Cervantes in Lisbon, Portugal;
◙ July-August 2012, individual exhibition at Fabrica do Braço de Prata, Lisbon, Portugal;
◙ September 2012, individual exhibition during the festival Havana Club Mojito Embassy – Caixa Económica Operária, Lisbon, Portugal;
◙ December-January 2014, individual exhibition (photos Viet-Nam) Restaurante Indochine, Confluents, Lyon, France;
◙ Since May 2016, a selection of photos are permanently exhibited and on sale at the gallery Atelier St-Jean, Chalon sur Sãone, France;
◙ June 2016, individual exhibition photos of Cuba at the Múseu Municipal de Vouzela, Portugal;
◙ August 2017, individual exhibition photos of Syria at the Múseu Municipal de Vouzela, Portugal;
◙ November 2017, book release of FACE a FACE, co-author with Portuguese writer Cecília Vilas Boas;
Future Projects
◙ February-March 2019, individual exhibition photos of Cuba at the bookstore LER Devagar, LX Factory, Lisbon, Portugal;
◙ May 2019, individual exhibition photos of the book FACE a FACE at the bookstore LER Devagar, LX Factory, Lisbon, Portugal;
◙ June 2019, individual exhibition at PRO-ÉVORA, Évora, Portugal;
◙ Agosto 2019, individual exhibition at the Múseu Municipal de Vouzela, Portugal.
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