– – Roger Reggner

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ROGER REGNER (1968)
LIVES AND WORKS IN BRASILIA AND NEW YORK

REGNER IS A MULTIMEDIA ARTIST BASED IN NEW YORK AND BRASILIA WHERE HE EXPERIMENTS IN VARIOUS SECTORS OF THE VISUAL ARTS.  IN THE 70’S REGNER GAVE THE FIRST HINTS OF WHAT WOULD BECOME ONE OF HIS BEST FORMS OF EXPRESSION. AT THE AGE OF 10, HE TOOK POSSESSION OF HIS FATHER’S PRAKTICA AND TAUGHT HIMSELF HOW TO USE IT.  IN 1989, A STRONG CURIOSITY OF DIFFERENT CULTURES MOTIVATED HIS JOURNEY AS AN INDEPENDENT ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER. HIS TRAVELS BEGAN IN SPAIN, AND OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS EXPANDED THROUGH OTHER  COUNTRIES IN EUROPE, CENTRAL AMERICA, ASIA, NORTH AMERICA, ENDING IN 1994 IN NEW YORK, WHERE HE SETTLED. IN 2006 HE WENT BACK TO BRAZIL TO SHOW IN A COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION AT POTRICH GALLERY. REGNER HAS PRODUCED AND PRESENTED EVER SINCE A BROAD VARIETY OF WORKS UNITING DRAWING WITH PAINTING, SOMETIMES COMBINING THOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPHY.