biography
Born Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 1977.
1993-94 Ecole de Meuron, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
1994-95 Ecole d'Art de la Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
2000 Cité des Arts de Paris, Paris, France
1993-94 Ecole de Meuron, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
1994-95 Ecole d'Art de la Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
2000 Cité des Arts de Paris, Paris, France
solo exhibitions
2010
Léopold Rabus, Museum zu Allerheiligen, Schaffhouse, Switzerland
2009
Léopold Rabus, Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag, Netherlands
Entre différence & complicité, Léopold &Till Rabus, Galerie Adler, Francfort-sur-le-Main, Germany (with Till Rabus)
Entre différence & complicité, Léopold &Till Rabus, Galerie Adler, Francfort-sur-le-Main, Germany (with Till Rabus)
2008
Feu Pompom, Kabinettausstellung, Dommuseum zu Salzburg, Austria
Ma région, ma passion, mon oeuvre, Osram Art Projects Gallery, Munich, Germany
(curateur Dr. Christian Schoen)
Ma région, ma passion, mon oeuvre, Osram Art Projects Gallery, Munich, Germany
(curateur Dr. Christian Schoen)
2007
Mon camarade, mon ami, Basta Espace d'Art Contemporain, Lausanne, Switzerland
Du pain pour les oiseaux, Galerie Adler, New York City, USA
Ouvrages en cheveux, Galerie Artrepco, Zurich, Switzerland
Du pain pour les oiseaux, Galerie Adler, New York City, USA
Ouvrages en cheveux, Galerie Artrepco, Zurich, Switzerland
2006
Rigueur & fermeté, Collections de Saint-Cyprien, Saint-Cyprien, France (with Till Rabus)
2005
Léopold Rabus &Pat Andrea, Galerie Artdirekt, Berne, Switzerland (with Pat Andrea)
2004
Elévation, Galerie Artrepco, Zurich, Switzerland
Scène Sainte, Galerie Adler, Francfort-sur-le-Main, Germany
Léopold Rabus &Virginie Morillo, Galerie Artdirekt, Berne, Switzerland (with Virginie Morillo)
Scène Sainte, Galerie Adler, Francfort-sur-le-Main, Germany
Léopold Rabus &Virginie Morillo, Galerie Artdirekt, Berne, Switzerland (with Virginie Morillo)
2003
Galerie Une, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
2002
Galerie des Amis des Arts, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
2001
Centre d'Art en Face, Porrentruy, Switzerland
group exhibitions
2009
La famille Rabus, Kunstverein Schwaz, Schwaz, Austria
The Rabus Show, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels, Belgium
The Rabus Show, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels, Belgium
2008
XX Century, Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag, Netherlands
Junge Schweizer Malerei, Kunstraum Baden, Baden, Switzerland (en collaboration with la Galerie Elisabeth Staffelbach, Aarau)
Soul mirrors, Galerie Hof &Huyser, Amsterdam, Netherlands (with Andrea Lehmann & Tassos Misouras)
Deadly Serious, EXPRMNTL Galerie, Toulouse, France (curateur 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 Neuchâtel, Switzerland (with Virginie Barré, Olaf Breuning, John Isaacs)
Beijing Biennale, Beijing, China
Glückliche Tage ?, Museum zu Allerheiligen, Schaffhouse, Switzerland
Junge Schweizer Malerei, Kunstraum Baden, Baden, Switzerland (en collaboration with la Galerie Elisabeth Staffelbach, Aarau)
Soul mirrors, Galerie Hof &Huyser, Amsterdam, Netherlands (with Andrea Lehmann & Tassos Misouras)
Deadly Serious, EXPRMNTL Galerie, Toulouse, France (curateur 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 Neuchâtel, Switzerland (with Virginie Barré, Olaf Breuning, John Isaacs)
Beijing Biennale, Beijing, China
Glückliche Tage ?, Museum zu Allerheiligen, Schaffhouse, Switzerland
2007
The teardrop explodes, Stadtgalerie Schwaz, Schwaz, Austria
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, Netherlands
Strange Brew, Max Lang, New York, USA (curateur Wolfgang Schoppmann)
100 Days 100 Videos, GL Strand, Copenhague, Danemark
Peinture(s) / Génération 70, Fondation Salomon, Château D'Arenthon, Alex, France
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, Netherlands
Strange Brew, Max Lang, New York, USA (curateur Wolfgang Schoppmann)
100 Days 100 Videos, GL Strand, Copenhague, Danemark
Peinture(s) / Génération 70, Fondation Salomon, Château D'Arenthon, Alex, France
2006
100 Days 100 Videos, Kunstverein Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Replacing Mashkov - Recent acquisitions, Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag, Netherlands (with Daniel Richter, David Schnell, Matthias Weilscher, Immendorf, Lüpertz, Knoebel, Stella, a.o.)
La famille Rabus, Galerie des Amis Des Arts, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Happy Believers, 7. Werkleitz Biennale, Halle / Saale, Germany
Swiss Art Awards, Bâle, Switzerland
Birdwatching, Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag, Netherlands
Blessed are the merciful, Feigen Contemporary, New York, USA (curateur Jérôme Jacobs)
Replacing Mashkov - Recent acquisitions, Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag, Netherlands (with Daniel Richter, David Schnell, Matthias Weilscher, Immendorf, Lüpertz, Knoebel, Stella, a.o.)
La famille Rabus, Galerie des Amis Des Arts, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Happy Believers, 7. Werkleitz Biennale, Halle / Saale, Germany
Swiss Art Awards, Bâle, Switzerland
Birdwatching, Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag, Netherlands
Blessed are the merciful, Feigen Contemporary, New York, USA (curateur Jérôme Jacobs)
2005
Premio Lissone 2005, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Lissone, Italy
Contemporary European Painting Award 2005, Frissiras Museum, Athens, Greece
Playtime, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels, Belgium
Mysterium, Galerie Artrepco, Zurich, Switzerland (with Andrea Hasler, Virginie Morillo, Matt Franks, Raphael Hefti)
rewind «, Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, Germany
boost in the shell, Cutural Center of Bruges, Belgium (with Jake &Dinos Chapman, John Isaacs, Bruce Nauman, Bill Viola, Shirin Neshat a.o., curateurs Michel Dwilde/Jérôme Jacobs)
after nature, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels, Belgium
Contemporary European Painting Award 2005, Frissiras Museum, Athens, Greece
Playtime, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels, Belgium
Mysterium, Galerie Artrepco, Zurich, Switzerland (with Andrea Hasler, Virginie Morillo, Matt Franks, Raphael Hefti)
rewind «, Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, Germany
boost in the shell, Cutural Center of Bruges, Belgium (with Jake &Dinos Chapman, John Isaacs, Bruce Nauman, Bill Viola, Shirin Neshat a.o., curateurs Michel Dwilde/Jérôme Jacobs)
after nature, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels, Belgium
2004
Galerie Une, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
2003
Musée de 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
Galerie Une, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Antico Monastero, Bellinzona, Switzerland
2000
Galerie Une, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
1999
Galerie Lambelet, Le Landeron, Switzerland
Biennale de La Chaux-de-Fonds, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Galerie des Amis des Arts, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Biennale de La Chaux-de-Fonds, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Galerie des Amis des Arts, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
collections
Collection Olbricht, Essen, Germany
Collection Joshua P. Smith, Washington, USA
Collection Julius Bär, Zurich, Switzerland
Collection Pieter and Marieke Sanders, Aerdenhout, Netherlands
Collection H. E. Schmid, Zurich, Switzerland
Frissiras Museum, Athène, Grèce
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Den Haag, Netherlands
Fondation pour l'Art Contemporain Claudine & Jean-Marc Salomon, Alex, France
Osram Collection, Munich, Germany
Mobley-Springmeier Collection, Switzerland & Germany
Museum Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Museum of Old and New Art, Tasmanie, Australia
Reydan Weiss, Essen, Germany
Scheringa Museum voor Realisme, Netherlands
Zabludowicz Art Trust, Londres, UK
Collection Joshua P. Smith, Washington, USA
Collection Julius Bär, Zurich, Switzerland
Collection Pieter and Marieke Sanders, Aerdenhout, Netherlands
Collection H. E. Schmid, Zurich, Switzerland
Frissiras Museum, Athène, Grèce
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Den Haag, Netherlands
Fondation pour l'Art Contemporain Claudine & Jean-Marc Salomon, Alex, France
Osram Collection, Munich, Germany
Mobley-Springmeier Collection, Switzerland & Germany
Museum Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Museum of Old and New Art, Tasmanie, Australia
Reydan Weiss, Essen, Germany
Scheringa Museum voor Realisme, Netherlands
Zabludowicz Art Trust, Londres, UK
awards
2006
Swiss Art Award, Bâle, Switzerland
2005
Premio Lissone, Lissone, Italy

