Félix Toranzos
Born in Asunción, Paraguay in 1962. Visual artist, architect, graphic designer, scenographer. He studied Fine Arts at the School of Fine Arts and Architecture at the National University of Asunción, respectively. His work is part of the collection of the Paraguayan Museum of Contemporary Art of the Center for Visual Arts / Museo del Barro, Isla de Francia.
He has participated in various Art Biennials, such as the 9th International Drawing Exhibition, Museum of Modern Art, Rijeka, Yugoslavia. 1st Latin American Biennial of Art on Paper, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 19th International Art Biennial of São Paulo, Brazil. 5th Biennial of Portrait, Tuzla, Yugoslavia. 1st Biennial of Young Art, Buenos Aires, Argentina. International Fairs in Lima, Peru. 1st Biennial of Mercosur Art, Porto Alegre, Brazil. II and IV Biennial of Cuenca, Ecuador. He exhibited in 2013 at the 55th Venice Biennale - Paraguay Pavilion.
In 2017, he was awarded the distinction of "Master of Art" instituted by the Senate of the Republic and the Cultural Center of the Republic, El Cabildo.
He is Director of the Paraguayan Museum of Contemporary Art of the Center for Visual Arts / Museo del Barro. Director and Visual Arts Advisor of the Ida Talavera Foundation. Active member of the Association for Visual Arts in Paraguay "Gente de Arte", he was Director of National Museums of the National Secretariat of Culture and Acting Director of the Museum of the House of Independence.
Currently, he is the Director of the Cultural Center of the City, Carlos Colombino, Manzana de la Rivera.