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GCH Activities:

Between 1997 and 2005 Galería Chilena organized exhibitions, talks, party's, concerts & auctions. It also was invited to participate, as a gallery and as a collective, in group exhibitions such as "Especes d' Espaces" at the Swiss Institute, New York (1998); "To be Political it has to Look Nice" at apexart, New York (2003); and "EiEi", a group exhibition and encounter of independent art spaces organized by Hoffman's House, in Valparaiso, Chile (2005).

The following is a chronological list of GCH activities:

1997
FERNANDEZ, MUJICA & VILLABLANCA LTDA.
Creation of Buisness Association (image)
Santiago de Chile

SUPERMERCADO (image) (image#2)
Paintings by Cristóbal Lehyt, first show and GCH debut party
Julio Prado, Santiago de Chile

1998
THE NEW IDEAL LINE (STEREO)
Video Installation by Mario Navarro
Detroit, Vitacura, Santiago de Chile

Special Meeting Number One: THE FUTURE OF ART IN CHILE
Slideshow and panel discussion

GALCHI #3
Video by Juan Céspedes & Photography by Rodrigo Galecio
Plaza Brasil, Santiago de Chile

CACO CINCUENTA
A private exhibit of GCH’s stock to attract possible collectors
Brown Sur, Santiago de Chile

PRIMER FESTIVAL ALTERNATIVO
Live rock show with bands MAESTRO and TAZOS+guests
Teatro Condell, Santiago de Chile

GCH EN GALERIA POSADA DEL CORREGIDOR
Works by GCH”s directors: Diego Fernández, Felipe Mujica & Joe Villablanca
Galería Posada del Corregidor, Santiago de Chile

Special Meeting Number Two: GCH’S STORAGE ROOM
Slideshow and pannel discussion with an installation of GCH’s stock
Galería Posada del Corregidor, Santiago de Chile

ESPECES D’ESPACES
Curated by Michelle Faguet
The Swiss Institute, NYC

1999
GUAUHAUS (image)
Exhibition by Patricia Cepeda & Johanna Unzueta
Edificio Progesta, Santiago de Chile

DIGITAL (image)
Paintings by Diego Fernández
Estación METRO Escuela Militar, Santiago de Chile

DESDE EL JARDIN (image)
Photograpy by Eduardo Vilches
Edificio Progesta, Santiago de Chile

GCH#13: CARPETA DE GRABADOS & SEGUNDO ANIVERSARIO GCH
A portfolio of silkscreen prints made specially by 7 GCH artists
Edificio Progesta, Santiago de Chile

2003
TO BE POLITICAL IT HAS TO LOOK NICE (review)
Curated by Pablo León de la Barra
Apexart, NYC

PISCO SOUR BAR
Gallery Talk at apexart in the context of “To be Political it Has to Look Nice”
apexart, NYC

2004
BETTER DAYS WILL COME (image)
Talk at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Santiago de Chile, in the context of “Las Otras Vias”, a conference about the work of independent spaces in Chile.

CONDOROS
36 Artist Painting Show at Galeria Metropolitana, Santiago de Chile
+ closure speech: “Success Has Many Fathers, Failure is an Orphan”

CONDOROS/MISTAKES (image)
36 Artist Painting Show at Union Walk, East End, £ondon, UK
Sponsored by 24-7 Gallery, Gasworks Residency Programme & DIRAC (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chilean Government)

2005
ENCUENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE ESPACIOS INDEPENDIENTES DE ARTE (image)
Organized by Hoffmans House, several venues, Valparaiso, Chile
Artists invited by Galeria Chilena: Itziar Okariz, Javier Tellez, Tsui Kuang-Yu & Len Cella

2007
FELIPE MUJICA @ COLOUR SCHOOL
Slide show and talk at Colour School
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
www.colourschool.org