Janeth Berrettini

Artista Visual

Geboren 1964 in Caracas, Venezuela, vertritt Janeth Berrettini einen eigenständigen künstlerischen Standpunkt in Malerei, Performance, Installation und Video. Sie präsentierte ihre Arbeiten in Einzel- und Gruppenausstellungen in Venezuela, Mexico, USA, Australien, Deutschland und der Schweiz. Von 2000 bis 2006 führte Janeth Berrettini ein Atelier in Mazatlán, Mexico und kuratierte zudem Ausstellungsreihen in Mexico und Kalifornien. Seit 2006 lebt und arbeitet Janeth Berrettini in Zürich.

Janeth Berrettini – born in 1964 in Caracas, Venezuela – represents an independent artistic position in painting, performance, installation, and video. She has presented her work in solo and group exhibitions in Venezuela, Mexico, the USA, Australia, Germany, and Switzerland. From 2000 to 2006, Janeth Berrettini maintained a studio in Mazatlán, México and curated exhibition series in México and California. Since 2006, she has lived and worked in Zurich.

Solo Exhibitions

2026 Da 100 10 Da – Goldrausch Art Salon, Zurich
2024 BiclaNet – Kabinett Visarte, Zurich
2021 Kairographien – Kabinett Visarte, Zurich
2016 Nur Worte – Kunstcontainer, Zurich
2015 Rad – Zweiradgeber, Zurich
2014 Metamorphosen II – Expo Transkultur, Affoltern
2013 Vergessene Körper – Praxis Kreis 2, Zurich
2013 Metamorphosen I – Rosenhofraum, Wädenswil
2010 Estructuras – Luna Galerie, Mazatlán, México
2009 Imagen – Artemis Open Studio, Rheinau
2008 Four Diptychs – Town Hall, Crown Centre, Stourbridge, England
2003 Bici, Birula, Chancha, Rufa… – Museo de Arte de Mazatlán, Mazatlán, México
2002 Ubicus – Galería L’atelier des Artistes, Puerto Vallarta, México
2002 Urbana Espirita – Museo del Valle del Fuerte, Los Mochis, México
2000 Tiempos de Agua – Galería Angela Peralta, Mazatlán, México
1997 Berrettini – Burggalerie, Nohfelden, Germany
1992 Bodas Alquímicas – Galería Viva Mexico, Caracas, Venezuela
1991 Anastasia Pintando – Galería Lilcoln, Caracas, Venezuela

Group Exhibitions

2026 Am Anfang war das Wort – Kulturmuseum, Bern
2025 Golden Grove – Goldrausch Art Salon, Zürich
2025 Drawing Video Drawing – Kunstraum Luke, Zürich
2025 Goldrausch III, Wachstum – Art Space, Zürich
2025 Wir sind viele, wir sind mehr – Galerie 1, Zürich
2025 Goldrausch II, Erfolg – Arte Space, Zürich
2024 Verbinden – Found in Translation, Museum Helmhaus Zurich
2024 Umi No Hi – Gleis 70, Zurich
2024 Goldrausch I – Art Space and Stories, Zurich
2023 Einsichten – Visarte Zurich, Kupfer Contemporary
2023 FATart Art Fair – Women & Flinta in Arts, Kammgarn, Schaffhausen
2023 Unpacking – Encounters Art Space, Brighton Festival
2023 Gleich?! – Advance Gender Equality in Business, Zurich Main Station
2022 Best of – Visarte und Gäste, Photobastei, Zurich
2021 Kunst macht sichtbar – 125 Jahre Visarte Zentralschweiz, Lucerne, Rapperswil
2021 Wasser Raum, Hafen Visitor Center, Rapperswil-Jona
2021 Triennale Grenchen, Xylographische Druckgrafik – Kunsthaus Grenchen
2021 #disappearcovidnineteen – Corona Call, Visarte Zurich
2020 Mit allen Wassern – Museum Bickel, Walenstadt
2016 Blistering – Curator’s Voice Art Project, Miami, USA
2013 local genial – Tag der offenen Ateliers, Zurich
2011 Kunstszene Zürich – Frei Lager Areal, Zurich
2006–2008 Presencia en la Naturaleza – Drawings, Museo de Arte, Mazatlán, México; Flinders University City Gallery, Adelaide, Australia; Galeria de Difucor, Culiacan, México; Museo Regional del Valle de El Fuerte, Los Mochis, México; Galleria Rubio del Angela Peralta Teatro, Mazatlán, México
2003 Suzuhiro Kamoboco – International Small Art Exhibition, Yoji Kuri, Japan
2002 Semana Cultural Lésbica Gay – Museo del Chopo, México D.F., México
1997 Eternidad y Penumbra. Cuatro que Sueñan – Galería Altamira Fine Art, Caracas, Venezuela
1996 2 ½ Venezolanos – Galerie Art Kontor, Frankfurt, Germany,
1996 Semana Cultural Venezolana – Freies Kulturzentrum Tattersall, Wiesbaden, Germany
1994 Salón de Artes Visuales Chacao – Caracas, Venezuela
1991 Art Horizons International – New York, USA
1991 Choque esos Cinco – Galería Viva Mexico, Caracas, Venezuela
1991 Celebraciones del Cuerpo – Galería America, Caracas, Venezuela
1988 Grafópolis – Galería Espacio Tirqeel, Caracas, Venezuela

Performances

2018 Kairographie – Umbau(t)räume, Kunsthaus Glarus
2017 Lifeline – Klöntal Triennale, for San Keller’s By Meter, Glarus / Klöntal
2017 Be Bike – Festival
2017 Livingroom with Clarissa Hurst, Zurich / Bern
2016 Verstecken Baum in der Schule Spielen – Klima Garten, Zurich
2013 404 Directions III – Music and Action Painting with Hermann Bühler, Zurich
2011 Zona Incognita – Stromereien 11, Zurich
2010 Back the Clouds – Gleis 70, Zurich
2010 Mélange Étrange – Spatial performance with 4 video projectors, live camera. Tanzhaus Zurich and Cirquenflex Basel
2006 404 Directions II – Music and Action Painting with Hermann Bühler, Museum of Quilts, San José, USA
2006 404 Directions I – Music and Action Painting with Hermann Bühler, Jazzorca, México D.F., México
2006 Scare Away War – Interversiones Urbanas, San José, USA
2001–2004 Stage Design / Costumes Delfos Danza Contemporánea – Teatro Angela Peralta, México

Room Installations

2015 Bicla–Net III – Im Wunderbaren Reich jenseits der Hecke, Kreis 9 Fest, Zurich
2015 Bicla–Net II – Zweiradgeber, Zurich
2014 Bicla-Skulptur – Quartierzeit, Bern
2012 Bicla–Net I – Mazatlán, México
2006 Guerrilla Street – Interversiones Urbanas, San Jose, USA

Video

2011 Cautiverio – 2:56 min, Fragile Global Performance
2010 Mélange Étrange – 60 min, spatial performance with 4 video projectors, live camera. Tanzhaus Zurich and Cirquenflex Basel
2009 Paz – 1:26 min, performance by Janeth Berrettini, Plazuela Machado, Mazatlán, México
2006 Muros – 9:00 min, dance performance by La Serpiente Danza Contemporanea, Morelia, México
2003 Claustrocyclo – 6 min video loop for the installation Bici Birulla, Mazatlán, México

Curatorial Practice

2012 Interversiones V – Urban art in public space, Mazatlán, México
2010 Auktion 10 Jahre Gleis 70 – Zurich
2008 Interversiones IV – Urban art in public space, Mazatlán, México
2008 Festival de los Espejos – Zurich
2006 Interversiones III – Urban art in public space, San José, USA
2006 Interversiones II – Urban art in public space (visual arts and literature), Mazatlán, México
2005 Interversiones I – Urban art in public space, Proyecto Centro Histórico, Mazatlán, México
2001–2006 Founder and curator of El Salon del Pequeño Formato – Mazatlán, México

Teaching Engagements

2010–present Atelier 2.30 – Kunstschule, Zurich
2000–2006 Atelier Keramik und Skulptur – Instituto CULTURA, Mazatlán, México

Awards and Commissions

2021 1st Prize, Best Interpretation Time without Time, Mini Print 2021 – Triennale Xylographische Druckgrafik, Kunsthaus Grenchen
2016 ETH Zurich – Verstecken Baum, Zurich
2016 Wynwood Juried Show Award – Painting Award, Miami
2015 City of Zurich – Bicla-Net, Zurich
2014 Canton of Zurich – Methamorphose II, Zurich
2011 STEO Foundation – Zona Incognita, Zurich
2006 Artist Residence – Lectures on public art, University of San José, San José, USA

Publications

2023 Art et morale, Art Suisse, Vol. 125 2017 Klima Garten 2085 – Schläpfer-Miller, J. / Dahinden, M. (eds.), Park Books, Zurich
2011 Arte Contemporáneo Sinaloense – Bastidas, A. M. (ed.), Instituto Sinaloense de Cultura, México
2000 Atelier Keramik und Skulptur (2000–2006) – Instituto CULTURA, Mazatlán, México
1993 Confluencias – Museo de Arte Popular de Petare, Caracas, Venezuela
1992 Revista Pauta, Cuaderno de Teoria y Crítica Musical, Vol. XI, Oct–Dec 1992, México

Education

1997–1999 Ceramics – Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela
1987–1988 Photography / Video – Consejo National de Cultura, CONAC, Caracas, Venezuela
1987 Metalwork – Instituto Nacional de Cooperación Educativa INCE, Caracas, Venezuela
1986–1989 Fine Arts – Escuela de Artes Plasticas Cristóbal Rojas, Caracas, Venezuela
1986 Contemporary Dance – Taller de Danza de Caracas, Caracas