Luca Gansser b. 1945

  • Artist (Painter)
Born Bogata, Columbia, Gansser is from Lugarno, Switzerland. Gansser has exhibited extensively around the world since 1970. He is the ultimate nomad, travelling extensively, imparting his artistic knowledge and absorbing many different cultures.
Name
Luca Gansser
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Founder, 'Arte Moris': non-profit art school (ANZSIC code: P) 2003- Dili, East Timor
Birth date
1945
Birth place
Bogota, Columbia, Columbia
Active Period
  • 1970-
Arrival
  • 1982 (Travelling through Central Australia)
  • 1989 (Travelling internationally)
Residence
  • 1970 Mexico
  • 1974 - 1979 Tuscany, Italy, Tuscany, Italy
  • 1980 - 1982 (Moscow, South America, Canada, Australia)
  • 1982 Lugano, Switzerland, Lugano, Switzerland (Became a resident)
  • 1989 Central Australia, NT (Travelling)
  • 1990 - 1991 Moscow, USSR (Russia) (Cultural exchange between Swiss and Russian artists)
  • 1992 Soweto, South Africa, Soweto, South Africa (Berlin-Zurich Cultural Exchange Program)
  • 1996 - 1997 Thailand, Thailand
  • 1998 - 1999 (Visits to Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar; Foundation Member of 'Mergui Archipelago Project')
  • 2003- (Founded 'Arte Moris' - a non-profit, free art school in Dili, East Timor)