Christian Zurita, born in Gorbea (Chile) in 1971 Interior of a cafe. Oil on canvas Biography 1991 - He began his artistic studies at the Universidad Catolica of Chile. He studied with masters Grazia Barrios and Jose Balmes. 1996 - After graduating in painting with excellent marks, he participated and won the first prize of the "V International Art Biennial Santiago-Porto Alegre-Paris" following which he was invited to France at the "Sorbonne de Paris". Back in Chile, he alternates his painting activity with university teaching at the art school of the Catholic University of Temuco. During this period he approached the musical and theatrical environment, an experience that will take him, in 1999, back to Europe, in Italy, following the multimedia show "Trapananda, la tierra que apareciò inesperadamente" for which, as a set designer, he creates a series of extemporaneous murals. 2001 - He definitively settled in Italy where he began his scenography studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, attending the School of scenic realization for melodrama by Enrico Manelli and Marcello Morresi. 2003 - Together with Fabio Gramolazzo he created the sets for "La Boheme" by G.Puccini at the Alessandro Bonci Theater in Cesena. 2004 - The interest and love for large-format painting led him to meet the master Rinaldo Rinaldi, with whom, as an assistant, he created a series of large-format scenographic backdrops for the opera "Hans heilling" by Maschner, with scenes by Pierluigi Pizzi for the Teatro Lirico of Cagliari. 2003/2004 - He exhibited his paintings in various contexts, including "Arte fiera di Bologna". During this period he won the "Senate of the Republic" Prize in the "San Valentino International Art Competition" in Puglia. 2005 /2006 – These are years in which the artist is present in numerous painting competitions, art fairs and scenographic installations, both in Italy and abroad, including: Finalist in Chile of the 2005 International Art Prize "Valdivia y su rio", finalist "Premio Arte 2006" of the Giorgio Mondadori in Milan, present at Arte Fiera in Florence 2006 with the Paolo Nanni art gallery in Bologna and Personal Exhibition in the Civic Museum of Split in Croatia in September 2006. 2007 – Participates in various installations and productions for opera and theater. Wins the “Città di Segni International Painting Prize” in Rome. 2008 – In Chile, he created the project “Opera para todos” (Opera for all) with the intention of spreading the opera, creating a series of outdoor shows in various cities of the country. 2009 - He works in several opera productions: Gianni Schicchi by G.Puccini and el Retablo de Maese Pedro by Manuel de Falla, La serva Padrona by Pergolesi, La traviata by Verdi. Opens his personal laboratory in Chile for the development of visual arts "Escénica", 2009. He exhibits his personal works in Berlin, at the Chilean Embassy in Germany. 2010/13 In Chile, he develops with Escénica multimedia artistic projects for the theater, creating three-dimensional scenographies of large dimensions with his paintings. Currently Cristian Zurita lives and works between France and Santiago del Chile.