Ricardo Vazquez

Born 1965, Bucharest, Romania.
Lives and works in Toulon, France.
Ricardo Vazquez spent his childhood in Latin America and the West Indies. He is the chief curator and director of heritage at the Hôtel des Arts, the arts center of the departement of the Var. He takes a great interest in the relationship between the arts and the city, and has organized exhibitions to this end with major French photographers, such as Stéphane Couturier, Jacqueline Salmon, and Bernard Plossu. He has collaborated with institutions specialized in photography, such as the Maison Européenne de la Photographie, and the PhotoEspana festival. He is a member on a number of photography panels, among which the Fondation des Treilles.
  • Institutional partners

    • République Française
    • Région Provence Alpes Côté d'Azur
    • Département des Bouches du Rhône
    • Arles
    • Le Centre des monuments nationaux est heureux de soutenir les Rencontres de la Photographie d’Arles en accueillant des expositions dans l’abbaye de Montmajour
  • Main partners

    • Fondation LUMA
    • BMW
    • SNCF
    • Kering
  • Media partners

    • Arte
    • Lci
    • Konbini
    • Le Point
    • Madame Figaro
    • France Culture