About

Mixed Media/Urban Artist
Roberto Janz / A.K.A. BetoJanz
Brazilian artist based in Toronto. Inspired by rock’n’roll and skateboard movements, my work brings the energy and attitude of these cultures. From carving wood to graphic arts, my mindset is to go for it and DIY. 

Exhibitions:
2022 and 2023 - Rebellion Punk Festival. Blackpool, UK
2022 - Cut & Paste @Medium Art Gallery. Ukiah, USA​​​​​​​
2020/2021 - 10th International Paper Triennial Viviane Fontaine @ Musée Charmey. Switzerland
2020 - Homeland In$ecurity. USA
2020 - NADA exhibition @ The Tube Art Gallery. Curitiba, Brazil
2019 - Solo Exhibition @ Kensington Market. Toronto, Canada
2019 - Disrupting Climate Disruption @ Scandinavian Collage Museum. Rennebu, Norway
2018 - SKTWKND @ MIS Museu da Imagem e do Som. São Paulo, Brazil
2018 - CURITOWN @ Museu Municipal de Arte de Curitiba. Curitiba, Brazil
2018 and 2019 - SKT Art XP @ Unibes Cultural. São Paulo, Brazil
2017 - Exhibition @ Galerie Usine 106u. Montreal, Canada
2017 - Bienal Internacional de Curitiba @ Galeria AIREZ. Curitiba, Brazil
2017 - Solo Exhibition @ Galeria Teix. Curitiba, Brazil
2016 - Ofrenda @ Hoop Gallery. Hamilton, Canada
2016 - Memento Mori: Skulls & Bones in Art @ Huntington Beach Art Center. Huntington Beach, USA
2014 - The Skull Show @ Bedford Gallery. Walnut Creek, USA
2014 - First Kensington Market Art Fair @ Kensington Market. Toronto, Canada
2013 - Bienal Internacional de Curitiba @ Galeria Teix and @ Deforma Mostra Design. Curitiba, Brazil
2013 - Solo Exhibition @ Galeria Teix. Curitiba, Brazil
2013 - Solo Exhibition @ 14th Psycho Carnival Festival. Curitiba, Brazil
2012 - Deforma Mostra Design. Curitiba, Brazil
2012 - São Paulo Design Weekend @ Desmobilia Store. São Paulo, Brazil
2010 - Anti-Design Festival. London, UK
2006 - 8ª Bienal de Design. São Paulo, Brazil
2005 - (My Brasil is with "S") Istituto Europeo di Design. Exhibited around Europe
Publications:
2022 - 46pgs Magazine. Croatia
2018 - Snoecks 2019. Belgium
2018 - Skate Art / Éditions Cercle d’Art. France/USA
2017 - 106U Magazine. Canada
2017 - The Wooden Bicycle: Around the World / The Images Publishing Group. UK/DE
2014 - The Mammoth Book of Skulls / Running Press. UK/USA
2014 - Concrete Wave Magazine. Canada
2012 - Mastering Type: The Essential Guide to Typography for Print and Web Design / HOW. USA 
2011 - Logo Design Vol. 3 / Taschen. DE/USA
2011 - THRASHER Magazine (ISSUE #375). USA
2010 - CemporcentoSKATE. Brazil
2009 - Idea Fixa Book. Brazil
2008 - LosLogos 4 / Gestalten. DE/USA
2007 - Webdesign Magazine. Brazil
2007 - Communication Arts Magazine. USA
2006 - WebDesign Magazine. Brazil
2006 - Revista "Gráfica"- Arte Internacional. Brazil

Awards:
2015 - Best Brazilian Beer label - II Concurso Randy Moscher de Design de Rótulos.
2014 - Best Brazilian Beer label - I Concurso Randy Moscher de Design de Rótulos.
2007 - Winner of "Camisa 12" logo contest for Flamengo soccer team supporters - Flamengo And Globo.com
2006 - One of the Highlights of 8ª Bienal ADG - Bienal Brasileira De Design
2005 - Selected poster to be exhibited around Europe - Istituto Europeo Di Design
2005 - Winner poster to the launching of Brazilian issue of the book "The Elements of Typographic Style" by Robert Bringhurst - CosacNaify

Artist Talks and Workshops:
2016 - Skateboard Art Project / Project presentation for University of West Bohemia (Pilsen) and OSF Praha, Mystic, Továrna (Prague). Czech Republic
2015 - Skateboard Art Project / Special Guest at University of Houston-Clear Lake. Houston, USA
2015 - Street Art Mash Up/Collage Workshop - (TDSB) Secondary Teachers. Toronto, Canada
2013 - (Algures 8) Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná. Curitiba, Brazil
2013 - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná. Curitiba, Brazil
2013 - Centro Universitário Curitiba. Curitiba, Brazil
2012 - (inspiração '12) Universidade Positivo. Curitiba, Brazil
After moving to Toronto in 2014, I also had the opportunity to collaborate in some projects from the alternative high school program Oasis Skateboard Factory, where I discovered an aptitude for mentoring the youth, through the creative and transformative world of the arts. Through this I became an Artist Mentor from the Toronto District School Board in 2017.

Online Store w/ some of my pieces: Destroy Art Inc.
https://www.destroyartinc.com/category/b-beto-janz-b