Antoni Tàpies

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Antoni Tàpies

Biography

Volver a ARTEBarcelona, 1931-2005 Joan was born in Barcelona in 1931. He studied at the Stock Exchange Art School, Barcelona and created, together with Alcoy i Rovira,Brull and Planell, the 'School of Barcelona'. In 1981, he was named as a Professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona.

Exhibitions & Collections

Works by Pijuan can be found in the Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid; as well as many other art museums and institutions.

One of the celebrated Spanish contemporary artists, his works have been exhibited at the following galleries and institutions:

Galerie Semiha Huber, Zurich.
Graz, Vienna.
Ariadne, Cologne
O'Hana, London
Galerie Gabrielle von Loeper, Hamburg
Galeria Juan Prats, Barcelona
Yamaguchi Gallery, Osaka, Japan
Marlborough Gallery, London
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
Guggenheim Museum, New York
National Gallery, Montreal
Museo de Arte Moderno, Buenos Aires

Honors & Awards

A selected list of the honors awarded to this artist is:

1985: "Cruz de Sant Jordi", Generalitat de Catalunya.

1981: The National Prize for Plastic Arts - awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Education.

1981: National Fine Arts Prize, Madrid.

1970: The "Redaction Prize of Vijesnik u Srijedu", Zabreg. II Bienal Internacional of Rijeka Drawings.

1966: I Bienal Internacional for Printmaking, Cracovia.

1965: "Malibor" Prize. VI Bienal for Printmaking, Ljublijana, Slovenia.

1958 Second Prize for Painting, "Peintres Résidens", París.

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