Josep Costa Sobrepera

Josep Costa Sobrepera (Palafrugell) is a painter of figurative art, mainly watercolors and oil paintings of seascapes, in Palafrugell (Catalonia, Spain).

Early life Born to a cork industry family, early on his teachers recognized his artistic talent. Costa Sobrepera took night classes at a local art school and, at 16, got his first job in the workshop of master blacksmith Joan Gich. His first public exhibit was in 1955 at the Palafrugell Library, assisted by his teacher, Lluís Medir Jofra. He continued exhibiting his works locally until 1958, when he began to participate in national and international events, winning some prizes. In the 1960s he was employed by several companies as an engineer and taught evening classes at the School of Arts and Crafts Palafrugell. In 1966 he enrolled at the School of Industrial Engineers of Barcelona.

Career Until 1971 he lived in Barcelona, where he organized his first studio and enrolled in anatomy classes at the School of Fine Arts, where he met artists like Martinez Lozano. He returned to Palafrugell in 1972 to devote himself entirely to painting. He exhibited his work in several galleries in Catalonia and Spain, including Barcelona's Sala Rovira, and won awards in various competitions, both national and international. In 1975 he married and continued to exhibit widely.

In the 1990s, he quit oil painting to devote himself to watercolors. Costa Sobrepera continued winning awards, especially in France.

Selected works Ecstasy. The hopes of a desire (1953) Women (India, 1998) Home (India 1998) Market (Guatemala, 1987) Market Street (Guatemala, 1987) Morning Light (Palamós, 1999) Boats (La Selva, 2004) The veil of light (Sweden, 1997)

Exhibits

Year Space City Description 1955 Library Palafrugell Palafrugell Exhibition of watercolors 1956 Library Palafrugell Palafrugell Exhibition of watercolors 1957 Savings Bank of the Province of Girona Palafrugell Solo exhibition of oil paintings 1958 Savings Bank of the Province of Girona Palafrugell Solo exhibition of oil paintings 1958 City Hall Figueres Exhibition of watercolors 1973 Sala Rovira Barcelona Exhibition 1974 Art Room Empordà Palafrugell Solo exhibition of oil paintings and watercolors 1975 Art Room Empordà Palafrugell Exhibition of watercolors individual and collective 1975 Art Room and Colour Vic Exhibition of watercolors 1975 The Vaults Olot Exhibition of watercolors 1976 Art Room Empordà Palafrugell Exhibitions individual and collective 1976 Caixa Girona Palafrugell Exhibition 1976 Art Room and Colour Vic Exhibition 1976 Gallery Tramontana Barcelona Exhibition 1976 Pension Girona Palafrugell Exhibition 1976 Art Galleries Tramontana Palamos Exhibition 1977 Llorens Room Barcelona Exhibition 1977 Art Room Armengol Olot Exhibition 1978 Art Room Empordà Palafrugell Exhibition 1979 Gallery Rhodes Figueres Exhibition 1979 Llorens Room Barcelona Exhibition 1980 Gallery Bonanova Barcelona Exhibition 1980 Art Galleries Tramontana Barcelona Exhibition 1980 Art Room Empordà Palafrugell Exhibition 1981 Art Room Empordà Palafrugell Exhibition 1981 Art Room Empordà Palafrugell 81 Christmas Exhibition 1982 Art Gallery Joseph Buckwheat Figueres Solo exhibition of oil paintings 1982 Art Room Empordà Palafrugell Solo exhibition of oil paintings 1982 Studio Villa Clara La Bisbal Solo exhibition of oil paintings 1982 House of Culture Josep Pla Palafrugell Exhibition 1983 Mirapeis Exhibition 1983 Art Room Empordà Palafrugell Solo exhibition of oil paintings 1984 Art Room Empordà Palafrugell Solo exhibition of oil paintings 1984 Art Galleries The Cloister Girona Exhibition 1986 Gallery Forum Girona Exhibition 1986 Madrid Exhibition in conjunction with the American Chamber of Commerce in Spain 1987 Art Gallery Mayte Muñoz Barcelona and Madrid Exhibition 1987 Art Room Gabernia Valencia Exhibition 1987 Gallery Forum Girona Exhibition 1988 Art Gallery Intellect Sabadell Solo exhibition of oil paintings 1988 Art Room and Colour Vic Exhibition 1988 Art Gallery Mayte Muñoz Barcelona Exhibition 1988 Chelsea Art Gallery Manresa Exhibition 1988 Art Room Empordà Palafrugell Exhibition 1988 Art Gallery Petritxol Barcelona Exhibition 1989 Art Gallery Mayte Muñoz Madrid Exhibition 1989 Art Room Rovira Sabadell Exhibition 1989 Art Room Intellect Sabadell Exhibition 1990 Watt's Art Gallery Castellar del Vallès Exhibition 1990 Art Room Lloveras Terrassa Exhibition 1990 Art Gallery The Cloister Girona Exhibition 1990 heather Room Manresa Exhibition 1991 Art Room Lloveras Terrace Exhibition 1991 Art Room El Corte Ingles Barcelona Exhibition 1992 Art Room xipella Manresa Exhibition 1992 Art Room Rovira Sabadell Exhibition 1996 Trondhjems Art Gallery Norway Exhibition 1996 Gallery Gunvor Norway Exhibition 1997 Gallery E. Hellingsen Aalesund Exhibition 1998 Art Room-4 Palafrugell Exhibition 1999 Trondhjems Art Gallery Norway Exhibition 1999 Art Galleries Calella Calella Exhibition 2000 Gallery E. Hellingsen Aalesund Exhibition 2000 Art Gallery Mayte Muñoz Barcelona Exhibition 2000 House of Culture Plum Cove Clubs Exhibition 2001 Salon du Val d'Or France Exhibition in tribute to the artists disappeared and Spanish Sarquella Ezequiel Torroella 2003 Art Room xipella Manresa Solo exhibition of oil paintings 2004 Art Room Goya El Corte Ingles Madrid Solo exhibition of oil paintings 2006 Art Gallery Thuiller & Colours Paris Exhibition 2007 Municipal Theatre Palafrugell Exhibition entitled Sobrepera Coast, the landscape and the retina 2008 Civic Center Portbou Exhibition 2011 Ca Plum Clubs Exhibition in memory of his wife 2012 Municipal Theatre Palafrugell Oil Exhibition (July)

Work in museums His works are found in museums in Catalonia: Museu Arqueològic Comarcal de Banyoles Museu de l'Empordà (Figueres) Museu del Suro de Palafrugell