About Josep Grau-Garriga
Lived 1929 – 2011 (aged 82). Josep Grau-Garriga was a Spanish painter, textile artist, muralist and engraver.
Josep Grau-Garriga (February 18, 1929 - August 29, 2011) was a Catalan textile artist who cultivated various techniques: painting, drawing, engraving, wall painting, sculpture and above all tapestry. He was the director of the Escola Catalana del Tapís (Catalan School of Tapestry) and exhibited his works around the world. He was born in Sant Cugat del Vallès and died in Angers, Pays del Loire.
Exhibitions
1964. Sala Gaspar. Barcelona 1967. General Directorate Exhibition Hall of Fine Arts. Madrid 1968. Sala F. Domingo. São Paulo (Brazil) 1968/1969/1970/1972/1975. La Demeure Gallery. Paris 1970. The Córdoba Museum. Lincoln. Massachusetts. (US) 1970. The Houston Fine Arts Museum. Houston. (US) 1971/75. The Birmingham Museum of Fine Arts. Birmingham. (US) 1971/73/74/77/83. Arras Gallery. New York (US) 1972. Casa de la Vall. Andorra la Vella (Andorra) 1972. Antonana Gallery. Caracas (Venezuela) 1973. René Metrás Gallery. Barcelona 1973. Textile Museum. Terrassa 1973. Old Hospital of the Holy Cross. Barcelona 1974. Los Angeles Country Museum. Los Angeles. (US) 1979. Febo Gallery. Sant Cugat del Vallès 1979. Fucares Gallery. Almagro (Spain) 1981. UNESCO Palace. Paris 1982/85. Cloisters of the Royal Monastery. Sant Cugat del Vallès 1982. Carcassonne (France) 1987. Rufino Tamayo Museum. Mexico D.F 1988. Palau Robert. Barcelona 1989. Jean Lurçat Museum. Angers (France) 1990. Museum of History. Sabadell 1990/96/99. Canals, Art Gallery. San Cugat 1992. Can Mulà Cultural Center. Mollet del Vallès 1992. Punto Gallery. Valencia 1992. Franciscan Cultural Center of Abidja. Abidja (Ivory Coast) 1993. Temple Romà. Vic 1999. Benassar Gallery. Madrid 1999. Blanquerna Gallery. Madrid 1999. Canals Art Gallery, Sant Cugat 1999. Galerie Xavier Delannoy, La Garde-Freinet (French) 2002. Abbaye de Ronceray and Musée Jean Lurçat d'Angers, Angers (France) 2009. Abbey of Saint-Florent-le-Vieil (France). 2010. Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Angers, Cabinet d'arts graphiques, Angers (France) 2015. Michel Soskine Inc., Madrid. 2022- MACBA Museum, Barcelona
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Who was Josep Grau-Garriga?
Catalan textile artist (1929-2011)
When was Josep Grau-Garriga born?
Josep Grau-Garriga was born on 18 February 1929 in Sant Cugat del Vallès.
When did Josep Grau-Garriga die?
Josep Grau-Garriga died on 29 August 2011 in Angers.
What was Josep Grau-Garriga's occupation?
Josep Grau-Garriga was a painter, textile artist, muralist and engraver.
What nationality was Josep Grau-Garriga?
Josep Grau-Garriga was Spanish.
Sources & further reading
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