Josep Grau-Garriga Explained
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.[1] [2] 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
Notes and References
- Web site: Josep Grau-Garriga: Dialogue with Light Exhibition MACBA Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona . 2023-01-13 . www.macba.cat . en.
- Web site: 'Grau-Garriga. In Memoriam' a Girona . 2023-01-13 . ca.
