About Me

Gerard Castellví

Born 1986, Montblanc, Spain

Lives and works in Barcelona and Montblanc

 

WORK

Director of the Painting Program at Barcelona Academy of Art, Barcelona. Spain

2014-2015 Drawing/Painting Instructor – Chinese Artists in Florence Program at the Florence Academy of Art – The Italian Chinese Arts & Culture Exchange Association. Florence, Italy

2010-2012 Concept Artist for Biworld3d.

 

EDUCATION

2015  Graduate of the Painting and Drawing Program at The Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy.

2012 Graduate of Fine Arts, University of Barcelona. Barcelona. Spain

2008 Diploma in Graphic Design, EADT Escola d’Art De Tarragona. Tarragona. Spain

 

EXHIBITIONS

2020 Solo Exhibition – “Altar de Carn”. Antiga Església de Sant Francesc. Montblanc. Spain.

2020 Collective Exhibition – “Tu cuerpo como excusa. El Eros en la Pintura de Hoy”. European Museum of Modern Art. Barcelona. Spain.

2019 Collective Exhibition – “Spanish Realist Painting”, Hoki Museum, Tokyo, Japan

2019 Collective Exhibition – “Spanish Realist Painting”, Saga Prefectural Museum. Saga, Japan

2019 Collective Exhibition – “Figurativas ’19”. MEAM – European Museum of Modern Art. Barcelona. Spain.

2019 Collective Exhibition – MGA – Manlleu Galeria d’Art, Manlleu, Spain

2018 Collective Exhibition – “Somewhere in Time”, Shanghai Gallery, Shanghai, China

2018 Collective Exhibition – “Somewhere in Time”, Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

2017 Collective Exhibition – “Figurativas ’17”. MEAM – European Museum of Modern Art. Barcelona. Spain.

2017 Collective Exhibition – “Ascendo”, Plataforma, Barcelona, Spain

2017 Collective Exhibition – “BAA Residency Students and their Teachers”, El Claustre, Girona, Spain

2016 Collective Exhibition – “Cien x Cien”, The Makers Madrid, Madrid Spain

2016 Collective Exhibition – “BCN Collective”. Galerie Schloβ Wiespach. Hallein. Austria

2015 Collective Exhibition – “Figurativas ’15”. MEAM – European Museum of Modern Art. Barcelona. Spain.

2015 Collective Exhibition – “Work in progress”. Galerie Schloβ Wiespach. Hallein. Austria

2015 Collective Exhibition – Pleinair Festival 2015. Mascort Foundation. Girona. Spain

2014 Collective Exhibition – “First Generation: Alumni Show”. MEAM – European Museum of Modern Art. Barcelona. Spain.

2014 Collective Exhibition – “Represents”. 20th Century Theatre, London, U.K.

2013 Collective Exhibition – Students show of the Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy.

2013  Collective Exhibition – “Interactive Landscape Course” – Montellano, Spain.

2013 Collective Exhibition – “Image of the Hero”, Real Academia Bellas Arts Sant Jordi, Barcelona. Spain.

2013 Solo Exhibition – “Portraits of Ethiopia”. Montblanc, Spain.

2012 Collective Exhibiton – Atraco a mano alzada. UB Barcelona, Spain.

 

AWARDS

2019 Finalist in the competition Figurativas ’19, Foundation of the Arts and the Artists.

2018 ICCI Art Valley – TIAC. Artist in Residence, November – December. Shanghai. China

2017 Finalist in the competition Figurativas ’17, Foundation of the Arts and the Artists.

2015 Galerie Schloβ Wiespach. Artist in Residence, July – August. Austria

2015 Finalist in the competition Figurativas ’15, Foundation of the Arts and the Artists.

2014 Best Cast drawing of the Intensive Drawing Program at The Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy.

2014 Merit scholarship from The Florence Academy of Art. Florence, Italy.

2014 Scholarship two terms at The Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy.

2013 Preselected in the competition Figurativas ’13, Foundation of the Arts and the Artists.

2013 Best drawing of the Intensive Drawing Program at The Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy.

2013 Scholarship one term at The Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy.

2013 Merit scholarship from The Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy.

2007 Selected in the LAUS 06-07 (students) awards of Graphic Design

 

INTERVIEWS & PUBLICATION

2019 Cataloge – “Spanish Realist Painting”. Hoki Museum. Tokyo. Japan.

2019 Cataloge – “Figurativas ’19”. MEAM – European Museum of Modern Art. Barcelona. Spain.

2017 Cataloge – “Figurativas ’17”. MEAM – European Museum of Modern Art. Barcelona. Spain.

2015 Cataloge – “Figurativas ’15”. MEAM – European Museum of Modern Art. Barcelona. Spain.

2015 Cataloge – “Pleinair Festival”. Mascort Foundation. Girona. Spain.

2013 Cataloge – “Image of the Hero”, Real Academia Bellas Arts Sant Jordi, Barcelona. Spain.

2013 Cataloge – “Figurativas 2013”. MEAM – European Museum of Modern Art. Spain.