Mònica Castanys Font, Barcelona 1973.

Espai Cavallers Gallery

She lives and has the studio near her hometown, in Sant Just Desvern. Graduated in 1993 in Pictorial Procedures at the School of Design and Art, Llotja de Barcelona. Since 1998 she has exhibited work in different galleries in Spain and Europe and participated in various international fairs. Since 2004 she has dedicated herself exclusively and professionally to pictorial creation.

“I am passionate about the female figure and its context. I am obsessed with looking at and extracting the right essence from moments, looking for the beauty of those simple moments. I am inspired by everyday scenes. I have always thought that the process is important because in one way or another it is part of the final result. Contrasts and light are the basis of my painting. I work with oil on wood because this base allows me to explore different techniques throughout the creative process … it is during this journey that I feel most comfortable. ” 

Training

• 1986-1988. Martí Bofarull’s School of Drawing and Painting. Molins de Rei.

• 1988-1993. Graduated from the School of Applied Arts and Artistic Trades (Llotja) in the specialty of Pictorial procedures. Barcelona.

• 1990. Course at the Lorenzo di Medici School. Florence

• 1992-1996. Drawing practices at the Real Círculo Artístico de Barcelona.

• 1994. She works as a drawing teacher at the Sala Gaudí School in Barcelona.

• 1993-1996. Workshop of Sánchez Almendros and Bosch Cavedo.

• 1996. Introductory Course to Aesthetics. Official College of Doctors and Graduates in Philosophy and Letters of Catalonia.

• 2015. Alex Kanevsky Workshop. • 2016. Hollis Dunlap Workshop.

Individual expositions

• 2020 L’Arcada Art Gallery, Blanes, Gerona.

• 2019 Art Gallery, Rusiñol Gallery. Sant Cugat, Barcelona.

• 2018 Anquin’s Gallery. Reus, Tarragona.

• 2017 L’Arcada Gallery. Blanes, Gerona. Espai Cavallers Gallery, “Fruint” Lérida.

• 2016 Galeria l’Arcada. Blanes, Gerona.

• 2015 Anquin’s Gallery. “Blancs infinits” Reus, Tarragona.

• 2014L’Arcada Gallery. Blanes, Gerona. Passanant. Francesc Sanfeliu i Canela Room. Tarragona.

• 2013 “Sense Presses” Galeria Anquin’s. Reus, Tarragona.

• 2011 “Déjà vu”. Anquin´s Gallery. Reus, Tarragona.

• 2010 “Petits fours” El Quatre, Sala de Arte. Granollers, Barcelona.

• 2009 Traç d´Art Gallery. Sabadell, Barcelona. Sánchez y Juan Gallery. Elche, Alicante. Rusiñol Room. Sant Cugat, Barcelona.

• 2008 Traç d’Art Gallery. Sabadell, Barcelona. Anquin´s Gallery. Reus, Tarragona.

• 2007 El Portal Art Gallery. Sant Andreu de la Barca.

• 2006 Museum of Toy History. Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Gerona.

• 1999 Art Gallery, Sala Gràcia. Barcelona.

• 1997 Buticlan. Olympic Village, Barcelona. TRANSART. VLL Contemporary Art Show. Sant Feliu de Llobregat.

• 1996 Miró Room. Hotel Colon. Barcelona. Taormina. Barcelona.

• 1995 Exhibition Center, Casa de Cádiz. Barcelona.

• 1990 Room of the Cultural Center of El Papiol.

Awards

• 2016 Selected work, X Humet-Saula Painting Contest. Barcelona.

• 2008 Selected work, XII Biennial Young Painting Competition. Anqun´s Gallery. • 2007 Accésit, 6th National Jaurena Art Prize. Barcelona.

• 2006 Selected work. I National Contest. Saexma Prize, Small Format Painting, Infantas Gallery. Madrid. Selected work. 1st Prize for Painting, city of Cardedeu. Selected work. Painting Contest, Valentí Art Room. Sitges. Second Prize, National Painting Contest, Fundación Espejo. Selected work. Paco Merino Award. Granollers.

• 2005 Third Prize for Painting, in the II Edition, National Painting Contest, Fundación Espejo. Selected work, 25th City of Cambrils Painting Prize. Tarragona.

• 2004 Selected Work Painting Contest, Valentí Art Room. Sitges.

• 2003 Selected work. IV Edition of the National Painting Competition JAURENA ARTE. Barcelona.

• 2002 Work selected in the X Biennial Young Painting Contest. Anquin´s room. Reus, Tarragona.

• 1997 1st Prize VII Exhibition of Contemporary Art. TRANSART. San Feliu de Llobregat.

• 1996 Third Prize. III Prize for Figurative Painting Pericas Art Gallery. Vic.

• 1994 Selected work, 1st Annual Club 9B Painting Prize. Barcelona.

• 1992 First Prize. Painting Grant., Güell Foundation. Barcelona. Work selected in the 1st Sample d´A.C.E.A. Barcelona.

• 1991 Painting Grant at the Sant Lluch Artistic Circle. Awarded by the School of Arts and Crafts. Llotja.

Collective exhibitions

• 2020 LA ART SHOW International Art Fair, Los Angeles, California, USA ART KARSLRUHE International Art Fair Karslruhe, Germany. AFF BRUSSELS International Art Fair, Brussels, Belgium.

• 2019 Espai G d’Art, Christmas collective, Terrassa, Barcelona, ​​Spain. ART KARSLRUHE International Art Fair, Karsluhe, Germany. María Aguilar Gallery, summer collective, Cádiz. AFF BRUSSELS International Art Fair Brussels, Belgium. ART FAIR KUNSTRAI International Art Fair, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ART BODENSEE International Art Fair, Dombirn, Austria. AFF STOCKHOLM International Art Fair Stockholm, Sweden.

• 2018 Espai G d’Art, Summer ’18, Terrassa, Barcelona. Espai Cavallers, Christmas collective, Lérida. Berger Balaguer Forum, “Spring of Art”, Barcelona. LUXARTFAIR Luxembourg International Art Fair, Luxembourg. AFF STOCKHOLM International Art Fair Stockholm, Sweden. DISCOVERY ART FAIR, Frankfurt, Germany. ART BODENSEE International Art Fair, Dombirn, Austria. AAF International Art Fair, Amsterdam, Holland. ST’ART Strasbourg International Art Fair, France. AFF BRUSSELS International Art Fair, Brussels, Belgium. 

• 2017 Gallery Root. “Spanish Art”. Berlin Almoneda Art Fair. Ifema Madrid, Spain. Fermín Echauri Gallery. “Realities”. Pamplona, ​​Spain. FOR REAL Figurative Art Fair. Amsterdam, Holland. ART BODENSEE. International Art Fair. Dornbirn, Austria. AAF International Art Fair Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ST’ART Strasbourg international Art Fair, France.

• 2016 El Quatre Art Gallery “30 Anniversary”. Barcelona. Espai Cavallers “Women’s” Art Gallery. Lleida. Museum Balenciaga “Life is beautiful”. Bilbao. The Gran Teatre del Liceu “Pictures for an Opera”. Barcelona. Gralles Experience. Tarragona. Kroma Art Gallery “Summer collective”. Minorca. Anquin’s Gallery. “Small and large Formats”. Tarragona. María Aguilar Gallery. “Summer Collective”. Cadiz. ST’ART Strasbourg international Art Fair, France. Art fair Stockholm. Swiss. AAF International Fair Brussels, Belgium. ART BODENSEE. International Art Fair. Dornbirn, Austria. ARTSEVILLA. I International Art Fair, Spain. ART FAIR Innsbruck, Austria. LUXARTFAIR Luxembourg art fair, Luxembourg.

• 2015 15th Edition Illa d’Art, Safia.Barcelona Gallery. Casica cool Art, La Garrotxa, Gerona. El Quatre, Sala d’Art, “Summertime”. Barcelona. L’Arcada Gallery. Summer collective. Blanes, Gerona. Anquin’s Gallery “Summer Time 2015” Reus, Tarragona. María Aguilar Gallery. Summer collective. Cadiz. El Quatre, Sala d’Art, “Talent and future”. Barcelona. Anquin’s Gallery “Art to take away.” Reus, Tarragona. ST’ART. International Fair Strasbourg, France. AMSTERDAM ART FAIR, The Netherlands. AAF International Fair Brussels, Belgium. Art Fair Stockholm, Sweden. ART BODENSEE. International Fair. Dornbirn, Austria. ARTSEVILLA. I International Contemporary Art Fair, Spain.

• 2014 “Art to wear”. Pinnae Foundation. Vilafranca of P. Barcelona. Anquin’s Gallery “Cel d’estiu”. Reus, Tarragona. ST’ART. International Fair Strasbourg, France. Jordi Barnadas Gallery. Small format. Barcelona. Marilebone Gallery. Permanent work. London, England, Le Siants Gallery. Petit Format. Barcelona. ART COPENHAGEN. Copenhagen International Fair, Denmark. AAF International Fair Brussels, Belgium. Art Fair Stockholm, Sweden. ART BODENSEE. International Fair. Dornbirn, Austria. ST’ART. International Fair Strasbourg, France. ART 3G. Contemporary Art Hall. Bordeaux, France.

• 2013 El Quatre Sala de Arte. “Barcelona express” and “Tapas”. Barcelona. Jordi Barnadas Gallery. Small format. Barcelona. L’Arcada Gallery. Summer collective. Blanes, Gerona. Hegemann Gallery, “Spanish Art” Munich, Germany. Focus Fine Arts. Collective Galerie Le Siants. London England. Traç d’Art Gallery. “Figure”. Sabadell, Barcelona. Galleri Graff Small format. Askim, Norway. Anquin’s Gallery “Summer Collective” and “Small Format”. Reus, Tarragona. ART COPENHAGEN. Copenhagen International Fair, Denmark. AAF International Fair Brussels, Belgium. Art Fair Stockholm, Sweden. ART BODENSEE. International Fair. Dornbirn, Austria. ST’ART. International Fair Strasbourg, France.

• 2012 Anquin´s Gallery. “Salón de Mayo” and “Caja de Arte”. Reus, Tarragona. The Quatre Art Room. “Art Tetris, small Format”. Granollers, Barcelona. Jordi Barnadas Gallery. “Collective Christmas.” Barcelona. Galerie Anna Maria Burger. Munich, Germany. Cervantes Gallery 6. Oviedo, Spain. Arnau room. “Collective Christmas.” Barcelona. ART FACTORY. International Fair. Catania, Sicily. ART BODENSEE. International Fair. Dornbirn, Austria. ART. International fair Irún, Spain. ST’ART. International Fair Strasbourg, France. AAF International Fair Brussels, Belgium. AFF International Fair Rome. Italy.

• 2011 Sala Arnau. Christmas Collective. Barcelona. Traç d´Art Gallery. Sabadell, Barcelona. Anquin´s Gallery. “Salón de Mayo” and “Caja de Arte”. Reus, Tarragona. Galerie Anna Maria Burger. ” Beautiful Figure ”. Munich, Germany. The Quatre Sala de Arte. “25 Years” and “Small Format”. Granollers, Barcelona. Jordi Barnadas Gallery, summer collective. Barcelona. Irún International Fair, ARTEANDO. Spain. International Fair Strasbourg, ST’ART. France.

• 2010 Anquin´s Gallery. “Salón de Mayo” and “Caja de Arte”. Reus, Tarragona. Arnau Christmas Collective Room. Barcelona. Traç d´Art Gallery. Sabadell, Barcelona. The Quatre Art Room. “Small Format”. Granollers, Barcelona. Galerie Anna Maria Burger. “Young Spanish painters”. Munich, Germany. Jordi Barnadas Gallery, “Small Format”. Barcelona.

• 2009 “El Quatre in Madrid”. Madrid. Traç d’Art Gallery, Estartit. Gerona. Arnau room. Barcelona. Anquin’s Gallery, Salón de Mayo. Reus, Tarragona. Galerie Anna Maria Burger. Munich, Germany.

• 2008 Galeria Anquin’s, Salón de Mayo. Reus, Tarragona. Consell Room 242, “Moments 2” Large format. Barcelona. El Portal Gallery, Sant Andreu de la Barca. Barcelona. Mar Gallery, Small format. Barcelona. Sánchez y Juan Gallery. Elche, Alicante. Arnau room. Collective Christmas. Barcelona. Traç d’Art Gallery. “10 Christmas”. Sabadell, Barcelona. “20 Years of Small Format”, El Quatre Sala de Arte. Granollers.

• 2007 Mar Gallery, Grup Escolà. Barcelona. L’illa d’Art, L’illa Diagonal, Safia Gallery, Barcelona. Consell Room 242, Barcelona. Traç d’Art Gallery. L’Estartit, Gerona. Anquin’s Gallery, Caixa d’Art. Reus, Tarragona. Christmas Collective, Traç d ’Art. Sabadell, Barcelona. Christmas Collective, El Quatre Sala de Arte. Granollers, Barcelona.

• 2006 Consell Room 242. Barcelona. The galery. Peñíscola. Castellón. El Portal Art Gallery. Sant Andreu de la Barca. Barcelona. “From realism to Abstraction”. Consell Room 242. Barcelona. “Be quiet”. The Quatre Art Room. Granollers. Barcelona. Small Format. Consell Room 242. Barcelona. Christmas Collective, Traç d’Art Gallery. Sabadell. Barcelona. “20th Anniversary”, Estudi d’Art. Barcelona.

• 2005 20 Spring Hall. The Quatre Art Room. Granollers. Barcelona. Christmas Collective. E d´Art Gallery, Art Studio. Barcelona. Small Format. The Quatre Art room. Granollers. Barcelona. Agora Room. Cambrils. Tarragona.

• 2004 Ida Sennacheribbo Art Gallery. Barcelona. Art Gallery. Grace Room. Barcelona.

• 2002 Anquin´s Gallery. X Biennial of Young Painting. Reus. Tarragona. Hall of Young Art of the Generalitat. Biennial of Young Painting. Barcelona. Territorial Youth Coordination. Gerona and Lleida.

• 2000 Ida Sennacheribbo Art Gallery. Barcelona. SHATEVIN + ART Gallery. Opening exhibition. Barcelona.

• 1998 E d´A Gallery, Art Studio. Barcelona. Exhibition-Tribute to F. García Lorca. Cultural room. The Papiol. Corberenses Artists Exhibition. Cultural center. Corbera.

• 1997 Marc Sabata Gallery. Barcelona. Fifteen Female Brushes. El Corte Inglés Art Room. Sabadell.

• 1996 Pericas Art Gallery. III Prize for Figurative Painting. Vic. Pericas Art Gallery. Art Supermarket 96. Cartoon Room. Barcelona. Casa del Llimoner room. He killed. GALLERY Creativitat. Barcelona.

• 1994 XXI Annual Art Show. Royal Artistic Circle. Initiatives for the Promotion of Art. Club 9B room. Barcelona.

• 1993 Valentí Art Room. Annual Painting Prize. Sitges.

• 1992 I Show d´A.C.E.A (Catalan Association of Artistic Entities). Permanent Center of Artists. Barcelona. La Caixa del Penedés Cultural Hall. Vilanova and la Geltrú. Room of the Royal Artistic Circle of Barcelona. I Güell Foundation Award. Barcelona.

Work in collections

Espejo Foundation

Güell Foundation

Private collection, Mr. Antonio Samaranch

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