Miquel Wert

Miquel Wert (b. 1982) is a Spanish/Swedish painter who currently lives and works in Barcelona (Spain).

Graduated in Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona, his paintings and drawings are exhibited internationally since 2000 in multiple solo and group exhibitions.

He is represented by the “Galerie Art du Temps” (Cléon-d’Andran, France), “Galeria Anquins” (Reus, Spain), “Green Flowers Art Gallery” (Boulogne-Billancourt, France) and "Luxart Galerie" (Arlon, Belgium).

He has been awarded with the “LIV International Drawing Prize Ynglada-Guillot” (2016) and fellowships from the “Cercle Artístic de St. Lluc”, “Torrearte” and “Jiser: Reflexions Mediterrànies”.

His works are held in the collection of the University of Barcelona (Spain), Real Academia Catalana de Bellas Artes Sant Jordi (Spain), Blütenweiss Archive (Germany), JISER (Spain/Tunisia) and private collections in Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom and USA.

An important part of his work was created in Tunisia and France where he lived for some years.

Fine Arts Degree. University of Barcelona (UB). Painting / Drawing department. 2005.

GRANTS / PRIZES / ART RESIDENCIES

2016 | First Prize: “LIV International Drawing Prize Ynglada-Guillot”. Barcelona (Spain)
2016 | Honorable Mention: “Stipendutstilling”. Galleri Ramfjord. Oslo (Norway)
2010 | Creation Residency “BCN-TNS 2010”. Tunis (Tunisia) April 4 – June 19, 2010.
2010 | Selection: “XIII Concurs Biennal de Pintura Jove / Caixa Pendès”. Reus, Tarragona (Spain)
2009 | Scholarship in Painting : “Torrearte: Entre Valles”. Torremocha de Jarama. Madrid (Spain)
2006 | Selection: 4º Premio de Pintura Menarini (4th Prize of Painting Menarini). Badalona, Barcelona (Spain)
2006 | Selection: 6th Prize “Jaurena Art” (Spain)
2005 | Selection: XLVII Premio a la Pintura Joven (XLVII Prize to the Youth Painting). Fundació Banc Sabadell/Sala Parés. Barcelona (Spain)
2004 | Acquisition of Work for the patrimony of the “Universitat de Barcelona” (UB) (Spain)
2003 | Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc. Barcelona (Spain)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2015 | La Destil·leria. “Des del marge” (Mataró, Spain)
2014-2015 | Galerie Mühlfeld + Stohrer. Frankfurt (Germany)
2014 | Green Flowers Art Gallery. “Lost & Found”. Boulogne-Billancourt (France)
2014 | Galeria Anquins. Reus (Spain)
2013 | C.C.Fort Pienc. "Out of the Past". Barcelona (Spain)
2012 | Beseda Gallery. Ostrava (Czech Republic)* Co-Exhbition with A. Ruiz Villar.
2012 | Galerie Charlot. Paris (France)
2011 | Galerie Art du Temps. Cléon-d'Andran (France)
2011 | The Little Buddha Gallery. Barcelona (Spain)
2010 | TPK Arts Plàstiques. Centre d'Art Tecla Sala. “Wert: Presències efímeres”. L'H, Barcelona (Spain)
2010 | Galerie Aire Libre. Espace d'Art et de Création El Teatro.
“BCN-TNS 2010. Miquel Wert”. Tunis (Tunisia)*
2009 | KGallery. “Miquel Wert / Project Room”. Legnano, Milano (Italy)
2008 | CinéManivel. Redon (France)
2007 | Exhibition Cycle 2005 - 2007. Studio "Luís Antúnez 10". Barcelona (Spain)
2005 | Sala d'Art Jove de la Generalitat. "M. Wert / Notas al Margen" Barcelona (Spain)

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2016-2017 | “ON PAPER” Galeria Anquins (Reus, Tarragona, Spain)
2016-2017 | Galeria Esther Montoriol. “DelicARTessen 15″. Barcelona (Spain)
2016 | St-Art | Foire Europée...