Joan Hernández Pijuan Biography
Joan was born in Barcelona in 1931. He studied at the Stock Exchange Art School, Barcelona and created, together with Alcoy i Rovira,Brull and Planell, the 'School of Barcelona'. In 1981, he was named as a Professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona.
Exhibitions & Collections
Works by Pijuan can be found in the Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid; as well as many other art museums and institutions.One of the celebrated Spanish contemporary artists, his works have been exhibited at the following galleries and institutions:
Galerie Semiha Huber, Zurich.
Graz, Vienna.
Ariadne, Cologne
O'Hana, London.
Galerie Gabrielle von Loeper, Hamburg.
Galeria Juan Prats, Barcelona.
Yamaguchi Gallery, Osaka, Japan.
Marlborough Gallery, London.
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels.
Guggenheim Museum, New York.
National Gallery, Montreal.
Museo de Arte Moderno, Buenos Aires.
Honors & Awards
A selected list of the honors awarded to this artist is:1985: "Cruz de Sant Jordi", Generalitat de Catalunya.
1981: The National Prize for Plastic Arts - awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Education.
1981: National Fine Arts Prize, Madrid.
1970: The "Redaction Prize of Vijesnik u Srijedu", Zabreg.
II Bienal Internacional of Rijeka Drawings.
1966: I Bienal Internacional for Printmaking, Cracovia.
1965: "Malibor" Prize. VI Bienal for Printmaking, Ljublijana, Slovenia.
1958 Second Prize for Painting, "Peintres Résidens", París.
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