Laia Noal (Barcelona, 1985)
EDUCATION
2011/2019
Bachelor of Fine Arts. University of Barcelona.
2009
Postgraduate: Expression-communication, languages and interculturality in socio-educational practice. Creation of projects. University of Barcelona and Institute of Education.
2003/2008
Bachelor of Humanities. Pompeu Fabra University. Specialty in Art History.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025
Ésser Vegetal. Hivernacle, Museu de Ciències Naturals, Museu Picasso, ICUB. Barcelona, Spain.
2024
8. Tinta Invisible. Barcelona, Spain.
2023
Jardins sota l’asfalt. Temporals 2023. CC Can basté, CC Pere Pruna and CC Guinardó. Barcelona, Spain.
Poètiques de la destrucció. LAB36. Barcelona, Spain.
2019
Retorn a l’origen. Cultural space. Tiana, Barcelona, Spain.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
El Picnic, curated by Mercis Rossetti. Tinta Invisible. Barcelona, Spain.Riera Tour. Curated by Jordi González. Espai Casinet. Masnou, Barcelona, Spain.
2023
XXVI Premio de Artes Plásticas, Sala de Arte El Brocense. Cáceres, Spain.
El Picnic. Curated by Mercis Rossetti. Tinta Invisible. Barcelona, Spain.
Puede ser en el mar. Curated by Liliana Díaz. El Masnou. Barcelona, Spain.
Aparadors artístics. Hänsel* i Gretel* (Cultural Publication). Curated by Gisela Chillida.
2022
Contemporary Voices 2022. Curated by Angel de Leon, Jordi Garrido and Sebastian Slomkowski. Plataforma2. Barcelona, Spain.
By Invitation.LAB36 al Círculo Ecuestre. Barcelona, Spain.
El Picnic. Curated by Mercis Rossetti. Tinta Invisible. Barcelona, Spain.
2021
III Premio Internacional Nasevo. Fundación Ernesto Ventós. LAB36, Casa Vicens, Espai Casinet. Masnou, Barcelona, Spain.
Premi d’Escultura de la Fundació Vila Casas . Museu Can Mario. Palafrugell, Girona, Spain.
Guinovart després de Guinovart. Curated by Bernat Puigdollers. Espai Guinovart d’Agramunt. Agramunt, Lleida, Spain.
Premi Agbar - Ciutat de Barcelona 2021. Reial Cercle Artístic. Barcelona, Spain.
XXIV Certamen de Pintura Frida Kahlo.(Painting contest) Ayuntamiento de Rivas Vaciamadrid. Madrid, Spain.
III Premio Nacional de Pintura Ocaña.(Painting award) Ayuntamiento de Cantillana. Sevilla, Spain.
Ellas, Fundación Iberoamérica Europa. Madrid, Spain.
2020
Las Resilientes. Memorias imborrables. Online exhibition. Mujeres Mirando Mujeres.
2018
Premi d’Escultura de la Fundació Vila Casas . Museu Can Mario. Palafrugell, Gerona, Spain.
Premi de Pintura de l’Ajuntament de Canyelles . Multicultural space. Canyelles,Barcelona, Spain.
2017
EOTYS. Cooper Union University. New York, USA.
Gear Over. Cooper Union University. New York, USA.
2016
XXV Mostra del col.lectiu de pintors de Portbou. Girona, Spain.
2014
Polifonia pictòrica. Auditori Barradas. L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Spain.
2012
Processos emergents. Fundació Felícia Fuster. Teaching innovation group -Art, profession and teaching- of the University of Barcelona. Barcelona, Spain.
GRANTS AND RESIDENCIES
2024
EN RESIDÈNCIA at Insitut Pau Claris in collaboration with Picasso Museum and ICUB.
OSIC grant for research and innovation in the field of visual arts, Generalitat de Catalunya.
2019/Actual
Artist in residence at Assaig 7. Freixas Building, Hospitalet del Llobregat.
2017
International Exchange Scholarship at Cooper Union University, New York.
2013
Royal Artistic Circle of Barcelona Scholarship for young artists.
2006
Erasmus Scholarship at Ca’Foscari University, Venice.
AWARDS
2023
XXVI Premio de Artes Plásticas. Sala de Arte Brocense (4th prize).
2021
III Premio Internacional Nasevo. Fundación Ernesto Ventós (1rst prize).
Fundació Vila Casas Sculpture Award (finalist).
Premi Agbar - Ciutat de Barcelona 2021. Reial Cercle Artístic (finalist).
XXIV Certamen de Pintura Frida Kahlo. Ayuntamiento de Rivas Vaciamadrid (finalist).
III Premio Nacional de Pintura Ocaña. Ayuntamiento de Cantillana (finalist).
2018
Fundació Vila Casas Sculpture Award (finalist).
Canyelles Town Hall Painting Award (selected).
COLLECTIONS
Diputación Provincial de Cáceres
Fundació Ernesto Ventós
WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS
2019
Tandem professionalization course for artists and managers. La Quinta del Sordo Creative Space (Madrid).
Stroll, run away, rave. Deviations from psychogeography. By Ramón del Castillo. Institute of Humanities. CCCB (Barcelona).
Laboratory Sound and architecture. By Óscar Bueno. Bacchanal Sâlmon. Fabra and Coats Creation Factory (Barcelona).
2018
Seminar Key elements of the art system. The professional practice of the artist. Organized by Hamaca in col.laboración with Hangar.
2006/2010
Training in contemporary dance, classical dance, anatomy and stage creation.Barcelona Area Dance School. Dance-theater with Mercedes Boronat.
ART EDUCATION
2020/Actually
Associate professor at the Didactic Unit of Plastic Expression. Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression. Faculty of Sciences of Education. Autonomous University of Barcelona.
2015/2019
Mediator and educator at Fundació Tàpies, Fundació Vila Casas, Sagrada Familia and CaixaForum.
2011/2015
Mediator and educator at Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya.