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
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
2023
“XXVI Premio de Artes Plásticas”, Sala de Arte Brocense, Cáceres, 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. Una exposició de Nadal a Tinta Invisible”. Curated by Mercis Rossetti. Tinta Invisible. Barcelona, Spain.
2021
Finalists III Premio Internacional Nasevo. Fundación Ernesto Ventós. LAB36, Casa Vicens, Espai Casinet-El Masnou. Barcelona, Spain.
Fundació Vila Casas Sculpture Award. Museu Can Mario. Palafrugell, Girona, Spain.
"Guinovart després de Guinovart", curated by Bernat Puigdollers. Espai Guinovart d’Agramunt. Agramunt, Lleida, Spain.
Finalists “Premio Agbar - Ciudad 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
Fundació Vila Casas Sculpture Award. Can Mario Museum. Palafrugell, Gerona, Spain.
Canyelles City Hall Painting Award. Multicultural space. Canyelles,Barcelona, Spain.
2017
"End of the year show". Cooper Union University. New York, USA.
"Gear Over". Cooper Union University. New York, USA.
2016
Cavas Vilarnau. Sant Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona, Spain.
Casal de la Font d’en Fargues. Barcelona, Spain.
"Monthly art cycle at RAI". Barcelona, Spain.
"XXV Portbou Painters Collective Exhibition". Girona, Spain.
2014
"Pictorial polyphony". Barradas Auditorium. Hospitalet del Llobregat, Spain.
2012
"Emerging processes". Felícia Fuster Foundation. Teaching innovation group -Art, profession and teaching- of the University of Barcelona. Barcelona, Spain.
GRANTS AND RESIDENCIES
2019/Actually
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 (3rd 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).
2020
“Ellas” group show, Fundación Iberoamérica Europa (selected).
“Las Resilientes. Memorias imborrables”. Online exhibition, Mujeres Mirando Mujeres (selected).
2019
VI edition of Mujeres Mirando Mujeres (selected). Interviewed by Anna Roig.
2018
Fundació Vila Casas Sculpture Award (finalist).
Canyelles Town Hall Painting Award (selected).
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
2020/2021
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.
2010/2015
Mediator and educator at Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya.