Carles Bros Terrassa-Barcelona (1956)
Painter, sculptor and cultural manager
Academic training:
As a child he studied and worked with his mother Joaquima Solanes (artist-painter). Martinez Lozano School, University of Girona, Conference on Contemporary Art Studies. Barcelona Artistic Circle, Curatorial Studies and Cultural Management. Study trips Europe, Asia and Africa.
He has been the promoter and curator of the “TramuntanArt” Contemporary Art Show and ColerArt since 2012.
Producer and presenter of the program “Art in the Empordà” for Empordà TV
Director of the program “Parlem d’art” on Radio Llançà.
Finalist of the Sculpture Prize of the Vila Casas Foundation 2021
Young Painting Prize at the Sala Parés in Barcelona 1982
Medal of the Generalitat de Catalunya 2012
Author of the largest mural painting in the world “Banc de Peix” in Llançà (Girona) 2013
Author of the 2012 Girona Fly Awards.
Author of one of the 2017 Cactus Awards in Girona.
Author of the Poster of the Jazz Festival of Terrassa (Barcelona) 2015
Author of the book “The Adventure of Creativity” 2006
Author of the illustrations for the book “La cuisine Catalane” by Jacques Bigorre 2019
Lecture at the Sorbonne University in Paris 2005
Conference at the Ateneu de Terrassa 2012
Conference at Benadormiens Castle (Castell d’Aro) 2016
Conference at the Fenaille Museum in Rodez (France) 2017
Lecture at the Center d’Art Contemporaine de Pamiers (France) 2017
Innovation and Creativity Conference in Brens (France) 2018
Carles Bros has had one hundred and fifty-five solo exhibitions.
Latest solo exhibitions: Parc dels Estanys Museum in Platja d’Aro, Can Mario Museum-Vila Casas Foundation (Palafrugell), Empordà Museum (Figueres), Open Art Gallery in Borken, Danktaun Gallery in Boon (Germany), BarbArt (Belgium), Center d’Art Contemporaine les Carmes (France), Galerie de Poche (Switzerland), Terrassa Cultural Center (Barcelona), Espai G Gallery in Terrassa (Barcelona), Barcelona Maritime Museum 2016, Beijing Art Museum (China), Espinho Museum, Portimao Museum, Horta Museum, Carrapateira Museum (Portugal), Barcelona Maritime Museum 2008, Anchovy and Salt Museum in l’Escala, Ciutadella de Roses Museum, Mediterranean Museum, Museu do sea of Galicia, Can Manyé d’Alella, Sala Muncunill de Terrassa, Omnium Gallery in Platja d’Aro (Girona) Ducal Palace of Medinaceli, (Spain), Sorbonne University of Paris, Palais de Roi de Rome in Rambouillet, Hotel de Rochegude in Albi, Orangerie de Lyon (France), Tacksu Gallery in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Singapore and Jakarta (Indonesia)
Work on the public road:
Sculpture Sea in Mataró, Sea II in Platja d’Aro, Pencils and flakes in the Lluís Coromina Foundation (Banyoles), Fish Bank I, Fish Bank II and East Wave in Llançà, Fish Bank III, Consequences of the East and Land Art in Colera (Girona)
Logos and posters:
European Ski Cup, European Hockey Cup, European Hockey Cup, Spanish Rowing Cup, Terrassa Jazz Festival, Medinaceli Lyric Festival Poster ……
Carles Bros has painted the Llançà Dock «Banc de peix», the largest mural in the world made by an artist.
His work is part of museums and private collections in Europe, Asia and the United States.
