I'm Sol Vidal, from Igualada, resident in Barcelona.
I graduated in Fine Arts in Barcelona, then continued my training and studied intaglio techniques in Barra de Ferro (Barcelona) and also in Fuendetodos (Aragó).
Pursuing the search for new ways of working, I trained in Barra de Ferro in the specialty of Polymers
My eagerness to learn led me to study other engraving techniques at Joan Miró's workshop in Palma de Mallorca.
At the Capellades Paper Museum I learned the techniques with the Japanese master papermakers Nakara, Nishimura and Ijiri. And years later I expanded the Hand Made Paper Art techniques with the help of Laurence Barker
I have worked with Master Sabater in Corc (La Pobla de Claramunt) in the world of restoration. During this time I learned traditional techniques from the world of restoration.
Following my spirit of research, I studied Techniques of dyeing plant fibers, with natural dyes. Barcelona Textile Museum. I have a Postgraduate Degree "From the imprint recorded to the fingerprint". Fine Arts Faculty of Barcelona.
I would define myself as a very curious person and this leads me to be constantly training myself.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Center for plastic expression TRAÇ Sol Vidal, with special mention from the jury. Barcelona
2022 Casino Cultural Center. Laziness
2021 They had wings to fly. County Archive of Igualada. Athenaeum Hall Equalized
2020 Centelles Award Finalist. sparks
2019 The alchemy of time. Can Ginesta San Just Desvern
2017 Cartographies of thought, Pere Pruna Civic Centre. Text by Leticia Melo. Barcelona
1991 Paper Mill Museum. chapels
1990 Theseus Gallery. Barcelona
1986 Quatre Gats Gallery. Barcelona
1985 Agora Gallery. Sitges.
1982 Hexagon Gallery. Reading. England. 1980 Scarabrough. Gallery. Yorkshire England.
1978 Sala Monjó. Principate of Andorra.
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
2022 Torres Garcia Competition Finalist. Mataró
Ynglada Guillot Competition Finalist. Barcelona
2021 Santvicens Painting Contest Finalist. Sitges
2020 Ynglada Guillot Competition Finalist. Barcelona
2018 Finalist Volume 4. San Javier Jazz Festival, Murcia.
Finalist LXXVI Centelles Painting Prize, Centelles.
Paco Merino Award finalist. La Gralla bookstore. Granollers
2017 Finalist 13th Arena Foundation 2017, Barcelona.
Paco Merino Painting Award finalist. Granollers
Finalist MX Espai10 - XIV Expo Small Format.
LV International Drawing Competition
Ynglada Guillot Vila Casas Foundation.
2016 Tribute to José María SERT. United Nations Geneva.
2012 "Ad Tempus", FAD Barcelona.
2011 "Out - Libris", 4 exhibition of FAD C. Cultural S. Boi.
2010 Mention of honor VI Riudevilles Biennial.
2009 Szombathelyi Képtár. Hungary
Art & Art. 19 edition of Minitextil. Como, Italy
2007 "From Photography to Engraving". Iron Bar Space Tool.
2001 Ansembourg Castle Art Gallery. Luxembourg
1997 Llucià Homs Gallery, Barcelona.
1996 Kalejdopaper. Gallery 33. Gothenburg.
1995 I International Biennial of paper Art. Porvoo. Finland
Turin Book Fair, Italy.
Papyrus uden Graenser. Denmark.
1993 Triennale Internationale du papier. Val Chermey Museum Switzerland.
AWARDS
Special mention by the jury of the TRAÇ Center for Plastic Expression. Barcelona
Poster of the Paper Biennale in Porvoo. Finland
1st prize and honorable mention, from the Town of Palamós. Girona Tramontan Gallery.
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
1994 Conference on the application of animal gelatin applied to Art Paper. Leewenhorst. The Netherlans.
1992 Conference on "Art Paper" Sta. Maria da Fira I bring. Portugal.
1992-1994 Member of the Steering Committee of International Papermaking Artists.
1988 Coordinator of the II International Congress of International Paper Making Artists. Chapel Museum.
1987-1995 Teacher of the handmade paper workshops at the Capellades Paper Museum.
1984-1987 Teacher of the summer workshops at the Capellades Paper Museum.
1984-1986 Teacher of Engraving at the Caixa Social Work. Conference "Paper as medium" Faculty of Fine Arts of Granada.
TRAINING and WORKSHOPS
▪ Degree in Fine Arts. Barcelona
▪ Engraving and lithography. "Arts of the Book", Barcelona.
▪ Japanese paper techniques with Nakara, Nishimura, and Ijiri master papermakers. Paper Museum. 2004
▪ Techniques for dyeing plant fibers, with natural dyes. Barcelona Textile Museum. 1995
▪ Postgraduate course "From the recorded imprint to the digital imprint". Fine Arts Faculty of Barcelona.
▪ Engraved with Juan Barberá workshop of the Joan Miró Foundation. Palma de Mallorca 2004
▪ Engraved with Monir. Fuendetodos Engraving Workshop. 2007
▪ Engraving with Julio Leon, Fuendetodos Engraving workshop. 2008
▪ Polymers. E.I.N.A. Iron Bar 2007
BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES
2015 I wrote "Los mapas vitales de Sol Vidal" by Jaume Vidal at www.solvidalmassaguer.com
2009 Tribute to the woman artist. Editorial Ecuador. Girona
2006 - Igualada magazine, no. 23 (September).
1994 Art facto magazine, no. 4. Seville.
1993 Ràfols Dictionary of contemporary artists from Catalonia and the Balearic Islands.
1992 “The Art & Craft of Papermaking”, Sophie Dawson.
Artwork from Sol Vidal Massaguer
Exhibitions from Sol Vidal Massaguer
