Discover the contemporary work of Riera

Toni Riera (Sallent, Barcelona, 1962) studied painting techniques and artistic procedures at the Escola Massana in Barcelona, where he later worked as a teacher.

During the nineties he expanded his training in Humanities and Industrial Engineering, an activity that he combined with Painting for twelve years.

He has been awarded several prizes, including the Collioure Prize in France and the Rexel Cumberland Prize in Spain.

Throughout his career he has held exhibitions in several Spanish cities, as well as in Europe and the United States. Among his shows, we should highlight those held at the Picasso Gallery in New York, at the Museo de la Villa Pams in Collioure, at the Sala Antonia Cortijos in Barcelona or at the CACIS Center for Contemporary Art and Sustainability in Calders.

Currently it is part of the ’Association’ d’Visual Artists of Central Catalonia and continues to develop his plastic proposal in his studio in Sallent.

 

MAIN EXHIBITIONS and ACTIVITIES 

1984

Exposureó “The important thing is to wreck” at the Café la Rambla (Barcelona).

1985

Exhibition collective at the Sala del Balç, Manresa (Barcelona).

1986

Exhibition collective in Sala Busquets (Barcelona).

1988

Exhibition “The room was unknown” in Sala Busquets (Barcelona).

Rexel Cumberland Drawing Award Spainña.

Selected at the Terrassa Young Painting Award (Barcelona).

Selected by the Barcelona Biennale.

Exhibition collective in Sala Busquets (Barcelona).

Prize “Friends of the Museum of Collioure”, France.

Exhibition Museum of the Villa Pams de Collioure, France

1989

Installation urban “Raval” (Barcelona).

Exhibition at the Collioure Museum (France).

Exhibition in Sala Hispano 20 (Barcelona).

Exhibition collective “Dolçwaiting” Sala Caja Madrid (Barcelona).

1990

Exhibition Sala Arsènic (Girona).

Exhibition collective “Barceloba” Picasso Room at Casa de España in New York (USA).

1991

Exhibition collective “After the machine” at Casal Pere Quart. Sabadell (Barcelona).

Exposureó in the Sala Santa Magdalena. English (Girona).

Exhibition collective “A four hands” at the Casa Museu Torres Amat in Sallent (Barcelona).

Installation collective “Agnus Day” in the Sala Transformers (Barcelona).

Exhibition at the Cacte Gallery (Madrid).

2011

La Mirada Expandida Collective (Barcelona).

2013

Collective Galeria Arauco in Nuremberg, Germany.

2016

Individual ” In my beginning is my end” in the Sala Antonia Cortijos of La Mirada Expandida in Barcelona.

2022

Individual “El Noara” in the Sala Quaterecantos bookstore in Berga.

2024

Individual “Insoluble” at the CACIS Center for Contemporary Art and Sustainability in Calders.

Collective · “Central Territory” at the TPK Contemporary Art and Thought in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat.

 

Other activities:

Publication from the book of poems with Javier Bartumeus “Lost in time”.

Guide and address from the video “The mud burns” with Javier Bartumeus and Xavier Escobet.

Action urban “El Pirata” in collaboration with Javier Bartumeus.

Installation urban “Raval” (Barcelona) with Ernesto Fontecilla and Marta Parera.

Member of the art magazines “OArt” and “Duermevela” .

Urban sculpture at the “Diada de Catalunya” in Sallent (Barcelona).

Decoration tympanum mural Santa Maria de Sallent Church (Barcelona).

Illustration of book covers by Sallentine historians Albert Benet and Agustí Sanchez.

Member of the cultural group “La Mirada expandeda”

Collaborator of the album “Universo de Trapo” by Pedro Sosa.

 

It is part of the ’Association’ d’Visual Artists of Central Catalonia.