Madame Itty Biography

Almacellas, Lleida (Spain), 1941

Catalan artist Madame Itty paints in the abstract expressionist style. Her works are a study of light, texture, and color.

In the artists own words:

"Between the painting and easel there is an idea that at times arises from the gut, and it doesn't conform to a specific style - you are an artist of a thousand different styles and techniques and you never tire of starting from square one; I hope they say about me what Octavio Paz said about Picasso: 'Rush paints with his brushes'."

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

1975 - Caixa de Ahorros de Lleida.

1980 - Casa de la Cultura de Andorra.

1986 - Casa de la Cultura de Binefar. - Casa de la Cultura de Almacelles.

1987 - Casa de la Cultura de Binefar. - Sala San Jorge de Almacelles.

1988 - Casa de la Cultura de Binefar.

1989 - Casa de la Cultura de Binefar.

1990 - Artistas Literanos en Albelda, Altorricon, San Esteban, Baldellou, Bencillon, Estopiñan, Castillonroy, Alcampell, Tañarite y Sala Antonio Saura de Huesca. - Casa de la Cultura de Barbastro. - Casa de la Cultura de Binefar.

1991 - Casa de la Cultura de Portet, France - Galeria MADICIS, Nice, France

1992 - Caixa de Cataluña en Barcelona.

1994 - Balneario de Caldas de Bohi (Lleida).

1996 - Exposicion Mediterranea. QCC Art Gallery Queensborough Community College. New York.

2002 - Sala de la Cultura de Binefar (Huesca). - Sala Benseny de la Caixa de Tarragona (Lleida). - Sala Arnau Lleida.

2003 - Facultad de Medicina de Lleida, Art Medic 25 anys.

2004 - Sala Sarramona de Lleida. - Sala Arnau Lleida. - Collective Exhibition at la biblioteca de Lleida.

2005 - Sala Sarramona de Lleida. - Sala Diputacion de Lleida.

SELECTED MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS

Galeria S'ART.

Galeria AMAT.

Galeria MADICIS (Paris)

Galeria SAN PAUL Lyon, France

Private Collections in Spain, Andorra, New York, Germany, France, Ecuador, Portugal, Colombia, and Italy.

AWARDS AND HONORS

2001 - First Place, Best Painter of Binefar

2003 - Third Place in Rapid Painting, (Huesca). - First Prize, III Bienal Premi VICTOR P. PALLARES Col.legi Episcopal. - First Prize, Cultural Center of Lleida y comarcas.

2005 - First Prize of the City de Monzon (Huesca).