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A Picart's work among the chosen by The IBEX Selection for its
first exhibit, which took place at the Art Center Horus —
Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium, January 2021. |
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Ibex Collection Chairman Albrecht von Stetten pointing at
Picart's painting "Dot Cat" at the opening of the Master Links
exhibition in Singapore. On the background, artworks by Alexander
Timofeev, David Eichenberg and Antonio Castelló Avilleira —
Singapore, May & June 2019. |
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Completion of "The Urn", Picart's painting for 'The Materpieces
Project' of The Ibex Collection — Barcelona, May 2019. |
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Photoshoot by renowned fashion photographer Pascal Albandopulos
for The Ibex Collection. Styled by Gabriela Santighian, Makeup
Gabriella Pachmayr — Madrid, May 2019. |
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Opening night of the Sansiri X IBEX Collection Master Links HK
exhibition. In the background we can see Picart's "Fake News", one
of the two smaller works that were created as clues to his
"Masterpiece" painting for The Ibex Collection — Hong Kong, China,
March & May 2019. |
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Meeting of the artists represented in China by
Espacio La Fundición. Among them, Fermín García
Sevilla, Jordi Diaz Alama, Jaime Valero Perandones, Miguel Angel
Moya, Carlos Saura, Carlos García Román, Juan Cossio, Alejandro
Quincoces, Pedro Roldán, Pedro Marcote, Kike Meana, Jordi Isern, and
Gabriel Picart — Madrid, September 2017. |
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Picart's work accepted for inclusion in the Art Renewal Center as an
ARC Associate Living Master™ — August 2016. |
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Gabriel Picart has taken part in a documentary on some European cities
for the BBC. He was interviewed regarding one of his main concerns,
the mass tourism. In Picart's opinion, the tourism industry is
indiscriminately flooding historical cities, doing little or nothing
to help preserve these destinations for future generations — July
2016. |
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In Moscow, for the making of a portrait painting commissioned by
Mishin Fine Arts of San Francisco, California — May 2016. |
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Two successful group shows in China together with some of the
foremost figurative Spanish painters working today, reunited by
Espacio La Fundición. They took place at the
Global Culture Center of Hangzhou, in April, and at the
Yiwu Xuefeng Art Museum, in May. A painting by Picart
was used for the exhibit ads & catalogue — April & May 2016. |
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Interviewed by Piya Chattopadhyay for The Current, of the
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Gabriel Picart was the
representative of Barcelona in the special program dedicated to his
hometown and tourism — June 2015. |
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At Barcelona Atelier of Realist Art sharing
experiences, thoughts and knowledge with others — December 2015. |
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In 2014, after reviewing thousands of artists and meeting with
more than 400 of them all over the world, German Collector Albrecht von
Stetten invited 24 painters to participate into "The Masterpiece
Project", Gabriel Picart among them. With the financial support of The
Ibex Collection, the selected painters were asked to paint their "own
masterpiece". |
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"Allegra's Portrait as Ballerina" won the Silver Medal
at the 2014 NTD Television International Figure Painting
Competition. Prize was given ex aequo with Sandra Kuck’s portrait
"Yvonne". The Gold Medal was not awarded — New York, N.Y., November
2014. |
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"I have twice had the opportunity of giving a talk at my former High
School, and share my knowledge and expertise in the arts with the
students. About thirty-five years ago I was one of them, and it was
like closing a circle. And as always, you get much more than what
you give." — Barcelona, February 2014 & 2015. |
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Gabriel Picart was the artist featured in the Art & Design
section of the October-November 2013 edition of
Gulf Connoisseur magazine. Published in Dubai,
Gulf Connoisseur is the
premier lifestyle magazine of the Gulf region. Filmmaker, painter,
and poet Meena Das Narayan, editor-in-chief and publisher of the
magazine, wrote the article on him. |
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Canon released a special
catalog intended as a gift for their best customers of large format
printers. The poet Luis Viejo wrote twelve small poems based on
Picart's paintings. The handmade binding is in traditional Japanese
mode, and its sizes are 46 x 30 cm.
Canon
released fifty copies — September 2013. |
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"Art Revolution Taipei 2013" —
Taipei, Taiwan,
May 2013.
"Second time attending the artfair as an artist, first time
supporting my wife Rosa in ART-BCN, which I will also do the
following years in a row, till 2020." — GP
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A painting by Picart is the cover of the first issue of
"Post-Modern Times: the journal of aesthetics and art history." This
journal is dedicated to highlighting the work of the most gifted
contemporary artists and exploring the aesthetic ideas that they
address — March 2013. |
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El Periódico devoted his
back cover of March 20th, 2012 to Gabriel Picart.
El Periódico is one of the
two Barcelona's major daily newspapers. |
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On left, invitation to Group Show "Myths, Legends & Faerie
Tales" at Mishin Fine Arts, San Francisco, California — November &
December 2010. |
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Gallerie du Soleil, Naples, Florida, USA — January 2009.
"On left, with Hungarian sculptor Márton Váró, on those days working
on the facade of the Ave Maria Oratory church." — GP |
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Fingerhut Gallery, Sausalito, California, USA — May 2007.
On left, with
Allan Fingerhut in his villa in Tiburon. "Allan was the
original owner of Minneapolis' mythical Night Club 'First
Avenue', and he had always been related to major rock stars.
While painting for his galleries chain, Allan made me feel
like one." — GP |
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Fingerhut Gallery, La Jolla, California, USA — July 2006.
On left, Picart with gallery director
Tom Noel and his former representative
and friend Herb Spiers. Herb represented
Gabriel Picart in the U.S. for over two
decades. |
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NEW YORK ARTEXPO 2006 — March 2006.
On left, the home page of the New York ARTEXPO '06 website
displayed a painting by Gabriel Picart. |
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Fingerhut Gallery, Sausalito, California, USA — August 2005. |
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Fingerhut Publishing Group, San Rafael, California, USA — August
2005.
On top, at Fingerhut Group headquarters signing
limited edition prints with Maurice Thompson.
On left, with Fingerhut Vice President Rann Shinar. |
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Gabriel Picart was invited by International Artist magazine to
be the artist from Spain in issue #38 (July-August 2004), first
ever. A description of the specifics of his technique was included
in the feature article on him, under the title "ART IN THE MAKING -
Achieving an impersonal ideal of beauty". |
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Jones-Terwilliger Galleries, Carmel, California, USA — March
2003.
In Carmel, on a visit to Patricia Terwilliger &
Barbara Jones, and meeting a lovely collector. Jones-Terwilliger
Galleries had Picart paintings on permament display for many
years. |
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Trip to Pueblo, Colorado, for the making of a portrait
commissioned by Rowland Weinstein, and later meeting with him in San
Francisco, California. Weinstein Gallery had paintings by Picart on
permanent display almost from the beginning of his career — March
2003. |
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NEW YORK ARTEXPO 2002 — March 2002.
On left, with painter Joaquim Hidalgo. In addition to
participating as an artist, Gabriel Picart attended the art fair as
Art Director of the California-based Allante Art Group. Besides
Picart himself and Joaquim Hidalgo, the artists represented were
Arnau Alemany, Enric Torresprat, Fernando Fernandez and María Rosa
Lleida. |
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NEW YORK ARTEXPO 2001 — March 2001.
At the booth, with the director of S.I. International and Picart's
representative in the US, Herb Spiers. Picart designed the original
logo for the art division of the company. |
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Ambassador Gallery, New York, N.Y., USA — November 1996.
On the left, from top to bottom: Joan Martí, Felix Mas, Miquel
Almazan, Leopoldo Sánchez, Lluís Ribas and Gabriel Picart. |
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WolfWalker Gallery, Sedona, Arizona — November 1996. |
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