ESPARBÉ, Miquel

Born in Manresa, Barcelona, in 1942. From a very young age, he participated in art competitions and contests, winning major distinctions. He studied at the School of Arts and Crafts in Manresa, in the workshops of Evarist Basiana and Estanislao Vilajosana, and studied perspective with Mestres i Cabanes, set designer for the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona. Starting in 1974 and for ten years, he stepped away from art galleries to devote himself to cinema—including animation, commercial, and live-action film—directing numerous short films and collaborating on several feature films. His work has been exhibited in Spain, France, Germany, Canada, the USA, Italy, and Mexico. He is an Honorary Academician of the "Greci Marino" International Academy of Vinzaglio, Italy; an "Honoris Causa" Member of the Academic Senate of the International Academy of Modern Art in Rome; Knight Grand Cross of Bergamo from "Greci Marino", Italy; and Honorary National Vice President in Spain for the "Greci Marino" Academy of Italy.