Regina Saura
Regina’ s loose, whimsical brushstrokes and bold washes of color lend her paintings an instinctual, child-like spontaneity that belies her sophisticated command of composition, balance, shape, coloration, and line. Singing with energy and vibrancy, her paintings capture the wonder and magic of life.
Biography
Playfully and unexpectedly, Catalan artist Regina Saura transforms teacups and office chairs alike into art-objects and invites us to relish the joyful simplicity of the everyday. Regina’ s loose, whimsical brushstrokes and bold washes of color lend her paintings an instinctual, child-like spontaneity that belies her sophisticated command of composition, balance, shape, coloration, and line. Singing with energy and vibrancy, her paintings capture the wonder and magic of life.
As with flowers and trees, in her use of newspaper scraps, Regina introduces pieces of her own daily life into her work. The touch of newsprint that comprises the houses in her landscapes of her native Catalan countryside—relate the paintings to a specific time and place, and serve as a reminder, no matter where they might be seen around the globe, of home.
Refreshing in their quirky originality, yet profoundly symbolic, Regina’s paintings capture the brilliance and exuberance of the human spirit.
Born
1955 Barcelona, Spain.
Education
1970 Universidad de Filosophia y Letras, Barcelona, Spain.
1971 Escuela Elisava de Desaño, Barcelona, Spain.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2017 Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St. Helena, CA.
2016 Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2015 Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St. Helena, CA.
2014 Campton Gallery, New York, NY.
Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St. Helena, CA.
2013 Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St. Helena, CA.
2011 Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St. Helena, CA.
2010 Campton Gallery, New York, NY.
2008 Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2007 Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St. Helena, CA.
2006 Campton Gallery, New York, NY.
2005 Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2004 Galerie Maximillian, Aspen, Colorado, USA.
2003 Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Punt de Vista, book signing, Campton Gallery, New York, NY.
Galerie Maximillian, Aspen, Colorado, USA.
2002 Galerie Maximillian, Aspen, Colorado, USA.
2001 Galerie Maximillian, Aspen, CO.
1998 Art Multiple, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Gallery M, Denver, CO.
1997 Kunstkeller Gallery, Bern, Switzerland.
1994 ILa Galeria Verena Hofer, Barcelona, Spain.
1993 Fundació Fontana d’ Or, Girona, Spain.
Schloss Worb, Worb, Switzerland.
Museu St. Petersburg, Moscow, Russia.
1992 Galeria Calder, Barcelona, Spain.
Galeria Dos Sibaris, Nishinomiya, Japan.
1991 Sala Vayreda, Olot, Spain.
Galeria Francesc Collell, Figueres, Spain.
1990 Galeria Nomen, Barcelona, Spain.
1989 Ateneu Saltenc, Salt, Spain.
1988 Museum of Modern Art, Granollers, Spain.
Galeria Charles Lozano. Cadaqués, Spain.
Brutus Gallery, Osaka, Japan.
Sala Parés, Barcelona, Spain.
1984 Galeria la Sirena, Cadaqués, Spain.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2015 Miami Context, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Miami, FL.
Art Silicon Valley, Caldwell Snyder Gallery,
San Mateo, CA.
Principal Primera, Barcelona, Spain.
Showroom Mercedes Durban, Barcelona, Spain.
2014 PS Fine Art Fair, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Palm Springs, CA.
2012 PS Fine Art Fair, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Palm Springs, CA.
2011 Art Aspen, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Aspen, CO.
Houston Fine Art Fair, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Houston, TX.
2010 Art Aspen, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Aspen, CO.
Fine Art Asia, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Hong Kong, China.
2008 Red Dot Art Fair, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Miami, FL.
2009 LA Art Show, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Los Angelos, CA.
2004 SF Art Expo, Caldwell Snyder Gallery,
San Francisco, CA.
2003 SF Art Expo, Caldwell Snyder Gallery,
San Francisco, CA.
Art Cologne, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Cologne, Germany.
Art Chicago, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Chicago, IL.
2002 Art Chicago, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Chicago, IL.
SF Art Expo, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
1998 Art Multiple, Düsseldorf, Germany.
1995 Art Miami, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Miami, FL.
Art Hong Kong, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Hong Kong, China.
1994 ILa Galeria Verena Hofer, Barcelona, Spain.
Notables
2015 CITYarts’ Ornaments for World Peace on the Holiday Tree at Lincoln Square, NY.
2013 Design of a biscuit box for the Kambly Art Collection, Trubschachen. Switzerland.
1999 Created serigraphy for annual meeting of Foment de les Arts.
Decoratives (FAD), the largest design association in Spain, Barcelona, Spain.
1997 Design of a biscuit box for the Kambly Art Collection, Trubschachen. Switzerland.
1994 Completed a mural Tasses for La Illa shopping center, Barcelona, Spain.
1993 Released eight lithographs for the SOGO shopping centre, Barcelona, Spain.
1992 Completed a mural Taula Marina and a corresponding lithography for Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Released a lithography for the Regata de Ermenegildo Zegna, Barcelona, Spain.
1991 Collective exhibition against the AIDS virus, Caixa de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.
1990 Participated in the installation of the Pete Sans furniture line for the French Institute of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
1988 Campaign against the AIDS virus, Palau Robert,
Barcelona, Spain.
Press
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Selected Artworks
Sutter Street
Mixed Media on Canvas
48 x 41 inches
200355
Purple Flowers
Mixed Media on Canvas
64 x 48 inches
200354
Inspiration
Mixed Media on Canvas
38 x 55 inches
200353
Grant Avenue
Mixed Media on Canvas
48 x 39 inches
200352
Enjoying Nature
Mixed Media on Canvas
41 x 63 inches
200351
En Casa de Marta
Mixed Media on Canvas
47 x 48 inches
200350
Palmero
Mixed Media on Canvas
67 x 131 inches
190309
Marketplace
Mixed Media on Canvas
67 x 165 inches
190308
In the Garden
Mixed Media on Canvas
42 x 63 inches
180600
Woman in Gold
Mixed Media on Canvas
47 x 32 inches
180599
Shinjuku
Mixed Media on Canvas
48 x 32 inches
180597
Senboku
Mixed Media on Canvas
47 x 48 inches
180594
Raining
Mixed Media on Canvas
39 x 39 inches
180593
Nenufares en Akita
Mixed Media on Canvas
61 x 67 inches
180589
Market in Tokyo
Mixed Media on Canvas
39 x 38 inches
180588
Lotus
Mixed Media on Canvas
78 x 48 inches
180587
Geisha
Mixed Media on Canvas
41 x 48 inches
180560
El Viaje
Mixed Media on Canvas
49 x 59 inches
180555
Forest Green
Mixed Media on Canvas
67 x 110 inches
170453
Cervia II
Mixed Media on Canvas
67 x 82 inches
160520
Born
1955 Barcelona, Spain.
Education
1970 Universidad de Filosophia y Letras, Barcelona, Spain.
1971 Escuela Elisava de Desaño, Barcelona, Spain.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2017 Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St. Helena, CA.
2016 Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2015 Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St. Helena, CA.
2014 Campton Gallery, New York, NY.
Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St. Helena, CA.
2013 Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St. Helena, CA.
2011 Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St. Helena, CA.
2010 Campton Gallery, New York, NY.
2008 Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2007 Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St. Helena, CA.
2006 Campton Gallery, New York, NY.
2005 Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2004 Galerie Maximillian, Aspen, Colorado, USA.
2003 Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Punt de Vista, book signing, Campton Gallery, New York, NY.
Galerie Maximillian, Aspen, Colorado, USA.
2002 Galerie Maximillian, Aspen, Colorado, USA.
2001 Galerie Maximillian, Aspen, CO.
1998 Art Multiple, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Gallery M, Denver, CO.
1997 Kunstkeller Gallery, Bern, Switzerland.
1994 ILa Galeria Verena Hofer, Barcelona, Spain.
1993 Fundació Fontana d’ Or, Girona, Spain.
Schloss Worb, Worb, Switzerland.
Museu St. Petersburg, Moscow, Russia.
1992 Galeria Calder, Barcelona, Spain.
Galeria Dos Sibaris, Nishinomiya, Japan.
1991 Sala Vayreda, Olot, Spain.
Galeria Francesc Collell, Figueres, Spain.
1990 Galeria Nomen, Barcelona, Spain.
1989 Ateneu Saltenc, Salt, Spain.
1988 Museum of Modern Art, Granollers, Spain.
Galeria Charles Lozano. Cadaqués, Spain.
Brutus Gallery, Osaka, Japan.
Sala Parés, Barcelona, Spain.
1984 Galeria la Sirena, Cadaqués, Spain.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2015 Miami Context, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Miami, FL.
Art Silicon Valley, Caldwell Snyder Gallery,
San Mateo, CA.
Principal Primera, Barcelona, Spain.
Showroom Mercedes Durban, Barcelona, Spain.
2014 PS Fine Art Fair, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Palm Springs, CA.
2012 PS Fine Art Fair, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Palm Springs, CA.
2011 Art Aspen, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Aspen, CO.
Houston Fine Art Fair, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Houston, TX.
2010 Art Aspen, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Aspen, CO.
Fine Art Asia, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Hong Kong, China.
2008 Red Dot Art Fair, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Miami, FL.
2009 LA Art Show, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Los Angelos, CA.
2004 SF Art Expo, Caldwell Snyder Gallery,
San Francisco, CA.
2003 SF Art Expo, Caldwell Snyder Gallery,
San Francisco, CA.
Art Cologne, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Cologne, Germany.
Art Chicago, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Chicago, IL.
2002 Art Chicago, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Chicago, IL.
SF Art Expo, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
1998 Art Multiple, Düsseldorf, Germany.
1995 Art Miami, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Miami, FL.
Art Hong Kong, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Hong Kong, China.
1994 ILa Galeria Verena Hofer, Barcelona, Spain.
Notables
2015 CITYarts’ Ornaments for World Peace on the Holiday Tree at Lincoln Square, NY.
2013 Design of a biscuit box for the Kambly Art Collection, Trubschachen. Switzerland.
1999 Created serigraphy for annual meeting of Foment de les Arts.
Decoratives (FAD), the largest design association in Spain, Barcelona, Spain.
1997 Design of a biscuit box for the Kambly Art Collection, Trubschachen. Switzerland.
1994 Completed a mural Tasses for La Illa shopping center, Barcelona, Spain.
1993 Released eight lithographs for the SOGO shopping centre, Barcelona, Spain.
1992 Completed a mural Taula Marina and a corresponding lithography for Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Released a lithography for the Regata de Ermenegildo Zegna, Barcelona, Spain.
1991 Collective exhibition against the AIDS virus, Caixa de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.
1990 Participated in the installation of the Pete Sans furniture line for the French Institute of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
1988 Campaign against the AIDS virus, Palau Robert,
Barcelona, Spain.
Biography
Playfully and unexpectedly, Catalan artist Regina Saura transforms teacups and office chairs alike into art-objects and invites us to relish the joyful simplicity of the everyday. Regina’ s loose, whimsical brushstrokes and bold washes of color lend her paintings an instinctual, child-like spontaneity that belies her sophisticated command of composition, balance, shape, coloration, and line. Singing with energy and vibrancy, her paintings capture the wonder and magic of life.
As with flowers and trees, in her use of newspaper scraps, Regina introduces pieces of her own daily life into her work. The touch of newsprint that comprises the houses in her landscapes of her native Catalan countryside—relate the paintings to a specific time and place, and serve as a reminder, no matter where they might be seen around the globe, of home.
Refreshing in their quirky originality, yet profoundly symbolic, Regina’s paintings capture the brilliance and exuberance of the human spirit.
