Josep Baqués Tomás, 1931-2021

Born in Montmeló, Vallès Oriental, into a farming family. After the Spanish Civil War, he moved to Barcelona, where he trained as a self-taught artist.

In 1957, he set up his first studio in Barcelona and began working for leading national and international companies. In 1961, together with other colleagues, he founded Grafistas FAD (Designers of the Country), and in 1968 he held his first exhibition as a visual painter at the AS Gallery in Barcelona.

In 1972 he was awarded the Silver Delta, in 1974 the Laus, and he has been nominated twice for the National Design Award. His work has been exhibited in major national and international galleries in countries such as the United States, France, Germany, Sweden, Venezuela, Portugal, India, Canada, and Japan.