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The root of my work is the history of art that I have had access to, I believe that all the images that one sees impact the canvas but I have looked with special interest at the archaic art, the Romanesque, the Renaissance and the twentieth century. Within this I have been especially interested in expressionism, informalism, cartoons and graphic novels.
My works respond, on one hand, to the intention of portraying the social world that surrounds me and in which I feel reflected, in an effort to make it more bearable. I believe that this intimate exercise can also serve the observer, since it is part of the society as well. On the other side, I would like to make the viewer aware that the human spectrum in which it can be reflected is much wider than he imagines.
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SELECTED CV​
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Born 1974, Caldes de Montbui (Barcelona, Spain)
EDUCATION
2005 Macba. Art Theory Course with Xavier Antich and Manuel Asensi. Barcelona
2004 Escola Massana. Training cycle of wall painting. Barcelona
1983-86 Taller d´Art Manolo Hugué. Painting studies. Caldes de Montbui
SELECTED SOLO / SHARED EXHIBITIONS
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2022 Arteneu, Sabadell, Pintures sobre paper
2021 Thermalia Museum, Caldes de Montbui, Stolpersteine
2021 Ateneu El Centre, Caldes de Montbui, Pintures sobre paper
2017 Francesc Mestre Gallery, Barcelona, Animals
2014 Galeria Atelier, Barcelona, Pintures
2013 Ateneu El Centre, Caldes de Montbui, Joguines
2012 Museu de Granollers – Sala Ciutat, Granollers, Trending utòpics
2010 Galeria Atelier, Barcelona, Escultures i Dibuixos
2005 Col·legi d’Arquitectes Tècnics de Granollers, Granollers, Dies laborables
2004 Galeria Antoni Botey, Granollers, Virior
2003 Galeria Magdalena Baixeras, Barcelona, Orígens
Galeria d’Art Jove de la Generalitat, Barcelona, Gran col·lecció per dins
La Sala Freda, Caldes de Montbui, Braus
2002 Galeria La Santa, Barcelona, Documents per a la construcció d’una vida en llibertat
2000 Can Bassa, Granollers, Anada
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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2019 Haimney Gallery. Barcelona.
2018 Francesc Mestre Gallery. Barcelona
2017 Francesc Mestre Gallery. Barcelona
2016 Francesc Mestre Gallery. Barcelona
2015 Suro Museum. Palafrugell
Atelier Gallery. Barcelona
2014 Francesc Mestre Gallery. Barcelona
2012 Esther Montoriol Gallery. Barcelona
2011 Ignacio de Lassaletta Gallery. Barcelona
2010 Gallery N2. Barcelona
Atelier Gallery. Barcelona
Participant ArtMadrid'10 Contemporary Art Fair
2009 La Gralla Gallery. Granollers.
Journalists without Borders-Spain, FNAC, Madrid, Graphic cartoonists for freedom of speech
2006 Can Gili, Granollers, Incivic Project
2005 Centre d'Art Contemporani Capella de Sant Nicolau. Girona
2004 Gallery@49. Nova York
Centre d'Art El Passatge. Barcelona
Drawings for the Anthropology Room at the Cosmocaixa Museum. Barcelona
2003 Gallery@49. New York
Contrast Gallery. Barcelona
Theredoom Gallery. Barcelona
2002 Barcelona Acció Cultural Festival. Barcelona
2000 Mural project for the Luz de Gas Bar. Barcelona
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AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
2020 Finalist at the 1st Non Fiction Comic Award of the Ara Newspaper. Barcelona
2019 Winner of the Social Graphic Novel Award. Fundación Divina Pastora. Valencia
2014 Poster for the Festa Major de Caldes de Montbui
2013 Poster for the Festa Major de Caldes de Montbui
2009 Selected at the Paco Merino Painting Award. Granollers
Selected at the Word Press Cartoon. Sintra, Portugal
2006 1st Prize at the Mostra d'Art Urbà. Caldes de Montbui
Selected for the Viewing Program at The Drawing Center. New York
2005 Winner of the Voilà Award of Design. Barcelona
Finalist at the 6th Josep Escobar Comic Award. Granollers
Best comic story in Catalan. Cornellà’s Comic Awards, Cornellà
Popular votation Prize at the 5th Comic Strips Award held by the El Periódico de Catalunya newspaper. Barcelona
2004 Selected at the Mostra d'Art Urbà. Caldes de Montbui
Originality Prize at the 3rd CCOO Comics Contest, Barcelona
2003 Selected at the Mostra d'Art Urbà. Caldes de Montbui
2002 Selected at the Mostra d'Art Urbà. Caldes de Montbui
2000 Best humour comic. Cornellà’s Comic Awards, Cornellà
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PRESS/REVIEWS
2020 Ara Newspaper. Xavi Serra. Finalistes del primer concurs de còmic de no ficció.
2019 Illustrations for El 9 Nou newspaper
Mundo hispánico, Pepa Echanove. Ferran Vidal presenta sus dibujos
2018 Revista Mirall, Joan Vila Boix, Ferran Vidal, el creador imperfecte
https://revistamirall.com/2018/01/26/ferran-vidal-el-creador-imperfecte
Reseña Tebeosfera, Manuel Barrero
https://www.tebeosfera.com/autores/vidal_ferran.html
Papelenblanco.com, Ferran Vidal, nuevo Premio Divina Pastora de Novela Gráfica Social
2014 Art Market Trends Magazine
LeCool Magazine, Sara Ramón, Pinturas sobre papel, por Ferran Vidal
https://barcelona.lecool.com/event/pinturas-sobre-papel-by-ferran-vidal/
La Vanguardia newspaper. C. García-Osuna. Un año de arte
Revista Bonart, Pintures sobre paper de Ferran Vidal a la Sala Atelier
https://www.bonart.cat/actual/pintures-sobre-paper-de-ferran-vidal-a-la-sala-atelier/
2013 Illustrations for the Tentacles Magazine
2012 Illustrations for the El 9 Nou Newspaper
Museu de Granollers, Pere Báscones, Trending utòpics
2010 Underdogs, Oswaldo Reyes. Ferran Vidal
https://www.underdogs.es/ferran-vidal/
2009 Illustrations for the El País Newspaper
2007 Illustrations for the El País Newspaper
Revers Magazine, Anna Urdániz. Ferran Vidal
https://m.facebook.com/25229183335/photos/a.28152468335/51669098335/?type=3&source=54
Regular cartoonist at Amaníaco magazine, Barcelona
Comic strips publication at Culebra magazine, Barcelona
2008 Comics publication at the TMEO magazine, Vitoria, Spain
2005 Illustrations for the Castellnou Edicions
2002 Illustrations for the ROJO Magazine
Comic strips publication at La Factoría magazine, issues 39-64, Sabadell
2001 Illustrations for the ROJO Magazine
Comic strips publication at Amaníaco fanzine (Best Fanzine of the Year Prize, Saló del Còmic), Barcelona
Illustrations for the AB Magazine
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SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Stefan Simchowitz, Los Angeles, USA
Josep Lluís Fernández and Marco Fragoso, Caldes de Montbui, Spain
Carles Martí, Sant Feliu de Codines, Spain
Red Cross Contemporary Art Fund, Barcelona, Spain
Technal España, SA, Barcelona, Spain
Jonas Burvall, Stockholm, Sweden
Nicole Gozzi, Zürich, Switzerland
Jacopo D’Antonio, Zürich, Switzerland
Antoine De Oliveira, Zürich, Switzerland
Robin Cracknell, London, UK
Gail Sharp, London, UK
Natasha Zabka, New York, USA
David Gill, Los Angeles, USA
May Brendt, The Hague, Netherlands
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