Ana Novella

Ana Novella is a Spanish (Catalan) painter and sculpture artist.

Early life

Ana Novella was born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain in 1968. She lived in London for 7 years before returning to her birthplace in 1996.

Exhibitions and Art Projects

She has exhibited and sold her works of art both in Europe and the United States. Since 1990, Ana has been involved in several art projects and commissions and in particular her work has been acclaimed in the Netherlands, Germany, USA, UK, as well as in Spain.

Inspiration

Her inspiration is drawn from her love of nature and her interest in collecting broken pieces of phrases or sentences from newspaper articles and letters.

These precious findings, once mixed with collage and other textures, eventually become different tactile layers in her paintings whilst her sculptures become characters who escape from this previous landscape.

My inspiration is derived from everyday lives and animals that are the guides of characters, the bridge between reality and dreams blended with a universe of symbols. I begin to work with a basic idea that eventually transforms and shows me what the next step will be.

Exhibitions

Exhibitions:

• Sculpture project from children’s designers for Hampton Court Palace, flower show, Action Research /Tesco Children’s, Garden Fit for a Queen (1992)
• The Wine Museum in Vilafranca del Penedes (1992)
• Westminster Gallery, London (1992)
• Jelly Leg’d Chicken Art Gallery, Reading (1994)
• Sculpture project on the boat HMS President, River Thames. Subsidized by the Princess Trust. The president of this Trust is Prince Charles of England.(1994)
• Sculpture Commission for eight sculptures for the Hainault park, Townhall of Readbridge, London
• St Martins in the Fields (1995)
• Sculpture project with mothers and children’s in Kustlergut Prositz, Mutzchen, Germany (1997)
• 1999 to 2004 Frequently in the Netherlands and San Francisco in Terrain U.S.A, Galeria Lughien Amsterdam (works on regular basis)
• Museum of Modern Art Rental Gallery, San Francisco, U.S.A.
• Private collections Banc de Sabadell, Spain.
• Big size Sculpture project for Keapchi company Antwerp, Belgium (2000)
• Gallery Magdalena Baxeras, Barcelona (2000)
• Hotel Fira Palace, Barcelona
• Independent Art Fair, Madrid
• Gallery Lughien, Amsterdam (25th anniversary)
• American Print, Barcelona.
• American Print Bilbao and Milan (2003)
• Art project in Sanskriti Kendra foundation of New Delhi, recognised by Unesco
• Hotel Fira Palace, solo exhibition, Barcelona (2004)
• Cultural centre Marineta, solo exhibition council Mollet, Barcelona
• Big size Sculpture commission project and workshops for Schools and families, Barcelona Council, Forum 2004 de les Cultures (2004)
• Museum of Childhood art worksops and art projects with Art in the Park and Simin (2004)
• Mousavi, Senior Refugee Health Worker from Lamberth, Lewisham and Southwark, funded by Arts Council, England.
• British Museum workshops, Art in the Park.
• Sala Gallardo, Cadaqués (2008)
• Winks of Spain Tokio (2009–2013)
• Rosemalen Museum (2012)
• Holland Luchien gallery sculpture Exhibition (2013)
• Museum Maritime of Pets, Anapolis, USA (2013–2014)