Anna Manel·la

Anna Manel·la or Anna Manel·la i Llinàs (June 1, 1950 – December 11, 2019) was a Spanish and Catalan sculptor and painter. She was known for her figures representing lost childhood.[1]

Anna Manel·la
from a 2018 video
Born(1950-06-01)1 June 1950
Olot
Died11 December 2019(2019-12-11) (aged 69)
NationalitySpain
Known forsculpture

Life
"Secrets", Santa Pau, Garrotxa

Manel·la was born in Olot in 1950.[1] She attended Francesc Ferrer Private Elementary School before her secondary education at the Cor de Maria de Olot College of Nuns. She studied sculpture, drawing and painting at Barcelona' s La Llotja Art College. Her postgraduate studies were at the Art Academy of Olot and the art workshop "Marzo Mart" in the coastal town of Sant Feliu de Guíxols , where she developed her engraving skills.[2][3]

"Sense Luna"

The first exhibitions of Anna Manel la's work took place in 1981 and 1982 in Olot and 1984 in Vic. After 1984, Manel la worked intensively and exhibited extensively. In 1985 she participated in the 4th Autumn Salon of Barcelona. The same year she participated in the Art Exhibition of the Diputació de Girona. In 1986 she participated in the second Mostra de Girona. Manel la participated in group and solo exhibitions in Catalonia France, Germany, Sweden[2] and Italy.[4] She is known for her sculpture and her paintings.[5]

In 1986 he received a grant from the Generalitat de Catalunya for the visual arts.

She died on December 11, 2019.[1]

Sculptures include

[6]

  • "Mont" in Cervaro, Italy, 1990
  • "Secrets" in Santa Pau, Garrotxa, 1993
  • "Without Moon" in Olot, 1993
  • "Passes" in Marola, Italy, 1994
  • "The Island of the Dead" in Besalú , Garrotxa 1994
  • "Farewell" to Salt, Gironés 1997
  • "Infinite" in Sant Boi de Llobregat, 2001

References
  1. Girona, Diari de. "Mor l'escultora olotina Anna Manel·la". www.diaridegirona.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  2. "Anna Manel-la "Cotlection". Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  3. "Diputació de Girona - Fons d'art". www.ddgi.org. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  4. El text en la matèria: Anna Manel.la, Carme Sanglas, Pere Vicens : [exposició, Espais Centre d'Art Contemporani, Girona], del 12 de desembre de 1996 al 8 de febrer de 1997 (in Catalan). Fundació Espais. 1997.
  5. "Anna Manel·la Biography". PicassoMio. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  6. Canals, Josep M (2015). Diccionari biogràfic d'Olot (in Catalan). Olot, Girona: Ajuntament d'Olot. ISBN 978-84-938058-4-5. OCLC 943687866.
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