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Born in 1967 in Caracas , Venezuela

Maribel Mas lives in the Barcelona Raval since 2000.
She creates drawings, lithographs and etchings, that she realizes in small editions in her lithography studio 'Taller Esquina' in Barcelona.

Since 2004, she has specialized in working on Japanese papers, made by craftsmen in a town called Aoya located in Tottori province. They make excellent quality mitsumata, ganpi and kozo papers for drawing and for stone and plate lithography printing.

In 2004, the Kyoudokan Museum of Aoya gave her an award for her graphic works.
In 2005, the Arches Papers gave her also an award for lithography works on Velin heavyweight cotton paper.

Education

2001-2005 : Lithography at the Barcelona Llotja Art School (Escuela de Bellas Artes Llotja de Barcelona)

1999 : Drawing at GAN, National Art Gallery, Caracas.

1998 : Silkscreen at  the Lorenzo de Medici Art Institute in  Florecia (Lorenzo de Medici Art Institute de Florecia)

1989 : Etching at  TAGA, Workshop of Graphic Art of Caracas (Taller de Artes Graficas de Caracas)

1985-1989 : Graphic Arts at the Caracas Design Institute (Instituto de Diseno de Caracas).

On going exhibitions :

Maribel Mas _ dibuixos
Exhibition from 18th December 2008 until 14th February 2009
Taller Esquina - Carrer Paloma 15, Baixos 2, Barcelona, Spain /  4.00 pm to 8.00 pm


Exhibitions and mentions

2008 : Enlace, solo exhibition,
Museum of Sant Pol, Spain

Enlace, Solo exhibition,
Museum Moli Paperer of Capellades, Spain.

2006 : Honda Painting Awards
2006-2007 Itinerant exhibition in several cities in Spain :
Tarragona, Lleida, La Garriga among others.

2006 : ARCHES AWARD Works on paper, Paris, France.

2006 : Graphic Art Contest, National Chalcography
Itinerant exhibition in Zamora, Leon, Oviedo, Valladolid and the Moneda Museum in Madrid.

2005 : Drawing on Inshu Washi, solo exhibition
Andoh Gallery in Tottori, Japan.

2005 : Graphic Works on Inshu Paper, collective exhibition
Museum Moli Paperer de Capellades, Spain.

2005 : Pais del cielo no es Paraiso
Installation, Taller Esquina Barcelona,

2005 : Graphic Art Contest , National Chacographie,
Moneda Museum, Madrid.

2005 : Lithography and drawing, solo exhibition,
Cambra de la Propietat urbain de Barcelona.

2005 : 4 artists from Barcelona, collective exhibition,
Daikoku Gallery, Nagoya, Japan.

2004 : GRAPHIC WORK AWARD on Inshu paper,
Museum Kyoudokan in Aoya, Japan.

2003 : 4 of Llotja, collective exhibition,
Quiosk Gallery, Tremp.

2003 : Graphic work on  Inshu paper, collective exhibition,
Museum Moli Paperer de Capellades.

2003 : Inshu Washi, collective exhibition,
Museum Kyoudokan in Aoya, Japon.

2000 : Latinoamerican Illustrators contest,  IBBY congress in Cartagena, Colombia.

1994 : Exfilve, philatelic exhibition at the Caracas Contemporary Art Museum.

1993 : Theobaldo de Nigris Award, post signs edition (IPOSTEL)
from Latinoamerican Confederation of Graphic Industry, Mexico.
 
Works
Blossom
Tensor 2007
Nudo_2007
Construcción de hilo y ceniza_2007 (1)
Construcción de hilo y ceniza_2007 (2)
Construcción de hilo y ceniza_2007 (3)
Construcción de hilo y ceniza_2007 (4)
ciclos_2007 (1)
ciclos_2007 (2)
ciclos_2007 (3)
estructura_2007
Aperture (1)
Aperture (2)
Aperture (3)
Mandala
Vibration (8)
Vibration (10)
Transition (1)
Transition (2)
Variation (5)
Variation (7)
Variation (9)
Variation (10)
Topics
Lithographs, screenprints
Engravings, Etchings
Works on paper & mixed techniques
Photographs
Digital techniques
Other techniques
Paintings
Roland Garros posters and other