TEXTSYNOPSISBIOGRAPHY

Gloria Picazo



BIOBIBLIOGRAPHY
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Barcelona/ *Spain 1950

Studied Art History at the University of Barcelona

1980 - 1983, collaboration with Metrònom, a space for contemporary art.
1993 - 1995, CAPC Musée d'art contemporain, Burdeos/F, organized numerous exhibitions at the museum and also presented its collection in different Spanish art centres.
1995 - 1998, runs the Departamento de Recerca at the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, responsible for the broad exhibition program, publications, cultural and educational activities. Since end of Sept. 1998, the museum's conservator. Since Dec. 1999, presentation of the great Pistoletto anthology.

Currently, she collaborates with the commune of Lleida: discussing its politics of sculpture presentation; organizing exhibitions (the Biennal d'art Leandre Cristòfol, among others) and the public sculptures program of Lleida.

As an independent art commissioner, Gloria Picazo has organized numerous exhibitions in different art centres; since 1982: at the Fundación Miró de Barcelona; Koldo Mitxelena de San Sebastián; Palau de la Virreina de Barcelona; Espai d'art contemporani de Castelló; Museo Universitario de Alicante and at the Diputación de Huesca, etc.

Forthcoming exhibition: "Libros de artista", Koldo Mitxelena (Summer 2003).

As a commissioner for exhibitions, she teaches master's degree students at the University of Catalún (Universidad Politècnica de Catalunya).

Consultant member of editor's staff: "Transversal" and "L'Avenç".
Regular contributions to "El Temps d'Arts".

(May 2002)