JUAN LUIS JARDÍ
Juan Luis Jardí studied painting at the Tárrega Academy in Barcelona, Spain, as well as the La Llotja School of Applied Arts and Artistic Crafts, where he graduated in Mural Painting, Pictorial Procedures, and Fashion Design. He has exhibited internationally since 1983. His work has been shown across Spain, Italy, France, the UK, Taiwan, Sweden, Belgium, and the U.S. Jardí has received over a dozen awards for his art, including three Medals of Honor in the annual BMW Painting Prize. His work is part of permanent collections at the International Olympic Committee Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland; and in Spain, the Roda Museum, Ciudad Real Museum, Albacete Museum, Lérida Museum, the Valdepeñas Museum, Melilla Museum, and the Focus Abengoa Sevilla Museum. Jardí’s work is included in the private collections of the former King and Queen of Spain, Juan Carlos I and Sofía, as well as Margaret Thatcher, Fidel Castro, and the former President of the International Olympic Committee, Juan Antonio Samaranch. Jardí lives and works in Barcelona, Spain.