# Josep Costa Sobrepera

Josep Costa Sobrepera (Palafrugell) is a painter of figurative art, mainly watercolors and oil paintings of seascapes, in Palafrugell (Catalonia, Spain), .

## Early life

Born to a cork industry family, early on his teachers recognized his artistic talent. Costa Sobrepera took night classes at a local art school and, at 16, got his first job in the workshop of master blacksmith Joan Gich. His first public exhibit was in 1955 at the Palafrugell Library, assisted by his teacher, Lluís Medir Jofra. He continued exhibiting his works locally until 1958, when he began to participate in national and international events, winning some prizes. In the 1960s he was employed by several companies as an engineer and taught evening classes at the School of Arts and Crafts Palafrugell. In 1966 he enrolled at the School of Industrial Engineers of Barcelona.

## Career

Until 1971 he lived in Barcelona, where he organized his first studio and enrolled in anatomy classes at the School of Fine Arts, where he met artists like Martinez Lozano. He returned to Palafrugell in 1972 to devote himself entirely to painting. He exhibited his work in several galleries in Catalonia and Spain, including Barcelona's Sala Rovira, and won awards in various competitions, both national and international. In 1975 he married and continued to exhibit widely.
In the 1990s, he quit oil painting to devote himself to watercolors. Costa Sobrepera continued winning awards, especially in France.

## Selected works

* Ecstasy. The hopes of a desire (1953)
* Women (India, 1998)
* Home (India 1998)
* Market (Guatemala, 1987)
* Market Street (Guatemala, 1987)
* Morning Light (Palamós, 1999)
* Boats (La Selva, 2004)
* The veil of light (Sweden, 1997)

## Exhibits

| Year | Space | City | Description |
| 1955 | Library Palafrugell | Palafrugell | Exhibition of watercolors |
| 1956 | Library Palafrugell | Palafrugell | Exhibition of watercolors |
| 1957 | Savings Bank of the Province of Girona | Palafrugell | Solo exhibition of oil paintings |
| 1958 | Savings Bank of the Province of Girona | Palafrugell | Solo exhibition of oil paintings |
| 1958 | City Hall | Figueres | Exhibition of watercolors |
| 1973 | Sala Rovira | Barcelona | Exhibition |
| 1974 | Art Room Empordà | Palafrugell | Solo exhibition of oil paintings and watercolors |
| 1975 | Art Room Empordà | Palafrugell | Exhibition of watercolors individual and collective |
| 1975 | Art Room and Colour | Vic | Exhibition of watercolors |
| 1975 | The Vaults | Olot | Exhibition of watercolors |
| 1976 | Art Room Empordà | Palafrugell | Exhibitions individual and collective |
| 1976 | Caixa Girona | Palafrugell | Exhibition |
| 1976 | Art Room and Colour | Vic | Exhibition |
| 1976 | Gallery Tramontana | Barcelona | Exhibition |
| 1976 | Pension Girona | Palafrugell | Exhibition |
| 1976 | Art Galleries Tramontana | Palamos | Exhibition |
| 1977 | Llorens Room | Barcelona | Exhibition |
| 1977 | Art Room Armengol | Olot | Exhibition |
| 1978 | Art Room Empordà | Palafrugell | Exhibition |
| 1979 | Gallery Rhodes | Figueres | Exhibition |
| 1979 | Llorens Room | Barcelona | Exhibition |
| 1980 | Gallery Bonanova | Barcelona | Exhibition |
| 1980 | Art Galleries Tramontana | Barcelona | Exhibition |
| 1980 | Art Room Empordà | Palafrugell | Exhibition |
| 1981 | Art Room Empordà | Palafrugell | Exhibition |
| 1981 | Art Room Empordà | Palafrugell | 81 Christmas Exhibition |
| 1982 | Art Gallery Joseph Buckwheat | Figueres | Solo exhibition of oil paintings |
| 1982 | Art Room Empordà | Palafrugell | Solo exhibition of oil paintings |
| 1982 | Studio Villa Clara | La Bisbal | Solo exhibition of oil paintings |
| 1982 | House of Culture Josep Pla | Palafrugell | Exhibition |
| 1983 | | Mirapeis | Exhibition |
| 1983 | Art Room Empordà | Palafrugell | Solo exhibition of oil paintings |
| 1984 | Art Room Empordà | Palafrugell | Solo exhibition of oil paintings |
| 1984 | Art Galleries The Cloister | Girona | Exhibition |
| 1986 | Gallery Forum | Girona | Exhibition |
| 1986 | | Madrid | Exhibition in conjunction with the American Chamber of Commerce in Spain |
| 1987 | Art Gallery Mayte Muñoz | Barcelona and Madrid | Exhibition |
| 1987 | Art Room Gabernia | Valencia | Exhibition |
| 1987 | Gallery Forum | Girona | Exhibition |
| 1988 | Art Gallery Intellect | Sabadell | Solo exhibition of oil paintings |
| 1988 | Art Room and Colour | Vic | Exhibition |
| 1988 | Art Gallery Mayte Muñoz | Barcelona | Exhibition |
| 1988 | Chelsea Art Gallery | Manresa | Exhibition |
| 1988 | Art Room Empordà | Palafrugell | Exhibition |
| 1988 | Art Gallery Petritxol | Barcelona | Exhibition |
| 1989 | Art Gallery Mayte Muñoz | Madrid | Exhibition |
| 1989 | Art Room Rovira | Sabadell | Exhibition |
| 1989 | Art Room Intellect | Sabadell | Exhibition |
| 1990 | Watt's Art Gallery | Castellar del Vallès | Exhibition |
| 1990 | Art Room Lloveras | Terrassa | Exhibition |
| 1990 | Art Gallery The Cloister | Girona | Exhibition |
| 1990 | heather Room | Manresa | Exhibition |
| 1991 | Art Room Lloveras | Terrace | Exhibition |
| 1991 | Art Room El Corte Ingles | Barcelona | Exhibition |
| 1992 | Art Room xipella | Manresa | Exhibition |
| 1992 | Art Room Rovira | Sabadell | Exhibition |
| 1996 | Trondhjems Art Gallery | Norway | Exhibition |
| 1996 | Gallery Gunvor | Norway | Exhibition |
| 1997 | Gallery E. Hellingsen | Aalesund | Exhibition |
| 1998 | Art Room-4 | Palafrugell | Exhibition |
| 1999 | Trondhjems Art Gallery | Norway | Exhibition |
| 1999 | Art Galleries Calella | Calella | Exhibition |
| 2000 | Gallery E. Hellingsen | Aalesund | Exhibition |
| 2000 | Art Gallery Mayte Muñoz | Barcelona | Exhibition |
| 2000 | House of Culture Plum Cove | Clubs | Exhibition |
| 2001 | Salon du Val d'Or | France | Exhibition in tribute to the artists disappeared and Spanish Sarquella Ezequiel Torroella |
| 2003 | Art Room xipella | Manresa | Solo exhibition of oil paintings |
| 2004 | Art Room Goya El Corte Ingles | Madrid | Solo exhibition of oil paintings |
| 2006 | Art Gallery Thuiller & Colours | Paris | Exhibition |
| 2007 | Municipal Theatre | Palafrugell | Exhibition entitled Sobrepera Coast, the landscape and the retina |
| 2008 | Civic Center | Portbou | Exhibition |
| 2011 | Ca Plum | Clubs | Exhibition in memory of his wife |
| 2012 | Municipal Theatre | Palafrugell | Oil Exhibition (July) |

## Work in museums

His works are found in museums in Catalonia:
* Museu Arqueològic Comarcal de Banyoles
* Museu de l'Empordà (Figueres)
* Museu del Suro de Palafrugell