BIO
Joan Canyelles (b. Pòrtol, 1987) is an spanish artist currently living in Mallorca (Balearic Islands)
His practice explores the intricate interplay between visual depictions of language, communication, and territory delving into historical archives from typography, graphism, cartography, and astronomy. By exploring the interconnectedness of these fields Canyelles’ work establishes a distinctive visual identity through a reductive approach to shape, color and texture. His works extend across diverse mediums including painting, sculpture, photography and installation.
Among his exhibitions we find “Prender la mirada” at Casal Solleric (2024), TDC68 annual exhibition at the The Cooper Union Gallery in New York (2022) and the TDC68 annual exhibition at NPO Japan Typography Association in Tokio (2022), (Silenci!) at TACA (2021), the site-specific installation Melilla at IncArt (2017), P2P White Wall PhotoEspaña (2015), Amateurs at The Folio Club Barcelona (2015) and Amateurs photobook exhibition at SCAN Tarragona (2014).
His work have been awarded with the TDC68 Judge’s Choice Award (2022), and shortlisted at the Mallorca International Art Award (2022) and PhotoEspaña portfolio reviews (2015). In 2016 his photobook Amateurs was included in the MACBA archives.
From 2012 to 2015, he co-founded the HolaBonjour self-publishing initiative, and he is currently the co-founder of PLEA, a multidisciplinary practice that oscillates between design and experimentation.
EDUCATION
(MA) Master of Arts in Humanities, University of Aberdeen
Master in Cartography, Autonomous University Barcelona
Graphic Design Specialization, California Institute of the Arts
4 year course at the Ceramic School of Marratxi, Mallorca
SOLO & GROUP SHOWS
2024
Prender la mirada. Curate by Esmeralda Gómez Galera. Casal Solleric, Palma.
2023
Palestina. TACA, Palma.
9 Aniversari Sa Fàbrica. Sa Fàbrica, Palma.
2022
(Silenci!). TACA, Palma.
Read Between de Lines, TDC68 at The Cooper Union Gallery, Nova York.
Read Between de Lines, TDC68 at Typographic Association Japan, Tokio.
2017
Melilla. Site-specific installation, IncART ‘17, Inca.
2015
PhotoEspaña Portfolio Reviews. PhotoEspaña, Madrid.
P2P White Wall, PhotoEspaña, Madrid.
Amateurs. The Folio Club, Barcelona
2014
Amateurs. SCAN Festival, Tarragona
AWARDS & COLLECTIONS
TDC68 Judge’s Choice Award, 2022
Shortlisted at Mallorca International Art Award, 2022
Amateurs incluede at the MACBA Collection, 2016