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About me
About Xavier Monsalvatje Project
Xavier Monsalvatje, ceramics, contemporary art, drawing, painting, sculpture
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About me

Xavier Monsalvatje (Godella, Valencia, 1965).He graduated with a degree in artistic ceramics from the School of Applied Arts and Artistic Trades of Valencia in 1988 and in silks- creen printing in 1989. He chose ceramics because, at the time, he was working in a ceramics factory and collaborating in the workshop of his brother Jorge, also a ceramist and ceramics professor at the Manises School of Ceramics. His teacher, Enric Mestre, was the head of the ceramics department.

After completing his studies, he received a European Union scholarship to expand his knowledge of ceramics in Caldas de Rainha, Portugal. In 1989, he was invited to the crea- tive ceramics course at the Manises School of Ceramics. He is a founding member of the Purgatori Society of Artists, established in 1996 and of the association.

 

Since 1992, his work has been divided between ceramics, painting, graphic art, drawing, and installation, focusing on the study of industrial architecture, urban planning, and social criticism. He emphasizes the use of traditional ceramic techniques in the development of some of his projects.

He has received scholarships from public and private institutions, including the Bornholm Kunstmuseum in Denmark , the Yingge Ceramics Museum in Taipei, Taiwan, Fuled International Ceramic Art Museums (FLICAM) in Fuping, Xian, China , the Clay Studio in Philadelphia , the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee , the University of Chico in California , the Kohler Art Center’s Art/Industry program in Sheboygan, Wisconsin , and The Wedge Ce- ramic Studio in Reno, Nevada, USA , the Kale Group ceramics company in Canakkale, Turkey , the Sargadelos porcelain factory in Lugo , the Consellería de Cultura de la Generalitat Valenciana in Spain , and the Centro Nacional de Arte Cerámico in Sidi Kacem Jélizi , as well as a scholarship from the Spanish Embassy in Tunisia, among others.

He recently received a scholarship from the Taoxichuan Art Center in Jingdezhen, China, and in 2025, he will travel to Foshan, Guangdong Province, China, as a guest artist at Xingguang Art Base to carry out a specific project.

In 2008, he won first prize at the 9th European Ceramics Biennial at the Ceramics Museum in Manises, Valencia, and the Ministry of Culture awarded him a scholarship to travel to China.

In 2013, he was named a member of the International Academy of Ceramics (IAC), based in Geneva, Switzerland.

In 2019, a portion of his project “En Peligro Permanente” was exhibited at the Grand Palais in Paris as part of the Revelations Fair, supported by a scholarship from the Fundesarte Foundation.

In 2023, he will be presented with the National Prize for Contemporary Creative Ceramics, awarded by the Spanish Association of Ceramic Cities, at the Alcázares in Seville. Among other awards, he has received the National Ceramics Prize of the City of Castellón, the First International Poster Prize at MAKMA in Valencia, and the recent First Prize from Huestes del Cadí in Elda.

His work has been included in group exhibitions in Mexico, Finland, the United States, Portugal, Austria, the Republic of Panama, the Dominican Republic, Chile, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, England, Canada, Germany, France, Japan, Korea, China, Mali, Argentina, Ukraine, Croatia, Namibia, Italy, Turkey, and Taiwan, among other countries.

He has given over 38 lectures in various art and design schools, museums, universities, and national and international cultural centers.
He is represented in various collections, including the Museum of Contemporary Art of Ibiza, the Contemporary Art Collection of the Valencian Community, the Manises Ceramics Museum (Valencia), the Alcora Ceramics Museum (Castellón), the Water Museum in Lisbon (Portugal), the Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo (CAM) Foundation, and the Ceramic Technicians Association Collection , ATC (Castellón), International Electrography Museum, Center for Innovation in Art and New Technologies (MIDECIANT) (Cuenca), Varazdin City Museum in Croatia, CAI Foundation in Zaragoza, Special Collection of the University of Wisconsin (USA), Casa África in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, College of Spain in Paris, State Art Collection, Dublin (Ireland), University of Gölcük, Kocaeli (Turkey), and the John Michael Arts Center Collection in Sheboygan, Wisconsin (USA), Taoxichuan Art Center, Jingdezhen (China), Teo Jakob Art Foundation (Switzerland), among other public and private collections.
Solo Exhibitions (selection since 2016)
2025 – La Ventana de Hisae, Espacio Lavadero, Granada, Spain. 2024 – Arte Alerta, Teo Jakob Gallery, 18th Carouge International Biennial of Contemporary Ceramics, Geneva, Switzerland. 2023 – Pandemic System. Colegio de España, Cité Universitaire , Paris, France. 2021 – Clay Cartography. Giménez Lorente Foundation. ETSI Geodesic, Cartographic and Topographic (UPV) , Valencia. Spain 2020 – Coordinate Laboratory. Set Espai D’Art Gallery, Valencia, Spain 2018 – The Specular City (Signs, Superpositions, and Interferences). L’Alcora Ceramics Museum, L’Alcora, Castellón. Spain / Work Process Lines. The Wedge Ceramics Studio Gallery B , Reno, Nevada, USA. 2017 – Fragments of the Journey. Antonio Pérez Foundation, Cuenca. Spain / Architectures of Discouragement. Antonio Pérez Foundation, San Clemente, Cuenca. Spain / Discontinuous Cities. Alfajar Gallery , Málaga. Spain / The City and Signs. Martinez Glera Gallery, Logroño. Spain 2016 – Strange Paradises. Casa Góngora, Córdoba. Spain / Between Uncertainties and Ignorance. Set Espai D’Art Gallery, Valencia. Spain / Pandemic System. La Empírica Gallery, Granada. Spain. 3rd Castellón Contemporary Art Fair (MARTE). Set Espai D’Art Gallery, Congress Palace, Castellón. Spain.