Mercè Vila Rigat
Art historian
She holds a Degree in Art History from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, a Diploma in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage from the Escola Superior de Conservació i Restauració de Béns Culturals de Catalunya (ESCRBCC, Catalan School for Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage), and a postgraduate qualification in Museum Management from Pompeu Fabra University.
She combines her professional work as an exhibition coordinator at the Fundació Vila Casas – an institution dedicated to promoting contemporary Catalan art – with art criticism and exhibition curating. In 2020, she won the Núvol Prize in the Galleries category for co-curating the exhibition Càpsules de confinament: art i pandèmia a Catalunya [Lockdown Capsules: Art and Pandemic in Catalonia] (Fundació Vila Casas). In 2023, she received the ACCA Award in the Artistic Projects and Initiatives category for co-directing El vernissatge [The Private Viewing], a digital project dedicated to contemporary Catalan artists.
Last Update: March 12, 2025
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