Born in Le Creusot, France, Juan Luis Baroja Collet is a well-established SCULPTOR and PRINTMAKER.

This Basque artist received his training with renowned names, such as Mari Puri Herrero, Gabriel Ramos Uranga and Ignacio CHILLIDA.

He also currently teaches Printmaking at the Center of Arts and Artisanery of Deba. In 1997, he also founded the editorial, ITZAL, near San Sebastian, Spain. The same year his book “Mallarmeren Betazalak”, was published, accompanied by prose by Michel Hubert Lèpicuche.

A SELECTED list of his SOLO EXHIBITIONS is as follows:

1980
“Arteder 81”, Bilbao, Spain.

1981
Ttopara Gallery, Fuenterrabia, Spain.
Caja Laboral Popular, Bilbao.

1982
“Arteder 83”, Bilbao.

1992
Olaetxea Gallery, San Sebastián.

1993
Galería Berta Belleza, Bilbao.
Galería Zazpi, Zarautz, Spain
Museo Pablo Gargallo Museum, Zaragoza, Spain

1994
San Telmo Museum, San Sebastián.

1995
Laia Museum, Zumaia.

1996
Arteko Gallery, San Sebastián.

1997
Beitu Art Gallery , Durango

A SELECTED list of his COLLECTIVE exhibitions:

1982
“La Caja en el Arte”, Windsor-kulturgintza, Bilbao,
“Arteder 82”, International Graphic Art, Bilbao.

1983
Centro Internacional de Art4e Moderno, París.
“Siete Pintores”, Galería Altxerri, San Sebastián.

1984
Amnesty Internacional, San Sebastián.

1985 “Bienal Iberoamericana del Arte Seriado”, Contemprary Art Museum, Seville

1988
Amnesty Interacional, Galería Altxerri, San Sebastián.
Galería Brita Prins, Madrid.

1989
“Basque Printmakers”. Elgoibar, Eibar.
Galería Olaetxea, San Sebastián.

1990
“ART´CO” Gallery, San Sebastián.

“Four Spanish Artists”, Kin Nae Hyun Arta Gallery, Seol, South Korea.

Gallery Deung-Jan. Souwon, South Korea.

MAIL ART “Futur Comunicación”, Copenhagan, Denmark.
“Ibizagrafic´96”, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Ibiza, Ibiza.
“ESTAMPA 96”, Olaetxea Gallery, Madrid.
Seleccionados del Premio Nacional de Grabado. Calcografía Nacional, Madrid.

1991
Daniel Amigos Txopitea, Altxerri Gallery, San Sebastián.
“ESTAMPA 97”, C.E.A.Gallery, Madrid.