Xavier Ribas

Barcelona 1960

By: BDE Banco de España

Xabier Ribas has lectured in Photography at the University of Brighton (UK) and the Polytechnic University of Valencia. His work has been shown in prestigious photography competitions and at numerous venues including PhotoEspaña in Madrid (1998 & 2006), The Photographer’s Gallery in London (1999 & 2004), the Biennial of Contemporary Art in Lyon (2001), the Ville de Sedan Photography Festival (2004), the Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona (2008), George Eastman House in Rochester, New York (2009), the Neue Pinakothek in Munich (2009), the Dos de Mayo Art Centre in Madrid (2010) and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam (2011). He has worked with organisations such as the National Centre for Plastic Arts in France, the International Photography Research Network Fellowship and the University of Toulouse.

His works can be found in major photography collections in Spain and elsewhere in Europe, including the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, the Fonds Nacional d'Art Contemporain (FNAC) in France, the Andalusia Contemporary Art Centre (CAAC) in Seville and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Castilla y León (MUSAC) in León.