Enric Rubió was born in Girona, Spain, in the region of Spain called Catalonia. Catalonia (in particular the areas near and in Barcelona) is renown as the birthplace of numerous world-renowned painters such as Joan Miro, Mariano Fortuny and Salvador Dalí. Today, the region has undergone an incredible Renaissance of figurative painting, a movement at which Rubió is at the forefront.
Rubió’s almost heart-stoppingly beautiful paintings focus on his native Catalonian countryside. His work often depicts ancient villages and farms through a modern lens.
Classically trained as a realist in Italy at the Academie Statale di Belle Arti di Frosinene, Rubió also holds an MFA the Academy of Art of Olot in Spain. In addition, he is the General Director of the School of Art of Anglés in Girona, Spain. Today he lives and works in Catalonia.
Rubió is one of the founding members of the Amigos del Realismo (Spain) a supremely influential group of modern Spanish realists. He is also a member of the Association Cimaises Ephemeres (France), Group Artistes Catalans (Spain), Association International Plástica (France) and the Descartes Association (France).
Rubió has been enthusiastically received in numerous western European exhibitions (full listing is below). His work has been awarded numerous prizes in international competitions and is held in private collections and museums in Spain, France, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Singapore, Tunisia and the United States.