WHO IS
SILVIA
GUILLEN

IGUALADA, 1978
BARCELONA, SPAIN

Sílvia Guillén is a visionary artist and creative soul with over two decades of experience in graphic design, branding, and contemporary art. She has earned prestigious recognition, including the Anuaria Gold Award, and has been published by the renowned Miró Foundation and selected to participate in prestigious fairs such as Contemporània in Barcelona and 1000 Vases in Paris.

Her design and art speak through deep narrative, exquisite finishes and thoughtful details, creating a dialogue between elegance, naturalness and the unique authenticity of each person and brand. Her work seeks to reveal and elevate their true power, personality and brilliance, unlocking their full potential.

LINKEDIN:

  • Business & Brand Strategy

    Marketing & Communication Direction, master degree, UOC, Open University of Catalonia, 2006-2008

    Business & Brand Strategy Program, Mentoring Club, Txell Costa Group, 2025
    Business Program, UAB Research Park, 2023
    Advanced Business Management, Business and Innovation Center of Álava, 2005

    Design

    Arts & Graphic Design degree, LaGaspar Arts School, Igualada, (Barcelona), 1997-2001

    New technologies, web design, usability, web positioning, and Flash animation, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Àlava), 2003–2006


    Art

    Artistic Ceramics degree, EASD, Vic (Barcelona), 2017-2019

    Arts & Graphic Design degree, LaGaspar Arts School, Igualada, (Barcelona), 1997-2001

    Fine Arts, Barcelona, UB, Barcelona University, 1996-1997

    Wheel-Throwing Techniques Course with Master Artisan Dolors Ros, School of Ceramics of La Bisbal (Girona), 2021

    A Pulso Workshop: Living Ceramic Traditions in the Contemporary Latin American/Abya Yala Territory, 2020

    Pictorial Language Expression with Antoni Garcia, EASD, Vic (Barcelona), 2019-2020

    Two-month artistic residency in Perpignan at Atelier Terre de Floe, Perpignan, 2019

    Ceramic training experiences with master artisans such as Pep Madrenas and Ramon Fort, including wheel-throwing and pit firing with sigillatas, 2018

    Porcelain Applied to Jewelry, with Núria Soley, Escola-Taller Ramon Fort, Llers (Girona), 2018

    Self-taught in painting and visual expression, 1998 - 2003

    Music and Piano Studies, Igualada School of Music (Barcelona), 1988–1996

    Personal development

    In the fields of health and nutrition, leadership, mindset, self-love and self-care, meditation, wellbeing and mental health, since 2017

    Integrative and Jungian Art Therapy, Miguel Cintas, 2020-2023

    Psychological Astrology, 2020

  • DESIGN AWARDS:

    ANUARIA – National Graphic Design Awards (Spain)

    2016 – Gold Award in “Best Annual Report or Balance Sheet” with Oinarri 2015


    ART RECOGNITIONS:

    FUNDACIÓN MIRÓ: Publication of the "Fertility Vases" in their digital publication "Lluerna, 2023

    7th CRAFTSMANSHIP AUDIOVISUAL SHOWCASE: Pell amb Pell
    Opening Gala: 27 September 2025 at Disseny Hub Barcelona, with the film published on the FILMIN platform as one of the 10 best rated by the jury.
    This initiative by the Government of Catalonia is driven by the Consortium of Commerce, Crafts and Fashion (CCAM) of the Department of Business and Labour, with the aim of promoting and showcasing the world of craftsmanship through various formats.

    From New York, selected for Hotel Arts Barcelona showroom

    Support from Victoria Rabal, Director of the Capellades Paper Mill Museum (Barcelona)

    Support from Antoni Garcia Serrat, Full Professor of Visual Arts and Design at EART Vic until 2023

  • DESIGN EXHIBITIONS

    2013 – "Lomo. A Vision of Graphic Design in the Basque Country" – Collective Exhibition. Getxo (Bizkaia)

    ART EXHIBITIONS

    Ceramics:

    • COMING SOON:

    • CONTEMPORANIA  Barcelona High Craftsmanship. 02.03.04 OCTUBRE 2025
      Palau Pedralbes - Barcelona

    • 1000 VASES, París. 4-7 September 2025 during Paris Design Week and Maison & Objet.

    • PAST EXHIBITIONS:

    • Leather Museum of Igualada, “Pell amb Pell” (“Skin to Skin”) Performance. May 17, Igualada (Barcelona), 2025

    • Leather Museum of Igualada, “The Art of Rebirth. The Journey Back Home”. Solo Ceramic Exhibition. Igualada (Barcelona), April 25 to June 29, 2025

    • Unico Gallery, Digital Catalogue, Barcelona, 2021 - Present

    • Casa Manuela by Paula Ordovás, Marbella, 2023–2025

    • Sita Murt. Solo Exhibition. Barcelona, Girona, Valencia, Madrid, 2022

    • Rovellart Gallery, Collective, Ciutadella de Menorca (Balearic Islands), 2021

    • La Gaspar, School of Art and Design. Solo Exhibition. October. Igualada (Barcelona), 2021

    • Artisania. Spaces in Transition. Collective. December. El Bruc (Barcelona), 2020

    • Cal Botera Exhibition. Solo Exhibition. August–September. Gratallops (El Priorat), 2021

    • Leather Museum of Vic – “The Reappropriation of the Uterus.” Collective Final Degree Project Exhibition, 2019

    Painting:

    • Copons with Gaudí, Copons (March–April) Solo, 2003

    • Hala Bedi, Vitoria-Gasteiz (November) Solo, 2003

    • SARTC, Igualada (December) Collective, 2000

    • El 7 de la Placeta, Igualada Solo (June–July) Solo, 1998

    • SARTC, Igualada (December) Collective, 1998

  • ART:

    FUNDACIÓN MIRÓ: Publication of the "Fertility Vases" in their digital publication "Lluerna, 2023

    7th CRAFTSMANSHIP AUDIOVISUAL SHOWCASE: Pell amb Pell
    Opening Gala: 27 September 2025 at Disseny Hub Barcelona, with the film published on the FILMIN platform as one of the 10 best rated by the jury.
    This initiative by the Government of Catalonia is driven by the Consortium of Commerce, Crafts and Fashion (CCAM) of the Department of Business and Labour, with the aim of promoting and showcasing the world of craftsmanship through various formats.

    DESIGN.

    Published Projects in the Following Books

    • 2010 – Basic Identity

    • 2009 – Basic Logos

    • 2009 – Big Book of Brochures

    • 2008 – Growing Graphics: Design for Kids

    • 2008 – Symbols, Pictograms and Silhouettes

    • 2006 – Identity: Made in Spain

    • 2005 – Mute: Just Pictograms

  • ART

    Sita Murt

    Jordi Font arquitectura

    Paula Ordovas, Casa Manuela Marbella

    Hotel Arts Barcelona