FRANCESC TODÓ (Tortosa, 1922).

Todó moved to Barcelona when he was young. In 1940 he started his studies in a workshop Sainz de la Maza and later in Sant Jordi’s School of Fine Arts. In 1946 and 1948 he exhibited in Sala Vinçon in Barcelona. From this moment his exhibitions were frequent in many Spanish and foreign cities. In 1954 he got a grant for trip to different countries of Europe: France, Belgium, Holland and England. He was a professor in University of Los Andes in Bogotá till 1972. Later he decided come back to Barcelona where he continued to work in this field. In 2001 he was awarded the St. George’s Cross as recognition of his professional trajectory.