Artist Info
Juan Muñoz
Juan Muñoz (17 June 1953– 28 August 2001) was a Spanish sculptor, working primarily in paper maché, resin and bronze. He was also interested in the auditory arts and created compositions for the radio. He was a self-described "storyteller". In 2000, Muñoz was awarded Spain's major Premio Nacional de Bellas Artes in recognition of his work; he died shortly after, in 2001.
He grew up under Franco's repressive regime. In the 1970s, he moved to England to study at Croydon College and the Central School of Art and Design. In 1982 he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship and traveled to the United States to study at the Pratt Institute in New York City.