Career

« Often, I am overwhelmed by the emergence that, under the influence of fire, reveals itself on the nascent painting, and in the midst of the cloud of smoke released, I feel as if I am literally hovering between mystery and creation, between myself and the world around me »
Montserrat Torrents

Montserrat Torrents was born in Barcelona in 1970.
Her first life-changing encounter was with clay; it took place in the prehistoric caves of Menorca, in the Balearic Islands.
The island’s diverse sands fascinated her, as did the power of the sea, sometimes caressing the rocky cliffs, sometimes violently lashing them with the Tramontane wind. The geological diversity of the rocks made such an impression on her that it became a constant source of inspiration.
In 2005, she settled in the Yonne region of France. Her second pivotal encounter was with fire as a creative, visual, and sonic energy, which unfolded in Michel Moglia’s research workshop.

These four elements, brought together, triggered an immediate creative imperative: a vast field of exploration, a kind of affective, age-old, and tectonic alchemy.
“By presenting the means employed, we understand that what has just unfolded in fast motion before us is nothing other than the representation, the translation, or the attempt to elucidate a geological event. By lending it a strong allegorical meaning, by experiencing the emotional dimension of a personal and sensitive exploration, Montserrat Torrents continues her celebration of life, minerals, and fire.”
Patrick Bedout, Galerie B4

“Montserrat, like Max Ernst, works with matter, the desolate elements of the earth. She follows the course of the wind, for her hair undulates with its whims, a random beauty, like avatars of a chromatic reverie that, drawing on the ancient landscapes of Crete, captures a fragment of the Mediterranean and its misty Burgundy winters, like a window opening onto another world. A marvelous and indelible mark of a desire to return to one’s roots.”
Almudena Blasco Vallés, La Maleta de Portbou, p. 80. Translated by us.

2025
Boutique Talents – 26 avenue Niel – Paris 17 (France)
Galerie B4 (collection permanente) – 62 bis rue de la République – 89100 Villeneuve l’Archevêque (France)
Galerie du Don (collection permanente) – 12140 Le Fel (France)
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Journées Nationales des Artistes – 12, 13 et 14 Septembre – 1, rue de Gron 89510 Etigny (France)
2024
Escales. Avec Michel Moglia et Christine Courteville – 89510 Etigny (France)
Wabi Sabi. Domaine de Quicampoix – 91470 Les Molières (France)
Prêts, feu, créez! Atelier des savoir-faire 39170 Ravilloles (France)
Galerie Artes – 10150 Pont Sainte Marie (France)
Là Haut – 89300 Joigny (France)
Atelier Galerie Quartier des Créateurs – 89130 Toucy (France)
Atelier du Temps Suspendu – 89100 Sens (France)
Symbiose : de la terre à l’âme – Open Bach – 94300 Vincennes (France)
Galerie du Don – 12140 Le Fel (France)
Galerie B4 – 89190 Villeneuve l’Archevêque (France)
2023
Autoportrait – Galerie B4
Woman – Studio 5. Art Contemporain – 89330 Saint Julien du Sault (France)
Sols majeurs – Studio 5 Art Contemporain – 89330 Saint Julien du Sault (France)
Atelier du 19 – Petits Formats – La biennale des artistes du Chemin des Arts et leurs invités
Matière à Rêver – Journées Européennes des Métiers d’Art à Sens – 89100 Sens (France)
Arts à la Grange – Reulle-Vergy – Grange au Bourg (France)
2022
Journées Européennes des Métiers d’Art – Etigny (France)
Marché de la Céramique d’Andenne – Belgium
Empreintes – 5 rue Picardie 75003 Paris (France)
Limeuil – 25ème édition – Dordogne (France)
Journées du Patrimoine – Villemanoche (France)
Vibrance – Galerie B4 – Villeneuve l’Archevêque (France)
Galerie du Don – 1240 Le Fel (France)
2021
Galerie Collection – Paris (France)
Céramiques, une collection particulière. Musée Jean Larcena 6 Saint Aubin Château Neuf (France)
Portes Ouvertes – Etigny (France)
Atelier du 19 – Saint Aubin Château Neuf (France)
Galerie de Don – Le Don du Fel (France)
2020
Galerie Collection – Paris (France)
Somerset House – London (England)
2019
Maison Jean Cousin – Musée de Sens (France)
Pleins Feux – Ivry sur Seine (France)
Inventerre : céramiques contemporaines – Puy en Velay (France)
Empreintes – Paris (France)
Atelier du 19 – Saint Aubin Château Neuf (France)
Village d’inspiration des peintres – Oléron (France)
2018
Musée Jean Larcena – Saint Aubin Château Neuf (France)
Adheramus – Sens (France)
Galerie Cara Mars – Auxerre (France)
2017
Salon – Veneux les Sablons – Prix du public
Terralha – Saint Quentin la Poterie (France)
Galerie Acanthe – La Ferté Loupière (France)
2006 à 2016
Salon de printemps – Neuville sur Oise (France)
Tout Feu tout Flamme – Saint Leu la Foret (France)
Galerie Thalos – Villeneuve sur Yonne (France)
La Grange à Joseph – Douvaine (France)
Marché de l’Art – Conflans Saint Honorine (France)
Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste – Toucy (France)
Terrània. Montblanc – Catalogne. Prix du public
Galerie du Don – Le Fel (France)
Gouda – Nederland
Cerco : céramique contemporaine – Zaragoza (Spain)

Almudena BLASCO pour La Maleta > READ THE ARTICLE
Patrick BEDOUT, pour Galerie B4 > READ THE ARTICLE
Nigel ATKINS, pour l’exposition de la galerie l’Ancienne Poste > READ THE ARTICLE