Felix Anaut

Felix Anaut studied at the École de Montparnasse d’art et dessin in Paris in 1978–79, and has lived in Madrid, Tangier, Ibiza, London, Belfast, County Donegal. In 1986 he became a member of the Association of Irish Artists. Finally, after 20 years living in South West France, he moved his studio to Valencia in 2021. In 2005 Felix Anaut was listed by the Spanish national newspaper, El Mundo, in their annual year review as one of the most influential personalities in the Arts, 2005–2006.

He has exhibited widely since 1978 and has had many solo and group shows internationally in institutions, galleries and art fairs. Notable recent events have included exhibitions at the Contemporary Art Centre CAM in Mont-de-Marsan France; The James Wray Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK; The Barnard Gallery, Cape Town; The Zimmer Stewart Gallery, England, UK; BBK (Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa) Foundation, Bilbao; Caja Rural de Aragon Foundation, Zaragoza; The Factory, Brussels; Galerie Brulée, Strasbourg; The Menier, with Zimmer Stewart Gallery, London.

Felix Anaut's work is held in numerous private and public collections worldwide, including The British Museum London; Casoria Contemporary Art Museum, Naples; The Ulster Museum, Northern Ireland; Instituto Cervantes (Dublin & Bordeaux); BBK (Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa) Foundation, Bilbao; Caja Rural de Aragon Foundation, Zaragoza; Marzelles Museum, France; The Simonow Collection, France. In 2010 a comprehensive book, Felix Anaut, his life and work was published with text by the European art collector and author of several artists monographs, Michael Simonow. The book covers the artist's life to date, with accompanying photographs, approximately 120 colour plates of the artists work. In 2021, an agreement was reached with the town hall of Moncrabeau, Lot et Garonne, in S.W. France, for the establishment of ECFA (Espace Culturelle Felix Anaut). An art and cultural centre with a large collection of works from the artist, due to open in 2024.