- Second monographic exhibition in the Sala Vayreda of Barcelona.
1958 marries Luisangela Galfetti, which will become, from that moment, a key part of the life and work of the painter. Luisa, and later their children, will be almost the only models of the painter. The poet and diplomá-
tico Jaume Agelet charged with drawings that the artist will ink to illustrate the work “Fauna and Flora”, which will be published the following year in Lleida.
- Exposed individually in the Gallery of Cittadella in Ascona (Switzerland).
- Through the mediation of Henri Kahnweiler comes in contact with Henriette
Gomès, that will take care of your painting as you paint
Balthus.
- Performed in Marcillac three stained-glass windows for the private chapel of Edmond Michelet (future minister of Culture). Born in Horta his son Manuel.
- Born in Paris, his daughter Giovanna. First monographic exhibition on
Paris at the Galerie Henriette Gomès. Jean Cassou acquires the box
“Le Seine” Museum of Modern Art of Paris, of which he is a director.
1967 Second monographic exhibition at the Galerie Henriette Gomès. The Contemporary Art Center of Paris acquired the work “La Porte vitrée”.
1969 Third solo show at the Galerie Henriette Gomès.
1972 Are held two solo exhibitions at the Galerie Henriette Gomès (paintings in may, drawings and watercolors in November). The Musée Cantini in Marseille acquires one of their drawings. The French State will buy three drawings, a watercolor and oil painting.
1974 monographic Exhibition in the Gallery Theo de Madrid.
- Monographic exhibition at the Galerie Henriette Gomès. The painting “Les Fermes” (1974) is selected by the I International festival of Plastic Arts of Lanzarote (Canary islands, spain) and acquired by the Museum in this city.
- Monographic exhibition in the Gallery Sa Pleta Freda de Mallorca, directed by Miquel Servera.
- Travel to Venice. He was named “Chevalier dans l'ordre des Arts et des
Lettres” by the French Government. Get the award Cáceres Paint (Extremadura). Monographic exhibition Centre d'etudes Catalanes de Paris-Sorbonne, a catalogue with a preface by Vladimir Jankélévitch. In June exposed also at the Galerie Henriette Gomès and in October in the booth that represents this gallery at the FIAC.
- Travel to Florence. She was awarded the “Prix Drouant in Paris, critics award, French, whose jury is chaired by the poet Max-Pol Fouchet.
- The exhibition “Xavier Valls. Retrospective 1954-1980” is presented in the Musée Ingres in Montauban.
- The Directorate General of Fine Arts, Archives and Libraries of the Minis ministry of Culture in Madrid, organized the exhibition “Xavier Valls” in the exhibition halls of the Subdirectorate General of fine Arts. This exhibition, the first official recognition of his work in Spain, brings together some 140 works. The catalog presents a detailed study of the professor and art critic Antonio Bonet Correa and texts of Antoni Marí, Alejo Carpentier, and Jaime del Valle-Inclán.
- Monographic exhibition of drawings and watercolors at the Galerie Henriette Gomès.
- The Spanish Museum of Contemporary Art of Madrid acquires the box “Pêches et Pichet” (1974).
- Exhibits in the Gallery Henriette Gomès. He exhibited at the Museum of Art
Modern home town. This retrospective is organized by the Barcelona city Council, and by the director of the Museum, Cristina Mendoza. “Creu de Sant Jordi”: Generalitat of Catalonia.
- Collaborates with the article “Hommage to Luis Fernández” in “Pink Cubic” number 1, poetry magazine published in Barcelona, by Alfonso Alegre. In November stay in New York.
- Presents an exhibition on ASB Gallery in London.
- Participates in the exhibition “Les Paysages dans l'art Contemporain”, which takes place at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He is appointed “Officier dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres” by the French Government.
1991 monographic Exhibition of paintings and watercolors in the booth that represents the Galerie Claude Bernard in Paris in ARCH’91 of Madrid. Monographic exhibition in the Gallery, John Gray, of Madrid.
- Monographic exhibition of paintings and watercolors at the Galerie Claude Bernard in Paris. Madrid, December 29th: Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts.
- June 23: delivery of the Gold Medal in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
“Plats d'artistes”: exhibition at the Fundació Tallers Josep Llorens Artigas, Gallifa. Lounge 16: National Museum of Anthropology (former M. E. A. C.), Madrid, spain.
- March 20: Montpellier (Corum):”Art catalan contemporain”. Exhibition of paintings in the Gallery, John Gray, of Madrid.
- Opening at the National Museum Reina Sofia Art Center of
the second part of the Permanent Collection, where they are exposed to three canvases of Xavier Valls. Performs seven illustrations (“stencils”) for the book “A la fontaine” by the poet Guillevic, edited by Nouveau Cercle Parisien du Livre, Paris.
- Exhibition of watercolors in the Gallery, John Gray, of Madrid.
- Monographic exhibition of paintings in the Gallery, John Gray, of Madrid. Monographic exhibition of paintings and watercolors in the Gallery Artur Ramon, Barcelona.
- He is appointed Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters by the
French government. National prize of Plastic Arts of the Generalitat of Catalonia.
- Monographic exhibition of paintings and presentation of the book “Sport chando Xavier Valls”, in the gallery, Juan Gris.
- Collective ARC in the galleries Claude Bernard in Paris and John Gray of Madrid. Collective Plural and Picture in the gallery, John Gray, of Madrid.
- Look of the TWENTIETH century, collective in the Palacio Los Serrano, of Avila. We published the book meva capsa de Pandora (My Pandora's box. Memories of Xavier Valls), in Quaderns Crema, Barcelona. Exhibition of watercolors in the gallery, Juan Gris de Madrid. In this exhibition, the Reina Sofía Museum acquired two watercolors, being director Juan Manuel Bonet.
- Monographic exhibition of paintings in the Gallery, John Gray, of Madrid.
- Dies at his home in Horta on the 16th day of September. Day 27 of is named as a corresponding member in the Paris of the Academy of Fine Arts of Sant Jordi in Barcelona.
- Participates in the exhibition entitled Still learning. Latest works of leading figuresat the Museum of Contemporary Art Esteban Vicente (25 sept. the January 13, 2008). Also exposed in the exhibition entitled Transfigurationin the ministry of Culture and
Sports of the Community of Madrid (November 2007 to January 2008). And monographic exhibition of watercolors in the Gallery, John Gray, of Madrid.