Pilar Pobil was born in Mallorca, Spain in 1929.  She is essentially a self-taught painter and sculptor known for her brilliantly colored watercolors and oils.  She lives in Salt Lake City. 

Pobil and her family escaped from Spain after her father was killed in the Spanish Civil War.  After the war she returned to Mallorca where she took art classes at Academia de Bellas Artes Raimundo Lulio.  The work of Spanish artists Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro influenced her.   Her artistic pursuits languished until she was 43 and almost finished raising her family when she began working with clay, oil, and watercolors.  Within a very short time, her work was exhibited at the Salt Art Center, Bountiful Art Center, Springville Museum of Fine Arts, Eccles Community Center, the Kimball Art Center, and many Salt Lake galleries.

La Procession (1996), Mujeres de Veracruz (1994), and Portrait of a Well Known Utah Artist of French Origin: Francis Zimbeaux (1991) are examples of her vibrant painting.

Biographical information on this page was adapted from Artists of Utah and autobiographical information supplied by Pilar Pobil.