Sebastià Boada was a painter, draftsman, and sculptor born in Barcelona, in the Gracia neighborhood, in 1935. From a very young age, he showed great ability for drawing and painting. At the age of 14, he began his studies at the prestigious Escola de les Arts i Oficis Artístics de Barcelona, La Llotja. He also studied for a degree at the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes de San Jorge de Barcelona and at the École des Beaux-Arts in Geneva (Switzerland) for a year.