Florin
Painting · Drawing
mechanical components, manufactured vs nature
Artist statement
Visually, the mechanical components with interacting shapes and volumes, are a world of questions and wonders. In presented paintings, the daily presence of human technical extensions, cars, airplanes, computer components, architecture etc., are becoming the landscape. In search for visual elements and a specific drawing line I experimented with techniques and created tools to capture the dynamic and collision of manufactured vs nature
Details
- Born
- 1964, Timișoara, Romania
- Based in
- Vaughan, ON, Canada
- Mediums
- Painting +2
Affiliations
Recent CV
2018
The Boston Printmakers, North American Print Biennial, The Boston Printmakers, North American Print Biennial, Boston, MA, United States, Group
2018
The vies are different here, , Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2018
Wetland series, Harcourt House Gallery, Edmonton, AB, Canada, Solo
Curriculum Vitae
Bio
Florin has been working in printmaking and oil painting, since 1992. His works have been internationally presented in more than 150 national and international curated art events, won awards and is represented in private and public collections in Canada, USA, Japan, Taiwan, China and Europe. Lives and works in Maple, Ontario, Canada.
b. 1964, Timișoara, Romania
Solo Exhibitions
2018
Wetland series, Harcourt House Gallery, Edmonton, AB, Canada, Solo
2018
Fragmenturalism, Janet Turner Print Museum, Chico, CA, United States, Solo
2017
Works on paper, Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON, Canada, Solo
2017
Black and White, Mildred M. Cox Art Gallery, Gladys W. Kemper Center for the Arts, Fulton, MO, United States, Solo
2017
Outrospectives, Art Gallery of St. Albert, St. Albert, AB, Canada, Solo
2017
Solo show, One on one Gallery, Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat, AB, Canada, Solo
2017
Fragmenturalism, Art Gallery, Illinois Central College, Peoria, IL, United States, Solo
2016
The system of place, The Gallery at the Kenneth J Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States, Solo
2016
Fragmenturalism, , Cobourg, ON, Canada, Solo
2015
Recent works, Rebecca art gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada, Solo
2015
Vertical series, William & Florence Schmidt Art Center, Belleville, IL, United States, Solo
1999
Works on paper,, The Japan Foundation, Toronto, ON, Canada, Solo
Group Exhibitions
2018
The Boston Printmakers, North American Print Biennial, The Boston Printmakers, North American Print Biennial, Boston, MA, United States, Group
2018
The vies are different here, , Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2018
Okanagan Print Triennial, Kelowna art gallery, Kelowna, BC, Canada, Group
2017
Canada and Japan,, Art Gallery of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada, Group, Curated by Walter Jule
2017
Departures: Masterpieces of Contemporary Canadian Printmaking, Ardel Gallery of Modern Art,, Bangkok, Thailand, Group, Curated by Walter Jule, professor, Officer of the Order of Canada
2017
Canada and Japan,, University of Alberta Museums, Edmonton, AB, Canada, Group, Curated by Walter Jule, professor, Officer of the Order of Canada
2017
Currency, The Janet Turner Museum, Chico, CA, United States, Group, Curated by Catherine Sullivan Curator & Head of Archive Janet Turner Print Museum, CSU, Chico
2016
International Print Exhibition: Canada and Japan, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art,, 京都市, Japan, Group, Curated by Walter Jule, professor, Officer of the Order of Canada
2016
Immediate impressions, Rosemary Duffy Larson Gallery, Davie, FL, United States, Group, Curated by Angel Clyman, Director, Rosemary Duffy Larson Gallery
2016
Glenhyrst Biennia, Glenhyrst Biennia, Bradford, ON, Canada, Group
2016
International Print Exhibition: Canada and Japan, Tokushima Museum of Modern Art,, 徳島市, Japan, Group, Curated by Walter Jule, professor, Officer of the Order of Canada
2016
Show of Fine Arts, , Mississauga, ON, Canada, Group
2015
Beckoning, Juried Exhibition, Latcham gallery, Latcham gallery, Stouffville, ON, Canada, Group
2015
35 The Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition,, Bradley university, Peoria, IL, United States, Group
2015
International Biennale of Contemporary Engraving, Museum of Fine Arts in Liège, Liège, Belgium, Group
2015
Biennale internationale d’estampe contemporaine de Trois-Rivières, Biennale Internationale d'estampe contemporaine, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada, Group
2015
Okanagan Print Triennial, Kelowna art gallery, Kelowna, BC, Canada, Group
2015
Open Studio's 45th Anniversary Exhibition, , Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2014
Pushing Boundaries – Expanding Horizons,, Janet Turner print museum, Chico, CA, United States, Group, Curated by Catherine Sullivan Curator & Head of Archive Janet Turner Print Museum, CSU, Chico
2014
Black and White IV, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2014
NordArt International Exhibition, NordArt International Art Exhibition, Büdelsdorf, Germany, Group
2014
Stand Out Prints, Highpoint Center for Printmaking in Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Group, Curated by Susan Tallman is editor-in-chief of the journal Art in Print and author of The Contemporary Print: from Pre-Pop to Postmodern
2014
100 Prints, , Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2013
The Gamut, Patrick International Fine Art, Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2013
Collaboration-Contemporary Prints from Canada, US and Japan, Artspace Eumeria,, 東京都, Japan, Group, Curated by Walter Jule, professor, Officer of the Order of Canada
2013
100 Prints, , Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2013
34 The Bradley National Print and Drawing, Heuser Gallery, Peoria, IL, United States, Group
2013
Signs of Summer, Patrick International Fine Art, Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2013
Broad Spectrum, DCCA, Center for Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, NC, United States, Group, Curated by Guest Juror: Molly Donovan, Associate Curator of Modern Art, National Gallery
2013
Collaboration-Contemporary Prints from Canada, US and Japan, Iwasaki Mueum, 横浜市, Japan, Group, Curated by Walter Jule, professor, Officer of the Order of Canada
2013
International Graphic art Biennial Dry Point Uzice, Uzice Art Gallery, Užice, Serbia, Group
2013
Collaboration-Contemporary Prints from Canada, US and Japan, Gallery EM, 長崎市, Japan, Group, Curated by Walter Jule, professor, Officer of the Order of Canada 2024
2013
LAPS 21st National Exhibition, Los Angeles Printmaking Society, Los Angeles, CA, United States, Group, Curated by Jack Rutberg, Jack Rutberg Fine arts
2012
Sui Generis, Patrick International Fine Art, Toronto, ON, Canada, Group, Curated by April Cimolini
2012
Xilography - Stilistic Matrix, Galati Museum, Galați, Romania, Group, Curated by Curator, Prof Suzana Fantanariu, U of Timisoara
2012
Mixed media paintings on paper, Rebecca Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2012
Signs of Summer, Patrick International Fine Art, Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
2011
33 The Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition, Heuser Gallery, Peoria, IL, United States, Group
2009
15th International Print Biennial Varna, Varna Art Gallery, Варна, Bulgaria, Group
2009
Crossing Lines, Contemporary Centre for the Arts DCCA, Wilmington, DE, United States, Group, Curated by Darsie Alexander chief curator at walker art center Minneapolis
2008
International Print and Drawing Exhibition, Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, Group
2007
The Boston Printmakers, North American Print Biennial, The Boston Printmakers, North American Print Biennial, Boston, MA, United States, Group
2007
Pivoting points, Atelier Circulaire, Montreal, Montréal, QC, Canada, Group
2007
Print Exhibition, Evora, Print Exhibition, Evora, Évora, Portugal, Group
2006
Print Triennial, Print Triennial, Cairo, Egypt, Group
2006
Concurs Voir Grande, Atelier Circulaire, Montréal, QC, Canada, Group
2006
International print biennial, Bitola, International print biennial, Bitola, Bitola, North Macedonia, Group
2006
IPCNY, spring (International Print Center New York) , International Print Center New York, New York, NY, United States, Group, Curated by Carrie Moyer, Member of Selections Committee
2006
Ten steps, Snap Gallery, The Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists, AB, Edmonton, AB, Canada, Group
2005
L’Arte il Torchio, L’Arte il Torchio, Cremona, Italy, Group
2005
Tokyo International Mini Print Triennial, Tokyo International Mini Print Triennial, 東京都, Japan, Group
2005
The Busan Print Art Festival (invitational) , The Busan Print Art Festival (invitational), Busan, South Korea, Group
2004
International Mini Print Exhibition (invitational) , NTNU Gallery,, 臺北市, Taiwan, Group
2004
International Impact Art Festival, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, 京都市, Japan, Group
2003
The 11th International Biennial Print and Drawing Exhibition, Taipei Art Museum, 臺北市, Taiwan, Group
2003
Josef Gielniak Print Competition, Josef Gielniak Print Competition, Jelenia Góra, Poland, Group
2003
Canada Prints Now, Liu Hai Su Art Museum, Shanghai, China, Group, Curated by Walter Jule
2003
International Print Biennial in Beijing, International Print Biennial in Beijing, Beijing, China, Group
2003
Crakow Print Triennial,, Crakow Print Triennial,, Kraków, Poland, Group
2002
Kochi International Print Triennial,, Kochi International Print Triennial,, 高知市, Japan, Group
2002
True North SNAP International Print Biennial, Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists (SNAP), Edmonton, AB, Canada, Group
2002
Harlech International Biennial, Harlech International Biennial, Harlech, United Kingdom, Group
2001
Tallin International Print Triennial, Tallin International Print Triennial, Tallinn, Estonia, Group
2001
The 10th International Print Biennial, Varna, The 10th International Print Biennial, Varna, Варна, Bulgaria, Group
2001
The 10th International Biennial Print and Drawing Exhibition,, Taipei Art Museum, 臺北市, Taiwan, Group
2001
Biennale Internationale d’Estampe Contemporaine de Trois-Riviere, Biennale Internationale d’Estampe Contemporaine de Trois-Riviere, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada, Group
2000
German International Print Triennial, German International Print Triennial, Frechen, Germany, Group
2000
VI International Art Triennale, Majdanek, VI International Art Triennale, Majdanek, Majdanek Kozicki, Poland, Group
2000
Arts 2000, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Stratford Gallery, Stratford, ON, Canada, Group
2000
International Print Exhibition, Wrexham, International Print Exhibition, Wrexham, Wrexham, United Kingdom, Group
2000
"Intergrafia 2000 - World Award Winners Gallery", "Intergrafia 2000 - World Award Winners Gallery", Katowice, Poland, Group
1997
The 9th International Print Biennial, Varna,, The 9th International Print Biennial, Varna, Варна, Bulgaria, Group
1997
The 22th International Print Biennial, Ljubljana, The 22th International Print Biennial, Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Group
1997
The 8th International Print Triennial, Osaka, International Print Triennial, Osaka, 大阪市, Japan, Group
1997
The 2th International Print Triennial, Bitola, The 2th International Print Triennial, Bitola, Bitola, North Macedonia, Group
1996
Works on paper,, J.M. Barnicke Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada, Group
1996
The 3th International Print Biennial, Sapporo, The 3th International Print Biennial, Sapporo, 札幌市, Japan, Group
1996
The 18th International Print Exhibition, Kanagawa,, The 18th International Print Exhibition, 金沢市, Japan, Group
1994
The 3th International Print Biennial, Belgrad, The 3th International Print Biennial, Belgrad, Belgrade, Serbia, Group
1994
The 9th International Print Biennial Seoul,, The 9th International Print Biennial Seoul, Seoul, South Korea, Group
1993
East meets West, East meets West, Graz, Austria, Group
1988
International Print Biennial, Belgrad, Art Pavilion "Cvijeta Zuzorić", Belgrade, Serbia, Group
Awards, Grants & Fellowships
2018
Jurrors prize, Latcham art gallery, Stouffville, ON, Canada
2017
Friends Solo Exhibition Prize, Janet, Janet Turner Print Museum, Chico, CA, United States
2015
Honourable mention, , Mississauga, ON, Canada
2013
Second Prize, , Toronto, ON, Canada
2013
Grand Prix,, International Graphic art Biennial Dry Point Uzice, Užice, Serbia
2007
Sponsor Prize, The Boston Printmakers, North American Print Biennial, Boston, MA, United States
2006
First Prize, Concurs Voir Grande, Atelier Circulaire, Montréal, QC, Canada
2002
First Prize, SNAP International Print Triennial, Edmonton, AB, Canada
2001
Silver Medal, International Biennial Print and Drawing Exhibition, 臺北市, Taiwan
1997
Television Osaka Inc. Prize, International Print Triennial, Osaka, 大阪市, Japan
Collections
, Guelph, ON, Canada
Beijing Tai-ho Masterpiece Cultural Exchange, Beijing, China
Contemporary Art and Culture Center, Osaka Prefectural Government,, 大阪市, Japan
Council of Cultural Affairs, Taipei Fine Art Museum,, 臺北市, Taiwan
janet Turner Print Museum, Chico, CA, United States
, Medicine Hat, AB, Canada
National Taiwan Normal University, 臺北市, Taiwan
Rembrandt Graphic Arts Co, Rosemont, IL, United States
Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Lectures & Presentations
2018
Fragmenturalism, California state university, Chico, CA, United States, Fragmenturalism, Solo show at Janet Turner Print Museum
2018
Fragmenturalism, Solo show, , Cobourg, ON, Canada, Fragmenturalism
2017
Wetland series, Solo show, One on one Gallery, Edmonton, AB, Canada, Wetland series
2007
Pivoting points, Atelier Circulaire, Montréal, QC, Canada, Pivoting points
Portfolio
Airshow 1
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Airshow 2
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Airshow 3
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Floral 2
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Floral 3
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floral 5
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Landscape 1
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Landscape 3
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Underwater 1
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