--- title: Florin description: "mechanical components, manufactured vs nature" url: "https://www.artsume.com/a/florin-hategan" type: artist createdAt: 2026-07-25 updatedAt: 2026-08-26 disciplines: - Painting - Drawing - Printmaking location: "Vaughan, ON, Canada" website: "https://artfacts.net/artist/florin-hategan" birthYear: 1964 --- # Florin *mechanical components, manufactured vs nature | Painting, Drawing, Printmaking | Based in Vaughan, ON, Canada* ## 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 ## Biography 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. ## Curriculum Vitae ### Solo Exhibitions - **2018** - "Wetland series," Harcourt House Gallery Edmonton - **2018** - "Fragmenturalism," Janet Turner Print Museum Chico - **2017** - "Solo show," One on one Gallery, Medicine Hat Medicine Hat - **2017** - " Works on paper," Carnegie Gallery Dundas - **2017** - "Black and White," Mildred M. Cox Art Gallery, Gladys W. Kemper Center for the Arts Fulton - **2017** - "Fragmenturalism," Art Gallery, Illinois Central College Peoria - **2017** - "Outrospectives," Art Gallery of St. Albert St. Albert - **2016** - "The system of place," The Gallery at the Kenneth J Minnaert Center for the Arts Olympia - **2016** - "Fragmenturalism," Art Gallery of Northumberland Cobourg - **2015** - "Recent works," Rebecca art gallery Toronto - **2015** - "Vertical series," William & Florence Schmidt Art Center Belleville - **1999** - "Works on paper,," The Japan Foundation Toronto ### Group Exhibitions - **2018** - "The Boston Printmakers, North American Print Biennial," The Boston Printmakers, North American Print Biennial Boston - **2018** - " The vies are different here," John B. Aird Gallery Toronto - **2018** - " Okanagan Print Triennial," Kelowna art gallery Kelowna - **2017** - "Canada and Japan,," Art Gallery of Regina Regina (Curated by Walter Jule) - **2017** - " Currency," The Janet Turner Museum Chico (Curated by Catherine Sullivan Curator & Head of Archive Janet Turner Print Museum, CSU, Chico) - **2017** - "Canada and Japan,," University of Alberta Museums Edmonton (Curated by Walter Jule, professor, Officer of the Order of Canada ) - **2017** - "Departures: Masterpieces of Contemporary Canadian Printmaking," Ardel Gallery of Modern Art, Bangkok (Curated by Walter Jule, professor, Officer of the Order of Canada ) - **2016** - " International Print Exhibition: Canada and Japan," Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, 京都市 (Curated by Walter Jule, professor, Officer of the Order of Canada ) - **2016** - "Immediate impressions," Rosemary Duffy Larson Gallery Davie (Curated by Angel Clyman, Director, Rosemary Duffy Larson Gallery) - **2016** - "International Print Exhibition: Canada and Japan," Tokushima Museum of Modern Art, 徳島市 (Curated by Walter Jule, professor, Officer of the Order of Canada ) - **2016** - " Glenhyrst Biennia," Glenhyrst Biennia Bradford - **2016** - "Show of Fine Arts," Art Gallery of Mississauga Mississauga - **2015** - "Okanagan Print Triennial," Kelowna art gallery Kelowna - **2015** - "Open Studio's 45th Anniversary Exhibition," Open Studio Toronto - **2015** - " International Biennale of Contemporary Engraving," Museum of Fine Arts in Liège Liège - **2015** - "Biennale internationale d’estampe contemporaine de Trois-Rivières," Biennale Internationale d'estampe contemporaine Trois-Rivières - **2015** - "35 The Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition,," Bradley university Peoria - **2015** - "Beckoning, Juried Exhibition, Latcham gallery," Latcham gallery Stouffville - **2014** - "100 Prints," Open Studio Toronto - **2014** - " Stand Out Prints," Highpoint Center for Printmaking in Minneapolis Minneapolis (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** - "Black and White IV," Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts Toronto - **2014** - "NordArt International Exhibition," NordArt International Art Exhibition Büdelsdorf - **2014** - "Pushing Boundaries – Expanding Horizons,," Janet Turner print museum Chico (Curated by Catherine Sullivan Curator & Head of Archive Janet Turner Print Museum, CSU, Chico) - **2013** - "International Graphic art Biennial Dry Point Uzice," Uzice Art Gallery Užice - **2013** - "Signs of Summer," Patrick International Fine Art Toronto - **2013** - "Collaboration-Contemporary Prints from Canada, US and Japan," Artspace Eumeria, 東京都 (Curated by Walter Jule, professor, Officer of the Order of Canada ) - **2013** - "Collaboration-Contemporary Prints from Canada, US and Japan," Iwasaki Mueum 横浜市 (Curated by Walter Jule, professor, Officer of the Order of Canada ) - **2013** - "Collaboration-Contemporary Prints from Canada, US and Japan," Gallery EM 長崎市 (Curated by Walter Jule, professor, Officer of the Order of Canada 2024) - **2013** - "34 The Bradley National Print and Drawing," Heuser Gallery Peoria - **2013** - "Broad Spectrum," DCCA, Center for Contemporary Arts Wilmington (Curated by Guest Juror: Molly Donovan, Associate Curator of Modern Art, National Gallery) - **2013** - "LAPS 21st National Exhibition," Los Angeles Printmaking Society Los Angeles (Curated by Jack Rutberg, Jack Rutberg Fine arts) - **2013** - " 100 Prints," Open Studio Toronto - **2013** - "The Gamut," Patrick International Fine Art Toronto - **2012** - "Signs of Summer," Patrick International Fine Art Toronto - **2012** - "Mixed media paintings on paper," Rebecca Gallery Toronto - **2012** - " Sui Generis," Patrick International Fine Art Toronto (Curated by April Cimolini) - **2012** - " Xilography - Stilistic Matrix," Galati Museum Galați (Curated by Curator, Prof Suzana Fantanariu, U of Timisoara) - **2011** - "33 The Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition," Heuser Gallery Peoria - **2009** - "Crossing Lines," Contemporary Centre for the Arts DCCA Wilmington (Curated by Darsie Alexander chief curator at walker art center Minneapolis) - **2009** - "15th International Print Biennial Varna," Varna Art Gallery Варна - **2008** - "International Print and Drawing Exhibition," Silpakorn University Bangkok - **2007** - "The Boston Printmakers, North American Print Biennial," The Boston Printmakers, North American Print Biennial Boston - **2007** - "Print Exhibition, Evora," Print Exhibition, Evora Évora - **2007** - "Pivoting points," Atelier Circulaire, Montreal Montréal - **2006** - " IPCNY, spring (International Print Center New York) ," International Print Center New York New York (Curated by Carrie Moyer, Member of Selections Committee) - **2006** - "Ten steps," Snap Gallery, The Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists, AB Edmonton - **2006** - "Print Triennial," Print Triennial Cairo - **2006** - " International print biennial, Bitola," International print biennial, Bitola Bitola - **2006** - " Concurs Voir Grande," Atelier Circulaire Montréal - **2005** - "The Busan Print Art Festival (invitational) ," The Busan Print Art Festival (invitational) Busan - **2005** - "Tokyo International Mini Print Triennial," Tokyo International Mini Print Triennial 東京都 - **2005** - " L’Arte il Torchio," L’Arte il Torchio Cremona - **2004** - "International Mini Print Exhibition (invitational) ," NTNU Gallery, 臺北市 - **2004** - "International Impact Art Festival," Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art 京都市 - **2003** - "Crakow Print Triennial,," Crakow Print Triennial, Kraków - **2003** - " International Print Biennial in Beijing," International Print Biennial in Beijing Beijing - **2003** - "Canada Prints Now," Liu Hai Su Art Museum Shanghai (Curated by Walter Jule) - **2003** - "Josef Gielniak Print Competition," Josef Gielniak Print Competition Jelenia Góra - **2003** - "The 11th International Biennial Print and Drawing Exhibition," Taipei Art Museum 臺北市 - **2002** - "Harlech International Biennial," Harlech International Biennial Harlech - **2002** - "Kochi International Print Triennial,," Kochi International Print Triennial, 高知市 - **2002** - "True North SNAP International Print Biennial," Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists (SNAP) Edmonton - **2001** - " The 10th International Print Biennial, Varna," The 10th International Print Biennial, Varna Варна - **2001** - " Tallin International Print Triennial," Tallin International Print Triennial Tallinn - **2001** - "The 10th International Biennial Print and Drawing Exhibition,," Taipei Art Museum 臺北市 - **2001** - "Biennale Internationale d’Estampe Contemporaine de Trois-Riviere," Biennale Internationale d’Estampe Contemporaine de Trois-Riviere Trois-Rivières - **2000** - ""Intergrafia 2000 - World Award Winners Gallery"," "Intergrafia 2000 - World Award Winners Gallery" Katowice - **2000** - "German International Print Triennial," German International Print Triennial Frechen - **2000** - "International Print Exhibition, Wrexham," International Print Exhibition, Wrexham Wrexham - **2000** - "Arts 2000," Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Stratford Gallery Stratford - **2000** - "VI International Art Triennale, Majdanek," VI International Art Triennale, Majdanek Majdanek Kozicki - **1997** - "The 22th International Print Biennial, Ljubljana," The 22th International Print Biennial, Ljubljana Ljubljana - **1997** - "The 8th International Print Triennial, Osaka," International Print Triennial, Osaka 大阪市 - **1997** - " The 9th International Print Biennial, Varna,," The 9th International Print Biennial, Varna Варна - **1997** - "The 2th International Print Triennial, Bitola," The 2th International Print Triennial, Bitola Bitola - **1996** - "Works on paper,," J.M. Barnicke Gallery Toronto - **1996** - "The 18th International Print Exhibition, Kanagawa,," The 18th International Print Exhibition 金沢市 - **1996** - "The 3th International Print Biennial, Sapporo," The 3th International Print Biennial, Sapporo 札幌市 - **1994** - "The 3th International Print Biennial, Belgrad," The 3th International Print Biennial, Belgrad Belgrade - **1994** - "The 9th International Print Biennial Seoul,," The 9th International Print Biennial Seoul Seoul - **1993** - "East meets West," East meets West Graz - **1988** - "International Print Biennial, Belgrad," Art Pavilion "Cvijeta Zuzorić" Belgrade ### Awards & Grants - **2018** - Jurrors prize, Latcham art gallery - **2017** - Friends Solo Exhibition Prize, Janet, Janet Turner Print Museum - **2015** - Honourable mention, Art Gallery of Mississauga - **2013** - Grand Prix,, International Graphic art Biennial Dry Point Uzice - **2013** - Second Prize, Open Studio - **2007** - Sponsor Prize, The Boston Printmakers, North American Print Biennial - **2006** - First Prize, Concurs Voir Grande, Atelier Circulaire - **2002** - First Prize, SNAP International Print Triennial - **2001** - Silver Medal, International Biennial Print and Drawing Exhibition - **1997** - Television Osaka Inc. Prize, International Print Triennial, Osaka ### Collections - Art Gallery of Guelph, Guelph, (Public) - Beijing Tai-ho Masterpiece Cultural Exchange, Beijing, (Public) - Contemporary Art and Culture Center, Osaka Prefectural Government,, 大阪市, (Public) - Council of Cultural Affairs, Taipei Fine Art Museum,, 臺北市, (Public) - janet Turner Print Museum, Chico, (Public) - Medicine Hat College, Medicine Hat, (Public) - National Taiwan Normal University, 臺北市, (Public) - Rembrandt Graphic Arts Co, Rosemont, (Public) - Silpakorn University, Bangkok, (Public) ### Lectures & Presentations - **2018** - "Fragmenturalism, Solo show," Fragmenturalism Art Gallery of Northumberland Cobourg - **2018** - "Fragmenturalism," Fragmenturalism, Solo show at Janet Turner Print Museum California state university Chico - **2017** - "Wetland series, Solo show," Wetland series One on one Gallery Edmonton - **2007** - "Pivoting points," Pivoting points Atelier Circulaire Montréal ## Portfolio ### Airshow 1 (2026) Airshow 1Visually, the mechanical components with interacting shapes and volumes, are a world of questions and wonders. In my paintings, the daily presence of human technical extensions (Cars, airplanes, computer components, architecture etc.) are part of the landscape. in search for visual elements and a specific drawing line I experimented and created tools and technique to capture the dynamic and collision of manufactured vs nature --- ### Airshow 2 (2026) 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 --- ### Airshow 3 (2026) 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 --- ### Floral 2 (2026) Visually, the mechanical components with interacting shapes and volumes, are a world of questions and wonders. In my paintings, the daily presence of human technical extensions (Cars, airplanes, computer components, architecture etc.) are part of the landscape. in search for visual elements and a specific drawing line I experimented and created tools and technique to capture the dynamic and collision of manufactured vs nature --- ### Floral 3 (2026) Visually, the mechanical components with interacting shapes and volumes, are a world of questions and wonders. In my paintings, the daily presence of human technical extensions (Cars, airplanes, computer components, architecture etc.) are part of the landscape. in search for visual elements and a specific drawing line I experimented and created tools and technique to capture the dynamic and collision of manufactured vs nature --- ### floral 5 (2026) Visually, the mechanical components with interacting shapes and volumes, are a world of questions and wonders. In my paintings, the daily presence of human technical extensions (Cars, airplanes, computer components, architecture etc.) are part of the landscape. in search for visual elements and a specific drawing line I experimented and created tools and technique to capture the dynamic and collision of manufactured vs nature --- ### Landscape 1 (2026) Visually, the mechanical components with interacting shapes and volumes, are a world of questions and wonders. In my paintings, the daily presence of human technical extensions (Cars, airplanes, computer components, architecture etc.) are part of the landscape. in search for visual elements and a specific drawing line I experimented and created tools and technique to capture the dynamic and collision of manufactured vs nature --- ### Landscape 3 (2026) Visually, the mechanical components with interacting shapes and volumes, are a world of questions and wonders. In my paintings, the daily presence of human technical extensions (Cars, airplanes, computer components, architecture etc.) are part of the landscape. in search for visual elements and a specific drawing line I experimented and created tools and technique to capture the dynamic and collision of manufactured vs nature --- ### Underwater 1 (2026) Visually, the mechanical components with interacting shapes and volumes, are a world of questions and wonders. In my paintings, the daily presence of human technical extensions (Cars, airplanes, computer components, architecture etc.) are part of the landscape. in search for visual elements and a specific drawing line I experimented and created tools and technique to capture the dynamic and collision of manufactured vs nature ## Links - **Website:** https://artfacts.net/artist/florin-hategan