Artist Statement:
Veronica Dragnef is a Canadian painter born in Bucharest, Romania in 1968.
She grew up in communist Romania where self expression was muzzled by censorship and freedom of expression stifled.
After moving to Canada, the desire of self-expression became vital. She started painting in 2013.
Her work combines a wide range of imagery, figurative and abstract alike and is at the same time daring and innocent, expressive and unconventional.
Her approach to paint is very physical, a kind of abrupt, rough brushwork, but not deprived of detail.
Interested in depicting everyday situations and conversations, Dragnef’s work, with their bold brushstrokes and colorful imagery conveys a sense of joy and exuberance, a very intricate map of our daily interactions.
Veronica Dragnef currently lives and works in Brossard,Canada."
Veronica crée des oeuvres variées en usant de stratégies créatives et d'intuition gestuelle. Ses peintures sont inspirées principalement des situations de la vie de tous les jours et de l'exploration continue de l'inconscient. Ses oeuvres sont influencées par l'École de New York, particulièrement les oeuvres de Willem de Kooning et Arshile Gorky.
Elle vit et travaille présentement à Brossard, au Québec.
Awards & Distinctions:
Awards
Artwork in public collections:
Permanent collection of City of Brossard, Quebec, Canada (2021)
Permanent collection of SAHB Beauport, Quebec, Canada (2019)
2015 Bronze medal awarded by “Art Forward” international painting contest , for the painting “The science of sunsets”
2016 Bronze medal awarded by The Cercle des Artistes peintres et sculpteurs du Québec (CAPSQ) for the painting “The spirit of the persistent sower”
2017 Salon des Arts Visules de Brossard Jury Honorable Mention, Brossard Artist, original artwork
2018 , 2nd Prize, Women's Art Society of Montreal Annual Art Juried Show
Exhibitions:
2021 9èmes edition Biennale Hors Normes, Lyon, France
14 September – 23 October 2021 (La Biennale Hors Normes is a part of La Biennale d'Art Contemporain de Lyon)
2020 Société d'art et d'histoire de Beauport,
Exposition « Confession », Collection permanent collection of the museum SAHB Maison Tessier-dit-Laplante, Beauport, Québec
Curator: Mélina Poulin-Plante
2019 Old Courthouse Arts Centre 32nd Anniversary WOMEN'S WORKS 2019, Woodstock Illinois, É.U
Curator: John Heng
2019 Galerie L’Usine, Montréal Curator: Éric Braun
2018 Onward, Outsider Art Fair, New York É. U.
Curator: Maria Owen
September- October 2018
Expo Group Mont Saint Hilaire Museum, Refus Global
Exposition-concours de groupe à Maison et jardins Antoine-Lacombe
Expo Galerie AAPARS 2018
Salon des Arts Visuels de Brossard, Centre socio-culturel Ville de Brossard, Brossard
EXHIBITIONS 2017
EXPOSITION INDIVIDUELLE/SOLO EXHIBITION Hall des Arts Brossard City Hall
Group (selection)
RENCONTRE DES ARTS - ÉDITION 2017 Collège militaire Royal de Saint-Jean Pavillion Dextraze
Small Works National Art Exhibition South West Artists & Mena Art Gallery, USA
Verum Ultimum Gallery Portland, OR, USA https://www.verumultimumartgallery.com
Expo Printanière AAPARS , Brossard
Salon des Arts Visuels de Brossard, Centre socio-culturel Ville de Brossard, Brossard
Galerie Le Livart Exposition « Abstraction sauvage », Montréal
Expo Galerie AAPARS Centre multifonctionnel Francine-Gadbois, Boucherville
Brownsville Museum of Fine Art 45th International Art Exhibition https://bmfa.us/ Brownsville Texas USA
Galerie Du Minage, Clisson, France
Artistic Influences:
Willem Dekoooning, Arshile Gorky
Artist Tags:
abstract, texture, mixed media, contemporary, modern, explosive
