Shadow of the Past, 2021

Andrada Anghel  

“Andrada's painting consists of delicate landscapes, soft, even velvety, often evanescent and seductive... mysterious. Sometimes you may see a glimpse of moving waters, transfigured unicorns, roaring sea, abstract profile of poplars, relics, tinted black colored tracks (which contrast with blue which intertwine), golden arabesque, mysterious trees in the dark of the night, landscapes constructed with lights and shadows, amber textures. All the pictorial elements exert a suggestive charm, especially in their infinite variations of grays and blues, which give a meaning to the dreamlike and evocative works. The colors here have a deep sound between transparency and diffuse light; they are at the dissolution of the matter, which turns into a fairy tale.It is a musical and lyrical image: these two realities actually proceed in parallel. It seems as the painting comes from darkness toward the light. For Andrada this is a tool for interpreting the world: we find a strong sense of balance and harmony within a matter charge of silences, expectations, sometimes lingering doubts. Although her technique is often abstract, there is always a close relationship with the outer and inner reality of the artist. In a sweet and sumptuous apocalypse of shapes and colors, the painting transports the viewer into a sphere located between dreams and awakenings, between reality and imaginary, between transcendent and immanent in a sort of permanent charm. The artist originally from Romania, lives and works in Canada where she received numerous exhibitions. Her works can be found in many private collections in Canada, United States, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil and as well as Europe. “ (By Pino Nicoletti, art curator and art critic, Matera, Italy)

Education:

Diploma of Collegial Studies, “Communication, Art, Media and Theater", Vanier College, Montreal
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art, Fibers Major, Concordia University, Montreal

Exhibitions:

Selected exhibitions: 
L'espace Contemporain, Montreal, November, 2016
Mediateca Provinciale, Matera, Solo Exhibition, 2014
Palazzzo Dell'Annunziata, Matera, November-January, 2014-2015
Palais de Matera, Matera, Italy, May – June, 2014
Lamoureux Ritzenhoff Gallery, Montreal, 2013
Expression Art Gallery, 2013
Expression Art Gallery, December 2012
ERArt Gallery, Sarasota, 2012
Canadian Standards Association Show, Toronto, 2010
CSA Show, Toronto, 2011
Rio Tinto Alcan, Montreal, 2010
FOFA, Montréal, 2009
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, 2009
Centre d'art la Salamandre, Montréal, 2009
Le Social, Montreal, 2008
Old Brewery Mission, Montreal, 2007
Vanier College, Montreal, 2005
Vanier College, Montreal, 2004

SELECTED CORPORATE COLLECTIONS AND CLIENTS:
UROK Productions, television series “Mad Men"
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
University of Texas, San Antonio
English Bay College, Vancouver
Boston Children's Hospital, Boston
Children's Hospital Orange County, California
Vanier College, Montreal
Canadian Standards Association, Toronto
Rio Tinto Alcan, Montreal 
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, Dallas
Rushmark Properties, Richmond
Space as Art Interior Design, Sarasota
Vanessa Francis Design, Toronto
Crosby Design Group, Atlanta
Luxury Design, Santa Monica
Goldsmith and Associates, Houston
Erica Slaw Design, New York
Sicily Robinson Design, Seattle 
Boston Art Inc, Boston
Stewart Title Ltd, Milan, Italy
Indigo Retreat, Murrah Beach, Australia
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, Pasadena
Clifford Chance Law, Perth, Australia