Atena Diac

Born in the fairytale city of Brașov, I spent my childhood in a big house where I lived with the whole family on my father's side: parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins, dogs, cats and chickens :). Recently I have come to the conclusion that it was my grandfather who influenced me the most in my life. He was a sports teacher and taught me how to ride a bike, play tennis, billiards, chess and other board games ( using beans as game pieces ) and used to tell us a lot of fantasy stories. He loved to paint and I`m sure I also got this from him!

I have a travel and tourism degree, I love tennis, chess, biking, reading and I have always had art-related hobbies : I love photography and people say I have a good eye for it, I have always painted my clothes, bags, shoes, even skis, I’ve been collecting coins since childhood for their beauty, for their esthetic value and geographical characteristics, I have hairstyling skills and fashion sense.

I have started to paint more actively around 2017, and in 2018 I have started a small business by hand-painting vintage bags when: BANG!!! I rediscovered myself, it was like my alter ego suddenly came out; I could not think of anything else but painting, I could not stop imagining the pro...

2019 : Magda Vacariu Art School
2009 : National Tourism Authority - Tourism Brevet
2002-2006 : “George Barițiu” University - Faculty of the Economy of Commerce, Tourism and Services
1998-2002 : “Unirea” National College - Tourism and Foreign Languages

August & September 2025 - Mixed media found art portraits exhibited at “Bistro de l’Arte”, Brașov, Romania.

June 2025 - My painting, “Love Story” was selected and bid for at the auction organized in Bucharest by the Canadian association TIMERAISER Arts.

April 2025 - Facebook cover artist of the month on the most important online art gallery in the world : Saatchi Art.

November 2024 - January 2025 : The National Salon of Visual Arts “Mirabilis Hortus- in omni tempore” at Apollonia Cultural Center Brașov, Romania.

November - December 2024 : “EPHEMERA” at Bistro de l’Arte, Brașov, Romania.

March - April 2024 : “Tempus Vernum” at Galeria 9 Art Gallery, Brașov, Romania.

December 2023 - January 2024 : “Luni pline. De Soare” ( “Full Moons…. Full of Sun” ) - at Bistro de l’Arte, Braşov, Romania.

October - November 2023 : THE BLUE BIENNALE - International Biennial of Visual Art Braşov 2023, Oxymoron.

February 2023 : Exhibition at Beyond Coffee Brașov, Romania.

May - August 2022 : Exhibition at Luado Chocolaterie, Braşov, Romania.

October- November 2021 : “Journey” at Tekafe Coffee Shop, Braşov, Romania.

February 2021 : “Love is...” at AFI Mall Brașov, Romania.

February 2021 : “Memories Ago” at Ora0 Art Gallery, Brașov, ...