Atena Diac

Born in the fairytale city of Brașov, I grew up in a large family home surrounded by relatives and animals. My grandfather influenced me deeply—through games, sports, storytelling and his love of painting, which sparked my own creative path.

I hold a degree in Travel and Tourism and have always explored art in many forms, from photography, coins collecting and fashion to hand-painting objects. I began painting intensively in 2017, and in 2018 I started a small business hand-painting vintage bags—an experience that revealed painting as my true calling.

I love texture and work a lot with palette knife, impasto and sgraffito techniques.

My paintings often include mixed media and found objects— vintage things, beautiful textiles, old and familiar lace or embroidery, jewelry, objects from my childhood, pieces from my coin collection —and I’ve created a portrait series using traditional Romanian embroideries hand-sewn by my grandmother.

I harmoniously combine my two great passions—tourism and painting—and perhaps it’s no coincidence that my name is Atena: a destination, and the patron goddess of the arts.

When I paint I am complete, understood with no need for words, I feel connection with Divinity, awareness of myself and space, ...

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 and September 2025 - Mixed media found object figurative art exhibited at “Bistro de l’Arte”, Brașov, Romania.

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, Romania.

Works of art that now are in private collections in Seattle and California - US, Christchurch - New Zealand, London - UK, Sweden, Ge...