Bianka Guna

BIANKA GUNA
TORONTO, CANADA
"I believe in unity, diversity, proportions, contrast, balance and the unexpected."
Bianka Guna's paper works are potent: blossoming with passion, energy and questions. Her personal lexicon of mark making is tempered by her desire to push the boundaries of the various mediums she works in. In watercolor, Guna allows her pigments to furl outward creating an afterglow once her brush has passed. With a vivid style, Guna's abstractions appear like photographs, to contain a sense of the past and a portentous inkling of what may come. They explore the possibility of shared symbols and myths.
Bianka creates dramatic abstract images that grasp at reality, but are sufficiently divorced from the material world to allow the imagination to breathe. Guna believes in unity, diversity, proportions, contrast, balance and the unexpected. Her images are dynamic, juxtaposing materials, colors and textures. Elegant in design and complex in purpose, Guna's paper works are to be relished.
Bianka Guna works at her studio in the Distillery District, Toronto. She studied Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science in Romania, before travelling across North America, Europe and the Middle East. Guna became fascinated by the ...

Education
2002 - 2005 Diploma, Art Schools Minneapolis , Minnesota, USA - Classical Illustration
2003- Project Manager Diploma (International ) USA
2000-2002 Bachelor of Science , Computer Science Canadian Institute of Technology, Toronto,
1980-1985 Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering University of Galati, Romania


Other Professional Activities
2015- Working Artist for Golden Paints New Berlin, NY USA
2014-Golden Artist Paints Educator ,New Berlin , NY USA
2013-2015 Instructor at Visual Arts Mississauga , Ontario
2013-Instructor at Neilson Park Arts Community Centre, Etobicoke, On
2011-2013 Semi-Private Instructor Artist Studio , The Distillery District Toronto
2012-2013 Koffler Arts Centre Faculty Member
2009-2010Organized and participated in-group shows in Transgsunnd (Sweden), Marseille(France)
2005-2013 Instructor for diverse Art Societies and Art Communities in the GTA
2009-2011 Show Organizer with Toronto Watercolour Society Show Committee
2006-2008 Show Coordinator with Bayview watercolour Society Show Committee
2009 External juror for ArtCures , Aurora
2009 Art For All Conference Speaker , Toronto
2007 Participant in exhibition and panel discussion “Canada Artists New Comers”,Var...