Maggie Romanovici

Currently represented by Galerie Lenoir, Montreal, Maggie Romanovici was born in Romania, during the Communist dictatorship. In a closed society, there was an attraction to the arts and culture in general, as the only escape in life. Maggie showed a natural inclination towards drawing and colored pencils early on. In elementary school, teachers noticed that Maggie was very talented at drawing. Her father, also having had a penchant for painting, exerted an important influence on the artistic development of his daughter.
So Maggie began to attend art school. Here, for six years, she formally learned drawing, watercolor, oil painting, and whatever else the school curriculum contained. Then she continued to hone her skills in private lessons with consecrated local painters. Her first participation in an exhibition was at age 12, with an oil painting. Others followed.
Because the Communist regime in her native Romania did not favor an artistic career, Maggie chose to teach languages. The contact with art never left her, but it was just later in her life and in Canada that Maggie returned to painting full time.
The first years are dedicated to figurative painting, but little by little Maggie discovers the freedom of expression offere...

Art school between the age of 10 and 17

Master of Arts - English language and literature at Bucarest University, Romania

Bachelor in Education - Montreal, UQAM

Certificate in Special Education - Montreal, McGill University

Several art courses to update my knowledge about new techniques and media

Kirkland Artists Association - 20 exhibitions
West Island Women's Art Show
West Island Artists' Cercle - 4 exhibitions
RAW exhibition
Gallery AauxA 1855 - 2 exhibitions
Galerie Valmi - 3 exhibitions
Galerie Ambigu - 7 exhibitions
Galerie Lenoir - 8 exhibitions and permanent representation
Pierrefonds Art Contest, Agence ArtXTerra art contest.
Tall Sequoia Gallery, Las Laguna Art Gallery, ArtBox.ProjectZurich exhibitions.