Livia Balu

Livia Balu is a visual artist, who lives and works in Clarens/Montreux, Switzerland. As an award-winning illustrator, painter, and engraver, she lives and breathes art - her raison d'être since childhood. Her work is prolific and has exhibited all over the world - from Romania to Switzerland, from Austria to France, from South Korea to Spain, and from Italy and China to New York.

Livia has a natural talent that cannot be contained. She brings a unique gift of expression, driven by an innate passion and the desire to bring joy to others. As a consummate professional, she continually seeks to expand her learning - not only for her own self-improvement, but also to further inform how her art can help enhance the human condition. As an art therapist and teacher, she brings her expertise as an NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) Master Practitioner to her classes for children and adults to help them stimulate everyday creative processes.

Livia's personal evolution has been a dance of ongoing reflection, progress, and synchronicity. And there is nothing that inspires, motivates, and fuels her more than her profound love for and great pride in her daughter. Livia's work is rich, thought-provoking and sumptuous, touching the soul. She...

2015 - The Society of Neuro-Linguistics Programming (USA) and Collège Romand de PNL (CH) - Certified Master Practitioner NLP

2006 - Assenza Visual Art School Basel (CH) - Visual Artist and Art Teacher

1985 - University of Craiova (RO) - Economist

Solo Exhibitions (selected)

2017 - Lyon 3rd City Hall, (FR)
2016 - Gallery Picpus-Moser, Montreux (CH)
2014 - Maison Visinand, Montreux; "Château de Chillon" - "Journée cantonale des enfants" at Morges, Ecole de Marcelin; "Villeneuve 800" at Villeneuve Library, Grand'Rue 76 (CH)
2013 - Gallery Steiner, Vienna (AT)
2011 - En Beauregard Gallery, Montreux (CH)
2010 - St. Vincent Temple, Montreux (CH)
2009 - Trotte Museum, Arlesheim/Basel (CH); «Zum Hüsli» Gallery, Zürich(CH)
2008 - Gallery ARVA, Vevey (CH)
2007 - Foisor Gallery, Art Museum Mogosoaia Palace, Bucharest (RO); Scala Theater, Basel (CH)
2006 - Trotte Museum, Arlesheim/Basel (CH)
2005 - MehrRaum Gallery Basel (CH)
2004 - Zunfthaus zu Pfistern, Lucerne (CH)
1991 - 2001: numerous exhibitions in Romanian art museums and galleries


Group Exhibitions (selected)

2020 - Goetheanum, Dornach (CH)/ Centre Culturel Maison Visinand, Montreux (CH) / Art Museum Satu-Mare (RO)
2019 - International Artists’ Works, Artosino Gallery, New York (USA) / Haegeumgang Theme Museum (South Korea)
2018 - Yukyung Art Museum, Geoje (South Korea) / Art Museum Satu Mare (RO) / Maison Visinand, Cultural Center Montreux (CH)
2017 - Galeria La Pigna, Rome (IT), / Galeria Elite Prof ...