Maggie Romanovici

The artist Maggie Romanovici (Magdalena Mateescu) was born in Romania during the communist dictatorship. In a closed society, the arts and culture in general were often seen as the only escape from life. Maggie showed a natural inclination for drawing and colored pencils from a very young age. In primary school, teachers noticed Maggie's exceptional talent for drawing. Her father, who also had a passion for painting, exerted a significant influence on his daughter's artistic development. Maggie then began attending art school. There, for six years, she formally learned drawing, watercolor, oil painting, and everything else included in the curriculum. She continued to hone her skills through private lessons with renowned local painters. Her first exhibition was at the age of 12, with an oil painting. Others followed.

Because the communist regime in her native Romania did not encourage an artistic career, Maggie chose to teach languages. She never lost touch with art, but it was only later in life, in Canada, that Maggie returned to painting full-time.

The early years were devoted to figurative painting, but little by little Maggie discovered the freedom of expression offered by abstract painting. She continued to take art courses on new techniques and new materials to enrich and refine her way of expressing herself with professional painters: abstract art, watercolor, portraiture, ink and alcohol, materials imitating stained glass with Valérie Gruia, Marie-Josée Bergeron, Josie Rinoldo, Nicole Dorion, Micheline Hadjis, Antoine Cadieux, Rita Shellard.

A. Pretorian, Vasile Lungu. Participation in painting exhibitions. His curiosity and desire to progress remain constant.

Maggie is a member of the Beaconsfield Artists Association, the LaSalle Artists Association, Les Artistes de Montreal, WASM, and ARTRAM. Maggie is recognized as a professional painter by RAAV. She lives in Montreal. To date, Maggie has participated in over 95 exhibitions with various associations and galleries (Valmi, Lenoir, Ambigu, Rose-Art, Viva Vida, St-Faustin, Gora, Galerie Trois C, Popop), symposiums and artist fairs, judged competitions, international judged competitions, and solo exhibitions. She is also the recipient of awards and medals for her art.

Solo Exhibitions

2021, Studio 77

2021, 1855 St-Hyacinthe Art Gallery, 2 solo exhibitions

2022, Kirkland Municipal Library

2022, Brushstroke, Scissors Cut

2022, Maison des Arts St-Faustin

2024, Lenoir Gallery

2024, Eulalie-Durocher Cultural Center, November 9, 2024 - January 12, 2025

2025, Broccolini building, Kirkland

Price

2021, Swissartexpo, Certificate of participation

2021, World Art Cooperation, participation prize