Virgil Preda

Virgil Preda (2 September 1923 - 23 October 2011)[1] was a Romanian painter.

Studies

  • Finished the studies of Private Academy of Art in Bucharest 1948.
  • The studies of Law University between 1943–1947, in Bucharest.

Debut

  • Preda was born in Bucharest. He exhibited for the first time to the yearly exhibition in 1962 in Bucharest.

One man shows România

  • 1965 Painting exhibition "Galateea" Gallery Bucharest
  • 1969 Painting exhibition "Orizont" Gallery Bucharest
  • 1975 Painting exhibition "Eforie" Gallery Bucharest
  • 1978 Painting exhibition "Eforie" Gallery Bucharest
  • 1983 Istituto Italiano di Cultura in România Bucharest
  • 1985 Painting exhibition "Orizont" Gallery Bucharest
  • 1994 Painting exhibition "Simeza" Gallery
  • 1996 Painting exhibition Gallery of Brazilian Embassy in Bucharest.
  • 2001 Painting exhibition "Simeza" Gallery, Bucharest

One man shows opened abroad

  • 1977 - "Raffadali" Galiery Raffadali Italy
  • 1979 - Romano Galiery Agrigento Italy
  • 1990 Painting exhibition: attitude dialogue Galiery "Orizont" Bucharest

Group exhibitions in state and abroad

  • 1971 "Apollo" Galiery Bucharest
  • 1983 "Căminul Artei" Galiery Bucharest
  • 1984 "Eforie Galiery" Bucharest
  • 1986 "Orizont Galiery" Bucharest
  • 1990 "Orizont Galiery" Bucharest
  • 1968 Romanian art exhibition Orly France
  • 1969 Romanian art exhibition Prague Tcecoslovaquie
  • 1973 Romanian art exhibition Venice Italy
  • Romanian art exhibition Tokyo Japan
  • 1984 Exhibition at Academia Romena di Cultura Roma Italy
  • 1985 Exhibition 18 Painters from România Rotour Tamnusanlage 18 Galiery FrankfurtamMain Germany
  • 1992 Romanian art exhibition "Steven Metzier" Galiery Denver Colorado-SUA

Private collections in Romania and abroad

  • Romania, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Hungaria, Japon, U.S.A.

Bibliography

  • Octavian Barbosa 'The Dictionary of Romanian Contemporary Artists";
  • Dan Grigorescu Idea and Sensibility;
  • Alexandru Cebuc, Vasile Florea, Negoiţă Lăptoiu - The encyclopedia of the contemporary Romanian artist. Ed. ARC 2000 Bucharest

Notes

References

  1. ^ "LavaCow".