I enjoy the challenge of large scale painting and the way murals can transform our experience of space. I have had the opportunity to work on several such projects and hope to do more.
A suitcase filled with old family photographs sent me on a journey to unearth secrets, memories, hidden lives and their connection to power and history.
An artist residency in the Arctic was a turning point in my practice, as I substituted photography for painting in an exploration of scale, isolation, and the unsettling beauty of the North.
Teaching others is a great way to continue learning. Over the years I have gained a lot of insight into creativity, art education and the barriers that prevent people from learning how to see images.
Having reached a plateau in my work, I went to OCAD seeking a deeper understanding of contemporary art and the relationship between images, culture and perception.
Graduate studies at the University of Toronto led to an investigation into images, media, and power, questioning how reality itself is shaped through visual culture.
My early years in Canada shaped my understanding of what it means to be in between, to arrive in a new culture and to have to recalibrate your ideas of belonging and origins. Looking back to this time, it really feels like it was on another planet.
A childhood shaped by late Communist Romania, where scarcity, imagination, and political upheaval first revealed how quickly reality itself can change.
