Leyla - Aysel Munteanu

LEYLA - AYSEL MUNTEANU

Studio: 3222 Sandwich St. W. Windsor, ON 519-9847413 [email protected]

Education and Certification

2011 – Bachelor in Education, University of Windsor, ON, Canada

2010 –Master Fine Arts, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA

2007 – Bachelor Fine Arts - Visual Art, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada

2001 - Drafting with AutoCAD, St. Clair College of Applied Arts & Technology, Windsor, ON

2001 – Diploma with highest honors in Art, International Correspondence Schools, QC, Canada

1999 - Computer Support Specialist, the Toronto School of Business, Windsor, ON, Canada

1992 – Bachelor in Civil Engineering, Universitatea Technica de Constructii Bucharest, Romania

1990 – College Diploma in Art – Specialty Sculpture, Scoala de Arta Populara Bucuresti, (Art School of Bucharest), Romania

Awards 2013-Forth place at Artisti del Mondo, Monbarocio, Italy 2013-“Award for Best Three Dimensional or Mixed media artwork, Juried Exhibit: “Ordinary Everyday Objects”, Still Point Art Gallery, USA 2012 – Honorable Mention, My Contests .com 2012 – Honorable Mention, Artavita 2nd art contest 2012 First Place, Heinz, juried show, Leamington Art Center Gallery, Leamington, Canada 2012 First Place, Abstract Consequences, on-line juried show, Artrom Gallery, Roma, Italy 2010 Certificate of Recognition from Graduate School of Wayne State University 2009-2010 John and Irene Sowinski Scholarship in Fine Arts and Design 2009-2010 Graduate Professional Assistantships 2008-2009 Graduate Teaching Assistantships 2008 Golden Key Award, Wayne State University 2007 1st Place at 2nd Annual Utrecht Miniature Competition 2006-2007 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Dean’s Honour Roll 2006 Merit Award, “Just Paint”, on-line juried show, Artrom Gallery, Roma, Italy 2006 Merit Award, “Texture”, on-line juried show, Artrom Gallery, Roma, Italy 1 2006 Grand Prize Award, The International Exhibition”Caragiale” by Cartoonists Rights Network, Ploiesti, Romania 2006 Dennis W. Knight Award of Excellence in Visual art 2006 University of Windsor In Course Scholarship 2005-2006 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Dean’s Honour Roll 2005 Signature status Award, Purely Pastel 14th Annual Open Juried Show 2005 Golden Key Award, University of Windsor 2005 Award of Excellence, The American Juried Art Salon 2004 The Pastel Journal award “Purely Pastel 13th Annual Open Juried Exhibit”

Solo exhibitions:

2013 -“Behind the walls”, Art Community Center, Leamington, On, Canada 2012 - “Shapers of Time”, Art Community Center, Leamington, On, Canada 2011 - Memories of Passing Time, Open Gallery of Art &Architecture, Toronto, On, Canada 2011 -“Conversations”, Art Community Center, Leamington, On, Canada 2008 “Portraits”, Artspeak Gallery, Windsor, Ontario, Canada 2007 - “Roma La Cita Eterna”, Common Ground Gallery, Windsor, ON, Canada 2007 - “Portraits”, Artspeak Gallery, Windsor, Ontario, Canada 2006 - “Drawings 2006”, Artspeak Gallery, Windsor, Ontario, Canada 2005 - Artspeak Gallery, Windsor, Ontario, Canada 2004 - Artspeak Gallery, Windsor, Ontario, Canada 1980 -“My Family” Visual art exhibit at “Casa de Cultura” Hunedoara, Romania (Oil paintings)

Two man Exhibition:

2010 – “Terra Firma”, Art Community Center, Leaminghton, On, Canada 2010 – “Art on the Border”, Gibson Gallery, Amherstburg, On, Canada 2009 – “Shutter and Brush”, Gibson Gallery, Amherstburg, On, Canada 2008 – “Behind the skin and Surfaces” Common Ground Gallery, Windsor, ON, Canada

Group and Juried exhibitions:

2013 – Artisti dal Mondo, Juried art Exhibition, Monbarocio, Italy 2013 - Members Show, Art Community Center, Leamington, On, Canada 2013 - Mostra di Selezione-10a Biennale D’Arte Internazionale Roma, citta di Fiorenzuola D’Arda, Italy, in wich I was selected to participate with the mixed media work”Two Red Pins” 2013 - Incontro Artistico Italo-Belga, Gubio, Italy 2013 - May Group exhibition, Broadway Gallery, New York, USA 2013 - 8th International Contemporary Art Exhibition “The Golden Plaque of Gubbio City Award” 2013 - 12th Grand Premio Internationale Dell’Arte 2013, Galleria IL Colezionista, Rome, Italy, Traveling show: Rome, Milan, Helsinki, Berlin. 2013-Toronto Art Expo , International Art Festival, Toronto, On. Canada 2012 - “SPOLETO” Festival, Rome, Italy, represented by Gallery Il Collezionista 2012 - “Heinz”, Juried Exhibit, Art Community Center, Leamington, On, Canada 2012 - “Odd Universe“, Milk Cofee Bar Gallery, Windsor Ontario 2012 - Members Show, Art Community Center, Leamington, On, Canada 2010 -“ArtWalk”, Walkerville BIA, Windsor, ON, Canada. 2010 -WSU MFA Thesis Exhibition 1, College of Fine, Performing & Communication Arts 2 Gallery, Detroit, MI, USA 2009 - “BEHR”, Detroit, MI, USA 2008 - “Consistency and Change”, Work gallery, Detroit, MI, USA 2007 - 2nd Annual Utrecht Miniature Painting Competition 2007 - “Eclecktika”, Lebel Gallery, Windsor, ON, Canada 2006 - Curatting and exhibiting, the small group show -“Caimac”, Lebel Gallery, Windsor, ON, Canada 2006 - “Self Portrait”, Lebel Gallery, Windsor, ON, Canada, 2006 - Altered books, University of Windsor, Glass case Gallery, Windsor, ON, Canada 2006 - Book Fest Windsor,” Book Altering”, performance piece, Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada 2006-The International Exhibition ”Caragiale” by Cartoonists Rights Network, Ploiesti, Romania, (the work is included in “Cartoonists Rights Network” permanent collection) 2006 - “The 20th Anniversary extravaganza”, Common Ground Gallery, Windsor, ON, Canada 2006 - Just Paint, Artrom Gallery, Rome, Italy 2006 - 1st Annual Desmond Juried Art Exhibition, Renaissance Art Gallery-Ridgetown, Ontario 2006 - Pastel Artists of Canada Members show, Gallery Old Chelsea, Quebec. 2005 -The American Juried Art Salon Exhibition 2005 - Birmingham Watercolor Society “Winter Exhibition”- RBSA Gallery, Birmingham UK. 2005 - “Harvest of Fashion and Art”, The Chatham Capitol Theatre Association, Chatham, Ontario 2005 - Purely Pastel 14th Annual Open Juried Show, Mississauga, ON, Canada. 2005 - “8mm”, group show-photography, Lebel Gallery, Windsor, ON, Canada. 2004 - “Purely Pastel 13th Annual Open Juried Exhibit”, Women’s Art Association Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada. 2004-“Celebrating Diversity”, Renaissance Gallery, Ridgetown, On, Canada 2004-“Zeitgeist”, Lebel Gallery, Windsor, ON, Canada 2004-“ArtWalk”, Walkerville BIA, Windsor, ON, Canada. 2003 - Group Exhibition-Purely Pastel 12th Annual Open Juried Exhibition. Art Gallery Algoma, Sault Ste. Marie, ON. Canada 1990-“All About Clay”-at Gallery “Scoala de Arta Populara Bucuresti”, Bucharest, Romania

Publications: 2013 - Still Point Arts Quarterly, fall issue, “Hanged” made the front cover and the “Wall” series presented inside 2013 - Still Point Arts Quarterly, published the award winning artwork “Size 38” 2013 - Magazine Arte Mondadori 2013, work included: Self Portrait 2011 2013 - International Magazine EFFETTO ARTE, artwork selected and included: Self Portrait 2010 2012 - SPOLETO festival catalogue, two artworks are included and represented by the gallery Il Colezionista, Rome, Italy 2012 -International Contemporary Artists, Vol V, ICA Publishing, two artworks included 2012 – Inclusion of “Self Portrait 2010” in “My Artist Portfolio” Magazine issue no.7 2012- “Artisti Internationali”, Anuario per Artisti di Successo, Vol 2, four works included: Self Portrait 2010, Broken 2009, Tight together 2011, Hanging 2011. 2012 -International Contemporary Artists, Vol IV, ICA Publishing, two artworks included 2011 -International Contemporary Artists, Vol III, ICA Publishing, two artworks included, and one made the front cover. 2006 -The article: LAM Collapflex (A printing process that uses a surprising material…), ARTitude magazine, Issue #22 (Autumn2006),

3 2005 -“The New Masters of Fantasy 2005”-CD collection, Epilogue Gallery. Artwork included: “Will you come?”-Acrylic,” Hydra”-acrylic, Adaptation”-oil, fantasy art. 2004-“The New Masters of Fantasy2004” Epilogue Gallery, CD collection; included artwork: “The Warrior”-oil on canvas, illustrative fantasy art.

Websites: www.freelanced.com/leylamunteanu www.fineartsamerica.com/leylamunteanu www.bluecanvas.com/leylamunteanu www.leydanarts.com Languages: Romanian, English, French