Romeo Dobrota
TorontoArtistic background
Curriculum, Statement ... Romi Dobrota
I’m Romeo Dobrota from Toronto, Canada! There is no doubt that I was born with the passion and talent of producing fine art for the intellectual and emotional enjoyment of myself and the public. My art is born at the intersection of philosophy, astronomy, healing, and psychology. The focus of my studies done in Europe and Canada was on sculpture, painting, mosaic, design, cartoon, and Byzantine art. One who contemplates my artwork will notice surprising materials and techniques as a result of my genuine curiosity and excitement of exploring less traveled roads. As such, in early 1990’s in my paintings may introduce 3D elements inspired from sculpture and use beautiful colored organic bee wax with 24 K gold leaves, to create powerful images, ideas and feelings related techniques like a Historical Egyptian’s technology: paintings, sarcophagus, inside of pyramids etc. I studied The Byzantine Art, at Saint Vladimir Institute from Toronto, and mosaic at Mount Nebo, Jordan! I’m fascinated by Universe … Galaxy … Space … Time … Infinite … Light … Soul … History, Religion! The same in 1990’s I started to place the human form against the landscape in an attempt of revealing the complex intellectual and emotional nature of our beings. As an artist I truly believe that art has a great power of easing metaphysical restlessness and alleviate anxieties, so many of my ideas and color palette glorify the mind and soul. Later in that same decade, I started to bring at the core of my art geometric shapes combined with elements of astronomy in which the public finds a sense of liberation and healing even beyond the individual experience, at the societal level. This important milestone in my artistic life coincides of course with the immersion from a totalitarian regime into a world free of censorship and avid to embrace new ideas and artistic expressions. Throughout the years I participated in series of exhibitions, most significant being in 2010 at the Art Gallery of Ontario, for which I was praised in Toronto Sun (2010/11/08). In 2019 my arts were got comment in different news papers: New York Magazine – New York, Observatory – Toronto, and in Amsterdam I did 2 different television’s interviews for Netherland and Portugal. As such in 2019 I did on line interview regarding the Contemporary Art Station Barcelona! In the same year, 2019, came with a multitude of exhibition projects, and I would not be wrong to say that this is one of the most successful years for the recognition of the value of my artwork. Throughout the year 2019 I participated to a group exhibitions at: Hittite Gallery Yorkville Toronto (4 exhibitions), International Fir Art Tokyo, Contemporary Art Station Barcelona, International Art Fair in Amsterdam, Parks Gallery in Austria, Carousel Moderns Art Louvre in Paris, Middle East Arts Collectors Catalog, Next year (2020) I will participate to several other exhibitions in New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Film Festival Arts Cannes France, Basel Switzerland, Munich, Vienna, Toronto, Montreal etc. My artwork can be found in permanent display in Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia.
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EXHIBITIONS ROMEOFINEART1 Exhibition Hello Art, Oakville 2025
2. Exhibition Hello Art, Toronto, 2024-2025
3. Exhibition, Gallea Montreal, Vibrant Gallery Toronto, 2024-2025
4. Exhibition, Gallea Montreal, Vibrant Gallery Toronto, Oct 2nd- 2023-Feb 21 2024
5. Exhibitions, Art Up Close Gallery, New York at Pier 34, Manhattan April 7-10 2023
6. International Contemporary ART Biennial Basel, Switzerland, 19-21 June 2022
7. International Fine Art Biennale 2022, Cannes France, Film Festival 2022.
8. Exhibition with PAKS Gallery, in Munich, Germany, 2021
9. Exhibition with PAKS Gallery in Vienna, Austria, in 2021
10. Exhibition with PAKS Gallery in Vienna, Austria, in 2020.
11. Exhibition with PAKS Gallery, in Munich, Germany, 2020
12. Exhibition Hittite Gallery Yorkville, Toronto, Canada, 2020
13. Exhibition with PAKS Gallery Castle Hubertendorf , Austria, in 2020.
14. Exhibition with PAKS Gallery, in Munich, Germany, 2020,
15. Exhibition, Gallea Gallery, Montreal, Ministry of Justice, Canada 2020
16. Exhibition, Gallea Gallery, Hotel Montreal, Canada,
17. Middle East Art Association Collector Catalog, Dubai - Abu Dhabi, Emirates, 2020.
18. Modern Art Masters in Complex du Louvre Paris, 2019.
19. International Art Fair Exhibition, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, NL, 2019.
20. Exhibition, Hittite Gallery, Yorkville, Toronto, May, June, July, August 2019.
21. Contemporary Art Station, Barcelona, July, 2019.
22. International Art Fair Exhibition, Belle Salle Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan, 2019.
23. Metropolitan Church Toronto, Canada 2011.
24. Saint Vladimir Institute Toronto, Canada 2011,
25. Saint Vladimir Institute Toronto, Canada 2010,
26. Saint Vladimir Institute Toronto, Canada 2009,
27. The Art of Victorian Photo-collage, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 2010.
28. All Saints Romanian Church Toronto 2009, 2010.
29. The Romanian Champs of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 2010,
30. The Romanian Champs of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 2009,
31. The Romanian Champs of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 2008,
32. Exhibitions, George Brown College, Toronto, Canada, 2010,
33. Exhibitions, George Brown College, Toronto, Canada, 2009.
34. Exhibitions, George Brown College, Toronto, Canada, 2008.
35. Exhibitions, George Brown College, Toronto, Canada, 2007.
36. Exhibition Helios Gallery, Timisoara, Romania, 1991
37. Expositions painting and sculpture in marble, in Timisoara Romania 1980-1990.
Interests
1. www.paks-gallery.com/art project dont stop to live 2020.htm?fbclid=IwAR3VSIoeEm90yrxpgQGpjy6q1WYwjJAsiueD4Kw99EB5Hj6S8y2D_qN5bVE2. www.paks-gallery.com/gallery castle summer 2020.htm?fbclid=IwAR1EhEzD0l-BeSlRhObqY58II37tPyqf6T_obdkrLjyUNkYoELAafteGM1w
3. www.sibiunews.net/new/articole/20-rural/24841-poiana-sibiului-odihnindu-si-albastrul-dorul-in-creatiile-marelui-artist-romeo-dobrota.html?fbclid=IwAR3M096znkSTcF-qVWwjGVuI2VrypV8kZ9wsce0ByYZX3h90_qoHhJ-CEhQ
4. www.fox34.com/story/42142277/mamag-museum-starts-social-media-art-project
5. www.facebook.com/watch/?v=711276952950310. The Art Project, “Don’t STOP to LIVES”!, I’m part of this Project under UNESCO Program! International Day! Thanks Paks Gallery from Austria!
6. www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1362486147286721&set=a.474466786088666. An interview with CNN, Austrian Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz regarding The Art Project, “Don’t STOP to LIVES”!, I’m part of this project under UNESCO Program, International Day! Thanks Paks Gallery from Austria!
7. https://clalindar.wordpress.com/2020/02/20/laureatul-premiului-international-leonardo-da-vinci-artist-universal-2019-romeo-dobrota-romi-din-toronto-artistul-plastic-din-vecini/?fbclid=IwAR1NIq3IZkczsOn15j96TkPfuHBz0TzsEZsUTWYqdPgqE5x8G82qutLPwQc
8. Cotidianul.ro: www.cotidianul.ro/romeo-dobrota-din-toronto-artistul-plastic-dinvecini/?fbclid=IwAR01_U_w1gkkbSzVKQVHEUlZlHEBcrm9_0pmVl_hjeFVabxxpno4DKC_V0Q
9. zhd.ro/eveniment/laureatul-premiului-international-leonardo-da-vinci-artist-universal-2019-romeo-dobrota-romi-din-toronto-artistul-plastic-din-vecini/
10. www.ziare.com/deva/stiri-actualitate/laureatul-premiului-international-leonardo-da-vinci-artist-universal-2019-romeo-dobrota-romi-din-toronto-artistul-plastic-din-vecini-7989555
11. www.reusita.ro/cultura/235-avem-un-roman-distins-cu-premiul-leonardo-da-vinci-artist-universal-romeo-dobrota
12. stirilazi.ro/avem-cu-cine-sa-ne-mandrim-poienarul-romeo-dobrota-distins-cu-premiul-leonardo-da-vinci-artist-universal/
13. www.ziarelive.ro/stiri/avem-cu-cine-sa-ne-mandrim-poienarul-romeo-dobrota-distins-cu-premiul-leonardo-da-vinci-artist-universal.html
14. Venice, Italia https://www.mais-art.nl/index/205196377_Leonardo+Da+Vinci.html#.XdXjV0qJJPY 2020
15. www.sibiunews.net/component/search/?searchword=romeo dobrota&ordering=newest&searchphrase=all&limit=20
16. www.bucurestibusiness.ro/?s=Romeo+Dobrota
17. www.artupclose.com/romi-dobrota
18. www.paks-gallery.com/gallery munich winter 2020.htm
19. www.paks-gallery.com/art shopping louvre exhibition 2019.htm
20. www.artshopping-expo.com/info_artiste/11221/dobrota.html
21. www.paks-gallery.com/artists.htm
22. www.paks-gallery.com/gallery vienna winter 2020.htm
23. www.paks-gallery.com/gallery castle winter 2020.htm
24. www.facebook.com/PAKS-Gallery-International-474292792772732/
25. www.unternehmen-heute.de/news.php?newsid=615694
26. www.fair-news.de/2746218/paks-gallery-eine-galerie-der-besonderen-art
27. www.wien-news.de/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6126
28. www.instagram.com/paksgallery/
29. Barcelona: Interview “On line” at Contemporary Art Station Exhibition Barcelona, July 2019. www.contemporaryartstation.com/interviews/2019/6/14/interview-with-romi-dobrota
30. Barcelona: www.contemporaryartstation.com/barcelona-2019/2019/6/14/romi-dobrota-canada?fbclid=IwAR0uAO8EjnMz–2CBBI4JLn7nYjoOu2sRo3vuBGChvvISitNvWNOTaO3pfY 2019
31. Barcelona: www.contemporaryartstation.com/barcelona-july-2019/2019/6/14/romi-dobrota-canada
32. Barcelona: www.contemporaryartstation.com/
33. Amsterdam Interview 10H Faustino Creative Media TV: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTpszSTO6xI
34. Interview at 10 H Faustino Creative Media for TV Portugal 2019.
35. Interview at 10 H Faustino Creative Media for TV Netherlands 2019.
36. Tokyo: https://issuu.com/globalartagency/docs/tiaf2019_final_catalogue_singlep
37. “Puzzle”, the cover book, by Letitia Vladislav, Publishing “Eikon” Edition, Spain 2019.
38. Observatorul, Toronto, April 2019. www.observatorul.com/articles_main.asp?action=articleviewdetail&ID=19749
39. Toronto Sun, Toronto, Nov. 8, 2010.
40. Award from Group Exhibition at Art Gallery Of Ontario 2010!
41. Awards Exhibitions Sculpture in Marble in Romania 1985!
42. Awards Exhibitions Sculpture in Marble in Romania 1987!
43. Award The International Prize Leonardo da Vinci – The Universal Artist Florence Italy 2019.
44. Award The Circle Foundation For The Arts, Artist oft he Year Award 2019- Honorable Mention – Romeo Dobrota 2020
45. Catalog International Contemporary Art Station Barcelona 2019
46. Catalog New York Ro Magazine, New York, March, April, May, June 2019
47. Catalog Modern Art Exhibition Catalog, Louvre Paris 2019.
48. Catalog Modern Art Masters in Complex Louvre 2019
49. Catalog about Art Magazine Europe 2019, Paks Gallery nr. 2/2019
50. Catalog International Art Fair Official Catalog, Amsterdam, 2019
51. Catalog International Art Fair Official Catalog, Tokyo, 2019.
52. Catalog Art Market Observer Europa 2020
53. Catalog Middle East Art Collector Book 2020
54. Catalog MAMAG Modern Art Museum, Do not stop to LIVE 2020