Virgil Preda (2 September 1923 - 23 October 2011) was a Romanian painter.
Studies
Finished his studies at the Private Academy of Art in Bucharest in 1948. Studied at the Law University between 1943 and 1947, in Bucharest.
Debut
Preda was born in Bucharest. He exhibited for the first time at 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 the 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" Gallery Denver Colorado-SUA
Private collections in Romania and abroad Romania, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Hungary, Japan, 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
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