About me
Careful observation has always been at the heart of my work.
That curiosity has shaped both my artistic practice and my teaching, leading me from portraiture to botanical studies and contemporary mixed-media work inspired by nature.
Born in Iași, Romania, I studied Graphic Arts and Design at the George Enescu National University of Arts before continuing my education at the University of Salamanca and the Complutense University of Madrid, where I completed a PhD in Image and Design in 2015. Since 2002, Madrid has been my home and creative base.
Today I divide my time between my studio practice, university teaching, and creating nature-inspired workshops and online courses.
My approach
Whether I'm painting a portrait or working with leaves, my work begins in the same place: careful observation. I'm interested in revealing what usually goes unnoticed and inviting others to see the world with fresh eyes.
I don't see creativity as a talent reserved for a few people. I see it as a way of paying attention.
Whether I'm painting a child's portrait, printing leaves onto paper, or teaching a workshop, the process begins in the same place: slowing down, observing carefully, and allowing curiosity to lead.
My goal isn't simply to teach techniques. It's to help people develop the confidence to observe more deeply, think like artists, and discover their own visual language.
Working with Nature
Nature has become both my subject and my teacher. Every leaf, seed, and botanical imprint reminds me that beauty emerges through attention rather than perfection.
Through watercolor, botanical printing, eco-printing, and mixed media, I explore the relationship between memory, material, and the living world.
My artworks and courses invite others to slow down, notice what often goes unseen, and discover creativity through a deeper connection with nature.
Exhibitions:
May 2024: Artist Book for No Frontier Artist Residency, Iasi, Romania (awarded through internacional contest and scholarship financed by Muzeul Național al Literaturii, Iasi, Romania)
October 2021: Women around the world -IInd edition, watercolour portraits, individual exhibition, Centro Sociocultural Joan Miró, Móstoles, Madrid, Spain.
August 2021: Intercontinental Biennial of Small Graphics Inter-Art Aiud, VIIIth edition, group exhibition, Aiud, Romania.
October 2020: FLOWERS/CELEBRATION/UNAGE, 1860-2020, group exhibition, Palatul Universității Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Iasi, Romania. Catalogue ISBN: 978-606-547-485-7
May 2020: Paraísos Vegetales, 4ª online group exhibition, on Acción X el Arte platform, Madrid, Spain.
February - March 2020: Mujeres en el mundo. Madres e hijas. Women around the world. Mothers and daughters, watercolour portraits, individual exhibition, Centro Sociocultural Joan Miró, Móstoles, Madrid, Spain.
June 2017 - October 2017: Among myths: artist books, group exhibition, Biblioteca Histórica Marques de Valdecilla, UCM, Madrid, Spain. Catalogue ISBN: 978-84-697-3551-0
2009 December: Around the world in 80 colours, paintings and drawings/illustrations from my trips around the world, individual exhibition, Gabriel Celaya Cultural Center, San Fernando de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
2009 January – May: A Romanian Traveler´s Diary, painting and illustration, rotating individual exhibition within the libraries of Comunidad de Madrid - Alcorcón, Chinchón, Valdemoro, Navalcarnero, San Martin de la Vega, Mostoles, Madrid, Spain.
October 2008: Participant at the International Contemporary Art Fair Estampa, XVIth Edition, (29 October – 2 November) through collaboration with Antonio Pérez Fundation, Madrid, Spain.
September 2008: Installation Antrópicos, collective exhibition: Daemon – Upside down world, French Embassy, Madrid, Spain.
April – May 2007: Drawing exhibition, Collective, DIN A–3= 297/420, Estampa Gallery, Madrid, Spain.
December 2006 – January 2007: Illustration Exhibition, XXXth Edition of the Fair Scientific Books for Children, OEPLI, Casa de Vacas del Retiro, Cultural Center, Madrid, Spain.
November 2006: Illustration Exhibition, InternationalBook Fair Gaudeamus, Bucuresti, Romania.
October 2006: Illustration Exhibition, Fairytales for Children and Grown-ups, Ist Edition, Cultural Center, Alba Iulia, Rumania.
July 2006:Rumors of a voyage, individual illustration exhibition, Espacio para el Arte Hall, Blasco de Garay, Obra Social Caja Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
February 2002: Wall Poetry - a Traveller's Diary, individual exhibition, watercolours and photography, Goethe Institut and German Cultural Center, Iasi, Romania.
