Virgil Preda
Virgil Preda (September 2, 1923 - October 23, 2011[citation needed]) was a Romanian painter.
Studies
- Finished the studies of Private Academy of Art in Bucharest 1948.
- The studies of Law University between 1943–1947, in Bucharest.
Debut
- Preda was born in Bucharest. He exhibited for the first time to the yearly exhibition in 1962 in Bucharest.
One man shows România
- 1965 Painting exhibition "Galateea" Galiery Bucharest
- 1969 Painting exhibition "Orizont" Galiery Bucharest
- 1975 Painting exhibition "Eforie" Galiery Bucharest
- 1978 Painting exhibition "Eforie" Galiery Bucharest
- 1983 Istituto Italiano di Cultura in România Bucharest
- 1985 Painting exhibition "Orizont" Galiery Bucharest
- 1994 Painting exhibition "Simeza" Galiery
- 1996 Painting exhibition Galiery of Brazilian Embassy in Bucharest.
- 2001 Painting exhibition "Simeza" Galiery, 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 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" Galiery Denver Colorado-SUA
Private collections in Romania and abroad
- Romania, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Hungaria, Japon, 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