Education Liceul de Arte Plastice Nicolae Tonitza, Bucarest Université de Genève, Switzerland University of Toronto Central Tech [3-year adult art programme at the Art Centre] Affiliations
Collections Ioana Bertrand's paintings, prints and installations can be found in private collections in Canada, Switzerland, New Zealand, Japan, the United States, Bangladesh and Hungary. Awards Honorable Mention for the HEAD RIVER BIRCH watercolour in the OPAS 2013 juried art exhibit at Hangman Gallery. Award of Merit for the YESTERDAY watercolour in the TWS 2015 juried art exhibit at Todmorden Mills Honourable Mention for the BREEZY DAY acrylic painting in the DVAC show 'Illuminations' at Todmorden Mills Gallery. DVAC George Shane Award of Excellence - in the Abstract or Non-Representational category for the RED RADIANCE # 2 acrylic painting, in the DVAC Spring 2021 online show "Celebrating Creativity'  Solo Exhibits March 2019 - Story Houses, Acrylic and Watercolours, Montgomery's Inn, Etobicoke November 2018 - Sky Trees, Watercolour and Screen-prints, Lazy Daisy's Cafe, Toronto October 2018 - Foglie, Limited Edition Block Prints and Screen-prints, Lazy Daisy's Cafe, Toronto September 2018 - Killarney, Acrylic Plein-air Landscapes, Lazy Daisy's Cafe, Toronto March 2016 - Arborum, Limited Edition Screenprints and Mixed Media, Montgomery's Inn [Briarly Room], Toronto February 2016 - Groves, Abstract Acrylic Paintings, University of Toronto Faculty Club foglie, Limied Edition Block Printing, University of Tortonto Faculty Club, W.D.Foulds Room November 2015 – Fragments, Watercolour and Acrylic Paintings, Second Cup Cafe, Toronto December 2014 – Veiled Skies, Watercolours, Rainbow Cinemas/CARFAC December 2014 – Windswept, Acrylic Landscapes, Wunderland Gallery & Cafe November 2014 – Fractured Groves, Abstracted Acrylic Paintings, North York Library October /November 2014 – Tapestry, Large Abstract Paintings, Carlton Gallery/AFAC October 2013 – In Praise of Good Husbands, Limited Edition Prints, S. Walter Stewart TPL September 2013 – Season’s Swirl, Limited Edition Block Printing, Grapefruit Moon, Toronto June 2013 – Natural Abstractions, Abstract Acrylic Paintings, Runnymede TPL September 2012 - Sub Divo, Landscape Painting, University of Toronto Faculty Club January 2012 – Lumière boréale, Watercolours and Limited Edition Prints, Deer Park Library March 2011 – Aotearoa Reflections, New Zealand Paintings, Fairview TPL
Juried Group Exhibits May 2021 - Sculpture 2021 - John B. Aird Gallery December 2020 - 36th Annual Fall Juried Online Aquavision November 2019 - Print 2019, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto October 2019 - 35th Aquavision, TWS juried show, Twist Gallery, Toronto June 2019 - 34th Spring Aquavision, TWS juried show, Todmorden Mills Gallery, Toronto December 2018 - As I See It, juried by Overzealous Art Collective, at Neilson Park Creative Centre, Toronto July 2018 - The Print Show, juried show, Gerrard Art Space, Toronto May 2018 - 33rd Spring Aquavision, TWS juried show, Todmorden Mills Gallery, Toronto September 2017 - 33rd Fall Aquavision, TWS juried show, J.D.Carrier Gallery, Columbus Centre, Toronto October 2016 - 32nd Aquavision, TWS juried exhibition, Todmorden Mills Gallery, Toronto February 2016 - Black and White Ball VI, Propeller Gallery, Toronto October/ November 2015 – 31st Aquavision, TWS juried exhibition, Todmorden Mills June 2015 – Watermark 2015, CSWPC juried exhibition, Santa Fe Gallery, Owen Sound April 2015 – 30th Aquavision, TWS juried exhibition, Neilson Park Creative Center May 2014 – Envol , an art exhibit of the Graduating Class, CTS Art Gallery August – November 2013 - OPAS/ Capital One Juried Art Show, Canadian Head Office May 2013 – Spring Aquavision 2013, Toronto Watercolour Society Juried Exhibit, J.D. Carrier Gallery, Toronto June 2012 - August 2013 – Commemorating 200 Years of Peace, Medallic Arts Society Juried Exhibit, Rodman Hall Art Centre, St. Catharines May 2012 – Photo-Op, 4th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition, John B. Aird Gallery
Non-Juried Collective Exhibits April 2021 - DVAC Online Celebrating Creativity November 2020 - DVAC Online Fall Art Show and Sale July 2020 - The Watercolour Show - Gerrard Art Space, Toronto and online June 2020 - DVAC Art Online February 2020 - The Textile Show, Gerrard Art Space, Toronto December 2019 - 30th Mistletoe Magic, John B. Aird Gallery fundraiser, Toronto November 2019 - Art in All Sizes, DVAC Fall Show and Sale, Todmorden Mills, Toronto October 2019 - The Square Foot Show, Gerrard Art Space, Toronto July 2019 - Summer Affordable Art Fair, The Freedom Factory, Toronto May 2019 - Illuminations, DVAC Annual Sale and Awards Show, Todmorden Mills, Toronto March 2019 - Artists in the Garden at Canada Blooms, Enercare Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto February 2019 - The Textile Show, Fibre sculptures, Gerrard Art Space, Toronto January 2019 - Six Directions, Acrylics and Lt.Ed. Prints, Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery, Etobicoke January 2019 - Finding Solace in a Landscape, Watercolours, Neighbourhood Gallery, NUUC, Toronto December 2018 - Holiday Gift Fair, Tranzac Club, Toronto December 2018 - Mistletoe Magic, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto November 2018 - Small Works 1, Gallery 1313, Toronto November 2018 - Precious Snowflakes, Yellow House Gallery, Toronto November 2018 - Does Size Matter? DVAC Annual Winter Show, Papermill Gallery, Toronto October/ November 2018 - Clebrations 2018, Artusiasm Gallery, Toronto September/October 2018 - TWS fundraiser at Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto August 2018 - My City, Artusiasm Gallery, Toronto May 2018 - Expressions, Artusiasm Gallery, Toronto May 2018 - Celebrating 70 Years of Artmaking, DVAC Spring Show, Papermill Art Gallery, Toronto April 2018 - Shedding Light on Shadow, Artusiasm Gallery, Toronto March 2018 - Celebration, Artusiasm Gallery, Toronto March 2018 - Artists in the Garden at Canada Blooms, Enercare Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto March 2018 - An Ode to Women, Artusiasm Gallery, Toronto March 2018 - Painting Ceiling Tiles for Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto January 2018 - Figuratively Speaking, Artusiasm Gallery, Toronto January 2018 - Land, River and Sea, Artusiasm Gallery, Toronto November 2017 - Mistletoe Magic, John B. Aird Gallery Fundraiser November 2017 - A Show Within A Show, DVAC Fall Exhibit, Papermill Gallery, Toronto October 2017 - Altered Reality, The Freedom Factory, Toronto October 2017 - Textures, Artusiasm Gallery, Toronto September 2017 - Fall Colours, Artusiasm Gallery, Toronto August 2017 - Imagination, Artusiasm Gallery, Toronto July/August 2017 - Animal Kingdom, Artusiasm Gallery, Toronto June/July 2017 - Heaven on Earth, Artusiasm Gallery, Toronto June 2017 - 33rd Aquavision, TWS show, Paper Mill Gallery, Toronto May 2017 - Painting our Canada, DVAC exhibit, Todmorden Mills, Toronto December 2016 - Holiday Bazaar, Ben Navaee Gallery, Leslieville November 2016 - A Show Within A Show, DVAC Holiday exhibit, Todmorden Mills October 2016 - In The Open Air, OPAS annual show, Riverdale Gallery, Toronto May 2016 - Spring Into Summer, DVAC show, Papermill Gallery/ Todmorden Mills April 2016 - Face and Figure, Ben Navaee Gallery, Toronto March 2016 - Spring Has Sprung, Ben Navaee Gallery, Toronto February/ March 2016 - Constructed Art to Sculpture, Ben Navaee Gallery, Toronto January/February 2016 - Abstract 2016, Ben Navaee Gallery, Toronto November/ December 2015 – A Show Within A Show, DVAC Art show and sale, Todmorden Mills October 2015 – Visions in the Open Air II, OPAS Annual Show 2015, Project Gallery March 2015 – Spring Has Sprung, Ben Navaee Gallery, Toronto November 2014 – Visions in the Open Air, OPAS annual show 2014, Project Gallery June 2014 – The CTS Annual Student and Staff Art Exhibition 2014 November 2013 – In the Open Air, OPAS Annual Show 2013, Hangman Gallery June 2013 – The Art Centre Annual Student Exhibit 2013 March 2013 – Art for All Canada, Metro Hall Rotunda, Toronto March, May, June 2012 – various displays and exhibits of student work at the Central Gallery and the Art Centre, Toronto November 2008, 2009 – Mistletoe Magic, J. B. Aird Gallery, Toronto
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