Artist Biography / Artist Statement:

Simona Berea creates emotive, atmospheric portraits exploring inner worlds, female strength, and the complex layers of human identity.

List of previous exhibitions:

Personal exhibitions

1. 2022 “Zori” – solo debut exhibition, Galeria Victoria, Iasi, Romania

2. 2024 “Reverie” – solo exhibition, “Gh. Ursachi” Cultural Center, Iasi, Romania

Group exhibitions
2021

1. “Identități ieșene” – online exhibition – awarded with the Prize for Painting and the Prize of Excellence, Iasi, Romania

2022
2. “Multiform” – Galeria Aparte, Iasi, Romania
3. “Zis si făcut” – online exhibition, Iasi, Romania

2023
4. “Zilele Victor Brauner” – Sinagoga Catedrala “Baal Shem Tov,” Piatra Neamț, Romania
5. “Alternativa ‘23” – Galeria Dana, Iasi, Romania
6. “Lascăr Vorel” National Biennale, Piatra Neamț – nominated for the Debut Prize in Painting, Piatra Neamț, Romania

2024
7. “Art Shopping Paris” – Carrousel du Louvre, 5–7 April 2024 – awarded with the Paris Art Prize by Artio Gallery, Paris, France
8. “Land of Silence” – Musa Pavilion during the Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy
9. Women in Art Biennale London – 26–29 September 2024, Chelsea Old Town Hall, London, UK
10. Annual Art Salon – the annual exhibition of the plastic artists from Romania, Iasi, Romania

2025
11. “Timebound Specter” – exhibition organized by Nartwork a.p.s. during the Carnival of Venice, Spazio Espositivo San Vidal, Campo San Zaccaria, Venice, Italy