Please visit my website for more information: http://members.shaw.ca/martisart/ Watch me paint - how I create one of my abstract nudes in acrylic on canvas: http://www.youtube.com/user/MartinaPaintings 
- born in Czech Republic
- resides in Vancouver, Canada
- art school in Czech Republic, then mainly self-taught
- Bachelor and Master's degrees (University of Manitoba and the University of British Columbia)
- juried member of the Federation of Canadian Artists
- Representation: Federation Gallery
In the Collection of & Commissioned Work: - 2004 Miroglio S.p.a. (Alba, Italy)
- 2004 Supreme Court of Canada (Ottawa, Canada)
- 2004 York University (Toronto, Canada)
- 2003 Shapiro Hankinson & Knutson (Vancouver, Canada)
- 2000 The Galt Collection (Vancouver, Canada)
My paintings are influenced mostly by Fauvism and Expressionism, but also by Art Deco, Pop-Art and the old masters. Through the use of expressive, vibrant color, abstraction and distortions, I seek to portray human emotions and passions in my still life, landscape and figure paintings. My favorite artists are Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, Egon Schiele, Mark Rothko, Peter Max, Rubens and El Greco, among others.
[Biography Document - Martina Shapiro - 3K - Updated February 15 2008]
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