Artist's Statement
....Deeply in love with oriental art, specialy with an old style of painting SUMI-E for it's relaxing impacts, harmony and philosophy behind it. Studied Oriental Art under tutelage of Japanese profesor Mrs. Tomoko Kodama at the OSA for six years. Teaching art for decades.
Prefered art media: black oriental ink, and soft pastels.
Other media: acrylics, watercolors, fabric paints, woodburning, glass carving, ceramics, modeling in clay, sculpting, painting on porcelain.
....More about me - You will understand yourself if you take a moment to view samples of paintings in my Gallery.
List Of Exhibitions:
Group Exhibitons:
Monthly Exhibits of The Ottawa Art Association (OAA) at The Ottawa Little Theatre since 1995 to recent
(Received several awards for painting in Soft Pastels and Oriental Brush/Ink )
OAA Award Exhibition at The Natioal Art Gallery
Honorable mentioning for Oriental Brush Arwork named
"Where Ever You Go I Go With You" 2004
Annual Art Shows at Hull and Gatineau Public Libraries on different shows topics:
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Cats in Art"; "Icons and Easter Egs Decoration"; "Animals"; "Birds"; "Masks & Theatre Costumes"; "Flowers"
Two exhibitions in each year 2000/2001/2002
Several exibitions "Majka and her Students Artworks" at several public locations in Ottawa
(The Heron Community Centre, Shanghay restaurant, Rasputin restaurant etc.) through years 1999 -2006
Art Festival Exhibition at The Ottawa Art Court Gallery- Group of three artists, 2001
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The Festival of Nature" at The Canadian Museum of Nature -Painting exhibition, workshops and two videos
created and played during show: "Art of Sumi-E" & "The Nature Around Us"- Oct.1999 and 2000
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Yohaku - Sumi-E" The Nepean Sportsplex Gallery(televised) 1999
Group Yohaku at Japanese Restaurant "Tetsu & Jiro", Permanent exhibit in 1993-95"
"East Meets West", Group Yohaku, Toronto-Don Mills , March 1992
" Oriental Painting and Calligraphy" - The Japanese Cultural Centre 1991
"East Meets West", Group Yohaku, Ottawa City Hall, Sept-Oct. 1990 - International
Ottawa Art Association Show for Mother's Day - Stittswille, May 1994,1995
" Earth, Fire and Form"- Two person exhibition. The Earthly Treasure Craft Gallery in Westboro, Sept '93
"Silent Auction" - The Friends of Experimental Farm - Fund raising for green developement 1992-1994
"Emerging Artists" - OSA (with Ontario Art Council Assistance) - Group of six, 1993
"Art Minisale"Fund Raising - The Canadian Art Representation, Ontario (CARO) - 1992
"Ottawa Orchid Society Art Show" The Nepean Sportsplex 1997, 1998, 2001
"Art in Market"- 1996, 1997, 1998
"All members of The Ottawa Source of Art Shows" : 1994 - 1998 annual
"Art for Christmas" - The Ottawa School of Art -1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995
The Ottawa Art Gallery- 55 ByWord Market, Ottawa - exhibitor since 1993 till 1999
"Success Stories III", Multicultural Women' s Fare -The Ottawa Municipal Hall- 1992
"Art for Christmas" - 1991, 1992
; Art for 250" -1991; "Art for 125"-1992 all in The Galerie Intersection
" The Exhibition of Works by Canadian Artists of Czech and Slovak Origin"The Embassy of Czechoslovakia, Oct. 1990
Achievement at The Ottawa Art Association Award Shows:
Honorable mentioning for Sumi-e painting " "Where Ever Go I Go With You 2004
2nd price for Sumi-e painting " Heron" Fall - 2002
2nd price for Sumi-e painting " Puppies" Fall - 2001
2nd price for Sumi-e painting " I am Waiting for You" Fall - 2000
2nd price for Sumi-e painting " The Canadian Geese" Fall - 1999
2nd price for Sumi-e painting "Are we going?" Fall - 1998
3rd price for soft pastels painting "In The Summer Haze" Fall - 1997
2nd price for soft pastels painting "The Ottawa Fall - Conroy " Fall - 1996
2nd price for soft pastels painting " Frozen Sunlight" Spring 1996
Solo exhibitions in Ottawa:
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The Art Show at The City Diner, (Bank Str.) - 2001
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Pastels and Sumi-E" at Rasputin's, (Bronson) - 2000
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Pastels and Sumi -E " at The Shanghai Restaurant (Somerset Str.) - 1999
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Pastels and Sumi-E" at SOA Gallery, (Sommerset Str) - 1998
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The Art Exposition" at The Ottawa Public Library , (Alta Vista)
March '95, Nov.95 / Jan'96 , Sept . 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, Aug/Sept. 2002
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M. Broulik's Art Exhibition" - The Ottawa Woman Credit Union, Aug./ Sept.'94
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Pastels,Applied Sumi-E, Photos, Sculptures" SOA Gallery, Fifth Ave. Court '94,'95,'96