About me

Alina Eliza Smocov, Salonta, 1979, Romania. Lives and works in Madrid, Spain. Represented by Global Contemporary Graphic Art Gallery, Granada, Spain

Passion

There are people who asked me…Why art? And my answer is: because its my passion that makes my soul happy. Its something beautiful that gets inside me and does not leave me.

Imagination

As a curator I play with my imagination and during my lectures I take the audience with me in my imagination.

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Education
2024Masterclass Acuarela con Pablo Ruben Lopez, Hartem.es, Madrid, España/Spain
Masterclass Watercolor Realism with Anna Ivanova, Artefactoschool.online
2023Clases de pintura en oleó en el estudio de Alejandro Carpintero, Madrid, España/Spain
2020Taller online, Proceso y técnica pictórica de Velázquez de Luis Garcia Mozos, Barcelona, España/Spain
Clases online de pintura en oleó con Alejandro Carpintero, Madrid, España/Spain
Taller online, ´´Realismo con Acuarela´´ con Patricia Guzmán, Ciudad de México, México
2019Workshop retrato al óleo con Jaime Valero, Cráneo Creaciones Gallery, Sevilla, España/Spain
2017-16Painting workshop, Foxy Studio, Valkenburg-Katwijk, The Netherlands
2013-09Bachelor of Fine Arts, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, The Netherlands
Painting and drawing department
2009-08Kunst Academie, Haarlem, The Netherlands
Awards/Grants
2019Grant, Art training with the coach Marcel Kievit, sponsored by Nationale Nederlanden, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2018Grant, Certificado formación, taller de formación “Encuentra tu Ruta´´GIRA Mujeres de Coca-Cola impartido por Fundación Mujeres Madrid, España/Spain
2015Segundo Lugar, Concurso de fotos con tu tarjeta de presentacion, “Adios Invierno Hola Primavera”, Empresarios Europeos, The Netherlands
2013Winner, Goedman Graphic Award, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, The Netherlands
1995The first prize for ”Creation-Painting”, December 1 Exhibition, Arad, Romania
1994The first prize for painting ”December 1”, Arad, Romania
1992Arad District first prize for painting, Children’s Palace, Arad, Romania
The first prize for painting ”January 24” Exhibition, Arad, Romania
Solo exhibitions
2019Kunstroute Kralingen, Restaurant Vicini, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2018Kunstroute Kralingen, Galerie Kralingen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2017Matraca Gallery & Concept Store, Málaga, España
Kunstroute Kralingen, Buitenhuys Kralingen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Raamkunst en de Kunstmanifestatie “De nacht van het 250-jarige Park”, Park de Plantage, Schiedam, NL
Artworks presentation & art lecture, Théâtre de la Manufacture, Nancy, France
Artworks presentation, Social Sciences and Humanities Campus of the University of Lorraine, Nancy, France
2016Kunstroute Kralingen, Buitenhuys Kralingen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2014Nieuwendammerkerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Het Steiger Sint Dominicus Citykerk, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2013Graduation Exhibition, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, The Netherlands
2012Binck36, The Hague, The Netherlands
2006L5 Kunstinitiatief, Hoek Stedelijk Museum Roermond, The Netherlands
Group exhibitions
2023"Ellas hablan'', Tercera Edición, Bar Las Doré, Madrid, España/Spain
2020"Tu mejor Pintura'' Exposición de arte figurativo realista contemporaneo, exposición virtual organizada por Galeria Artelibre en colaboración con el Museo MEAM (Museo Europeo de Arte Moderno), Barcelona, España
2019Kunstroute Kralingen, Restaurant Vicini, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Salón de Invierno, Eka & Moor Gallery, Madrid, España
2018Kunstroute Kralingen, Galerie Kralingen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2017Galerie Jabelle van Jacques Tange, Schiedam, The Netherlands
Fotogramas Coloreados 2. Mujeres Al Borde De Un Ataque De Nervios, MaF Málaga de Festival, El Apartamento Gastrobar, Málaga, España
Raamkunst en de Kunstmanifestatie “De nacht van het 250-jarige Park”, Park de Plantage, Schiedam, NL
Bewonersvereniging Lusthofkwartier, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2016Nidos De Amor, instalación artística, propuesta de Asociación ARTíFICES CULTURA INTEGRAL con motivo de la Feria de Arte Contemporáneo, ARTJaén 2016, Museo Provincial de Jaén, España/Spain
Instalación Nidos De Amor en el marco del Festivalito Literario Pajaritos Y Pajarracos, Sala de conferencias, La Térmica, Málaga, España
Bewonersvereniging Lusthofkwartier, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
La Mar De Coplas, Hostel Calatrava Luxury, Sevilla, España
2015NOW Art Fair, Ahoy Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Kunstroute Kralingen, Galerie Kralingen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Driekoningenkapel, Doetinchem, The Netherlands
Encuentros 5 Lustrum, Art Galerie Hispanico, Zeddam, The Netherlands
2014Melting point, De Witte Slagerij, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Isenheimer, Museum voor Religieuze Kunst, Uden, The Netherlands
El Espejo y la Belleza, La Sala de Blas, Archidona (Málaga), España
2013Isenheimer, Koninklijke Galerie, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, The Netherlands
Billytown, The Hague, NL (curators Roos Hoffmann & Astrid Dekkers)
Más Grotesco, La Casa Invisible, Málaga, España
2012Binck36, The Hague, The Netherlands (collaboration with curator Roos Hoffmann)
Moods, Photex, European Patent Office, Rijswijk, The Netherlands
2011Ateliers Stichting Ruimtevaart, The Hague, The Netherlands
2008Lavra Gallery, Kiev, Ukraine
Din A4 total, Stedelijk Museum, Roermond, The Netherlands
2005Biennale Internationale of Contemporary Art, Delta Gallery, Arad, Romania
2004“Light” Galerie Tanszeki , Szeged, Hungary
Graphic exhibitions
2019Training, Polymetaal, Oude Wetering (near Leiden), The Netherlands
2013Graduation Exhibition, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, The Netherlands (cat.)
2012Artex, European Patent Office, Rijswijk, The Netherlands
International Mail Art Exhibition, Art Association Bad Aibling, Germany
2005Saint Maur Des Fosses Biennal Engraving Exhibition, La Varenne Saint-Hilaire, France
3rd International Engraving Biennial of Duoro, Portugal
Lessedra, World Art Print Annual, Sofia, Bulgaria
International Mini Print Biennal, Cluj Napoca, Romania
Mini Print International, Cadaques Taller, Gallery Port, Barcelona, Spain
20043rd Biennal International Miniature Print Exhibition, Vancouver, Canada
Veles Mini Print International Exhibition, Macedonia
International Biennal of Miniature Art, Czestochowa, Poland
Lessedra, World Art Print Annual, Sofia, Bulgaria
Mini Print International, Cadaques Taller, Gallery Port, Barcelona, Spain
2003International Triennal of Graphic Art, Bitola, Macedonia
International Mini Print Biennal, Cluj Napoca, Romania
Mini Print International, Cadaques Taller, Gallery Port, Barcelona, Spain
2002Mini Print International Exhibition, Cluj Napoca, Romania
”European Cities”, International Ex Libris & Miniprint, Cluj Napoca, Romania
Biennale Internationale D’ Estampes Miniatures de Montreal, Canada
3rd International Triennial of erotic and gallant ex-libris, Havirov, Czech Republic
International Biennal of Miniature Art, Czestochowa, Poland
”Carbunari”, International Small Engraving Salon, Baia Mare, Romania
Mini Print International, Cadaques Taller, Gallery Port, Barcelona, Spain
2001”Carbunari”, International Small Engraving Saloon, Baia Mare, Romania
1999”Point, Line, Spot”, Art Library, Timisoara, Romania
CollectionsThe Netherlands, Domaine du Dramont, Agay, (France), Langelios, Viena, (Austria)