Donna immigrated to Canada from Eastern Europe at an early age and grew up in southern Ontario. Her love of vast and sweeping scenery comes from her memories of travels in North American, Europe and Asia. She has been involved in drawing since her youth and has been involved in various artistic mediums from sculpting in clay and wood to painting in mixed media, and acrylics. “I love to work with all types of acrylic media because of its versatility for thin to thick work and its immediacy to allow layered work over a short time.”
In 1997 Donna became a full-time artist. While primarily self-taught, she has studied drawing, painting and printmaking at the Ottawa School of Art, Algonquin College, Nepean Visual Arts Centre and with various outstanding Canadian and international masters.
Selected Solo Exhibits:
Glebe Centre, Ottawa, April 2010
Francesco's Coffee Company, Nov. 2007, Feb. 2009
Richelieu Vanier Centre, Ottawa, Dec 2006
Francesco's Coffee Company, Ottawa, Nov. 2004/2005
Allegro Music Academy, Ottawa, Jan. 2005
Soup'herbe Gallery, Old Chelsea, PQ - Nov.& Dec. 2004
Galeriart, Ottawa, Jan 2003
Selected Group Shows:
D'OMMA Gallery, Ottawa, Dec 2009 - Feb. 2010
Colouris Sur la Baie, Rockland, Oct. 2009
Sante Restaurant & Gallery, Ottawa, Apr-Jun 2008
Ottawa Art Festival (juried) , Lansdowne Park, Ottawa: April 2003 - 2007
Tulip Festival Gallery, Ottawa, May, 2005, 2006, 2007
Artemisia Art Show, Oct. 2005
Dual Artist show, Anghiari, Italy: June 2004
Galleriart, Ottawa, 2003-2005
Foyer Gallery, Ottawa, 2003-2004
