Rosana de Montfort

About the author

Rosana de Montfort is a native of Ostrava, who has been working since early childhood under the influence of mentors, role models and teachers such as Karel Žaluda, Věra Špánová-Boudníková, Jiří Stejskal, David John Lloyd, Jaroslav Domiter and Ladislav Maria Wagner.

She is driven by the strange messages she inserts into her works, like words in a diary. The testimonies she leaves in her canvases are based on her own view of the world through opposites. "What is, does not exist; what is not, can be." When it comes to styles, he does not limit himself to a trend or a fashion wave. Sometimes he chooses to paint unrealistic things realistically, and conversely, he creates the real world with quick dynamic brushstrokes. The mediums he uses for his paintings are mostly canvas, acrylics, oil paints, synthetics, sand and plaster, varnishes and pencils. In sculpture and painting he prefers materials such as expansive foam, acrylic, glass, cement, polyurethane, aluminum and wood. Her current secondary dwelling in Novojičín has become home to her skills in architecture and interior design, where she interweaves century-old wooden structures with modern minimalism.

Living permanently abroad since 1991 has offered her a rich development through interactivity with a multicultural society, making her fluent in many languages. Collections of her art can be found in private collections, but also in corporate spaces in many countries.It is in the UK that she has been able to reach the widest audience while developing her style with several new modern techniques and media. As well as classical painting, she also created sculptures, street and large-scale murals. This was followed by exhibitions and commissions for art but also music production for British TV channels such as Channel U, BBC Channel 4 and Lion TV.

She currently exhibits around 100 paintings in the Czech Republic, organises art classes and teaches at a grammar school. As co-owner of DE MONTFORT Ltd, she works with international institutions, galleries and collectors to change life around her for the better. Through her participation in non-profit projects, she has received several awards including recognition from the White House and awards from the San Francisco City Council and the City of Beale. She has been awarded several prizes for her participation in international art competitions.

In her spare time, she assists in the development of the City of Bílovec's cultural program by leading art projects and exhibitions at MonAmi Gallery and Mortiz Gallery.

Awards

Certificate of Merit from the City and County of San Francisco 2010
"President's Volunteer Service Award" from Barrack Obama 2010
International Velazquez Award, MAOM Barcelona 2019
International Michelangelo Award, Rome 2019
Finalist "International Contemporary Masters" Santa Barbara June 2019
Finalist "International Contemporary Masters" Santa Barbara August 2019
Bílovec City Council Award for Merit in Culture 2021
Finalist of "Circle Awards" Circle Foundation Paris

Exhibitions Piemonte

Da Rosalba, exhibition and paintings of murals in a building, Cuneo
Scuola Linguistica Borgo san Dalmazzo, selling solo exhibition

Exhibitions Munich

Matador, Kunstpark Ost, Graefinger Str., solo exhibition
Kultfabrik, Kunstpark Ost, joint exhibition
Garden exhibition at the corporate festival of Faber A.G., Grűnwald
Jugend Zentrum, Garmisch Pattenkirchen, joint exhibition, show

Exhibitions and events Prague

Blue Velvet Gallery, works on consignment
Street jam Barrandov, show
Street jam Orionka, show
Vila Tauber and Fischl, Vysočany, collective exhibition Urban

Exhibitions and projects

Channel U, solo Street exhibition, spray on billboard 3 pieces
BBC4, Hip Hop Nights, creative collective project for documentary series
Ferrier Point , Canning Town, solo exhibition
East London Fair Shoreditch, collective exhibition
Beecroft Gallery Southend-on-Sea, solo exhibition
Great Malvern, The Pastures, private sales exhibition
ING Creatives Festival 2017 Dubai, world competition, collective exhibition

Exhibitions and Projects

10-30.11.2018 centre Mello Tower, Essex, United KIngdom
08-05.08.2018 Bílovec Castle, exhibition and lecture at PARCON 2018
02.-25.03. 2019 Museum and Gallery Mlejn Ostrava
04.-31.08. 2019 Bílovec Castle, solo exhibition
06.- Wine Bar under Pálava, Dolní Náměstí, Olomouc, stable solo exhibition
09.-31.10. 2019 Galerie Chagall
10.2019 Yacht Club, Frinton-on-Sea, UK, sales exhibition
09.2019 Essex County REVIEW, UK, benefit sales exhibition "Hello Harwich"
12.2019 Unveiling of reproduction of original painting by Bl. Česlava Odrowas, Chateau Bílovec
12.2019 Min Café, Nový Jičín, stable solo exhibition
08.-.07.2020 Petra Brandl Gallery, Prague 1, selected works
06.-31.08.2020 Bílovec Castle, solo exhibition
06.-03.09.2021 ROMY&ROSE, exhibition with Romana Štryncl in the Castle Gallery, Bílovec
07.-30.10.2021 Interworlds, Rosana and Russell de Montfort, exhibition of paintings, Chateau Kunín
09.-05.10.2021 Charity exhibition, triptych "3 Women", Skalka Monastery, Mníšek pod Brdy
09.-8.11.2021 Educational programme for children at the Gymnasium of Mikoláš Kopernik in Bílovec
10.-31.1.2022 Bárta-Montfort-Kořistková, exhibition of paintings, Silvie Kořistková Gallery, Orlová
11.-31.05.2022 Project VÁRIUM, Curator PhDr. Renáta Mužíková, Passage of Czech Design Prague
02.-20.03.2022 "IN CLOSE TO THE CITY" exhibition of paintings Gallery MonAmi, Bílovec
03.-5.04.2022 Educational program for adolescents at the Gymnasium Mikoláš Kopernik in Bílovec
05.-24.6. 2022 Lysice Castle - 2nd year of the ROMY&ROSE project exhibition with Romana Štryncl
08.-30.09. 2022 House of Culture Kroměříž, exhibition of the series "DULCE DYSTOPIA", curator Robert Rohál
9.-31.Chateau Bílovec, MORITZ Gallery, group exhibition entitled "MEETING IN TIME", Jaroslav Jerry Svoboda, Michal Janovský, Radomír Bárta, Rosana de Montfort
3.9. - 31. FELIDAE Gallery, Kafé Schrödinger Brno, "A MOVEMENT IN TIME", curated by Romy Štryncl