"I WANT TO BE A HUMAN"

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