Irena Roman - Artist Spotlight Solo Art Exhibition

Irena Roman is the Traditional Artist Spotlight winning artist for the month of July 2018. She is a Scituate, Massachusetts, based transparent watercolorist. She is a signature member of The American Watercolor Society, The Transparent Watercolor Society of America, and The New England Watercolor Society. Irena is also a professor at Massachusetts College of Art and Design with over twenty years of teaching experience.

In this series of narrative, figurative portraits, Irena challenges stereotypical views of aging by focusing on the vitality and creativity of individuals who have found a new vocation; their active and passionate engagement with creative pursuits developed after the age of sixty-five.

Irena’s Solo Art Exhibition will be featured on the website for the month of July 2018. The gallery will promote Irena and her work on the Fusion Art website, in Fusion Art’s Artsy.net Gallery, individual online press releases to hundreds of outlets, email blasts to over 2000 buyers, collectors, galleries and art professionals, in online event calendars, art news websites and through the gallery’s extensive social media outlets. Fusion Art’s objective is to promote the Artist Spotlight winning artists, worldwide, to art professionals, gallerists, collectors and buyers.

Please read Irena’s Biography and Artist Statement below as she describes her history and inspiration in her own words. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see her exhibition.

If you are interested in purchasing any of these award-winning pieces, or to see more of Irena’s work, please visit her website.

Also, please visit Fusion Art’s YouTube Channel to see Irena’s Solo Art Exhibition Video.

Thank you to all the artists who participated in the Artist Spotlight competition and congratulations to Irena and the other Artist Spotlight winning artists.

Irena Roman’s Biography

Irena Roman is a transparent watercolorist from Scituate, MA. She holds a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston and an MFA from Syracuse University.

A signature member of The American Watercolor Society, The Transparent Watercolor Society of America and The New England Watercolor Society, Irena’s many awards include The American Watercolor Society’s High Winds Medal of Honor as well as two Gold medals from The New England Watercolor Society.

Her award-winning paintings have appeared in Splash: 20 Years of Contemporary Watercolor Excellence as well as Splash; The Best of Watercolor (volumes 9,10,11,13 and 18) and many additional venues.

Irena is also a professor at Massachusetts College of Art and Design with over twenty years of teaching experience.

Irena Roman’s Artist Statement

“In this current series of narrative, figurative portraits I challenge stereotypical views of aging by focusing on the vitality and creativity of individuals who have found a new vocation; their active and passionate engagement with creative pursuits developed after the age of sixty-five.

I choose to exemplify the grace and wisdom of those who possess a wealth of knowledge that can only be obtained through a lifetime of experience.

Ultimately, what I’m most interested in is uncovering the intangible, ethereal nature of whatever I paint. In all my work, I aim to create imagery that transcends “the subject” so that “it” becomes a vehicle for symbolism and conveys a sense of timelessness. This pursuit is a moving target and a life-long quest. I strive to preserve the fleeting illusion of presence, to maintain that exact moment of light when its alchemy transforms the familiar to the extraordinary. I find that it’s within this space we are invited to take pause.”