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Biography

E-mail: ancal@netvision.net.il

http://anca.8m.com

Personal data

Born in Bucharest, Romania

Bachelor degree in Architecture, Bucharest, Romania

Resided in Canada, 1974 -1986, Canadian Citizen

Since 1986, residing in Israel

Few professional achievements

1975

* first group art exhibition in Canada (Hawksbury, Ontario)

1976 –1977

* solo exhibition at "Red House Gallery" (Hudson Quebec)

* solo exhibition sponsored by Rothesay Area Heritage Trust,(Rothesay New Brunswick)

* Annual exhibition at "Sunbury Shore Art Center "(St. Andrew, New Brunswick)

* solo exhibition at "Barbara Bustin Gallery"(St.John, New Brunswick)

1978

*42nd Maritime Annual Jurried Exhibition, Dalhausie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

* solo exhibition at "Lytesome Gallery", (Antigonish, Nova Scotia)

1980

* two artists exhibition at "Great George Street Gallery" with Gail Rutherford (Charllottetown, Prince Edward Island)

*Cultural Exchange- with Visby, Sweden- group exhibition sponsored and organized by G.G.S.G.(Charlottetown, P.E.I.)

1982

*Island Visual Artists 82- Holland College School of Visual Arts( Charlottetown, P.E.I. )

*Hired by CBC as artist in Courthouse ( Charlottetown, P.E.I. )

* design and execution – a mural painting 50/5m for a fitness center ( Charlottetown, P.E.I. )

* teaching art for children and adults ( Charlottetown, P.E.I. )

*conducting special Workshops for art teachers in public schools (Charlottetown,P.E.I.)

1983

* Art works purchased by Canada Council Art Bank (Ottawa, Ontario)

* Design and organized "ART-DANCE 83" a summer program for children with the dancer and dance teacher Julea Currie (Charlottetown, P.E.I.)

* Commissioned by Secretary of State, in Ottawa to create a series of paintings inspired by personal experience as an immigrant woman (Charlottetown, P.E.I.)

1984

* teaching art for children through Brockville Board of Education(Brockville, Ontario)

* commissioned for art work for different local, private companies, in Brockville

1986

*Allyah (immigration) to Israel

* participated in Annual Spring Art Fair in Ein Hod artists village.

* participated in New Immigrants Art Exhibition held in Haifa Theater's Lobby

Presently, living in Haifa, working in Mane-Katz Museum, and as an independent visual artist, writing poetry,( member of "VOICES"-Israel Group of Poets in English.) and very actively involved in producing digital art and web art activities.

*designed her art site at: http://anca.8m.com and became involved in important site links.

*illustrated the " VOICES" anthology of poetry, 2001

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