Andreea Davidescu O'Hara

ANDREEA davidescu O'HARA
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Andreea Davidescu was born in Bucharest, Romania in Nov, 1974, when the country was severely struggling under the Ceausescu dictatorial régime. After the fall of the Iron Curtain (the Revolution) in Dec. 1989, encouraged by her fluent knowledge of Romanian, French, English and Spanish, the artist started her traveling experience throughout Europe and later the United States. Although Andreea has always been a good student in art classes, her talent was first discovered by her parents and highly encouraged after the completion of “Portrait d’un Punker a Budapest”, painting influenced by her European voyage, followed to this date by over 300 pieces, which are held in private collections in the United States, France, Sweden, Czech Republic, South Africa, Romania and Lithuania.

Andreea studied with renowned Romanian stain glass masters Gheorghe Butnaru and Vasile Soponariu (2002-2003), attended School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1999-2002), Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. (1998-1999). The artist specializes in oil on canvas, wood and glass, pottery, stain glass.

Andreea has exhibited her Neo-Romantic/ Neo-Impressionist style in galleries in Romania and the United States, most recently at the “Holiday Art Show” (Art Institute of Chicago), Art Garden Gallery (Lake Forest,IL), Chicago Art Open (Chicago Artists’ Coalition), WomanMade Gallery and several live auctions.

A native of Romania, she now resides in Winnetka, Illinois, where she explores all her passions: painting, music, foreign languages, traveling and gardening.