Artist Bio:
Dina Torrans has been working as a sculptor and multi-media artist in Toronto for over twenty-five years. Her award winning sculptures, paintings and photographs have been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions and are included in many private and public collections internationally. Her work can be seen regularly at the Canadian Sculpture Centre in Toronto and at Guildworks in Prince Edward County.
In addition to her artistic practice she is the Creative Director and Principal at ArtDesign.to - a prized design studio, where she creates and oversees projects for both print and web.
Dina graduated with honours from the Art Centre of Central Technical School, where she subsequently worked as an instructor and technician in the Sculpture and Printmaking departments for 10 years. She has been a Visiting Artist and Instructor at numerous workshops and seminars at, amongst others, the McMichael Gallery, the Toronto Board of Education and York University School of the Arts.
Recent Awards and Recognition:
Recipient of International Prize Leonardo Da Vinci, National Museum of Science and Technology, Milan, Italy, 2023
Recipient of International Prize Michelangelo, Teatro Italia, Rome, Italy, 2023
Circle Foundation for the Arts, 4th international CFA Artist of the Year Award and Grant, Artistic Excellence in 2023
Featured Artist in Circle Quarterly Art Review Issue 9, Dec 2022
Featured Artist in Spotlight Contemporary Art Magazine, Issue 31, 2022
Recipient of Donatello International Sculpture Prize representing Canada, Palazzo Borghese, Firenze, Italy, 2022
Silver Artist in the ArtAscent Art and Literary Journal, Gardens Edition 2021
Silver Artist in the ArtAscent Art and Literary Journal, Winter Edition 2021
Featured artist in Circle Quarterly Arts Review, 6th issue, 2021
Featured artist in Circle Spotlight Magazine, Issue 23, 2021
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