2016 Jury Panel
Leyla Aysel Munteanu born in Romania, is a contemporary painter, sculptor and printmaker. She works in almost any studio medium. Leyla A. Munteanu holds a Master of Fine Arts with honours from Wayne State University, Detroit, US, in Drawing/ Painting, a Bachelor of Fine Arts with honours from University of Windsor in Painting, a Graduate Certificate in Gallery and Museum Studies from California State University, East Bay, US, a Bachelor in Education from University of Windsor, a Bachelor in Engineering from the University of Bucharest, a college Diploma from Scoala Populara de Arta Bucuresti, Romania, with specialization in Sculpture.
Leyla A. Munteanu is the Owner, Director and Curator of LEYDAN Art Gallery, and Owner and Instructor at Leyla’s Fine Arts Studio, Windsor, ON, Canada.
She started to exhibit her oil paintings as young as 13 years old in her home town, Hunedoara, Romania; since 2004 she exhibits as a professional artist in Canada. She participated in over 100 national and international exhibitions and her work is part of private and corporate collections all over the world. She has been awarded numerous national and international recognitions, nominations, awards and scholarships.
Leyla A. Munteanu juried and curated many art exhibitions over the years for art associations and galleries; currently she organizes and curates exhibitions and art contests, various art events and awards, with the mission of promoting artists from all over the world.
Chad Riley (born June 10, 1976, Windsor, ON Canada) is contemporary photographer and mixed media painter, best known for his large-scale dynamic abstracts on paper. His work deals primarily with the human body and artificial design. His technique is distinguished by the bold mark-making, lines, textures and washes by which the acrylic and charcoal are applied.
Riley holds a Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree from Wayne State University, Detroit, MI USA with a specialization in Photography. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) with Honours distinction and a minor in Art History from the University of Windsor, School of Visual Arts in Windsor, ON Canada.
Riley has exhibited nationally and internationally nearly 100 exhibitions. He is the Director of the Leamington Arts Centre, a 9,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility offering gallery exhibition spaces, studio and workshop spaces, a gift shop, two museum collections as well as the notable Henry Collection. He has served as instructor for ElderCollege and has lectured and performed as juror for many arts institutions. He is noted for his previous experience as adjunct professor of digital photography at the Art Institute of Michigan – Troy. Riley is recognized for his achievements as an arts leader in the region by numerous awards, nominations and academic scholarships.
His work is on permanent display and in collections in a variety of institutions and public spaces in Canada and in the United States, including the Windsor Regional Metropolitan Hospital, Leamington District Memorial Hospital and the Henry Ford Hospital Innovation Institute in Detroit, MI.
Daniel Goti historian, curator and art critic, graduated from University of Theology with the speciality in History of Religions and Systematic Theological Science. Mr. Goti is the owner and president of Enigma-La Via Dell'Arte, Italy. His major fields of study are aesthetics in visual arts, art history and oriental culture literature.
Currently, he curates art exhibitions, writes critiques, analyses and reviews for artists in a philosophical manner.
Mr. Goti interests also revolve around literature, psychology and philosophy, by having numerous contributions in magazines such as “Revista Fenomenelor Paranormale” “Revista Misterelor”, and maintaining a close collaboration with the Romanian Transpersonal Psychology Association. He wrote two studies for his Doctorate Theses, "Eseuri Pentru Mistica Crestina si Orientala" and "Mistica Mixta a Budismului Japonez- Tiendai si Shingon".
Arte 74 it is an artistic-cultural association based in Brindisi. It has as main purpose the promotion of Italian and International artists in the country and internationally, through competitions, fairs, exhibitions and art publications.
Since the beginning of its activity, Prof. Maci organized events such as the Biennale Internazionale Brindisi, the "Premio Citta dei due Mari a Taranto", the "Premio Sguardi d'Autore a Bari", the "Barocco in Arte a Lecce", and many others, all reserved for members only. The Association often participates at major art fairs, where, were and are presented the artworks of numerous artists national and international.
Arte74 is also involved in art publishing, creating brochures and catalogues of refined quality to every event.
The President of the Academy Art 74, since its Foundation, Prof. Joseph M, it's also the artistic director of the association.
Arnaldo Pauselli, painter, was born in Gubbio (PG) Italy. He acts as a cultural operator, curator, member and president in international art juries in Fabriano, Gubbio, Milan and Spa, Belgium. Arnaldo Pauselli, together with artist Matilde Orsini, founded and own the Nautartis Cultural Association. Under the patronage of the municipality of Gubbio, Nautartis organizes in Italy and abroad a diverse artistic program of cultural events, consisting mainly of exhibitions and art reviews. Thorough his artistic career, Arnaldo Pauselli received numerous awards and nominations. Arnaldo is Member of-“Federazione Italiana Artisti”, Turin, and “Associazione Arcaisti”, Tarquinia. He is the winner of A.U.P.I. International Award in Milan, the “Merite Artistic Europeen from MAEKV association of GENT (Belgium),and he received the “Trophey Vela d’Oro for Art” in Cesenatico. Arnaldo Pauselli’s paintings can be seen in private collections; many of these were chosen to illustrate book covers.
Matilde Orsini was born in Gubbio, Italy. She holds a Bachelor Degree in Engineering from the University of Perugia.
After graduating from university, she only practiced the engineering profession for two years. Her passion for art made her realize that through art she can give free expression to her personality. She has a strong desire to liberate the expressive part of herself, and to communicate with others through art. Her work is inspired by the abstract painter William Congdon.
Matilde Orsini received her first important recognition in 2009 at the international competition A.U.P.I. (Official Italian painters) in Milan; in December 2011 she received the Human Rights Award in Lecce for the popularization of art in the world, and the international art Award Vincent Van Gogh.
Today Matilde is a professional painter, and she is working as a cultural assessor with master painter Arnaldo Pauselli, organizing exhibitions and events in Italy and abroad.
Matilde Orsini is the President of the cultural association NautArtis of Gubbio.