Marina Dieul

{"Id":7406,"Name":"Marina Dieul","Biography":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EContact Info:\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWebsite: \u003C/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http://marinadieul.com/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp://marinadieul.com/\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEmail: \u003C/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:marinadieul@yahoo.ca\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Emarinadieul@yahoo.ca\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EMarina Dieul was born in France. She showed great interest in painting and drawing from an early age, and her family encouraged her vocation. In early 2000, she moved to Montreal, Canada, where she now lives. She has since studied with Tim Stotz and Michelle Tully, former students of Ted Seth Jacobs. Her work has received numerous awards and honors, including the Kingston Prize, Salon International (Greenhouse Gallery), the Artist Magazine, and has been extensively profiled in International Artist Magazine, among others. \u0022Stroke of Genius\u0022 #2 and #3 (published by North Light Books) also features her work. \u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EMost recently she won the William Bouguereau Best of Show Award, and first place in the drawing category at the Art Renewal Center Salon, and the Best of Show in the \u0022Inspiring Figures\u0022 exhibition (Butler Institute of American Art). She is a member of the Portrait Society of Canada, the Portrait Society of America, and the International Guild of Realism.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EMarina Dieul is represented by the \u003Cu\u003EWeatherburn Gallery\u003C/u\u003E in Naples, Florida, \u003Cu\u003EThe Legacy Gallery\u003C/u\u003E in Scottsdale , Arizona and Cube Contemporary Art Projects, Australia.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EAwards:\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E-2012: Award of Exceptional Merit, and Best Portfolio Award, \u003Cstrong\u003EPortrait Society of America\u0027s\u003C/strong\u003E International competition.\u003Cbr /\u003E -2012: Public\u0027s choice Award, \u003Cstrong\u003EKingston Prize\u003C/strong\u003E, Drummondville\u003Cbr /\u003E -2011: People\u0027s choice Award, \u003Cstrong\u003EPortrait Society of Canada\u003C/strong\u003E, Toronto, ON. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2011: Finalist in the People \u0026amp; Figure competition, \u003Cstrong\u003EInternational Artist Magazine.\u003C/strong\u003E \u003Cbr /\u003E -2011: Honorable mention, Members only competition, \u003Cstrong\u003EPortrait Society of America.\u003C/strong\u003E \u003Cbr /\u003E -2011: 2 paintings finalists \u003Cstrong\u003EThe Artist\u0027s Magazine\u003C/strong\u003E 27th Annual competition. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2011: Second Place in the figurative category, Honorable mention in the still life category, \u002B 5 works finalists, \u003Cstrong\u003EArt Renewal Center\u003C/strong\u003E 20010/2011 ARC Salon. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2011: Certificate of Excellence, \u003Cstrong\u003EPortrait Society of America\u0027s\u003C/strong\u003E International competition. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2010: First Place, \u0022Outside the Box\u0022 category, \u003Cstrong\u003EPortrait Society of America\u0027s\u003C/strong\u003E members only competition. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2010: Best of Show: \u003Cstrong\u003ERaymar Art\u003C/strong\u003E December competition finalist. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2010: Best of Show, \u0022Inspiring Figures\u0022 \u003Cstrong\u003EButler Institute of American Art.\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E -2010: William Bouguereau Best of Show Award, and Purchase Award, \u003Cstrong\u003EArt Renewal Center\u003C/strong\u003E 2009/2010 ARC Salon \u003Cbr /\u003E -2010: First place Drawing category, and Purchase Award, \u003Cstrong\u003EArt Renewal Center\u003C/strong\u003E 2009/2010 ARC Salon\u003Cbr /\u003E -2010: Top 100 finalist \u003Cstrong\u003EArt Renewal Center\u003C/strong\u003E 2009/2010 ARC Salon\u003Cbr /\u003E -2010: Honorable mention, and Jury\u0027s top 50, \u003Cstrong\u003EGreenhouse Gallery\u0027s\u003C/strong\u003E 2010 Salon International\u003Cbr /\u003E -2010: People\u0027s choice, \u003Cstrong\u003EKingston Prize\u003C/strong\u003E, Art Gallery of Calgary, Calgary, AB.\u003Cbr /\u003E -2010: People\u0027s choice, \u003Cstrong\u003EKingston Prize\u003C/strong\u003E, Waddington Auction House, Toronto, ON.\u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: First prize, Future vision category, \u003Cstrong\u003EMasterpiece Elite Salon Contest. \u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: December Finalist \u003Cstrong\u003ERaymar Fine Art \u003C/strong\u003ECompetition. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: November Finalist \u003Cstrong\u003ERaymar Fine Art \u003C/strong\u003ECompetition.\u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: Invited as Judge , \u003Cstrong\u003EPastel Society of Eastern Canada. \u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: People\u0027s choice, \u003Cstrong\u003EKingston Prize\u003C/strong\u003E, Wolfville, Acadia University Gallery.\u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: People\u0027s choice, \u003Cstrong\u003EKingston Prize\u003C/strong\u003E, Kingston, Grand Theatre.\u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: First place, \u003Cstrong\u003EPratique des Arts\u003C/strong\u003E Magazine.\u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: finalist Portrait and Figure category, \u003Cstrong\u003EThe Artist\u0027s Magazine\u003C/strong\u003E 26th Annual competition.\u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: Jury\u0027s top 50, \u003Cstrong\u003EGreenhouse Gallery\u0027s\u003C/strong\u003E 2009 Salon International.\u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: Honorable Mention \u002B 4 works Top 100 Finalists \u003Cstrong\u003EArt Renewal Center\u003C/strong\u003E 2008/2009 ARC Salon\u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: \u003Cstrong\u003EFine Art Connoisseur\u003C/strong\u003E Best of Show Publisher Award, in the IGOR juried exhibition.\u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: Grand Prize in the Portrait and Figures competition, \u003Cstrong\u003ECanadian Brushstroke Magazine\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E -2008: Second place, International Competition, \u003Cstrong\u003EPortrait Society of Canada\u003C/strong\u003E, Toronto.\u003Cbr /\u003E -2008: Finalist in the People \u0026amp; Figure competition, \u003Cstrong\u003EInternational Artist Magazine. \u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E -2008: \u0022Somme\u0022 is chosen to be published in the North Light Books publication: \u003Cstrong\u003EStrokes Of Genius 2\u003C/strong\u003E . \u003Cbr /\u003E -2008: Finalist in the \u003Cstrong\u003ECanadian Brushstroke Magazine\u003C/strong\u003E \u0022All about light\u0022 competition.\u003Cbr /\u003E -2008: Finalist in the Still Life category, \u003Cstrong\u003EThe Artist\u0027s Magazine\u003C/strong\u003E 25th Annual competition. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2008: Selected in the \u003Cstrong\u003ECecilia Beaux Forum ( PSA) \u003C/strong\u003E mentoring program .\u003Cbr /\u003E -2008: Conference scholarship award, \u003Cstrong\u003EPortrait Society of America. \u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E -2008: First prize, People and Life category, \u003Cstrong\u003EMasterpiece Elite Salon Contest. \u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E -2008: Invited into the \u003Cstrong\u003EInternational Guild Of Realism. \u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E -2008: Finalist in the \u003Cstrong\u003EArt Renewal Center\u0027s\u003C/strong\u003E International 2007 ARC Salon.\u003Cbr /\u003E -2007: Invited as honorary member in the Gallery of Drawing Masters, \u003Cstrong\u003EDrawing Society of Canada\u003C/strong\u003E.\u003Cbr /\u003E -2007: Finalist in the People \u0026amp; Figure competition, \u003Cstrong\u003EInternational Artist Magazine\u003C/strong\u003E.\u003Cbr /\u003E -2007: Grand Prize, \u003Cstrong\u003EJunction Art Festival\u003C/strong\u003E, Toronto.\u003Cbr /\u003E -2007: Finalist Portrait and Figure category, \u003Cstrong\u003EThe Artist\u0027s Magazine\u003C/strong\u003E 24th Annual competition.\u003Cbr /\u003E -2007: Two trompe-l\u0027oeil finalists, still life category, \u003Cstrong\u003EThe Artist\u0027s Magazine \u003C/strong\u003E24th Annual competition.\u003Cbr /\u003E -2007: Finalist \u003Cstrong\u003EKingston Prize\u003C/strong\u003E, Canadian Portrait Competition.\u003Cbr /\u003E -2007: First Prize, dry media category, \u003Cstrong\u003ERicheson Portrait and Figure Competition. Juror: Everett Raymond Kinstler\u003C/strong\u003E.\u003Cbr /\u003E -2006: Honorable mention, International Competition, \u003Cstrong\u003EPortrait Society of Canada\u003C/strong\u003E, Toronto.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EGroup exhibitions: \u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E \u003Cbr /\u003E -2012:Scottsdsale Salon of Fine Arts, Scottsdale, AZ\u003Cbr /\u003E -2012: Cube Contemporary Art Projects, Bowden, Australia. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2012: \u0022More than real\u0022 curated by Jim Thalassoudis, Peter Walker Fine Arts, Adelaide, Australia. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2012: Kingston Prize, Galerie d\u0027Art Desjardins, Drummondville, QC \u003Cbr /\u003E -2011: \u0022Holiday small work show\u0022, Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ\u003Cbr /\u003E -2011: \u0022Drawing show\u0022 Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ\u003Cbr /\u003E -2011: \u0022Traditional Impressions\u0022, Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ\u003Cbr /\u003E -2011: Kingston Prize, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON\u003Cbr /\u003E -2011: Kingston Prize, Firehall Theatre, Gananoque, ON\u003Cbr /\u003E -2010: \u0022Holiday small work show\u0022, Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ\u003Cbr /\u003E -2010: \u0022Algo mas que realismo...IV\u0022 ( organized by Galeria Artelibre) Zaragoza, Spain. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2010: \u0022Drawing show\u0022 Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ\u003Cbr /\u003E -2010: \u0022\u003Cem\u003EInspiring Figures\u003C/em\u003E\u0022, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2010: Salon International, Greenhouse gallery, San Antonio, TX. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2010: Kingston Prize, Art Gallery of Calgary, Calgary, AB. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2010: Kingston Prize, Waddington Auction House, Toronto, ON. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2010: \u0022Canadian Olympic Athletes: a dialogue in Art\u0022 Portrait Society of Canada, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON\u003Cbr /\u003E -2010: Kingston Prize, Art Gallery of Calgary, AB\u003Cbr /\u003E -2010: International Guild of Realism: Fourth Annual Juried Exhibition hosted by J. Willott Gallery, Palm Desert CA. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: Kingston Prize, Wolfville, Acadia University Gallery, NS\u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: Kingston Prize, Kingston, Grand Theatre, ON\u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: \u0022Les Pastellistes\u0022 (Invited judge) Maison Ogilvy, Tudor Hall, Montreal QC\u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: \u0022Algo mas que realismo...III\u0022 Zaragoza, Spain. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: Salon International, Greenhouse gallery, San Antonio, TX. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: Inaugural Salon, Classical Realism Canada, Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery, Toronto. \u003Cbr /\u003E - 2009: BohemiArte gallery, Montreal, QC. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: \u0022The Canadian Portrait, today and tomorrow\u0022 John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: International Guild of Realism: Fourth Annual Juried Exhibition hosted by the Weatherburn Gallery. (Naples, Florida) \u003Cbr /\u003E -2008: \u0022The Miracle of the Portrait\u0022 Toronto Centre for the Arts, Toronto, ON. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2008: \u0022A Portrait: The Face we present to the world\u0022 John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2007-2008: BohemiArte gallery, Montreal, QC\u003Cbr /\u003E -2007: \u0022Capturing the Human Spirit\u0022 , juried show, Varley Art Gallery, Markham, ON. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2007: 111th Annual Open Juried Show, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, NY. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2007: Academy of Realist Art, Junction Art Festival, Toronto, ON. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2007: 40th National Open Juried Show, Society of Canadian Artists, Ogilvy, Montreal, QC. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2007: Richeson Gallery, Kimberly, WI\u003Cbr /\u003E -2006: \u0022The Miracle of the Portrait\u0022 Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON. \u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EBibliography:\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E -2012: \u0022More than real\u0022 exhibition catalogue\u003Cbr /\u003E -2012: International Artist Magazine, issue # 82: one page featured finalist\u003Cbr /\u003E -2011: \u0022Traditional Impressions\u0022 Exhibition catalogue, Legacy Gallery\u003Cbr /\u003E -2011: \u0022Strokes of Genius 3-The best of drawings\u0022 North light books publication. One drawing featured. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2011: \u0022Artelibre: Arte y libertad VI\u0022\u003Cbr /\u003E -2011: Art Renewal Center Salon catalogue. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2011: International Artist Magazine, issue # 76: 2 pages interview. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2011: Kingston Prize, exhibition catalogue. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2010: \u0022Drawing show\u0022 Exhibition catalogue, Legacy Gallery. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2010: \u0022Inspiring Figures\u0022 Exhibition catalogue, Butler Institute of American Art\u003Cbr /\u003E -2010: \u0022The Art of the Portrait\u0022 (Portrait Society of America): cover. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2010: Art Renewal Center Salon catalogue ( 2 works on the cover) \u003Cbr /\u003E -2010: \u0022Artelibre: Arte y libertad V\u0022 \u003Cbr /\u003E -2010: National Post (Canada): one painting\u003Cbr /\u003E -2010: The Art of the Portrait (PSA): members news\u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: \u0022Artelibre: Arte y libertad IV\u0022 \u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: Kingston Prize, exhibition catalogue. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: Pratique des Arts Magazine (France): 2 paintings. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: Art Renewal Center Salon catalogue. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: Fine Art Connoisseur, May/June issue: Featured Best of Show. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: Fine Art Connoisseur, March/April issue: One painting featured. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: Herald of Aragon (Spain): one drawing. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: International Artist Magazine, issue # 66: Author of an 8 pages article about portraits in charcoal and sanguine. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: \u0022Strokes of Genius 2-The best of drawings\u0022 North light books publication. One drawing featured. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2009: Canadian Brushstroke Magazine: featured Grand prize. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2008: The Art of the Portrait (PSA): members page. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2008: International Artist Magazine issue #41: full page featured finalist. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2008: Canadian Brushstroke Magazine: featured finalist. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2008: International Artist Magazine #64: featured finalist. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2008: Art Renewal Center Salon catalogue. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2007: Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, exhibition catalogue. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2007: International Artist Magazine # 58: featured finalist. \u003Cbr /\u003E -2007: Richeson75, portrait and Figure International, exhibition catalogue. \u003C/p\u003E","Awards":null,"HasAlbums":false,"HasPortraits":false,"HasRelationships":false,"HasArticles":false,"HasDepictedPlaces":false,"HasLetters":false,"HasLibraryItems":false,"HasProducts":false,"HasSignatures":false,"HasVideos":false,"HasMapLocations":false,"TotalArtworks":64}