Peek A Boo

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Peek A Boo by Marina Dieul

4″ Diameter, 7″ Diameter with Frame, Oil and Ink

Current Exhibition at Flower Pepper Gallery: Mini Tale from November 19th to December 8th, 2016

Artist Biography:
Marina 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. “Stroke of Genius ” #2 and #3 (published by North Light Books) also features her work.

Most recently she won the William Bouguereau Best of Show Award, and first place in the drawing category at the Art Renewal Center Salon, the Best of Show in the “Inspiring Figures” exhibition (Butler Institute of American Art) and an Award of Exceptional merit at the Portrait Society of America’s international competition. She is a member of the Portrait Society of Canada, the Portrait Society of America, and has been selected as a Living Master by the Art Renewal Center.

Awards:
-2016: Richeson 75: 2nd place, small works competition.
-2015: Collection Beaux-Arts Réalistes, painting competition: First place + Honorable mention.
-2015: 6th place, Outside the Box category, Members Only Competition, Portrait Society of America.
-2015: 3 works finalists, Art Renewal Center 2015 ARC Salon.
-2015: Collection Beaux-Arts Réalistes, painting competition , 2nd prize ( Judge: Max Ginsburg)
-2015: 3rd place RankArt competition.
-2014: Selected as a Grumbacher Featured Artist.
-2014: Collection Beaux-Arts Réalistes, drawing competition 2nd prize ( Judge: Michael John Angel)
-2014: 2nd place Portrait category, The Artist Magazine
-2014: Raymar Art Competition annual winner
-2014: Art Renewal Center Salon: Purchase Award, Honorable mention + 6 works finalists.
-2014: Collection Beaux-Arts Réalistes, 2nd prize
-2014: Boldbrush competition, Invited judge
-2014: Children’s Hospital Colorado Purchase Award, American Art Invitational, Saks Gallery
-2014: Certificate of Excellence, Portrait Society of America’s International competition.
-2014: Public’s choice Award, Kingston Prize, Calgary.
-2014: 6th place, Members only competition, Portrait Society of America.
-2013: Best of Show BolbBrush Painting Competition
-2013: 3rd Place in the Imaginative Realism category, and Purchase Award, Best trompe-l’oeil Award, Honorable mention in the Animal category, +3 works finalists, Art Renewal Center 20012/2013 ARC Salon.
-2013: Award of Exceptional Merit, and Best Portfolio Award, Portrait Society of America’s International competition.
-2013: 3rd place in the Wildlife competition, International Artist Magazine.
-2013: First Place (Oil) All Media Competition, the Artist Magazine.
-2013: 3rd place BoldBrush Painting Competition ( February)
-2013: 2nd place in the People & Figure competition, International Artist Magazine.
-2013: 2nd place, Members only competition, Portrait Society of America.
-2012: Best Portrait Award, Portrait Society of Canada competition.
-2012: 2nd Place Richeson 75, Animal competition.
-2012: Honorable mention, The Artist’s Magazine 28th Annual competition+ 4 paintings finalists.
-2012: 2nd place BoldBrush Painting Competition ( October)
-2012: Selected as an ARC Living Masters, Art Renewal Center.
-2012: Award of Exceptional Merit, and Best Portfolio Award, Portrait Society of America’s International competition.
-2012: Public’s choice Award, Kingston Prize, Drummondville
-2011: People’s choice Award, Portrait Society of Canada, Toronto, ON.
-2011: Finalist in the People & Figure competition, International Artist Magazine.
-2011, Honorable mention, Members only competition, Portrait Society of America.
-2011: 2 paintings finalists The Artist’s Magazine 27th Annual competition.
-2011: Second Place in the figurative category, Honorable mention in the still life category, + 5 works finalists, Art Renewal Center 20010/2011 ARC Salon.
-2011: Certificate of Excellence, Portrait Society of America’s International competition.
-2010: First Place, “Outside the Box” category, Portrait Society of America’s members only competition.
-2010: Best of Show: Raymar Art December competition finalist.
-2010: Best of Show, “Inspiring Figures” Butler Institute of American Art.
-2010: William Bouguereau Best of Show Award, and Purchase Award, Art Renewal Center 2009/2010 ARC Salon
-2010: 3rd place BoldBrush Painting Competition.
-2010: First place Drawing category, and Purchase Award, Art Renewal Center 2009/2010 ARC Salon
-2010: Top 100 finalist Art Renewal Center 2009/2010 ARC Salon
-2010: Honorable mention, and Jury’s top 50, Greenhouse Gallery’s 2010 Salon International
-2010: People’s choice, Kingston Prize, Art Gallery of Calgary, Calgary, AB.
-2010: People’s choice, Kingston Prize, Waddington Auction House, Toronto, ON.
-2009: First prize, Future vision category, Masterpiece Elite Salon Contest.
-2009: December Finalist Raymar Fine Art Competition.
-2009: November Finalist Raymar Fine Art Competition.
-2009: Invited as Judge , Pastel Society of Eastern Canada.
-2009: People’s choice, Kingston Prize, Wolfville, Acadia University Gallery.
-2009: People’s choice, Kingston Prize, Kingston, Grand Theatre.
-2009: First place, Pratique des Arts Magazine.
-2009 : finalist Portrait and Figure category, The Artist’s Magazine 26th Annual competition.
-2009: Jury’s top 50, Greenhouse Gallery’s 2009 Salon International.
-2009: Honorable Mention + 4 works Top 100 Finalists Art Renewal Center 2008/2009 ARC Salon
-2009: Fine Art Connoisseur Best of Show Publisher Award, in the IGOR juried exhibition.
-2009: Grand Prize in the Portrait and Figures competition, Canadian Brushstroke Magazine
-2008: Second place, International Competition, Portrait Society of Canada, Toronto.
-2008: Finalist in the People & Figure competition, International Artist Magazine.
-2008: « Somme » is chosen to be published in the North Light Books publication: Strokes Of Genius 2.
-2008: Finalist in the Canadian Brushstroke Magazine « All about light » competition.
-2008: Finalist in the Still Life category, The Artist’s Magazine 25th Annual competition.
-2008: Selected in the Cecilia Beaux Forum ( PSA) mentoring program .
-2008: Conference scholarship award, Portrait Society of America.
-2008: First prize, People and Life category, Masterpiece Elite Salon Contest.
-2008: Invited into the International Guild Of Realism.
-2008: Finalist in the Art Renewal Center’s International 2007 ARC Salon.
-2007: Invited as honorary member in the Gallery of Drawing Masters, Drawing Society of Canada.
-2007: Finalist in the People & Figure competition, International Artist Magazine.
-2007: Grand Prize, Junction Art Festival, Toronto.
-2007: Finalist Portrait and Figure category, The Artist’s Magazine 24th Annual competition .
-2007: Two trompe-l’oeil finalists, still life category, The Artist’s Magazine 24th Annual competition.
-2007: Finalist Kingston Prize, Canadian Portrait Competition.
-2007: First Prize, dry media category, Richeson Portrait and Figure Competition. Juror: Everett Raymond Kinstler.
-2006: Honorable mention, International Competition, Portrait Society of Canada, Toronto.

Publications:
-2016: “Creative rituals”, Where Women Create Magazine ( Summer issue)
-2016: Juxtapoz Magazine: Grumbacher Featured Artist
-2015: “Masterpieces for our time” by Bonnie Gangelhoff, Southwest Art Magazine ( October)
-2015: “Marina Dieul, Trompe l’oeil vivants”, Pratique des Arts Magazine. (March)
-2014: “Painter Spotlight” by Wim Van Aalst, Epoch Time, NY edition.
-2014: Art Renewal Center Salon catalogue.
-2014: “The fine Art Painting by Marina Dieul” by Davide di Prossimo, Writeca.
-2014: International Artist Magazine, issue # 96
-2013: The Artist Magazine, July/August issue
-2013: American Art Collector #91
-2013: The Artist Magazine, July/August issue
-2013: International Artist Magazine, issue # 91
-2013: International Artist Magazine, issue # 90
-2012: American Art Collector #86
-2012: American Art Collector #85
-2012: Southwest Art Magazine, November issue
-2012: Marina Dieul, Show and Sale, Exhibiton leaflet
-2012: “The Art of the Portrait” (Portrait Society of America) Volume XIV
-2012: The Artist Magazine, December issue
-2012: “The Art of the Portrait” (Portrait Society of America) No 55.
-2012: International Artist Magazine, issue # 87
-2012: Art Renewal Center Salon catalogue
-2012: “More than real” exhibition catalogue
-2012: International Artist Magazine, issue # 82
-2011: « Traditional Impressions », Exhibition catalogue, Legacy Gallery
-2011: « Strokes of Genius 3 – The best of drawings» North light books publication.
-2011: « Artelibre : Arte y libertad VI »
-2011: Art Renewal Center Salon catalogue.
-2011: International Artist Magazine, issue # 76: 2 pages interview.
-2011: Kingston Prize, exhibition catalogue.
-2010: « Drawing show » Exhibition catalogue, Legacy Gallery.
-2010: “Inspiring Figures” Exhibition catalogue, Butler Institute of American Art
-2010: “The Art of the Portrait” (Portrait Society of America) : cover.
-2010: Art Renewal Center Salon catalogue.( 2 works on the cover)
-2010: « Artelibre : Arte y libertad V »
-2010: National Post (Canada)
-2010: The Art of the Portrait (PSA)
-2009: « Artelibre : Arte y libertad IV »
-2009: Kingston Prize, exhibition catalogue.
-2009: Pratique des Arts Magazine (France)
-2009: Art Renewal Center Salon catalogue.
-2009: Fine Art Connoisseur, May/June issue: Featured Best of Show.
-2009: Fine Art Connoisseur, March/April issue
-2009: Herald of Aragon (Spain)
-2009: International Artist Magazine, issue # 66: Author of an 8 pages article about portraits in charcoal and sanguine.
-2009: « Strokes of Genius 2 – The best of drawings» North light books publication.
-2009: Canadian Brushstroke Magazine
-2008: The Art of the Portrait (PSA)
-2008: International Artist Magazine issue #41
-2008: Canadian Brushstroke Magazine
-2008: International Artist Magazine #64
-2008: Art Renewal Center Salon catalogue.
-2007: Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, exhibition catalogue.
-2007: International Artist Magazine # 58
-2007: Richeson75, portrait and Figure International, exhibition catalogue

Artist Website:
http://marinadieul.com

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