Dina Torrans
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→ 2025 Visionaries of Contemporary Art Curator Magazine, Dec 2024
→ ArtAscent - Gold Artist, Art and Literature Journal Spring 2024
→ Review: https://www.contemporaryartcuratormagazine.com/home-2/dina-torrans-artreview
→ Interview: https://www.contemporaryartcuratormagazine.com/home-2/dina-torrans
→ Contemporary Celebrity Masters, Vol III, Effetto Art Foundation 2024
→ Phoenix for the Arts, Effetto Art Foundation 2024
→ ArtAscent - Gold Artist, Art and Literature Journal Spring 2023
→ Circle Quarterly Art Review 10, Circle Foundation for the Arts, 2023
→ Abstracts 2023, Curated by Gary Evans, John B. Aird Gallery, 2023
→ Contemporary Art Curator Magazine, 2023
→ Art Ideal, Circle Foundation for the Arts, 2023
→ Art Seen - The Curator's Salon, Issue 9, 2023
→ Photo-ed magazine, Fall issue, 2023
→ Contemporary Art Celebrity Masters, Effetto Art Foundation 2023
→ The Universal Artist, Curated by Salvatore Russo and Francesco Saverio Russo,
→ International Prize Leonardo Da Vinci, Effetto Art Foundation 2023
→ Paintings 2022/23, Juried by Virginia Eichhorn, John B. Aird gallery, 2022/23
→ Contemporary Art Celebrity Masters, Effetto Art Foundation 2022
→ International Prize Donatello, Curated by Salvatore Russo and Francesco Saverio Russo, Effetto Art Foundation 2022
→ Spotlight Contemporary Art Magazine, Circle Foundation for the Arts, 2022
→ Circle Quarterly Art Review 9, Circle Foundation for the Arts, 2022
→ Bahai Feasts and Holy Days Songbook by Jack Lenz and Countermeasure, 2021
→ with a Retrospective of 50 artworks by Dina Torrans created between 1990 - 2021
→ Florals 2021, juried by Olga Korper Gallery, John B. Aird gallery, 2021
→ Sculpture 2021, juried by Robert Birch, John B. Aird gallery, 2021
→ Circle Spotlight Magazine, 23rd edition, 2021
→ Circle Quarterly Arts Review, 6th edition, 2021
→ ArtAscent - Silver Artist, Art and Literature Journal, Gardens Edition 2021
→ ArtAscent - Silver Artist, Art and Literature Journal, Winter Edition 2021
→ Tafelmusik 2020: https://www.tafelmusik.org/breaking-baroque/tafelmusik-2019-20-campaign-showcases-work-contemporary-artists
→ ArtAscent - Art and Literature Journal, Animals Edition 2020
→ Universal Nations - The work of Dina Torrans
→ Essay by Dr. Mark Lipton, Exhibition catalogue, 2014
→ Come to meet Dina Torrans
https://gettoknowdinatorrans.wordpress.com/2016/09/14/whos-dina-torrans→ Toronto Moose Prints-The Black and White Guys, Toronto Special Events, 2000
→ 16 Sculptors from Toronto You Should Know About, Piccsy, series on Toronto Creatives
→ Art for Enlightenment: A History of Art in Toronto Schools
→ Fitzhenry & Whiteside and the Learnxs Foundation, 1993
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→ The EuropeArtFair Amsterdam, Netherlands, Circle-Arts
→ Art San Diego, U.S.A. Circle-Arts
→ International Prize Phoenix for the Arts, Venice June 2024, Scuola Grande of San Teodoro, Venice
→ ARTEFACTS, Solo exhibition, Dymon Wine Cellar, Toronto
→ Kudos X, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto
→ Palm Springs Artists Council, Gallery Artist Collection, Palm Springs, California
→ 37th September Competition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Louisiana
→ Radiance, ADC Fine Art, Cincinatti, Ohio
→ 95 Launch, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto
→ Simon Fraser University Collection, 50 works on paper, Permanent Collection
2023
→ Adventures on earth, Solo exhibition, Dymon Wine Cellar, Toronto
→ International Prize Leonardo Da Vinci 2023, National Museum of Science and Technology, Milan
→ Heirlooms, Fire Arts Vermont, Brattleboro
→ Festive Spirits, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto
→ Abstracts 2023, John B. Aird gallery, Toronto
→ The International Prize Michelangelo EXPO, Teatro Italia, Rome, Italy
→ The Universal Artist, National Museum of Science and Technology, Milan, Italy
→ Palm Springs Artists Council, Gallery Artist Collection, Palm Springs, California
→ Borrego Springs Art Institute, Summer Exhibition April - October, Borrego Springs, California
→ Wonder Valley Film Festival, The Palms, Wonder Valley, California
→ Kudos IX, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto
→ On New Ground, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto
→ Joy!, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto
2022
→ ARTBOX.PROJECT Venezia 1.0, Tana Art Space, Venezia, Italy
→ Donatello Prize International, Representing Canada at The Borghese Palace, Firenze, Italy
→ Hope Exhibition, Capital Culture House Gallery, Madrid, Spain
→ Painting 2022-23, Juror Virginia Eichhorn, John B. Aird gallery, Toronto
→ Power of Spring, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto
→ Kudos VIII, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto
→ Challenging Times, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto
→ Glory, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto
2021
→ The Art of Resilience, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
→ Florals 2021- Juried by Olga Korper Gallery, John B. Aird gallery, Toronto
→ Borrego Springs Art Institute, Summer exhibition April - October, Borrego Springs, California
→ Sculpture 2021- Juried by Robert Birch, John B. Aird gallery, Toronto
→ Kudos VII, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto
→ Resilience, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto
→ Resilience II, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto
→ Earthworks II, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto
→ EarthDay Springs Forth, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto
→ Joy!, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto
2020
→ Tafelmusik, Program artwork for 2019/2020 Season, Toronto
→ Dreaming Jupiter, Transiting on stage for the week of performances, Trinity St. Paul Church, Toronto
→ Kudos VI, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto
→ Earthworks, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto
→ Joy!, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto
2019
→ Opening Show, Fischtein Fine Art, Toronto
→ Out of the earth, Solo exhibition, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto
→ Kudos V, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto
→ Best of Catalogue Exhibition, Elaine Fleck Gallery, Toronto
→ Launch, Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto
→ Gallery Artists from the Canadian Sculpture Centre, Alliance-Francaise/Galerie Pierre Léon, Toronto
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→ Future of Art Global Masterpiece Award, Contemporary Art Curators, 2025
→ 2025 Visionaries: Artists shaping the Future, Contemporary Art Curators Magazine
→ The International Prize Phoenix for the Arts, Venice 2024
→ Gold Prize in the ArtAscent Art and Literary Journal, Spring Edition 2024
→ Gold Prize in the ArtAscent Art and Literary Journal, Spring Edition 2023
→ Featured Artist in Circle Quarterly Art Review Issue 10, Dec 2023
→ 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 Photo-Ed magazine, Water issue 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
→ Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Art and Literary Journal Happiness Edition 2018
→ Elora Sculpture Project Finalist, Elora, Ontario 2017
→ TWAC/CNE Exhibition Finalist, Juried Collaborative Visual Arts Show, 2015
→ Artavita Award of Excellence, 2015
→ The Art Centre Certificate of Honour, 1987, 1988, 1989
→ The Art Centre Award Certificate for overall excellence, 1987
→ The Mrs. K. A. Griffith Award for Excellence in the Arts, 1989
→ The Jack Dray Award for Proficiency in the Arts, 1989
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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, Fire Arts Vermont in Brattleboro, The Artists Council in Palm Springs, California, Borrego Springs Art Institute, California and Earth House Hold Studios in Wonder Valley, California.
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, among others, The McMichael Gallery, The Toronto Board of Education, The Canadian Sculpture Centre and York University School of the Arts.
My themes tend to be inspired by ideas about Nature, our human belief systems, personal and planetary evolution and our ultimate interconnectedness. I have had the pleasure of working with nature, bronze, clay, gypsum, metal, marble, minerals, cement, wood, found objects, colour and sound.
I find that in exploring the creative process, my artwork reflects various ideas and developments in my personal mythology. This process continues to inspire me to action and to dialoguing about our evolving world and times. It is one of my most valuable teachers.
