Florin Mihai
My artistic practice is driven by the expressive power of color and contrast. I explore the tension between light and shadow, warmth and depth, using bold chromatic harmonies to convey movement, atmosphere, and emotional intensity. Each composition is conceived as a living surface—vibrant, dynamic, and constantly in dialogue with the viewer.
Working primarily on canvas, I am deeply inspired by both cityscapes and natural landscapes. Urban environments fascinate me through their rhythm, structure, and energy, while nature offers a sense of openness, balance, and timeless beauty. In my work, these worlds often converge, translated through a painterly language that emphasizes texture, abstraction, and luminous color.
Rather than aiming for strict realism, I seek to capture the essence of a place—the pulse of a harbor at dusk, the quiet grandeur of architecture, or the shifting light of the sky. My paintings are an invitation to experience familiar spaces in a heightened, almost dreamlike state, where color becomes the primary storyteller.
2026 - ”Shared silences” Exhibition, Gallery ”Espace 22”, Monte Carlo
2025 - Women’s Art Association of Canada, Toronto
2025 - Group Exhibition, Autonom Gallery, Piatra Neamt.
2024 - Group Exhibition, Sestri Art Gallery, Piatra Neamt.
2023 - Group Exhibition, "Lascar Vorel" Art Gallery, Piatra Neamt.
2022 - Group Exhibition, Cupola Public Library, Piatra Neamt.
2021 - Group Exhibition, Rawissant, Piatra Neamt.
2019 - Group Exhibition, Sestri Art Gallery, Piatra Neamt.
2018 - Group Exhibition of Photography "Time" RotarAct Club, Rotary International / District 2241, Romania.
2017 - Group Exhibition "City Days" Piatra Neamt.
2015 - Group Exhibition "City Days" Piatra Neamt.
2009 - Group exhibition "Human Art Expo", April 2009, Jurmala, Latvia.
2009 - Artist-in-Residence, Camac - Centre D'Art, February 20-March 20, Marney sur Seine, France.
2009 - Group exhibition, "Vii si Vie", February - March 2009, "George Apostu" Cultural Center, Bacau.
2008 - Group exhibition, "Human Art Expo", Bucharest, December 17, 2008, Romania.
2008 - Group exhibition, "Salonul de iarna", UAP-Neamt Gallery, December 15, Piatra Neamt, Romania.
2008 - Group exhibition, "Next Step", Gabrichidze Gallery, September 20, Brussels, Belgium.
2008 - Group exhibition, "Lights - Shadows", 12.08 - 01.10 2008, "7 Pietre" Gallery, Piatra Neamt.
2008 - Personal exhibition, "Dialogues in black and white" at the Piatra Neamt Local Council.
2008 - Group exhibition, "Behind the Sign", 19.03 - 29.03 2008, Venice, Italy.
2007 - Group exhibition with members of the Artists' Union of Romania, "Victor Brauner" Gallery, Piatra Neamt.
2006 - Illustration of a poetry book for HotMetalPress / South Carolina / USA.
http://www.hotmetalpress.net/Mihai-Willitts.html
2006 - Group exhibition for "City Days" - City Hall - Piatra Neamt.
2006 - Group exhibition at the "Vert" Gallery, Piatra Neamt.
2002 - Two photographic works exhibited at the Visual Art Salon - Piatra Neamt.
2001 - Winner of the 1st Prize for Photographic Art at the 5th edition of the "Fotogeografica" National Photography Contest.
2001 - Photojournalist for the "Impreuna" magazine edited by the non-governmental
organizations CSE Amonit and CEC Outopos.
2000 - Active member of the YMCA - Piatra Neamt (many "photo sessions" in community and school institutions).
1997 - Present with photographic works in all non-governmental
publications of the "Amonit" organization.
1996 - Personal exhibition in the "Ceahlău" newspaper.
1995 - Personal exhibition - "Lascar Vorel" Gallery.