The Alberta Society of Artists

The ASA is a registered society under the regulations of the Province of Alberta. Its members include professional artists in all media as well as visual arts supporters.

Current Members

Dana Roman

Birth Place
Prague, Czechoslovakia

Residence
Canmore, Alberta

Websites
www.romandana.com/
www.artists.ca/gallery/droman.html

Education

1994-2006, Painting Courses including Vancouver Island School of Art and Alberta College of Art and Design
1976, Textile Courses, Ontario College of Art
1967, Masters Degree in Architecture

Selected Awards

  • Kroma Award, Painting on the Edge, International Juried Exhibition, Vancouver, BC, 2007
  • Honorable Mention,Painting on the Edge, FCA Calgary Chapter, 2005
  • First Prize in Flora and Fauna Category Art on the Mountain, Canmore, Alberta, 2005
  • Honorable Mention, FCA Calgary Chapter, 2004
  • Award of Excellence, FCA National, 2003
  • First Prize in Textile DesignFocus on Fibre Art Association, 2002
  • Award of ExcellenceFederation of Canadian Artists, 2001
  • Canmore Public Art Trust Commission, 2001
  • First PrizeSilk Painters International Congress and Exhibition, 2000
  • Best Product AwardToronto Gift Show, 1994
  • Best Product Award Toronto Gift Show, 1985

Public Collections

  • Alberta Ministry of Children's Services - Quilted wallhanging done with the help of several Canmore quilters
  • University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta  
  • Canmore Art Trust Collection, Canmore, Alberta

Bibliography

  • Canmore Leader, August 19, 2009
  • Rocky Mountain Outlook, August 27, 2009
  • Alberta Craft Magazine, Winter 2006, p. 9, p. 11
  • Solara Life, web magazine issue no. 21, www.solaralife.com/Nov05/2_2.html
  • Canmore Leader, October 11, 2005, p. 7SU
  • Alberta Craft Magazine, Fall 2005, p. 10 
  • Ontario Craft, summer 2004, p. 20
  • Alberta Craft Magazine, November/December, p. 4, 2000
  • Alberta Society of Artists, The First Seventy Years by Kathy E. Zimon University of Calgary Press, 2000
  • Apparel Ontario January, p. 49, 1996
  • Niche The Magazine for Progressive Retailers, Spring, p. 33, 1993
  • Niche The Magazine for Progressive Retailers, Autumn, p. 50, 1992
  • Toronto Star March 26, 1985
  • Volume Retail Merchandising November, p. 4, 1985
  • Globe and Mail August 4, 1981

Solo Exhibitions

  • Drawing from Nature, Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton, Alberta, 2009
  • Line and Texture, Canmore Public Library Gallery, Canmore, Alberta, 2009
  • Voices of Nature, Elevation Gallery, Canmore, Alberta, 2009
  • Rain and Shine
    Canmore Public Library Gallery, Canmore, Alberta
    2008
  • The Window of Opportunity
    Petroff Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
    2006
  • Imaginary Landscapes
    Canmore Public Library Gallery, Canmore, Alberta
    2005
  • Dana Roman Painted Silks
    Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton, Alberta
    2001
  • Bridge Between Craft and Art
    Canmore CAAG Gallery, Canmore, Alberta
    2000
  • One of a Kind Show, Toronto, Ontario
    1977-2002

Group Exhibitions

  • Festive Show, Lougheed House, Calgary, Alberta, 2009
  • Small Treasures, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, Alberta,  2009
  • Surface Design Association Member's Show, Belger Arts Center, Kansas City, MO, USA, 2009
  • Small is All, ASA Traveling Exhibition,  2008 - 09
  • Common Ground, ASA Traveling Exhibition, 2006 - 07
  • Painting on the Edge
    FCA Gallery, Vancouver, BC
    2007
  • Plein Air Painting
    FCA Gallery, Vancouver, BC
    2007
  • Beauty & the Beast
    Elevation Gallery, Canmore, AB
    2007
  • Works on Paper
    FCA Gallery, Vancouver, BC
    2007
  • Semi-Abstract Show
    FCA Gallery, Vancouver, BC
    2007
  • All About Alberta
    Canadian Embassy Art Gallery, Washington D.C.
    2006-7
  • Common Ground
    juried travelling exhibition (ASA and MSA)
    2006-7
  • Abstraction
    Elevation Gallery, Canmore, AB
    2006
  • Black & White Show
    Elevation Gallery, Canmore, AB
    2006
  • Canvas Unbound
    FCA Gallery, Vancouver, BC
    2006
  • Memory & Identity
    75th ASA Anniversary Travelling Exhibition
    2005-7
  • All About Alberta
    ACC Travelling Exhibition - Ottawa Arts Centre and Canadian Embassy Art Gallery, Washington, D.C.
    2005-6
  • Small, Smaller, Smallest
    FCA Gallery, Vancouver, BC
    2005
  • Painting on the Edge
    FCA, Calgary, AB
    2005
  • Alberta Fine Craft Awards Nominees Exhibition
    ACA Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta
    2005
  • On The Edge
    FCA, Calgary, Alberta
    2004
  • Images of Western Canada
    FCA, Vancouver, B.C.
    2003
  • International Textile Conference
    Kansas City Art Institute, MO
    2003
  • 9/11
    ASA Travelling Exhibition
    2003-5
  • Alberta Seen
    ACC Travelling Exhibition
    2002-5
  • Inspired by Landscape
    Leighton Art Centre, Alberta
    2003
  • Reflections of Canada, The Grand National
    Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Ontario
    2003
  • Masters Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
    2002
  • Our Creative Spirit
    Medicine Hat Museum, Medicine Hat, Alberta
    2002
  • Focus on Fibre Arts
    Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
    2002