Delia Zorzoliu/ Spring Issue

Delia Zorzoliu is a Ultra-Contemporary romanian painter based in Southampton, Great Britain. She is a member of the Artists' Union of England, a member of the Writers' Union of Great Britain and vice-president of the League of Romanian Writers "Eugen Ionescu" - Olt branch in Romania. Delia is also a writer, being the author of children's books and novels. In 2022 she attending the courses of Blue Sky Graphic design College in London and afther that she has illustrated some of her published books, creating illustrations and covers for other writers as well as being an illustrator and a graphic designer. Delia started painting in 2019 after the death of her grandfather, who was a painter, archaeologist, and writer. In 2022, the artist attended a drawing course at City College in Southampton and enrolled at the University of Derby in the UK to study civil engineering. From 2021 until now, the artist has organized four large exhibitions of classical art and digital art at prestigious art galleries in Romania, after which she received several diplomas of merit and excellence. She has participated in numerous group exhibitions at art galleries in Great Britain (London, Halifax, Suffolk, Sheffield, Cheriton, Briglington), and not only that. The artist's creations, both artworks and writings, have appeared in numerous magazines, art catalogs and websites, Delia giving interviews even on televisions in Romania. The artist has numerous works in Romanian state collections at prestigious museum institutions. In the last two years, the artist has focused more on painting with historical themes. In her works she approaches the Neolithic, idols, objects, but also the symbols of the ancient civilizations that were on the territory of Romania at that time, especially in the area of ​​Oltenia, her childrenhood place. The artist also likes to paint landscapes, especially plains, but also different themes depending on her mood. Her favorite medium is mixed media and digital art, but the artist also paints in acrylic or oil. The colors used in her works are vivid colors that lead to the impressionist style, color being an asset of the artist in her artworks. The artist unwittingly uses shades of raw green in almost every artwork just as her grandfather did in his paintings. Delia is currently preparing several solo exhibitions on various themes, which will take place this summer in Romania.