Virgil Preda (2 September 1923 - 23 October 2011) was a Romanian painter.
Studies
Finished the studies of Private Academy of Art in Bucharest 1948. The studies of Law University between 1943–1947, in Bucharest.
Debut
Preda was born in Bucharest. He exhibited for the first time to the yearly exhibition in 1962 in Bucharest.
One man shows România
1965 Painting exhibition "Galateea" Gallery Bucharest
1969 Painting exhibition "Orizont" Gallery Bucharest
1975 Painting exhibition "Eforie" Gallery Bucharest
1978 Painting exhibition "Eforie" Gallery Bucharest
1983 Istituto Italiano di Cultura in România Bucharest
1985 Painting exhibition "Orizont" Gallery Bucharest
1994 Painting exhibition "Simeza" Gallery
1996 Painting exhibition Gallery of Brazilian Embassy in Bucharest. 2001 Painting exhibition "Simeza" Gallery, Bucharest
One man shows opened abroad
1977 - "Raffadali" Galiery Raffadali Italy
1979 - Romano Galiery Agrigento Italy
1990 Painting exhibition: attitude dialogue Galiery "Orizont" Bucharest
Group exhibitions in state and abroad
1971 "Apollo" Galiery Bucharest
1983 "Căminul Artei" Galiery Bucharest
1984 "Eforie Galiery" Bucharest
1986 "Orizont Galiery" Bucharest
1990 "Orizont Galiery" Bucharest
1968 Romanian art exhibition Orly France
1969 Romanian art exhibition Prague Tcecoslovaquie
1973 Romanian art exhibition Venice Italy
Romanian art exhibition Tokyo Japan
1984 Exhibition at Academia Romena di Cultura Roma Italy
1985 Exhibition 18 Painters from România Rotour Tamnusanlage 18 Galiery FrankfurtamMain Germany 1992 Romanian art exhibition "Steven Metzier" Galiery Denver Colorado-SUA
Private collections in Romania and abroad
Romania, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Hungaria, Japon, U.S.A.
Bibliography
Octavian Barbosa 'The Dictionary of Romanian Contemporary Artists"; Dan Grigorescu Idea and Sensibility; Alexandru Cebuc, Vasile Florea, Negoiţă Lăptoiu - The encyclopedia of the contemporary Romanian artist. Ed. ARC 2000 Bucharest