ROSEMARY COSENTINO

   Contemporary Figurative Painter Rosemary Lucy Cosentino, first generation of Italian decent,  was born in Montreal, Quebec.  She was exposed to art at an early age.

She received a DEC in Fine Arts at Dawson College established for it's Art programs in 1995, and a Bachelor in Fine Arts with distinction at Concordia University in 1998.  Two time winner of the prestigious Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, (1997 & 2000), she was the youngest to have received it the first time at the age of 21 in 1997. Having won a special commission from Pfizer Inc. USA., her work has toured Istanbul, Austria, England,  the USA and Japan.

Her work was published in the new book "L’Aura di Giorgio De Chrico”, by Dr. Klaus Podoll, and Ubaldo Nicola.  It was launched at the De Chrico retrospective in Rome 2003.  Another book launch by Company owner Av Morrow for Avmor Inc., features Rosemary L. Cosentino as part of the Avmor Art Collection.  Thompson Learning has also published her work both in 2006 &  2007.

Currently, Rosemary L. Cosentino has been confined in her studio building a body of work, which consists of very large to miniature works.  Her strong attachment to the Old Master techniques with influences from Rembrandt, Gentileschi, Ingres, and Bouguereau to name a few-  has lead her to explore and come up with her own distinct color palette and style.  Contemporary artists such as Stephen Conroy, Hanneline Rogeberg, Lucian Freud and Odd Nerdrum, have a had a deep impact in the direction. Her “Painting-a Day” Project is a project that is ongoing, and has acquired international attention from collectors around the world.

Rosemary L. Cosentino is an Active member of the RAAV, (Régroupement des Artists en Arts Visuels de Québec), and is currently self-represented. The James Baird Gallery, Newfounld, Sandra Goldie Gallery in Westmount , Quebec, David Astrof Fine Arts, Esthésio Contemporain in Quebec City, and and Galerie D’Avignon Montreal, Quebec 2004, have all represented her works.

Her interests are to dissiminate her artwork in and across Canada, in order to make her contribution to Canada as a Canadian artist.