is a french-american artist living in Paris. Autodidact, she spent her childhood in la Ruche (an art community famous for its well-known artists – Brancusi, Chagall, Léger…) and more particularly, in the studio of Soutine, which was also Paul Rebeyrolle’s studio. She still keeps a studio there – once used by Marc Chagall. Her parents are Simone Dat (a painter, and the person who saved la Ruche from the wrecking ball, overseeing its historic preservation in the 70’s) and Johnny Romero (a multi-faceted Puerto Rican artist and emblematic leader of the resistance to racism in NY). From this childhood submerged in art, a cradle rich in encounters and ideas from her mixed-blood origins, Candida Romero grew up free of all restraining conventions, able to choose her own medium while still respecting her spiritual fathers. She turned to art early, studying at Enfants du Spectacle in Paris (Children of the Stage), and traveled extensively while young to Europe, Japan, and the United States. Later, she spent two years in Munich to study opera, then Salzbourg, and finally, Berlin in 1992, where she lived for one year. In 1993, she returned to her studio in la Ruche and dedicated herself entirely to painting.
EXPOSITIONS PERSONNELLES/SOLO SHOWS
1995 | Institut Franco-Japonais, Tokyo. Heart Galerie, Paris. |
1996 | Eighth Floor Art Space, New York. |
1997 | À Marcel Proust, Le jeu de la Recherche, Galerie Albert Loeb, Paris. |
1999 | Sodome et Gomorrhe de Marcel Proust, les Hommes-insectes et L’herbier, Galerie Albert Loeb, Paris. |
2001 | Jardins secrets, Galerie Albert Loeb, Paris. |
2003 | Fleurs d’encre, fleurs de Sang, Galerie Jean-Jacques Dutko, Paris. |
2006 | In Folio, Galerie Jean-Jacques Dutko,Paris. Proust Impact au Rockfeller Center, Lac de Côme, Italie |
2007 | In Folio, La Ruche, Paris. |
2008 | Little Girls, Galerie Azzedine Alaïa, Paris |
EXPOSITIONS COLLECTIVES/GROUP SHOWS
1997 | Peindre pour Proust, célébration du 75e anniversaire de la mort de Marcel Proust, Hôtel Scribe, Paris. |
1999 | Herbarium – Herbario, Art Miami, Galerie Minotauro, Caracas. Herbarium, Art Chicago, Galerie Minotauro, Caracas. Sodome et Gomorrhe, SF2, San Fransisco, Galerie Contempora, Paris. |
2000 | Palm Beach Art Fair, Galerie Contempora, Buenos-Aires. Pavillon des Antiquaires et des Beaux-Arts, Paris, Galerie Albert Loeb. Art London Contemporary Art Fair, James Huntington-Witheley Gallery, Londres. |
2001 | Grand Opening Gallery Artists Group Show, Galerie Contempora, Buenos-Aires. Small Formats for Big Collectors, Galerie Contempora, Buenos-Aires. |
2003 | Centenaire de La Ruche , Paris. |
2003 | Fleurs d’encre, fleurs de Sang, Galerie Jean-Jacques Dutko, Paris. |
2010 | L’Art selon elles,Espace culturel Les Dominicaines,Pont L’évêque |
2010 | Bee Natural,Fondation Guerlain,Paris |
DISTINCTION/AWARDS
2000 | Lauréate du prix de la Société des Bains de Mer, XXXIV Prix International d’Art contemporain, Fondation Prince Pierre de Monaco, Monte-Carlo. |