Kolesnik Cezara
Main achievement
Painter. She has many international exhibitions
About
Cezara Kolesnik, born in 1980 in the Republic of Moldova, in the village of Cornești, discovered her passion for painting in childhood, pursuing formal art education in Chișinău. In 2000, she moved to France, where she obtained her master's degree from the prestigious Sorbonne, specializing in art history and painting expertise. Her artistic career developed through iconic series such as "Ode to Childhood," dedicated to children raised without parents working abroad, "Trees of Life," cosmic landscapes, and minimalistic portraits of prematurely mature children, reflecting childhood and Moldovan roots. Her main technique is oil on canvas, experimenting with pigments, sand, salt, and supports such as wood or paper. Cezara Kolesnik's works have been exhibited in galleries and cultural centers in Paris, Brussels, Istanbul, Amsterdam, Lausanne, Dijon, Bucharest, Chisinau, Dubai, and Bahrain, participating in projects such as "Women in Art for Peace" in Bahrain and exhibitions at Arthis Cultural Center or CCF-HHT in Chisinau. One of her works is in the collection of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, and her pieces populate private collections in Europe and the USA. Periodically returning to Moldova for creative retreats at her parents' home in Cornești or summer schools about Claude Monet, the artist organizes workshops for children and adults, criticizing the lack of investment in local culture and encouraging spontaneous creation, independent of financial resources. Now based in Brussels, where she has her own studio, Cezara Kolesnik has evolved towards abstraction in recent years, with transformative series such as "Blue Series," inspired by Yves Klein and childhood memories of her grandmother, "The Black Night of the Soul" – inner explorations in dark tones – and "Holy Land," born from her 2023 journey to an area marked by history and conflict. Although physically absent from Moldova, her connection to her homeland remains profound through recurring themes of childhood and native landscapes, illustrating stories for children's books and promoting art as an inner dialogue and cultural mission.
