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Dan Cumpata (1959-)

"What you are is what you leave behind."

Dan Cumpata was born in Bucharest, Romania in 1959 and at a very young age showed a remarkable talent for drawing and had a thriving passion for art.  Dan attended the Octav Bancila Art School at age 11.  Then he finished his education, becoming a Master in Art at the famous Iasi Art Institute.  The year 1978 brough acclaim for Dan's first presitigious show.  He was then awarded Artist of the Year and in 1979 he was awarded the Master's Award.  He had numerous art shows all over Europe including Yugoslavia, Hungry, Italy, and France.

In 1987 he moved to the United States and today he is working out of his studio in Hagerstown, Maryland.  His work is represented nationally in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Carmel, Chicago, Hollywood, and New York.  In 1991 he was elected permanent member of the Hollywood Arts Council.  Dan Cumpata expresses himself using a broad spectrum of media including graphite pencil, charcoal and acrylic.  However, he is best known for oil paintings, pushing the boundaries and achieving a unique vibrancy unequalled by many other oil artists.

His breathtaking scenes of landscapes and seascapes are intensely focused creations that capture the subtle qualities of sunlight, moonlight, shadows and shades of color. 

Today his work can be found around the world, in many art galleries and mostly in private art collections.

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