Artist Corneliu Drăgan-Târgoviște (in picture) was recently accepted as member of the Birmingham Watercolour Society, being the first Romanian painter chosen to be part of this organization. He will officially be included in the Society on March 4, 2013, during the members’ general meeting.

“My acceptance as member of the Birmingham Watercolour Society is for me another milestone that I have reached as I attempt to know myself as an artist and develop my art,” said Corneliu Drăgan-Târgoviște.

After being the only Romanian artist to exhibit in the Shanghai Biennale, his work was on display until February 17 in the CWI Children’s Palace, also in Shanghai, China.

Corneliu Drăgan-Târgoviște is a Romanian artist who works in various mediums, including painting, watercolor, graphics, icons and cartoons. He has exhibited in numerous exhibitions over the years, both in Romania and in France, Turkey, Canada and Germany. His works also appear in public and private collections in Romania, Israel, France, Germany, Turkey, Spain, Russia, the US, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Belgium, Holland, Brazil, Mexico and the UK.

The Birmingham Watercolour Society was founded in 1907 and represents some of the finest watercolour artists, both in the UK and around the world.

Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com