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Artist Statement -



As a traveler in this life, searching, I dived deeper into my soul's journey in order to discover myself.
On the edge of abstraction I use elements from nature to express my feelings.My painted diaries together with my poems endeavor to build a bridge between me and the world.
My recent work captures shreds of self finding the way to struggle back to wholeness. A new self. With layers of paint, I dare to soar where the highest and most ideal form of composition is that which expresses life. And I deepen where is no path, honouring echoes in a new light.
Each painting is a pause in my journey, echoing life.
...all cascade from moments of realization; sparkles of light and hope.
I'm a traveler between dreamscapes.
I'm a pouring of thoughts on the irreversible passage of time.

My painted diaries together with my poems endeavor to build a bridge between me and the world.



The Dreamer

Years after minutes,
Minutes after years
My life is changing colours
Laughter after tears.

Love embracing the Dreamer
On a bright summer day,
The life is changing colours
Autumn early day.
In a valley, ruins. An old castle's wall.

....my soul is struggling
like a troubled river
approaching a waterfall

Hajni Yosifov

Artist Exhibitions



I participated in exhibitions in Ontario: Hamilton Art
Gallery, Burlington Art Centre, Hamilton Conservatory
for the Arts, and for a short time in Saskatchewan:
St. Thomas More Gallery,Frances Morrison Gallery,
Saskatoon. Seven years ago I started a new chapter in
my painted diary,in Vancouver: Silk Purse Gallery,
West Vancouver;Richmond Art Gallery, Delta Arts
Council,Arts Council of New West Minster Gallery;
Seymour Art Gallery, North Vancouver -Awarded
Honourable Mention.


Upcoming Exhibition
Torrents and Blessings
March 6-18, 2012

One of the most interesting aspect of this exhibition is the
evident rhythm of life . On the edge of abstraction, rich
layers of earthy colours, brushed softly with metallic paints,
portrays the balance and also the way evokes three-dimensionality.
This artistic journey is more than seeking ; it is a chance to go on,
deep and permanent, in the idea of existing.
And the intention is the moment when all things are possible.
Than all cascades from moments of realization; sparkles of light and hope.

... like a distant melody everything else fades.

Opening reception Tuesday March 6, 6pm-8pm
Silk Purse Gallery, 1570 Argyle Avenue
West Vancouver 604.925.7292
Gallery hours Tue-Sun 12-5pm



Solo Exhibitions

2012 Torrents and Blessings, Silk Purse Gallery, West Vancouver
2007 The Way I see The World, The Hamilton Conservatory for The Arts, Hamilton, Ontario
2006 A Different Journey, HajniArt Studio, Vancouver
Echoes of Light, Seymour Art Gallery at the Quay, North Vancouver
2005 Deep into The Stillness, HajniArt Studio, Vancouver
2004 The Dream Keeper,Arts Council of New Westminster's Gallery, Centennial Lodge, Queen's Park, New Westminster
The Colours of The Wind, Studio2 Gallery, North Vancouver
2003 The Rhythm of Life, Burnaby Arts Council Gallery
Ocean Dream, Silk Purse Gallery, West Vancouver Arts Council
2001 Prologue, Studio on Granville, Vancouver
Shades of Flair, St. Thomas More Gallery, Saskatoon
Allegro Flame, Frances Morrison Library Gallery, Saskatoon 2000 Torrents, Innovation Place, The Galleria, Saskatoon
Allegro Dance, Art and All That Jazz Gallery, Saskatoon On The Edge of Nowhere, AKA Gallery, Saskatoon
15 June 2000, Studio Gallery, Saskatoon
Hajni Yosifov, La Casa del Arte Gallery, Saskatoon
1999 Farewell to Hamilton, Modart Gallery, Hamilton
Greeting 2000, Preview Studio, Hamilton
Irreversible Passage, Theater Aquarius, Hamilton
Purple Dance, Hamilton City Hall
Silhouettes, Gamsby Gallery, Hamilton
1998 Bridged Reflection, Hamilton City Hall
Spirited Response, Hamilton Artists Inc.
1997Torrents, Creative Arts Gallery, Hamilton
Painted Diary, Hamilton City Hall
Artist On Display, Art Gallery Of Hamilton, Community Room
Essential Core, Hamilton Cultural & Ethnic Mosaic Association
1996 Painted Diary, Hughson Main Gallery, Hamilton
Biography, Hungarian Art Center, Toronto
1995Window, The Framing Gallery, Hamilton
Cultural Industry Information Centre, Hamilton
Artist On Display, Art Gallery Of Hamilton, Community Room



Group Exhibitions

2o11 Anonymous Art Show,CityScape Gallery, North Vancouver
2007 Art Show, Arts Council of New Westminster Gallery
2006 Romanian Festival Royal City Community, New Westminster
Holiday Show, Seymour Art Gallery at the Quay, North Vancouver
Art Show, Arts Council of New Westminster Gallery
2005 Romanian Festival, Massey Theatre , New Westminster
Cicle of Life,Arts Council of New Westminster Gallery
Art Show, Arts Council of New Westminster Gallery
2004 Arts Council of New Westminster Art Rental Show , Public Library Gallery artSpasific, The Firehall Center for the Arts, Delta Arts Council
2003 Artpars Gallery Grand Opening Exhibition, North Vancouver
artSpasific, The Firehall Center for the Arts, Delta Arts Council
Celebration of Spring, Burnaby Arts Council
The Final Curtain, Seymour Art Gallery, - an Honourable Mention Award
2002 March Miniatures, Richmond Art Gallery
discovery2002 Trains & Rails, Seymour Art Gallery, North Vancouver
Art Symposium2002, Arts Fully Exposed, North Vancouver Community Arts Council
2001 Romanian Festival, Massey Theatre , New Westminster
Celebration of Spring, Burnaby Arts Council March Miniatures, Richmond Art Gallery
2000 On Display,CARFAC Sask, Saskatoon;
Group Show,AKA Gallery, Saskatoon
1999 An Art Exhibit, Hamilton Public Library, Auditorium, Folk Arts
Courage, Art Gallery Of Hamilton
Art Auction, Gairloch Gallery, Oakville, Art Rental;
The Art Of Cycling, Art Gallery Of Hamilton
1998 The Big Little Art Show, Gamsby Gallery, Hamilton;
An Art Tribute To Hamilton, Gamsby Gallery, Hamilton
Grand Opening, Gamsby Gallery,
Courage, Art Gallery Of Hamilton
Fenestration & Art, Hamilton Conservatory For The Arts;
Revival..., Hamilton Conservatory For The Arts
1997 Small Works, Annual Members, Carnegie Gallery, Dundas;
Shop >Til You Drop, Art Gallery Of Hamilton.
Collective, Creative Arts StudioGallery, Hamilton;
Full Circle, Nubian Art Gallery, Hamilton.
1996 The Harvest Ball Art Show, Treason Gallery, Hamilton;
Canadian Crossroads International, Dundas Town Hall
1995 Xmas Show, Gallery 435, Hamilton;
Promotional Show, Hamilton City Hall
Global Village, Hamilton City Hall;
Emotional Colours, Gallery 435, Hamilton
1989, 1987, 1985, National Exhibition, Romania
And I have participated in over 40 Fund-raising Events in Ontario and Saskatchewan.

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Artist Publications



Reviews and Bibliography
The StarPhoenix, Oct.28, 2000, Saskatoon, Painter draws senses together in abstracts, S. Robertson
The Hamilton Spectator, October 30,1999,Pumpkins on Parade, Regina Haggo
The Hamilton Spectator, July 17, 1999, Shape Shifting, Regina Haggo
The Hamilton Spectator, May 22, 1999, Motherhood, Regina Haggo
The Hamilton Spectator, December11,1998, Open Big Little Art Show s With Glitz, Deborah Gardner
The Hamilton Spectator, August 29,1998, A Painter At Heart, Sandee Ewasiuk
The Hamilton Spectator, August 13, New Gallery Hope To Close, Jeff Mahoney
The Hamilton Spectator, May 23,1998, Bridged Reflections, Jeff Mahoney
The Hamilton Spectator, March 25,1998, Vigorous,Art On Exhibit, Jeff Mahoney
Apple136, For The Teachers, February, 1998, In The Heart Of The City, Terry Stokoe
The Hamilton Spectator, December 20,1997, Poetry And Art Meet, Jeff Mahoney
The Hamilton Spectator, November 8,1997, Weekend Hanging
Art View, July 24,1997, Screaming Thing II, Cynthia J. Klaassen
Artist Profile, April 2, 1998, Daytime, interview on Cable 14 Hamilton
Spirited Response, Hamilton Artist Inc. April 25, 1998, interviewed by Cable 14 Hamilton News ON TV, Artists represented in Art Rental & Sale, Art Gallery of Hamilton
December 10,1998, interviewed by ON TV

Selected Bibliography
...Participating in more than 170 exhibitions in the
past twelve years, in Ontario, Saskatchewan, and
B.C. ,here are some selected bibliography from four TV
interviews and fourteen articles in the
newspapers.

...Hajni, a productive artist who has lived in Canada
since 1990, paints with rich colours on the edge
of abstraction. Her highly animated and confident
style suggests forms rather defining them. Hajni
suggests feelings, and forms, she expects the viewer
to get involved in completing whatever moods
and meaning she hints at.
Shape Shifting by Regina Haggo The Hamilton
Spectator - July 17,1999

...Her shapes and colours are twisted up in unusual
plumes of and pools of landscapes, or
perhaps dreamscapes. Everything seems to marble into
each other- water, sky, earth, human
figure and abstract impulse. Her work is unmistakably
hers. ...All in all, Hajni is an interesting
artist to watch.
Bridged Reflections by Jeff Mahoney The Hamilton
Spectator - May 23,1998

...Most notably there is her judicious use of metallic
paints, but also the way she evokes three-
dimensionality. There is muscle in her eerie rock
formations and dancing forms of trees and
human figures.
...Her paintings emerges from her admiration of the
landscape, but there's nothing peaceful and
pastoral about them. Instead, they resemble volcanic
eruptions.
...The senses, maternity and illusion, experiences,
emotions: all are fodder for Hajni's art. Thus
there are no precise keys to reading it.
Painter draws senses together in abstracts by
Sheila Robertson StarPhonix,Saskatoon - October
28,2000
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Artist Collections



Public Collections

Hamilton City Hall,Ontario,Canada
Theater Aquarius, Hamilton,Canada
Embassy Of Romania, Ottawa,Canada
Henderson General Hospital,Hamilton,Canada

Also represented in private collections in
USA,Hungary,Romania,Japan,England.
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