Dacia Gallery is proud to present “Ars Longa Vita Brevis”. The exhibition is titled after one of Cook’s paintings and often interpreted as art is long, life is short, but originally it was the opening statement in a medical text and the lines that followed read more like “It takes a long time to acquire and perfect ones expertise, and one has a short time but to do it”.  “I have been painting for a while now, but this statement still rings true to me; It takes a long time to hone ones skills so for the past two years since my last solo at Dacia, I have experimented with different techniques of painting, used a variety of materials, but I can see this is going to be a life long journey. The common thread though out this time has been my fascination with the figure;  It’s timeless beautiful and fascinating. Additional inspiration comes from variety of places ranging from the old masters paintings to modern day advertising, graffiti and body art. My goal is combine these elements together, along with my imagination into a cohesive whole that intrigues and engages the viewer.” Janet Cook, New York, 2014.

Dacia Gallery invites artists to participate in an exciting Artist Residency Program in picturesque, Sibiu, Romania. The city is located in Transylvania at the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains. Dacia's Artist Residency provides an academic program to inspire, refine and redefine the creative direction of artists in a painting intensive four-week and two-week program. The application is open to visual artists worldwide, including all mediums and styles of artwork. Artists will meet at Dacia's Artist Studio in Sibiu's grand plaza and paint the figure from life and landscapes in the old city, the mountains and countryside. Enjoy weekend painting and sketching trips to the mountains, castles, art museums and medieval Byzantine monasteries to study ancient frescos and icons. And what’s a trip to Romania without a visit to the medieval castle of Vlad the Impaler, otherwise known as Dracula. This is a wonderful opportunity to study and paint abroad, if you are interested in participating please see our residency page for more info and to apply.