About

Valentina Brostean (b. 1983, Novi Sad, Serbia) is a multidisciplinary visual artist currently based in Barcelona, after spending more than a decade living and working in Turin, Italy. She holds a BFA in Graphic Design and an MFA in Illustration from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Novi Sad.

Working across both traditional and digital mediums, Brostean has developed a distinctive visual language over the past 15 years, a vibrant fusion of contemporary figuration, collage, illustration, and surreal visual storytelling. Her work is recognized for its bold compositions, fearless use of color, and emotionally charged imagery that moves between the dreamlike and the deeply human.

Driven by an ongoing exploration of identity, subconscious states, memory, and emotional landscapes, Brostean deconstructs familiar realities and reconstructs them into layered, poetic narratives. Her practice balances instinct and precision, resulting in a highly personal aesthetic shaped through years of experimentation and evolution.

Alongside her personal artistic practice, she has specialized in editorial and fashion illustration, combining mixed media techniques with both analog and digital processes. Her work often blurs the boundaries between fine art and applied art, creating visually striking solutions for clients seeking originality, strong visual impact, and unconventional aesthetics.

Over the years, Brostean has collaborated with international clients including Armani Exchange, The Washington Post, Corriere della Sera, Bicycle USA, and Kabinet Brewery, among others.

Her work has been featured in numerous international books, magazines, and publications, and exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across Europe, the United States, and the Middle East.

Represented by ILLOZOO Creative Agency.

For collaborations, commissions, or inquiries:
pisivalentini@gmail.com

SELECTED CLIENTS:

BOOKS:

Symposion 73 | Trauma & Nostalgia, Hungary 2020
Crunch ED Associazione Culturale | 50 morsi alla luna, IT 2019
Power and Influence of Illustration | Bloomingdales, USA 2019
Fantastic Illustration | DESIGNERBOOKS, China 2016
Mix and Match – Exploring contemporary collage | SANDU publications, China 2017
Collage – Make the Impossible Possible | Send Points publishing, China 2018
Walk on the wild side | Drago publishing, Rome, IT 2014

ONLINE FEATURES:

AWARDS:

2024 | First award for illustration series, Exer Art Competition / Mikser Balkan Festival

2018 | First award for the product design – illustration on national design competition organized by leading cookware brand “Metalac”, Serbia

2014 | First award for the illustrated graphic novel “Why ladybirds eat people” at BookILL Fest – International book fair Novi Sad, Serbia

2009 | First award – Golden plaque for the illustrated graphic novel “Why ladybirds eat people” at biennial of illustration Golden Pen of Belgrade, Serbia

2007 | First prize – Golden plaque for theater poster project on 12. international biennial of theater poster “Sterijino Pozorje”, Serbia

2006 | “Academy year award” – for the best-graduated student on Academy of Arts Novi Sad – department for graphic design and illustration, Serbia

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2025 | Sala Nusus, Barcelona, Spain (Dipartimento de las almas perdidas y encontradas)
2025 | Arte Amore Sitges Gallery, Spain (Silent Shout | Darwings)
2024 | Mali Likovni Salon, Novi Sad, Serbia (Army of the Soul Breaking Through)
2024 | Drap Art Org, Barcelona, Spain (NOMADS)
2024 | Piso Vació, Barcelona, Spain (OXIMOROS)
2023 | SKCNS Fabrika, Novi Sad, Serbia (Why Do Ladybirds Eat People?)
2021 | Darts – The Dealers, Turin, Italy (Illustrated Alphabet Series)
2019 | Krokodil centar – Engaging words, Belgrade, Serbia (Once it was us – Digital collage series)
2019 | Kulturni centar LAB, Novi Sad, Serbia (U okeanu postojanja – Digital collage series)
2019 | Galerija Stepeniste, Sumatovacka, Serbia (U okeanu postojanja – Digital collage series)
2018 | Zivi Atelje DK, Zagreb, Croatia (Drawings series “Only us, humans”)
2013 | Amantes cultural center, Torino, Italy (Mixed media series “Samsara”)
2012 | Dorothy Circus Gallery, Rome, Italy (Paintings series “Last drop of innocence”)
2012 | Galo Art Gallery, Torino, Italy (Paintings series “NEVERLAND”)
2011 | Pagus Gallery, Philadelphia, USA (Paintings series “NEVERLAND”)
2011 | Fache Arts Gallery, Miami, USA (Paintings & drawings series, selection)
2010 | Belgrade cultural center, Serbia (Mixed media illustrations “Why ladybirds eat people?”)
2009 | Fache Arts Gallery, Miami, USA (Paintings & drawings series “Stories from a Neverland”)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION):

2025 | Est_Art_Space, Madrid, Spain (FEM-IN-ART,
2025 | Baubo Art Gallery, Ocata (Barcelona), Spain (Inadaptados)
2025 | Baubo Art Gallery, Ocata (Barcelona), Spain (vvvvvInspire Inclusion)
2025 | Uxval Gochez Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (Planets)
2024 | Uxval Gochez Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (Fantasies)
2024 | Mikser Design Festival, Belgrade, Serbia (No Middle Ground)
2021 | Valid World Hall Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (Barcelona Contemporary Art Fair)
2019 | Foreshadows – Prefigurazioni (K SPACES, Turin, IT)
2018 | THIS COVER – Tutto è possibile (“Torino Graphic Days” curated by Curve creative agency, Turin, IT)
2018 | Not safe for woman (“To graphic days” curated by ILLO – Tv creative agency, Turin, IT)
2018 | Black & White Nights (K Spaces gallery, Torino, IT)
2018 | Libri d’artista (K Spaces gallery, Torino, IT)
2017 | A night at the movies – by Tim Burton (Penumbra Gallery, Lisbon, PT)
2016 | Corpus Dei (Nero Gallery, Roma, IT)
2016 | Cube show (Baker + Hasseldenz gallery, CA, USA)
2016 | Svelata – erotic extracts from Italian scene (Gallery Cell 63, Berlin, DE)
2015 | Coexist or die show (By Arte in Barriera foundation, Turin – Rome, IT)
2015 | Storybook show (Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, USA)
2015 | Zimmerman show (Gristle Art Gallery, NY, USA)
2015 | Idiot Box (Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, USA)
2015 | Comedians (Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, USA)
2014 | Art Auction (KOLEKTIV1, NY, USA)
2014 | MAD in Italy (Enim Artist gallery, Milan, IT)
2014 | Hidden Kingdoms show (Dream factory gallery, Frankfurt, DE)
2014 | Il posto delle favole (Edizione)
2014 | Colletiva a Rocca Sinibalda (Museo A. Miniucchi, IT)
2013 | Lacrima Aquarium (Aquario Romano MUSEUM and Dorothy Circus Gallery, Rome, IT)
2013 | Wanderlust (Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, USA)
2013 | 6 impossible things before breakfast (Dream factory gallery, Frankfurt, DE)
2013 | Abu Dhabi Art Hub (Italian masters Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAE)
2013 | Stroke art fair (Pretty Portal Gallery, Munich, DE)
2013 | Bears in the honor of spring (UK Parobord, Belgrade, RS)
2013 | Painted sound (Flower-pepper gallery, Pasadena, USA)
2012 | Urban Expo (Pretty Portal Gallery, Dusseldorf, DE)
2012 | Pop surrealism – Stay foolish (Museo Casa del Conte Verde & Dorothy Circus Gallery, Rivoli, IT)
2012 | Runaway circus (Auguste Clown Gallery, Melbourne, AU)
2012 | SWAB – Art fair (With Dorothy Circus Gallery, Barcelona, SP)
2012 | Game over (The Nova Belgica Art Gallery, Saint Truden, BE)
2012 | Illustrated (Pretty Portal Gallery, Dusseldorf, DE)
2011 | Summer show (Hive Gallery, LA, USA)
2011 | Alterazioni Visive (Arcidosso, IT)
2009 | Golden Pen of Belgrade (International Triennial of Illustration, Belgrade, RS)
2009 | Cut & Paste (Stockholm, SW)

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