Brandusa Niro
BIO
Brandusa Niro, a contemporary multi-disciplinary artist based in Palm Beach and New York, traces her artistic lineage back to her upbringing in Romania. Immersed in a family of creatives, her aunt Geta Caragiu renowned as a sculptor and her uncle Toma Caragiu a famous actor in both film and theatre, Niro's artistic journey started very early. Brandusa began garnering recognition by winning Romanian National art competitions and captivating audiences on the silver screen, starring in the biggest blockbuster Romanian film "Uncle Marin, the Billionaire.”
Relocating to the United States, Niro became a titan in the media and publishing worlds eventually running the Publishing division at IMG Media. In 2002, she laid the foundation for her legacy by founding the esteemed American Fashion industry publication, The Daily Front Row, where she remains as Editor-in-Chief today. Throughout these years, Brandusa Niro continued to create artwork and in 2024 has made a full return to her greatest passion that never left.
Her first series of large size acrylic paintings entitled ‘Models’ launched in July 2024 at the Hamptons Fine Arts Fair paying homage to the extraordinary women who have graced Niro's life and career. Working with the world’s top models from the very first moment they were discovered, the artist recaptured with each portrait’s brushstroke the innocence and beauty of that unique moment in time. Niro’s canvases are bathed in light, playing off a palette of saturated, powerful, bright colors, the perfect setting for the vast range of emotions and moods she expresses surrounding the concept of unfathomable, unmatched beauty. Brandusa’s muses are elongated and graceful with immense, luminous eyes that pierce the soul, while their oversized heads and unfinished hands imbue them with an otherworldly allure. Their faces and bodies tell a story that seeps off the canvas into the soul and imagination of the viewer. The ‘Models’ series, created in a unique style of figurative expressionism, evokes senses of sexiness and sensuality yet an eerie, almost haunting quality, inviting viewers to contemplate the transient nature of beauty itself.
In late 2024, Brandusa launched her About A Girl series, inspired by a chance meeting with a 10-year old named Jacqueline in St. Paul de Vence. Three Jacqueline pantings ensued, shown at Art Miami, Art Palm Beach and Palm Beach Modern+Contemporary. The Jacquelines were joined by a series of other young character portraits among them The Little Ballerina, The Violin Lesson, Swimmer Nice c. 1940, Swimmer St Tropez c. 1940, and the series continues as Brandusa explores the innocence and marvel of her storied cast of characters. Niro, who is also a talented published writer currently working on a memoir as well as a fiction series, explains: “I write a short story about each of my characters, and then turn that story into a painting.” It is no wonder that Brandusa’s portraits each tell a complex and fascinating story. Both “Models” and “About a Girl” were featured in solo presentations at Avant Gallery in December 2024 and April 2025, respectively.
Brandusa’s paintings are now in several important collections, worldwide. Most recently, Tommy Hilfiger, an avid art collector, acquired one of Brandusa’s fashion paintings for his private collection.
Relocating to the United States, Niro became a titan in the media and publishing worlds eventually running the Publishing division at IMG Media. In 2002, she laid the foundation for her legacy by founding the esteemed American Fashion industry publication, The Daily Front Row, where she remains as Editor-in-Chief today. Throughout these years, Brandusa Niro continued to create artwork and in 2024 has made a full return to her greatest passion that never left.
Her first series of large size acrylic paintings entitled ‘Models’ launched in July 2024 at the Hamptons Fine Arts Fair paying homage to the extraordinary women who have graced Niro's life and career. Working with the world’s top models from the very first moment they were discovered, the artist recaptured with each portrait’s brushstroke the innocence and beauty of that unique moment in time. Niro’s canvases are bathed in light, playing off a palette of saturated, powerful, bright colors, the perfect setting for the vast range of emotions and moods she expresses surrounding the concept of unfathomable, unmatched beauty. Brandusa’s muses are elongated and graceful with immense, luminous eyes that pierce the soul, while their oversized heads and unfinished hands imbue them with an otherworldly allure. Their faces and bodies tell a story that seeps off the canvas into the soul and imagination of the viewer. The ‘Models’ series, created in a unique style of figurative expressionism, evokes senses of sexiness and sensuality yet an eerie, almost haunting quality, inviting viewers to contemplate the transient nature of beauty itself.
In late 2024, Brandusa launched her About A Girl series, inspired by a chance meeting with a 10-year old named Jacqueline in St. Paul de Vence. Three Jacqueline pantings ensued, shown at Art Miami, Art Palm Beach and Palm Beach Modern+Contemporary. The Jacquelines were joined by a series of other young character portraits among them The Little Ballerina, The Violin Lesson, Swimmer Nice c. 1940, Swimmer St Tropez c. 1940, and the series continues as Brandusa explores the innocence and marvel of her storied cast of characters. Niro, who is also a talented published writer currently working on a memoir as well as a fiction series, explains: “I write a short story about each of my characters, and then turn that story into a painting.” It is no wonder that Brandusa’s portraits each tell a complex and fascinating story. Both “Models” and “About a Girl” were featured in solo presentations at Avant Gallery in December 2024 and April 2025, respectively.
Brandusa’s paintings are now in several important collections, worldwide. Most recently, Tommy Hilfiger, an avid art collector, acquired one of Brandusa’s fashion paintings for his private collection.
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