She said the south west of Scotland had made her very welcome after her abrupt departure from her home country.
“My life was a perfect life, we travelled a lot, I had a lot of art in my life, I had a nice city where I could live and in one moment everything finished,” she said.
“We tried to pack up our life in a car and just go.
“It was a difficult decision to go but I understand, sometimes, it was the right decision to go.
“I am here, I can work here and my daughter can have an education and I can help from here.”
The exhibition is at The Smithy on Dumfries High Street and is open from 11:00 to 15:00 until Friday.
