| Date of birth: 12.04.1969 EDUCATION: Dec. 2008: I have presented the doctorate thesis “The landscape – state of mind and expression”, for which I have received “magna cum laude” Casa Matei, UAD Cluj. 2004-2005: Preparator, University of Art and Design, Cluj-Napoca. 2000: Workshop in arts management: "From Here to There" - The Amsterdam Maastricht Summer University, The Netherlands. 1994-1995: MFA,"Ioan Andreescu" Visual Arts Academy , painting department. 1994: Master Class in painting with Jiri Georg Dokoupil, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, course organised by the Amsterdam Summer University and Amsterdam Institute for Painting. 1988-1994: "Ioan Andreescu" Visual Arts Academy, painting department – Cluj. 1988-1990: Ceramic Department. 1990-1994: Painting Department. Graduation diploma obtained in 1994 ("The Icons on Glass from Transylvania, XVII th- XIX th cts"). 1979-1987: High School of Fine Arts, Cluj-Napoca. Ceramic Department. B.F.A obtained in 1987. RESIDENCIES, GRANTS, AWARDS: 2004 “Cultural Praiseworthy Medal”, awarded by the Romanian Presidency. 2000 Laz '99 International Art Camp, Laz - jud. Alba. Workshop in arts management: "From Here to There" - The Amsterdam Maastricht Summer University, The Netherlands / Soros Foundation Travel Grant. 1999 Laz '99 International Art Camp, Laz - jud. Alba. 1997 3rd Annual Jurbarkas International Creative Artist Camp (grant), Lithuania. 1996 Resident Artist, Vermont Studio Center (grant) - Johnson, VT, USA VSC artists advisory committee: Karel Appel, Nell Blaine, Helen Frankenthaler, James Gahagan, Grace Hartigan, Wolf Kahn, Nathan Oliveira, Irving Petlin, Larry Rivers, George Segal, Joan Snyder, Frank Stella, Esteban Vicente, Neil Welliver, Alice Neel*, Isamu Noguchi*, James Rosati* (*in memoriam). Soros Foundation Travel Grant. 1994 Master Class in painting with Jiri Georg Dokoupil, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, course organised by the Amsterdam Summer University and Amsterdam Institute for Painting. 1993 Prize for painting awarded by Accademia Internazionale Fanum Fortunae in "Fanum Fortunae e Pisaurum" competition, Fano, Italy. ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS: 2009 HIM Gallery, Cluj DNS Gallery, Graz, Austria Fortuna Galleries, Cluj Arcade 24 Gallery, Bistrita, Romania 2008 Casa Matei, UAD Cluj 2007 “Traces on Water”, the Old Gallery, Cluj 2006 Markus Prepress's Office, Cluj / "The Magic Garden", Länderzirkel auf Reisen, Trinkhalle Kurhotel Dr. Kipper, Bad Gams, Austria 2005 P & B Gallery, Cluj 2004 Auschlößl - Interkulturelles Cafe und Begegnungszentrum, Graz, Austria / Kuga Cultural Centre , Grosswarasdorf, Burgenland, Austria / "Gallery Day & Night", Humphrey Scottish Rite Masonic Temple, Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA 2003 Open Studio Party & violin concert sustained by Titus Flueras-Besa, Prislop 8, Cluj / Val House Gallery, Bucharest, Romania 2002 VKB Bank, Linz, Austria / Aula Romaniae Gallery, Romanian Cultural Centre, Vienna, Austria (with Andreea Radu) / "Impression", the Old Gallery, Cluj, Romania 2001 "Impression, Le Soleil… Levant (Byzance), Romanian Embassy, Copenhagen, Denmark / "Impression, Sunrise", National Museum of Art, Cluj 2000 Sindan Cultural Centre, Cluj 1999 Cuyler St. Gallery, Port Elisabeth, South Africa 1998 “At Heaven’s Gate 2”, The Old Gallery, Cluj / “At Heaven’s Gate 1”, Alianta Artelor Gallery, Cluj 1997 C. Brancusi Gallery, Parliament of Romania, Chamber of Deputies, Bucharest / "Air '96", The Old Gallery, Cluj 1996 Atelier Libre Gallery, Ottweiler, Germany / "The Vine 1", The Old Gallery, Cluj / "The Vine 2", Bucharest Bank, Cluj 1995 Credit Fond, Cluj / "The Scale", Napoca 15 - Cluj 1994 Helios Gallery - Timisoara , Romania 1991 Art Gallery, University Library, Cluj GROUP EXHIBITIONS: 2009 International Tsai-Mo Graffiti-Art Exhibition, Taichung City Cultural Center, Taiwan. 2008 0+0 Gallery, Valencia, Spain / HIM Gallery, Cluj / Fiuggi, Roma, Italia 2007 6th Taichung Tsai-MoArt Festivel, Taichung Cultural Center,Taichung, Taiwan 2006 "Interart 2006", The Old Gallery, Cluj 2005 Gallery Theatre de Poche la Grenette, Vevey, Switzerland / Erste Bank, Mödling, Austria / KH Wiener Neustadt, Austria 2004 Romanian Cultural Centre, Vienna, Austria 2003 “A Mid Summer’s Night Scream”, Humphrey Scottish Rite Masonic Temple Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA 2002 Omma Gallery, Omma Centre of Contemporary Art, Chania, Crete, Greece 2001 "Et in Venetia ego", National Museum of Art Cluj / Finansbank, Cluj / "Visionen 2001", Bad Kissingen, Germany 2000 "Et in Venetia ego", Istituto Romeno di Cultura e Ricerca Umanistica, Venice, Italy / Pecsi Galeria, Pecs, Hungary / "on-line Ausstellung ART SUMMER 2000" at Geli's Virtual Gallery, Altenstadt, Germany / "Laz 2000", National Museum of Art Cluj / "Liber Studiorum", National Museum of Art Cluj 1999 Gartenflugel Gallery, Ziegelbrucke (GL), Switzerland / Sebes Cathedral, Jud. Alba / Celtica Gallery, Edinburgh, Edinburgh International Internet Festival, U.K. / Alliance of Arts Gallery, Cluj-Napoca 1998 International Exhibition, Art Gallery Resita, Romania 1997 Cultural Centre Jurbarkas, Lithuania 1995 National Museum of Art Cluj / "Atelier 35",Caminul Artei Gallery Bucharest 1994 Aschenbach Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1993 Fano, Italy 1992 Nae Ionescu Cultural Centre Festival, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada / National Theatre Exhibition Hall, Cluj 1991 Romanian's Contemporary Art, Zwolle, The Netherlands 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995: Annual Show of Painting & Sculpture, Cluj county, UAP's Gallery 1984 Ceremonial Hall of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Ankara, Turkey WORKS IN STATE COLLECTIONS: National Museum of Art, Cluj / Romanian Parliament Picture Gallery Collection / Cultural Centre, Jurbarkas, Lithuania WORKS IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS: Romania, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, USA, Canada, Israel, Greece, South Africa, Hungary, Italy. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY: From 2004: Partner, P&B Gallery, Cluj 2001-2008: Webmaster, manager Cluj Art On Line Gallery From 1997: President / co-founder of the Arta Foundation, Cluj-Napoca. 1995: professional scenepainter at the National Theatre, Cluj-Napoca. 1989: Designer at I.C.P. Cluj, Romania. 1988-1990: Sculptor at the Cooperativa Constructorul Cluj, Romania. ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE: 1996: performed the scenography of the "Blue Bird" show, by M.Maeterlinck, at The International Theatre Festival from Orthez, France. 1993: performed the scenery of the "Nuts Cracker" ballet, organised by International Ballet Society Washington, D.C., USA, in Bekescsaba, Hungary. 1995: professional scenepainter at the National Theatre, Cluj-Napoca. 1989: co-worker of the old church restoration in the Rimeti Monastery, Transylvania. AFFILIATION TO ASSOCIATIONS: - Member of the Romanian Artist Union (U.A.P.) Cluj-Bistrita Branch - Founding member of Rotary Club Cetatuie Cluj-Napoca - Member of FITMA (Federation of International Tsai-Mo Artists), Taichung,Taiwan. |