I studied textile design at National University of Arts Bucharest 1992-’98 and I am a Romanian artist who works with various media and techniques, such as painting, collage, printmaking, installation and performance.
Most of my works are inspired by the turmoil of our times . I explore themes such as identity, social issues, politics and spirituality. I often use symbols, metaphors and irony to express my views and emotions. I also experiment with different materials and textures, such as subway or train tickets, fabric, threads, wax and mixed media.
Selected projects, personal & group exhibitions
2023- Artist in residence at an Oxford Church – https://www.oxford.anglican.org/artist-in-residence-at-an-oxford-church.php
2022-Designing poster for ‘The Tempest’, and for the Explorer (Producer Ada Milea)- 2022- Romania
2021-Designing milestone for Via Transilvania & Tasuleasa Social Romania
-June, 1-5June – St.Lukes Church , Oxford
2020 -11 January -Blaue Stunde- Alte Feuerwache- Cologne [DE]
2019 – 24 October “Selves and I” – Mount Gallery , Mayfair , London [UK]
-24 March – Romanian Independent Artists – 59 Rivoli, Paris [FR]
2018 – 6 Jan – Blaue Stunde VIII -Fern.Weh, – Cologne [DE]
2017 – 25 Nov. ‘Where’s the Art?’ CARU Anniversary Event – Ovada Gallery -Oxford, UK
13 May What the Wind told the Tree Tops by Joelle Pappas – Pegasus Theatre – costumes -textiles , Oxford
2016- ColourWays- workshop St Luke’s Church, Oxford ,8 weeks experimenting with colors -UK
– Home Fest – Bucharest -The Unfinished Journey- RO
2015- ‘Where’s the Art?’ | CARU 2nd Anniversary-Modern Art Oxford performance :
with Macarena Ortuzar and Nini Sakhri – [UK]
– Safe to cross – workshop St Luke’s Church, Oxford , [UK]
2014 -The Big Question Mark – Diana Bell , Fringe Festival , Edinburgh [UK]
– I am The System- Aiurart Contemporary Art Space -Bucharest, [RO]
2014 – Emotion Tickets -Fluxjob-MCBA Minnesota Centre for Book Arts-Minneapolis[ US]
2013 – Renaissance – installation – Le Parc de St Symphorien des Monts [FR]
2012 – Emotion Tickets – Hysterical Monument – NAG Noaptea Alba a Galeriilor Bucharest, [RO]
2012 – Keep the message, pass the frame on to a child – with Asdesign95
UIA International Union of Architects, Tokyo [JP]
2012 – Keep the message, pass the frame on to a child, Aiurart Contemparary Arts Centre,Bucharest [RO]
2011 – Noah ́s Ark Project – installation with Maxim Corciova, HALMA The European Network of Literary Centres, different places from Germany to Port Cetate [RO],
2011 – Noah ́s Ark Project – installation with Maxim Corciova, The Long Night of Museums Jean-Marc Laik Gallery – Koblenz [DE]
2011 – textile prints, Europe in Europe exhibition, Budapest [HU]
2011 – Attraversare – Mixed techniques on canvas – St. Florian [AT]
2010 – Blaue Stunde – Galerie 11 – Köln [DE]
2009 – Between Evil and Good – Human Rights Exhibition, Complesso Monumentale
Belvedere di San Leucio, Caserta, [IT]
2009 – Luna Asleep – International Art Action Project, Worldwide-Artists For Peace –
Galeria Dolmabahce, Istanbul [TR]
2009 – Mixed Techniques on Canvas – The Zone Zero, 1st InternationalEnvironmental Art Symposium – Gallikos river [GR]
2009 – Body and Soul – installation – Living Gallery Lecce [IT]
2008 – Angels and no Angels – Esto No Es Una Galeria – Bogota [CO]
2007 – Attitudes – Textile Prints, Carturesti, Bucharest [RO]
2007 – Mixed Techniques on Canvas, Symposium modern-art, Mallnitz [AT]
2006 – 2007 Installation with Gabrijela Turturea – Art Paper – Balkanart-Cacak [RS]
2005 – Make Friends, Not War – painting on wood – Art gallery Ripustus, Hameenlinna[FI]
2002 – Drawings on subway tickets, Henkel – Vienna [AT]
2001 – Project with subway tickets – 25 Years of subway Brussels [B]
2000 – Miniature Textiles – Group exhibition, Apollo Gallery, Bucharest [RO]
2000 – Group exhibition – International Visual Arts Fair TIAV 2000 – Bucharest [RO]
1997 – Sacred Man – textile prints, personal exhibition, Romanian Cultural Center,Budapest [HU], Romanian Academy, Rome [IT], Romanian Cultural Center, Venice [IT]
1997 – mixed technique and experimental art – group exhibition – Romanian Cultural Center, Paris [FR]
1996 – graphics and painting – personal exhibition – European Commission Delegation – Bucharest [RO]
1993, 1994, 1995, 1998 – Student Fest , Timisoara – experimental art , mixed media , http://osut.ro/projects/studentfest/?lang=en [RO]
Scenic painter and special effects on costumes for movie productions
2003 – 2006 Art and Costume Department of different productions:
The Last Drop’, ‘Cerberus’, ‘The Cave’, ‘The Black Arrow’,
‘Gunpowder, Treason & Plot’, ‘Modigliani’, [RO]
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