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BIOGRAPHY

(Deva, 1969)

Academic studies:
1990 - 1996 - Academy of Fine Arts / University of Fine Arts, Bucharest, Sculpture Department, with professor Neculai Păduraru.
 

PROJECTS

Solo Exhibitions:
2010 - Circle / Time, sculpture and drawing exhibition, "Forma" Gallery, Deva, Romania;
2011 - Art Gallery, Hunedoara, Romania.

Group Exhibitions:
1997 - The Retrospective of Arts in Hunedoara, Deva, Romania;
1997 - 2012 - Sculptors' Drawings, Bucharest, Romania; in 2008 the exhibition was organised at House of Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania; other participant artists: Elena Hariga, Gheorghe Zaharia, Mircea Enache, Simion Moldovan, Dinu Rădulescu, Mircea Roman, Sava Stoianov, Alexandru Nancu, Nicu Stoica, Vlad Ciobanu, Alexandru Grosu, Mihai Istudor, Niculaie Băndărău, Constantin Mârzea, Gheorghe Iliescu-Călinești;
1998, 2000, 2002 - Bucharest Salon of Fine Arts, Romania;
1996 - 2012 - Small Sculpture Salon, Bucharest, Romania;
2001 - Romexpo National Salon of Fine Arts, Bucharest, Romania;
2002 - The Exhibition of the artists awarded at The Muncipal Salon of Fine Arts (2012 edition), House of Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania; other participant artists: Neculai Băndărău, Geta Caragiu, Cristina Iliescu, Petre Marian, Alexandru Papuc, Mara Vîlceanu;
         - Group Exhibiton, Hanul cu Tei Gallery (ARTei), Bucharest, Romania; other participant artists: Stelian Bâscă, Alina Enache, Adrian Ilfoveanu, Toma Gabor, Ionel Iștoc, Mihai Marius Cătălin, Alexandru Papuc;
2004 - Romanian Contemporary Sculptors, Bucharest, Romania;
2010 - Palace of the Parliament, The Romanian Fine Arts Union, exhibition organised in Bucharest by members of Deva Branch, Romania;
2011 - Bucharest Salon, "Simeza" Gallery, Bucharest, Romania;
         - The Engraving - Sculpture (wood) Salon, "Simeza" Gallery, Bucharest, Romania; curator of the sculpture exhibition: Liviu Russu, other participant sculptors: Alexandru Gheorghiță, Aurel Vlad, Horia Flămând, Marian Zidaru, Gheorghe Zaharia, Alexandru Ciutureanu, Dan Gavriș, Dinu Câmpeanu, Liviu Russu, Niculai Păduraru, Napoleon Tiron, Cristian Bedivan, Titi Ceară, Darie Dup, Constantin Marinete, Alexandru Grosu, Mihai Tugearu, Elena Scutaru, Jana Gertler, Neculai Băndărău, Octav Mardale;
2012 - The Engraving - Sculpture (metal) Salon, "Simeza" Gallery, Bucharest, Romania; other participant sculptors: Aurel Vlad, Dumitru Radu, Neculai Păduraru, Alexandru Nancu, Elena Hariga, Ionel Iștoc, Nicolae Popa, Ovidiu Dumitru Simionescu, Viorel Bondar, Camel Alexandru Ciutureanu, Ion Iancuț, Marian Petre, Alexandru Grosu;
2013 - Small Sculpture Salon, "Simeza" Gallery, Bucharest, Romania; curator: Mara Vîlceanu Breza, participant artists: Giani Iosif Amarandei, Marina Andrei, Viorel Bondar, Mara Vîlceanu Breza, Bogdan Breza, Titi Ceară, Dinu Câmpeanu, Dumitru Cojocaru, Ionel Cojocariu, Trandafira Cojocaru, Ioan Deac Bistrița, Doru Drăgusin, Ovidiu Dumitru, Traian Duță, Cătălin Geană, Jana Gertler, Elena Gheorghe, Alexandru Grosu, Bogdan Hojbotă, Costel Iacob, Cristina Iliescu, Ovidiu Ionescu, Mihai Istudor, Ioan Ladea, Mihai Marcu, Mihai Marcu Jr., Viorel Marton, Alex Papuc, Dumitru Passima, Vlad Perianu, Cristian Pentelescu, Ana Zoe Pop, Ana Rus, Liviu Russu, Anca Savulescu, Vasile Soponariu, Elena Surdu-Stănescu, Nicolae Stoica, Florica Tănase, Cătălin Udrea, Șerban Vrăbiescu.

Sculpture Symposiums:
1993 - Pucioasa, Dâmbovița, Romania (stone);
1997 - Vaţa, Hunedoara, Romania (marble);
2002 - "Gheorghe Iliescu-Călineşti" Symposium, Piteşti, Romania;
2004, 2005 - Zeicani, Hunedoara, Romania (stone);
2007 - Lut 2007, HAR Foundation, Capul Doloșman, Jurilovca, Tulcea, Romania;
2009 - Deda, Mureș, România (wood);
2011 - Sculpture camp, theme: "Țara Moților - traditions beyond time", Brad, Hunedoara, Romania (stone); Sculpture: Continuity;
2012 - Băile Herculane, Caraș-Severin, Romania (moaic).


Monumental Sculptures:
1999 - Emperor Traian, Deva, Romania;
2003 - Drăgan Muntean (bust), Vețel, Hunedoara, România;
2004 - Statuary Group Dedicated to Romanian Gymnastics, Deva, Romania;
2005 - Drăgan Muntean (bust), Deva, Romania;
2006 - Avram Iancu (bust), Țebea, Hunedoara, Romania.
 
Prizes and Awards:
2002 - Third Prize, awarded at the Municipal Salon of Arts, Bucharest, Romania;
2004 - HAR Foundation Prize, Bucharest, Romania.
 
Works in Art Collections:
1996 - 2007 - Acquisitions in the Collection of the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest, Romania (works from the artist's cycle Circle).
 

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