Resume
Biography:
Place of Birth: Iasi, Romania
Professional since: 1981
Professional Studies
1996 - 1999 Bachelor's degree in Visual Arts and Communication "Universite du Quebec a Montréal"
1987 -1990 Undergraduate studies at the Conservatory of Music and Fine Arts, George Enescu Iasi Romania. Specialization - painting, art teaching, art restoration
1973 - 1981 Octav Bancila School of Fine Arts, Iasi Romania. Specialization - graphics, drawing and painting
Awards
1997 and 1998 Awarded Albert Dumouchel Prize for stamps using mastery of stencil technique 1989 Romanian National Painting Contest for arts students laureate
1987 Awarded Grand Prize for painting - contest "Medicine and Arts"
Visual arts specialization
• 2D and 3D Composition, Chromatologie,
• Oil painting, Charcoal drawing, Crayons Conte, Pastel, Mixed Techniques;
• Stencil technique (a unique and intricate engraving technique used for stamps) - being the only artiste in Canada mastering and working in this technique;
• Photography with digital cameras, 35 mm film and large format cameras (4X5 and 5x7) black and white film.
Expositions Solo
2004
• Oil painting exhibition "Chromatic research in a void of ideas" Gallery 49, New York
• Oil painting exhibition "Interior landscapes" the Ontario Club, Toronto
• Oil painting exhibition "My abstract world" Spoon, Toronto
• Drawing exhibition "ontreal in compositions"Timothy's, Oakville
• Painting exhibition "The colors of my soul", Dawson Library, Ville Mont Royal
• Drawing and painting exhibition "Open Doors towards Modest", artist's studio
2003
• Drawing and painting exhibition "Compositional Landscapes", Timothy's, Oakville
• Drawing and painting exhibition "Research in void of ideas", Sandu, Toronto
• Drawing, painting and photograph exhibition "Void penetrating matter", Parcours, Montreal
• Drawing exhibition "Between landscape and composition", Entre Cadre Gallery, Montreal
• Photograph exhibition "The wonders of the big format camera", series of big format portraits, Ecole Antoine de St-Exupery, Montreal
• Drawing and painting exhibition : ""The magic of boundless space"", Inter Pallass Gallery, Montreal
• Drawing exhibition "Chromatic research in void of ideas", Centre C.Brancusi, Montreal
2002
• Painting exhibition "The Nude", Entre Cadre Gallery, Montreal.
• Painting and drawing exhibition "Harmony of a Nude", Inter Pallass Gallery, Montreal.
• Painting exhibition "The Nude", Artitude Gallery, Montreal.
2001
• Painting exhibition "Bridges of the city" Dawson Library, Ville Mont Royal.
• Painting exhibition "The Big Bang", Inter Pallass Gallery, Montreal.
• Painting exhibition "Research of the matter", Centre C.Brancusi, Montreal.
1991-2000
Painting, drawing, stamp, wood icon, miniature exhibitions at Hyperion Gallery in Ottawa, France Art "Contemporary Art Gallery in Montreal, C. Brancusi Exhibition Centre in Montreal, Inter Pallas Gallery in Montreal.
Group Exhibitions
2004
• Gallery 49, New York
• Artitude Gallery, Montréal
• Gallery Studio 261, Montreal
• Baroots, Toronto
• Exhibition center Constantin Brancusi, Montreal
2003
• Gallery 49, New York
• Gallery Studio 261, Montreal
• Versus Group Exhibition, Espace Parcours, Montreal
• Painting exhibition, C. Brancusi Centre, Montreal
2002
• Group exhibition "The Spring 2002", Artitude Gallery, Montreal
• "Miniature Harmony", Entre Cadre Gallery, Montréal
• Icon exhibition, Centre C. Brancusi, Montréal
1996-2001
Participated in painting, drawing and stamp exhibitions with different groups or with the group "Le Groupe Versus" at various locations:
• Galerie Engrammes, Quebec
• Musée d'Art de Mont Saint-Hilaire, Montreal
• Salle Alfred Pellan, Maison de la culture de Laval, Montreal
• Centre d'arts visuels de Saint Hubert, Montreal
• Musée de l'Ile de Moulins a Terrebonne, Montreal
• Centre d'expositions C.Brancusi, Montreal
• Centre d'art Contemporain, Montreal
• Expressions Graphics Gallery, Chicago
• GalerieVAV, Université Concordia, Montreal
• Umoristi à Marostica, Italy
• Galerie Quatre Points, Trois Rivières
• Galerie de l'U.Q.A.M., Montreal
1980-1995
Participated in exhibitions throughout Europe and Canada
Bibliography and Videography
• Newspaper Mont Royal Post June 2004 (page 1 and page 14)
• Newspaper Oakville Beaver: December 23, 2003
• Art Magazine Parcours: June 2003 (pages 21 to 28) and March 2003 (page 13)
• Newspaper Tribuna Noastra Sept. 2003, May 2002, October 2001, and Sept. 2000
• Newspaper Mont Royal January 2002, Sept 2001 and August 2001
• Radio Canada, program: Le jour du Seigneur -September 2001,
• Canal Vie - program "Eros and Company" This program was repeated eight times October 2002 to March 2003
• Multicultural Channel TV, program "Acasa" multiple apparitions 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
Other artistic activities
• 1996 Founding Member of Montreal based group, Versus, composed of 18 artists
• Since 1998 director and organizer of exhibits of the C. Brincusi Centre in Montreal
• Professor since 1981, Plastic arts and photography
• Responsible for various Montreal artists and children exhibitions
• Lectured World Art History Conference C. Brincusi Centre, Montreal
• Currently exhibiting art works in private collections throughout Europe, Japan, Canada and United States.