About The Artist
LAURENTIU DIMISCA
Date and place of birth: January 17th 1977 - Piatra Neamt, Romania
Education:1991-1995 Victor Brauner Fine Arts High School - Piatra Neamt
2000 License of painting University of Arts and Design, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2001 Member of Romanian UAP Piatra Neamt Subsidiary Artistic
2002 Master degree in painting, University of Arts and Design, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2006 Candidate for a doctor’s degree in painting, Cluj Napoca, Romania
2011 Doctorate Degree in Decorative and Fine Arts.
Thesis: “Art Brut. Art or Madness”
Activity / Personal and group exhibitions in Romania / abroad:
2002 Group Painting exhibition in Mandrisio - Foxtown, Switzerland
Personal exhibition at the Art Plaza Gallery - Boca Chica, Dominican Republic
Personal Art Performance - Art Museum Piatra Neamt, Romania
2003 Personal Painting exhibition at “La Maison des Metiers d'Art” Roanne, France
Personal Painting and ceramics exhibition - Visual Art Museum Galati, Romania
Personal Painting exhibition - Collection Museum “Vasile Pârvan” Bârlad, Romania
2004 Personal Painting exhibition at “Albert Serol” Roanne, France
Personal Painting exhibition at “Club Conti” Milano, Italy
2005 Colective exhibition - Romanian Culture Institute Budapesta, Hungary
Colective exibition - colaboration Claude Petite Jean Gallery - Shanghai, China
The European Parliament – “Mini art”, IAA/AIAP, Bruxelles, Belgium
2006 Colective exhibition “Francophilie” – Paris, France and Liege, Belgium
Colective exhibition Paintings and sculpture – Torino, Italy
Personal exhibition National Center of Culture and Art - „George Apostu” Bacau
Personal exhibition Parliament Palace - „ Constantin Brancusi” - Bucuresti, Romania
Group exhibition at Romanian Cultural Institute - Prague, Czech Republic
Personal Exhibition at “Allianz Tiriac”Bank, Bucharest, Romania.
2007 Personal exhibition Galeria “Cozia” – Hamme, Belgium
Personal exhibition Castle Beaulieu – Rioges, France
Personal exhibition “Aripa Gallery” – Torino, Italy
International Exhibition group „Covalenco Gallery” - Eindhoven, Netherlands
International Exhibition "Singul'ART" and MAPGI, "Libertin'art" - Lyon, France
Group exhibition "Hommage à Bacchus" - JULIENAS - Rhône, France
Group exhibition "L'Art en Marche" - Lapalisse, France
Italian-Romanian Exhibition, "Apollo" Gallery - Bucharest, Romania
Group Exhibition "Faylla" Gallery, "Artimundo" Gallery - Brussels, Belgium
Personal Galleries Exhibition "Passe-partout", Sibiu, European Capital of Culture, Romania
2008 Personal Exhibition - Brut Art Museum- Lapalisse, France
Group exhibition, Mably, France
International itinerant group exhibition - "Vineyards and wines" - Cluj-Napoca, Bacau, Piatra Neamt - Romania
St. Etienne and Roanne Beaujoules festival - France
2009 Personal exhibition Pays Vichy-Auvergne, Issoire (Nomadic Art) - France
"Passions and Patterns" - personal exhibition - EEFineart Gallery - United Kingdom UK, "City Gallery"
Personal exhibition – Suceava, Romania
Personal exhibition, Casino Sinaia, Romania
Biz 'Art - Le Vandiouse, France
2010 Chateau du Beaulieu Riorges, Vichy, France
Group exhibition, Einhoven Covalenco Gallery, Netherlands
Personal exhibition, Galerie du Colombier - Paris, France
2011 Expo group and personal- colaboration with Abrupt Gallery- Grenoble-France
Group exhibition, Erotic Art, Covalenco Gallery Einhoven, Netherlands
Group exhibition , European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
2012 Personal exhibition, Carré d'artistes Art Gallery,Paris-Saint Germain
Group Exhibition, A. Jain Marunouchi Gallery – New York City
Group Art Show on Broadway-Dacia Gallery- New York City
2013 Personal exhibition- Romanian Cultural Institute -art curator Eliza Ploia-Lyon-Franta
Ambiental art:
2000 Monumental painting in sgraffito technique - first floor Cluj Napoca CFR Polyclinic
Iconostasis painting - “Dealu Mare” Monastery - Maramures
2002 No.2, Kindergarten “Childhood” - al secco/akril technique, Piatra Neamt
”Banished towards love” al secco/ rigips technique - Vert Gallery, Piatra Neamt
”Cycles of life” ambiental work of 70 square meters at „Vila Solomon” - Piatra Neamt
2003 “Window man” 80 mp., al secco/rigips technique (akril colours), GEALAN Bucharest
“Paradise” - 20 mp al secco/rigips technique “Romarta Gallery” Piatra Neamt
2004 “Love”- 15 mp al secco/exteriory technique (akril colours), Andora Italy
2007 "Ideal City" - outside work, 80 sqm, secco technique / Acrylic - Piatra Neamt, Romania
"Love Story" - outside work, 30 sqm, secco technique / Acrylic, Raw Art Museum, Lapalisse, France
2008 "Culture and Sports" - secco / acrylic, exterior – 30 mp, Mably, France
"Love strike or Great Family" – Elena Doamna center - secco / acrylic, interior – 25 mp - Piatra-Neamt, Romania
International and National Biannual of Contemporany Art:
2004 Contemporany Biennale of Art - Alassio, Italy
2005 Contemporany Biennale of Art - Firenze, Italy
2006 Pastel Biennale Nowy Sacz, Poland
2011 - Fourth Edition - 4BHN - International Biennale d'art «Hors les normes", Lyon, France colaboration with Abrupt Gallery-France
International and National Salon of Contemporany Art:
2006 National Salon of Contemporany Art - Parliament Palace - „Brancusi” - Bucuresti, Romania
Prizes:
2001 Romanian U.A.P. prize in painting, biannual “Lascar Vorel” edition - Piatra Neamt, Romania
2006 Distinction of „Ambasador of Eurointegration through Art” International Campus,
Moldova Republic
2007 Salons Moldova - Bacau, Romania.
2010 National and International Awards for Fine Arts, Bucharest, Romania
International Contest of Art:
2004 Centre Culturale Paraxo – Andora, Italy
2005 Decourtenay Ambassador's Art Prize Belgium
International and National Art Fairs:
2002 28 February 4 march ”Let Art Lift Our Spirits”- 28th edition, ARTEXPO New York
2003 International art visual fair, Edition V Bucharest, Romania
2004 National Art Visual, Sofitel, World Trade Center, Bucharest, Romania
2005 National Erotic Art, Bucharest, Romania
2006 Art - event, Anvers, Belgium
2007 International Contest of Painting, Sculpture and Decorative Arts - Barlad, Romania
2007 Modern and Contemporary Art Fair, Verona, Italy, with L' „Art en Marche” (France)
2008 International Art Fair - colaboration Claude Petite Jean Gallery - Shanghai, China
Outsider-ArtFair, Art en marche Gallery- Haarlem, Netherlands
2010 Outsider-ArtFair, Art en marche Gallery- Haarlem, Netherlands
National and international art festivals:
2009 "Itineraires Singuliers - Dijon, France
2010 Baz’ art – Bezu, near Paris, France
2011 International Meeting singular art - "Ousider star's" - St. Amant Roche Savine, France
2012- Baz’ art – Bezu, near Paris, France
Curatorial Projects:
2009 "Vineyards and Wines" - 60 international outsider artists and contemporary art, itinerant exhibition in Piatra Neamt, Cluj-Napoca, Bacau, Romania St. Etienne and Roanne, France
2010 "Me and my teachers" - Piatra Neamt, Romania
2010 - 2011 Singular Art - Fest by Dimisca, Romania - International Exhibition of outsiders, exposed in Piatra Neamt, Cluj-Napoca, Bistrita and Bucharest(People-room house "Constantin Brancusi"), Romanian premiere
2012-International Exhibition of art by naive and outsider art Dimisca-National Village Museum "Dimitrie Gusti"- Peasant Museum and the National Library of Romania, Bucharest,Romania
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