Artist name: GABRIELA CRISTU.
“ The Theme of the Human Being, full of contradictions, passions and sensuality, with his struggles and his anguishes but with sublime creative powers as well has preoccupied me in my whole artistic activity. Aiming at expressing states of mind and feelings, a whole world of other creatures accompany the image of the human being in my tapestries, transforming everythings into genuine stories which, similar to” The Book of Sand” by Borges, get other meaning at every new reading. Imagery and Metamorphosis.( … ) “. Gabriela Cristu.
Education :
1966 - " Vintila Bratianu " primary school, Stefanesti ( district of Arges).
1969 – “N.Tonitza” Fine Arts College, Bucharest, Romania.
1973 – MFA of “N.Grigorescu” Fine Arts Academy, Bucharest.
1973 – 1974 –Specialized as part of the Academy of Fine Arts, Bucharest.
Membership:
1980 – UAP –Union of Romanian Artists.
1991 – ARELIS – French Association of Tapestry,Paris,France.
1992 – Admissed as a member of the “Salon d’Automne”, Paris.
2004 - ETF-European Tapestry Forum, Denmark.
Works in collections:
Muzeul Florean, Baia Mare, Romania.
Loteria Romana, Bucharest, Romania.
Ildiko Dobranyi Foundation, Budapest, Hungary.
Romania,Egypt,France, USA, Yugoslavia.
1977 up to now,she has been taking part in several national exhibitions in Romania.
One-man exhibitions:
1978 – "Hanul cu tei" Gallery,Bucharest, Romania.
1980 – "Eforie Gallery", Bucharest.
1985 – "Simeza Gallery", Bucharest.
1990 – Museum of Arts,Cluj-Napoca,Romania.
1998 – Fondation Artexpo, 3/4 Gallery,The National Theatre,Bucharest.
2002 - The Brukenthal National Museum, Sibiu, Romania.
Group & International Exhibitions :
1991,1993,1996,2000 – With ARELIS,Cite Internationale des Arts,Paris.
1992 – The Drawing Triennial, Wroclaw,Poland.
1992 – Salon d’Automne,Grand Palais,Paris, France.
1992 – The First Biennial of Tapestry,Beauvais, France.
1993 – ARELIS,The Castle of Pyguilhem,Dordogne, France.
1993 – The Second Triennial of Tapestry “L’Autre Europe”, Tournai, Belgium.
1994 – “De Pierre en fil”, Namur, Belgium.
1996 – « Salon d’Automne », L’Espace Eiffel-Branly, Paris.
1998 – The First Biennial of Tapestry-Arelis Fiber Artist with Sculptors at Chapel Gallery from Boston, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris.
1999 – Arelis & Boston Sculptors at Chapel Gallery, Federal Reserve Bank Gallery, Boston, USA.
1999 – “Realitatea Romaneasca”, the Romanian Cultural Center, Berlin, Germany.
2002 – Romanian Tapestry, Romanian Cultural Center, Venice, Italy.
2002 – The 5th International Tapestry Festival, Beauvais, France.
2003 – The 4th International Tapestry Triennial, Bucharest, Romania.
2005 – “Karpit 2- Metamorphosis”-the International Tapestry Festival, Museum of Art Budapest- Szepmuveszeti Muzeum, Budapest, Hungary.
2005 – “Artapestry”- the First European Tapestry Triennial at Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg, Denmark.
2006 – “Artapestry”- Deutsches Textilmuseum Krefeld, Germany
2006-2007- "Artapestry" - Jean Lurcat Museum,Angers,France.
2006-2007- Romanian Tapestry group exhibition, Madrid, La Mancha, Toledo- Spain.
2008 - Tapestry Exhibition, Fine Art Museum, Galatzi, Romania.
2008 - Florean Museum, Deva, Romania
2008 -ATB 7- American Tapestry Biennial Seven.
June 16 to July 11, 2008 University of Tampa, Scarfone/Hartley Gallery in Tampa, Florida USA.
September 6 to December 31, 2008 on Kentucky Museum of Art & Craft Louisville, KY, USA.
2008, 7th november- 11 january 2009- ARTAPESTRY 2, Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum Aalborg, Denmark.
2009, 7th february - 13 April ARTAPESTRY 2, Kunstindustrimuseum in Bergen, Norway.
2010 - Musee Jean Lurcat et de la Tapisserie Contemporaine, Angers, France.
2010 - 28 August - 26 September Konsthallen Art Museum Lulea, Sweden.
2011 - WEB OF EUROPE exhibition in Brussels, Belgium and Budapest,Hungary.
2012 - Bucharest,Autumn salon "Salonul Artelor", the 3th edition. Painting.
2013 - Salonul Artelor Decorative Exhibition, at the Cotroceni Museum, Bucharest.
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