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Birth date: 21.12.1987, Bucharest, Romania
Education: 2009- present: enrolled in Bachelof of Fine Arts, Painting Major at The National
University of Arts, Bucharest, Romania
-2007- 2008: enrolled in Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting Major at the
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, USA
2002-2006: attended High School of Fine Arts "Nicolae Tonitza" of
Bucharest, Romania
Currently living and working in Bucharest, Romania
Contact Details: maiastefana@gmail.com
(+40) 726 129 649
Website: www.maia-fine-art.com
International Personal Exhibitions
- London: - ‘ Through the Looking Glass” at the Romanian cultural institute of London, UK
- Liverpool: - CORNERSTONE GALLERY, Hope University, UK
+ Artist in residence for 2 weeks at the Hope University of Art and Performance
- Southampton : - TURNER SIMS Concert Hall, UK
- Venice: personal exhibition organized by the Instituto Romeno di Cultura e
Ricerca Umanistica, IT
Personal Exhibitions in Bucharest, Romania
2010: -- personal exhibition at Melenia Art Gallery (www.meleniagallery.com)
2009: –‘Running in Circles’ personal exhibition at LEADS center, opened by master Viorel
Marginean
- HARD ROCK CAFÉ Restaurant – artist painting live for 2 weeks
- ‘Habeas Corpus’ personal exhibition (painting, graphics, photography, sculpture, short videos) at the LEADS CENTER for Business & Networking & Culture
2008: - ‘ORIZONT’ GALLERY
2007: - BAKU ART GALLERY (Gallery Foundation)
2006: - Romanian National Theatre, on the occasion of the 4th edition of the "Book Festival"
-- Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE)
2005: - Romanian National Theatre, on the occasion of the 3rd edition of the "Book Festival"
2004 : - Metropolitan Center for Youth- inauguration of the center
1998 : - “Tandarica” Theatre
Group Exhibitions
2010: - “Balcic”, Sutu Museum, Bucharest
- “Simbols, A Journey in Time”, Sutu Museum, Bucharest
- “Poet’s Dream”, Romanian Youth, Bucharest
2009: - “Balkanic Art Inspirations”, Cotroceni National Museum
- “Balkanic Art Inspirations”, Melenia Art Gallery
- “October, Remember, December’, Anaid Art Gallery
- exhibition and auction “Pay it Forward”, at Vernescu House, Bucharest
2008: - “Rumanien in Goslar”, Goslarer Museum, Goslar (Germany)
2007 - “ Sports” exhibition, at the Comedy Theatre of Bucharest, organized by the “Arte e
Arta” Foundation
- "Body, Mind & Spirit" exhibition, at the Romanian Commercial Bank
2006: - “A Window onto Romania” exhibition, at the London International Gallery of Children’s Art – Romanian organizer of the exhibition, London
- International Caragiale Exhibition, Ploiesti
- “Duality” exhibition, at the Metropolitan Center for Youth (Photography), Bucharest
- “Woman” exhibition organized by the “Arte e Arta” Romanian Foundation, Bucharest
2004: - exhibition of the “Fine Arts Tonitza High School's” pupils-special attendance, Bratislava
2003: - exhibition of the “Fine Arts Tonitza High School's” pupils in Vienna, Vienna
- exhibition“ Cervantes and Shakespeare”, Bucharest
- exhibition “Closer to Jesus”, Bucharest
Permanent Exhibitions at:
- LEADS Center for marnagement, networking and culture, Bucharest, RO
- structural design firm ALLIED ENGINEERS GRUP, Bucharest, RO
- WIND energy firm WIND, Bucharest, RO
- international law firm SALANS (www.salans.com), Bucharest, RO
Honors and awards
2007: - awarded Best Artist Statement and Honorable Mention in the “Women Equity” Contest – American Association of University Women – Georgia, US
- awarded Third Place in the 2007 FOUNDATION STUDIES PORTOFOLIO AWARDS COMPETITION– Foundation Studies Department- Savannah College of Arts and Design, Savannah, US
2006: - awarded International Student Scholarship at the Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia, US
- Excellency prize in the INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL CARAGIALE
- Award for Single Creations At The XXIV-th EXHIBITION of International Contest in Macedonia
- Honorable Mention (section: Painting) in the National Contest of Visual Arts, Architecture and History of Arts, Timisoara
- Honorable Mention in the National Festival of Arts for High School students, Photography section, The Society for Culture, People and Friendship
2004: - Honorable Mention (section: Graphic) in the National Contest of Visual Arts, Architecture and History of Arts, Arad
2003: - First prize - "Against Drug Addiction Campaign" - contest organized by the Cultural Home of Romanian Internal Affairs
2002: - First prize at the contest "Spring of New Allies" NATO campaign in Romania
- First prize at the contest " illustration of the book <<Color of Magic>> by Terry Pratchett”
2001: - First prize in the National Drawing Contest "Constantin Brancuşi"
1997: - First prize at the “The village of children in the Village Museum” exhibition
Residencies / Workshops / Art Camps
2010: - participation in the workshop and exhibition R.I.V.E.R, Lodz, Polonia; proiect co-financed by the European Union Programme “Culture 2007”, co-organisers: Academy of Humanities and Economics in Lodz (Polonia) – Centre for Professional Training in Culture (Romania)
2006 - participation to the traditional event “Europe Days in Rusciori”, annually organized by European House of Arts in association with “Kinderbauernhof” Foundation, Sibiu, Romania
Member of: IRSCA Gifted Education http://www.supradotati.ro/maia.php
ARTE e ARTA Foundation
Other : - illustration of the book cover for the volume “The Death of the Deer” by Nicolae Labiş, Minerva Publishing House, “Everyone’s Library Collection”, National Journal, 2009
- illustration of the book cover for the volume “Family Chronic” by Petru Dumitriu, Litera Publishing House, “Everyone’s Library Collection”, National Journal, 2009
- illustration of the book “Corners of Life” by Andreea Simion, published by Eminescu Publishing House, Bucharest 2009
- illustration of the book cover for the volume “ About the church of the Romanians
from Translivania.Foreign documents (1744 – 1754)”, editors Laura Stanciu, Keith
Hitchins, Daniel Dumitran, Mega Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca 2009
- scenographer for the theatre play “Silent as the Grave” showed at the Romanian cultural Institute of Budapest, Hungary
- illustration of the book “ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter” by Nadya Stamatova , Burgas, February 2008 Publishing House Baltika, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Mural Logo Painting for ‘Casa Doina’ Bucharest Restaurant
When I paint, I don't know. I don't know, I mean I do know.But...I don't really know. I never do what I want to do. The painting answers back to me. But only after it is finished. |
"Happy are the painters, for they shall not be lonely.Light and colour, peace and hope, will keep them company to the end of the day" (Winston Churchill) |
"Every artist dips his brush in his soul and paints his own nature into his pictures" (Henry Beecher)
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