ARTIST'S CV

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Radu Șerban
Visual and Multimedia Artist
Professor, University of Art and Design, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Professional Experience

• 2015–present: Professor – University of Art and Design, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

• 1987–1990: Drawing Teacher – General School no. 1, Călărași, Romania

Education and Training

• 2006: PhD in Visual Arts – University of Art and Design, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

• 1999: Digital Media Studios, Toronto, Canada – Specialization: Web Design

• 1983–1987: Institute of Fine Arts "Nicolae Grigorescu", Bucharest – Specialization: Painting, Drawing Pedagogy

• 1975–1979: High School of Fine Arts, Cluj-Napoca – Specialization: Graphic Arts

Scholarships and Research Residencies

• 1997–2000: Individual research residency, Toronto, Canada

• 1995: Research scholarship, Reina Sofia Center for Contemporary Art, Madrid, Spain

• 1994: Research scholarship, Accademia di Romania, Rome, Italy

Experience in National and International Programs

• 2024: Erasmus Program, Escuela Superior de Disegno de Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain

• 2023: Erasmus Program, Accademia di Belle Arti, Bari, Italy

• 2018: Visiting Professor, University of Arts in Częstochowa, Poland

• 2016: Erasmus Program, Accademia di Belle Arti, Torino, Italy

• 2015: Erasmus Program, Accademia di Belle Arti, Macerata, Italy

• 2014: Erasmus Program, University of Hatfieldshore, United Kingdom

• 2013: Erasmus Program, Technical University of Athens, Greece

• 2012: Erasmus Program, Accademia di Belle Arti, Macerata, Italy

• 2011: International Conference, Karabuh, Turkey

• 2010: Collaboration with Marius Lehene, Associate Professor, Colorado State University, U.S.A. – "Recursive Images" project, Directions Gallery

Memberships

• Since 1990: Full member, U.A.P. (Union of Visual Artists of Romania)

• 1990 - 1996: Member, A.I.A.P. (International Association of Art), UNESCO

• 1997 - 2004: Member, V.A.O. (Visual Arts Ontario), Canada

Publications and Edited Works

• Authored, coordinated, or contributed to over 30 exhibition catalogues, monographs, and teaching materials. Titles include ReAmintiri (2020), Glissando (2018), Nostalgie și materie picturală (2006), Culoarea în context (2015), and the multi-edition Arta în Grădină symposium series (2012–2023).

Artistic Promotion Activities Since 2012, initiator and coordinator of the International Visual Arts Symposium "Art in the Garden" at the Jibou Botanical Garden, Romania. Over 100 artists from Romania, Poland, Hungary, USA, France, Moldova, Russia, and Canada have participated across 13 editions. More than 200 works (painting, graphic art, sculpture, ceramics, and photography) are part of the Contemporary Art Collection of the Sălaj County Center for Culture and the Biological Research Center, Jibou.

• Initiated, organized, and promoted 23 group exhibitions within the symposium

• Initiated and promoted 7 solo exhibitions

• Conceived and edited 23 exhibition catalogues for the symposium and 10 catalogues for solo or group exhibitions of professional artists in Romania

Selected Solo Exhibitions (2025–1991) Presented over 30 solo exhibitions in Romania, Canada, the UK, and Italy, including:

• 2025 – In-between, Museum of Art, Cluj-Napoca

• 2020 – ReAmintiri, Museum of Art, Cluj-Napoca

• 2018 – Ape și mângâieri, Brâncovenesc Palaces Cultural Center, Mogoșoaia

• 2016 – Glissando, Arcade 24 Gallery, Bistrița

• 2010 – TransAparențe, Museum of Art, Cluj-Napoca

• 2006 – Urme, Museum of Art, Cluj-Napoca

• 2002 – Objects from Within, Teodora Art Gallery, Toronto

• 1996 – Desemne, Pantheon Gallery, University of Art and Design, Cluj
  
  (Complete chronological list available here)

Selected Group Exhibitions (1987–2024) Participated in numerous national and international group exhibitions in Romania, Canada, Poland, Italy, the UK, and Bulgaria. Highlights include:

• 2023 – De Facto, BWA SOKÓŁ Gallery, Nowy Sącz, Poland

• 2023 – Puls 21, MNAC, Bucharest

• 2021 – Embracing Dialogues, DCS Contemporary Gallery, Karlsruhe, Germany

• 2019 – Paradisul pierdut, Brukenthal Museum of Contemporary Art, Sibiu

• 2018 – Centenary Contemporary Art Salon, National Museum of Art of Romania, Bucharest

• 2012 – Illusionary Stills, Teodora Art Gallery, Toronto

• 2002 – International Art Fair, Toronto

• 1997 – Romanian Painting, De Boog Gallery, Ijsselstein, Netherlands
  
  (Full list available here)

Artistic Residencies and Creative Workshops

• Participated in over 30 art residencies, camps, and symposia between 1984 and 2024. Notable events include:

  • Art in the Garden Symposium (2012–2024), Jibou Botanical Garden, Romania

  • International Art Residency, Cincșor, Romania (2024)

  • Painting camps in Balcic (Bulgaria), Bistrița, Sovata, Arcuș, Sighișoara, and Gurghiu

  • International Art Camp, Baia Mare (2012)

  • Early student residencies in Mangalia, Gurghiu, and Călărași

Awards

• 2016: Painting Award, National Painting Salon, Visual Arts Center, Bucharest, Romania

• 2014: Excellence Trophy from the Romanian Ministry of Culture for organizing the "Art in the Garden" Symposium

• 2011: Painting nomination, Lascar Vorel Biennial of Visual Arts, Piatra Neamț, Romania

• 1993: Youth Award, Union of Visual Artists of Romania

• 1993: BRCE Award, Bucharest

• 1992: Collective Youth Award, U.A.P. Romania

• 1992: S.I.B.C.O. Award – Painting Competition, Dominus Gallery, Bucharest

• 1985: Painting Award, U.A.P. – Student Workshop, Gurghiu, Mureș

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