PERSONAL DATA
Name: George Dragomir Turia
Born: 16 February 1962, Romania
 
EDUCATION
1997 - Master of Fine Arts, University of Arts Bucharest, Romania
 
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Since 1997 - Professional Artists' Union, Romania - www.uap.ro/
Since 2005 - Visual Arts Ontario, Canada - www.vao.org/
Since 2005 - Ontario Society of Artists, Canada - www.ontariosocietyofartists.org/
 
WORK
Techniques: Sculpture - Modeling, Casting, Construction; Painting - Acrylic, Mixed-Media
Materials/Support: Ceramics, Metal, Wood, Canvas Primary
Themes/Subjects: the human being and the dynamics of the relation between the material and the spiritual.
 
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 - Jacob Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2003 - Teodora Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2001 - "Via Romania", Orizont Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
1999 - "Romanian Journal/American Journal", Orizont Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
1998 - The World Bank, Bucharest, Romania
1995 - The French Institute, Bucharest, Romania
1993 - The Central Art Gallery, Slatina, Romania
1991 - "Line and Colour", Central Art Gallery, Slatina, Romania
 
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2004 - Varley Art Gallery, Unionville, Ontario, Canada
2000 - The 5th Cairo International Biennale for Ceramics, National Centre of Fine Arts, Giza, Egypt
1999 - The Municipal Art Exhibition, Orizont Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
1997 - The National Art Exhibition of Ceramics, Glass, and Metal, Apollo Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
1996 - The National Art Museum of Craiova, Romania
1995 - The Assos Art Foundation Exhibition, Galla Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
1995 - "134 Years from the Foundation of the University of Arts", the National Theatre Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
 
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009 - "OSA in the GTA" Towne Square Gallery, Oakville, Canada
2008 - "OSA in the GTA" Towne Square Gallery, Oakville, Canada
2006 - "New Members Exibition 2005/2006" John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2005 - "Vernissage Trio", Relais des Arts Gallery, Stanbridge East, Canada
2004 - "Petits Formats", Relais des Arts, Stanbridge East, Quebec, Canada
2003 - Whistler Art Galleries, British Columbia, Canada
2002 - Dimension Plus Gallery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2002 - Teodora Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1995 - "Oltenian Artists" Exhibit, the National Museum of Art, Craiova, Romania
1991 - Central Art Gallery, Slatina, Romania
 
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COLLECTIONS
The Art Museum of Slatina, Romania
National Centre of Fine Arts Collection, Cairo, Egypt
The Professional Artists' Union Art Collection, Bucharest, Romania
The Bucharest University of Arts Collection, Romania
The French Institute, Bucharest, Romania

The World Bank, Bucharest, Romania

 
AWARDS AND GRANTS
1999 - 2000 The Costel Badea Fellowship granted by the Professional Artists' Union, Romania
1995 - The Award for Ceramics granted by The Assos Art Foundation, Bucharest, Romania
 
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
USA, Canada, Romania, France, Germany, Egypt, Morocco, Monte Carlo, Italy
 
CONTACT
 
 
 
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