BIOGRAPHY

(Brăila, 1985)

Academic studies:
2005 - 2008 - BA, University of Art and Design, Faculty of Plastic Arts, Graphics Department, Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
2008 - 2010 - MA, University of Art and Design, Faculty of Plastic Arts, Graphics Department, Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
2011 - present - PhD Student, University of Art and Design, Faculty of Plastic Arts, Cluj-Napoca, Romania;

Grants:
2009 - Erasmus grant, Wrocław Academy of Arts, Wrocław, Poland.

Artist Residency:
2010 - 2011 - Hàbitat Artístic Castelló, Cultural Center of Castellón de la Plana, Spain;
2013 - Jardin d’Europe, WASPSTUDIOS - Working Art Space and Production, Bucharest, Romania.
 

PROJECTS

Solo exhibitions:
2014 - ALL THOSE WHO PRAISE WORK ARE WRONG, @ ALERT studio (White Code), Bucharest, Romania.

Group exhibitions:
2007 - Graphic Group Exhibition, “Matei Corvin House” Gallery, Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
         - Group Exhibition, “Urban Fest” Festival, the Art Museum, Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
         - Engraving Group Exhibition, Wrocław Academy of Arts, Wrocław, Poland;
2008 - Lithography Workshop, Miskolc, Hungary;
         - 1st International Engraving Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey;
2009 - 6ème Biennale Internationale d’Estampe Contemporaine de Trois Rivières, Canada;
         - Group Exhibition, curator & participant, Wrocław Academy of Arts, Poland;
         - Personal Anatomy Book, Engraving Exhibition, “Matei Corvin House” Gallery, Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
2010 - 14th International Biennial Print Exhibition, Taiwan, Republic of China;
         - Szekler, 1st International Graphics Biennial, Special Prize offered by Lăzarea Creation Center, Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania;
2011 - International World Plate and Print Art Exhibition Millennial Wind, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea;
         - Hàbitat Artístic Castelló, group painting exhibition, Cultural Center of Castellón de la Plana, Spain;
         - Dávalos - Fletcher Foundation, Castellón de la Plana, Spain;
2013 - Instalation project - Here and Against - at WASPSTUDIOS, Working Art Space and Production, Bucharest, Romania;
         - Marotte-group exibition, Victoria Art Center, Bucharest Romania;
2014 - Bucharest Biennale-Bucharest International Biennial of Contemporary Art, Romania.

Awards:
2010 - Special Prize offered by Lăzarea Creation Center, Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania;
2013 - “Strabag ArtAward International”, selected artist, Vienna, Austria;
         - “Walter Koschatzky” Art-Award, selected artist, Vienna, Austria.
 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Web sources:
http://www.gabrielstoian.ro/cv/
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