bio

Education

2012 - present Ph.D in Visual Arts at the National University of Arts in Bucharest.

2014 Ph.D - Erasmus scholarship at Jan Evanghelista Purkyne, University, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic

2014 Glass engraving practice at Moser, Karlovy Vary, with Milan Holubek,

2014 Glass engraving practice at Kolectiv, Novy Bor, with Jaroslav Sara

2014 Glass engraving practice in Jaromir Muller studio, Kamenicky Senov, Czech Republic.

2010 - 2012 MA in Glass art at the National University of Arts in Bucharest,
Faculty of Decorative Arts and Design, Department of Ceramics - Glass and Metal,

2007 - 2010 BA in Glass art at the National University of Arts in Bucharest,
Faculty of Decorative Arts and Design, Department of Ceramics - Glass and Metal,

2010 - present   University assistant - at the National University of Arts in Bucharest,
      Faculty of Decorative Arts and Design, Department of Ceramics - Glass and Metal.
Teaching glass engraving, Techniques of two- and three-dimensional representation,
Ambient shapes and structures, Synthesis and compositional experiment,
Composition and traditional techniques, The design of utility forms

2010    Co- founder of the Glass Engraving Studio together with Conf.univ.dr Dan Popovici,
  at the National University of Arts in Bucharest, Department of Ceramics - Glass and Metal

2012 - present Researcher and contributor in the international research project The Maps of Time,
   Real Communities-Virtual Worlds-Experimented Pasts, studying the ancient techniques of glass engraving
      and promote the techniques in lost communities where were found in archaeological sites,
marks of roman towns, marks of gemstone engraving schools, fragments of engraved roman glass etc.

Public collections

* Art Museum "Casa Simian" Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania

* The Brancovenian Palace Complex of Mogoşoaia , Mogoșoaia, Romania

* Town of Munster collection, Munster, Germany

* Sklarske Museum, Kamenicky Senov, Czech Republic

Awards

2014 Award for finding new ways in the free creation in engraved glass and for interesting artistic execution at the 6th International Symposium of Engraved Glass, Kamenicky Senov, Czech Republic

2011 Emerging glass artist award given by The Artist Union from Romania at the Glass exhibition "Salonul Sticlei" Bucharest, Romania

Solo shows

2014 „Lost and Found”, Sun Gallery, Sanssouci Spa Resort, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic curator: Jaroslav Polanecky

2013 „Mesajul din Sticla”, Ghetarie Gallery, Centrul Cultural Palatele Brancovenesti, Mogosoaia, Romania, curator: Cristina Bolborea

International exhibition

2012 Art-Glassexhibiton, Zwiesel, Germany

2012 Statements and Questions - European glass Sculpture 2012,

2013 Contemporary Glass Society, UK2013- Imprint: Casting in Glass,

2013 Contemporary Glass Society, UK 2013

2013 Parallel Realities, Devlalikar Art Gallery , Indore, India

2013 Glasplastik und Garten, Munster, Germany

2013 Zwieseler Kölbl - Glass Art Exhibition 2013, Zwiesel, Germany

2014 Bienala Internațională Art-Glassexhibiton, Zwiesel, Germany

2014 GlassFest, Karlovy Vary, Cehia

2014 International Symposium of Engraved Glass, Kamenicky Senov, Czech Republic

2015 Zwieseler Kölbl - Glass Art Exhibition, Zwiesel, Germany

2015 Gravour on Tour - Gallery Red House Glass Cone, Stourbridge,
- Glazenhuis Museum, Lommel, Belgium
- Gallery de Aventurijn, Epe, Holland 20/08/2015, 11/10/2015;
- Glasmuseum, Rheinbach, Germany 30/10/2015,

2016 Gravour on Tour - Glass Museum, Kamenicky Senov, Czech Republik
- The National Library , Tallin, Estonia
- The Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimaki, Finland
- Glass Museum Frauenau, Frauenau, Germany

2016 During Teefaf, Mestrom Gallery, Maastricht, Holland