CURRICULUM VITAE 2020

 

Ciprian CHIRILEANU

 

* Born in Timişoara, Romania – February 25^th, 1966. 

* Graduated from the University of the West - Timişoara, Faculty of Arts and Design, Graphics Department – 1998.

* Member of the Romanian Artist’s Union (UAP), Timişoara branch (since 1999) and of the Graphium engraving studio (1998-2008), Timişoara.

* Vice-president of the Romanian Artist’s Union (UAP), Timişoara branch (2010-2018)

* Phd in Visual Arts - IOSUD, Faculty of Arts and Design, Timişoara (since 2013)

* Member of the art group Avantpost.ro, Timișoara (since 2016)

* President of the Diplomatic Art Association, Timişoara (since 2017)

PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS:

1991 – Timişoara (Gowsmen’s House)

1992 – Târgu-Mureş (Vatra Magazine Editorial Office)

1998 – Timişoara…County Jail*

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2014_06_01_archive.html 

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/05/risu-plinsu.html

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/05/penitenciar-1998.html

1999 – Timişoara…Airport*

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/05/aeroport-1999.html

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/05/incursiuni-interioare-examen-de-licenta.html

2001 – Româneşti (Timiş)… Cave*

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/05/petera-2001.html

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-x-none.html

2002 – Timişoara…Arts Museum* – Incursions 980199 (County Jail-Cave-Airport)

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/05/incursiuni-980199.html

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/05/980199-incursiuni-penitenciar-pestera.html

2002 – Timişoara (Helios Gallery) – EvilEye

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/deochi.html

2003 – Timişoara (Carola’s Gallery) – Mirage

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/miraj.html

2003 – Mogoşoaia (Brancoveanu Palaces) – Lode of Smoke

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/filonul-de-fum.html

2003 – Timişoara (Street Art - Rubin Foundation) – Drops

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/picuri.html

2004 – Timişoara (Ţiriac Bank)

2004 – Târgu-Mureş (UAP Gallery) – Incursions 980199

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/targu-mures.html

2004 – Timişoara (Huniade Museum) – Gospel after Araña

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/evanghelia-dupa-arana.html

2005 – Timişoara (Galeria Helios) – Knots 1

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/noduri-1-timisoara.html

2005 – Timişoara (Consiliul Judeţean Timiş)

2006 – Timişoara (German Cultural Centre) – Morse

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/morse-2006.html

2006 – Timişoara (Dacia Logan representation)

2006 – Bucureşti (Nit Gallery) – Knots 2

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/nod-2-bucuresti.html

2008 – Cluj Napoca (Arts’ Alliance Gallery) – Knots 3

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/nod-3-cluj-napoca.html

2009 – Timişoara (Helios Gallery) – Sourended by the Grass

http://inconjuratdeiarba.blogspot.ro/  

2009 – Gărâna (Jazz Festival – Caraş-Severin)

2012 – Timişoara (Mansarda Gallery) – Shadows

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2012/07/umbra.html

2013 – Timişoara (Galeria Helios) – Fallen Angels

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2013_09_01_archive.html

2017 – Timişoara (Art Museum Arad) – Umbre 2 / Shadows 2

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2013_09_01_archive.html

2018 – Petrila (Mina Școală, Exploatarea Mineră) – Noroc Alb

https://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.com/2018/12/noroc-alb-expozitie-personala-parte-al.html

2018 – Timişoara (Galeria Pygmalion) – 1583 km

https://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.com/2018/12/1538-km-expozitie-personala-impreuna-cu.html

2019 – Timişoara (Galeria Helios) – Dream Maker

https://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.com/2019/12/dream-maker.html

 

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS:

1998… International Arts Saloon – Reşiţa (România)

1999… International Mini Print Biennial – Cluj-Napoca (România)

2000… Mini Print International Cadaques (Spain)

2001… International Mini Print Biennial – Cluj-Napoca (România)

2002… Mini Print International – Cadaques (Spain)

2003… International Dry Point Biennial – Užice (Serbia Montenegro)

………..International Mini Print Biennial – Cluj-Napoca (România)

………..Mini Print International – Cadaques (Spain)

………..Lessedra Mini Print – Sofia (Bulgaria)

………..Florean Museum – Baia Mare (România)

………..International Experimental Engraving Biennial – Timişoara (România)

2004… Florean Museum - Baia Mare (România)

………. Mini Print International – Cadaques (Spain)

………. International Mini Print Biennial Graphium – Timişoara (România)

2005… Florean Museum – Baia Mare (România)

........... Romanian Artist’s Exhibition – Heidelberg (Germany)

………. Mini Print International – Cadaques (Spain)

………. International Mini Print Biennial Iser – Ploieşti (România)

………. International Mini Print Biennial – Cluj-Napoca (România)

………. International Art Biennale – Beijing (China)

………. International Experimental Engraving Biennial – Timişoara (România)

………. International Mini Print Biennial – Tetovo (Macedonia)

........... International Mini Print Lolita Rubial – Montevideo (Uruguay)

2006… Egyptian International Print Triennale – Cairo (Egypt)

………. Lessedra Mini Print – Sofia (Bulgaria)

………. Romanian Modern Artist’s Exhibition – Koga (Japan)

………. International Print Biennial Space – Seoul (Korea)

………. International Biennal of Engraving – Liège (Belgium)

http://beauxartsliege.be/Les-participants-a-la-6e-Biennale

………. Bimpe IV – Vancouver (Canada)

………. International Print Triennial – Krakow (Poland)

………. International Mini Print Graphium – Timişoara (Romania)

2007... International Print Triennale – Sofia (Bulgaria)

2008... International Biennial of Miniature Art – Gornji Milanovac (Serbia)

........... International Experimental Engraving Biennial – Mogoşoaia (Romania)

........... International Biennial Now Art Now Future – Vilnius (Lithuania)

........... Romanian Artist’s Exhibition – Madrid (Spain)

........... International Workshop – Çanakkale (Turkey)

........... International Mini Print and Ex Libris – Milano (Italy)

2009... International Painting Camp – Tescani (Romania)

........... 20 Years Since The Romanian Revolution – Budapest (Hungary)

2010... Alegorii budiste – Timişoara (Romania)

........... Alegorii budiste – Gărâna (Romania)

2011... Mnemosyning - Vino cu mine în pădurea de mesteceni, Timisoara (Romania)

........... Mnemosyning -Treehugers, Timişoara (România)

........... ArtHouse Camp – Gărâna (România)

........... Mnemosyning, ICR – Budapeste (Ungaria)

2012... International Exhibition of Calligraphy and Art of Penmanship – Klaipedia (Lithuania)
.......... The Poethics of Politics – Varşovia (Poland)

..........  The First International Small Graphic Biennial – Arad (Romania)

2013... Triennale Européenne de L’estampe Contemporaine – Toulouse (France)

.......... Konfrontation VI: Der Holzschnitt heute, Galerie 3 – Klagenfurt (Austria)

.......... Portas Abertas – Evora (Portugal)

.......... International Exhibition of Calligraphy and Art of Penmanship – Klaipedia (Lithuania)

.......... Papergirl – Candal-Lousā (Portugal)

.......... Incubarte – Valencia (Spain)

.......... Premio Murano, Scuola del Vetro Abate Zanetti – Murano (Italia)

2015... Awareness - Central Station Strasbourg (France)

.......... International Printmaking Biennall – Douro (Portugal)

.......... Drawing Triennial – Tallinn (Estonia)

.......... Second Silk Road International Arts Festival – Shanxi (China)

.......... Tribuna Graphic, 6th edition – Cluj-Napoca (Romania)

2016... Triennale Européenne de L’estampe Contemporaine – Toulouse (France)

2018... The 6th International Mini-Print Triennial 2018 – Tokyo (Japan)

2019... Ulsan International Woodcut Print Biennial – Ulsan (North Korea)

2020… Inventeurs d'Images - Nice (France)

 

 

NATIONAL EXHIBITIONS:

1992-1995 – Student Fest, Timişoara

1996 – Color-Print Engraving Salon, Iaşi

1998 – Annual Exhibition at Visual Arts – UAP Timişoara

1999 – Annual Exhibition at Visual Arts – UAP Timişoara

2000 – Annual Exhibition at Visual Arts – UAP Timişoara

2001 – Annual Exhibition at Visual Arts – UAP Timişoara

2002 – Annual Exhibition at Visual Arts – UAP Timişoara

2003 – Annual Exhibition at Visual Arts – UAP Timişoara

2004 – Annual Exhibition at Visual Arts – UAP Timişoara

2004 – The Light, Timişoara

2005 – Annual Exhibition at Visual Arts – UAP Timişoara

2005 – Utopia Festival, Timişoara

2006 – The Scene, Timişoara

2006 – Moldova Salon, Bacău-Chişinău

2006 – National Arts Salon, Bucureşti

2007 – The Path, Timişoara

2007 – Annual Exhibition at Visual Arts – UAP Timişoara

2009 – Annual Exhibition at Visual Arts – UAP Timişoara

2010 – Water and turbine, Timişoara

2010 – Annual Exhibition at Visual Arts – UAP Timişoara

2011 – 10 years Retrospective exhibition, Brancoveanu Palaces, Mogoşoaia

2011 – Romanian Graphic, Bucureşti

2011 – Romanian Graphic, Iaşi

2011 – Annual Exhibition at Visual Arts – UAP Timişoara

2012 – Annual Exhibition at Visual Arts – UAP Timişoara

2013 – Annual Exhibition at Visual Arts – UAP Timişoara

2015 – Annual Exhibition at Visual Arts – UAP Timişoara

2018 – Annual Exhibition at Visual Arts – UAP Timişoara

2019 – Annual Exhibition at Visual Arts – UAP Timişoara

2020 – Annual Exhibition at Visual Arts – UAP Timişoara

 

Graphium studio Timişoara, group exhibitions:

1999 – Graphium studio, Timişoara

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/atelier-graphium-expo-99-01-03.html

2001 – Graphium studio, Timişoara

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/nduri.html

2003 – Graphium studio, Timişoara

2015 – Jubilee 35 Graphium studio, Timişoara

 

Woodcut – Stylistic matrix, group exhibitions:

2008 – Woodcut – Stylistic matrix 2, Timişoara

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/xms-2.html

http://ciprianchirileanu.blogspot.ro/2009/02/iulie-2008-timisoara-plastica-la_11.html

2009 – Woodcut – Stylistic matrix 3, Timişoara

http://ciprianchirileanu.blogspot.ro/2009/04/aprilie-2009-timisoara-pe-sevalet-to.html

2010 – Xilografía, Matriz Estilística 4 – Durango (México)

2012 – Xilografia, Matrice Stilistică 6 – Galaţi (România)

2016 – Xilografia, Matrice Stilistică, 10 years – Timișoara (România)

 

Avantpost.ro, group exhibitions:

2016 – Unseen. Celebrating DADA, with grup Avantpost.ro, Galeria Helios, Timișoara

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2016/12/unseen-ambalajul.html  

http://avantpost.ro/archives/8311   

2016 – Hidden Agenda, with group Avantpost.ro, Galeria Rezidența Scena 9, București

http://avantpost.ro/archives/8379   

2016 – Hidden Agenda, with group Avantpost.ro, Muzeul Temporar de Artă Contemporană, Timișoara

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2016/12/13-301-hidden-agenda.html

2017 – Universe allowed, with group Avantpost.ro, at the Tower of the ex Fabrica de Baterii / former Battery Factory Timisoara.

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.com/2017/12/turn-your-universe.html  

2019 – In Vitro Veritas, with group Avantpost.ro, at the Gara de Nord / Rail Station,Timisoara

https://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.com/2019/12/palatul-de-parbrize.html

2019 – De la Revoluție la revoluții,, with group Avantpost.ro, at the tram depot, the future of space MultipleXity, TM21, Timisoara.

https://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.com/2019/12/gloante.html

https://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.com/2019/12/scinteia.html

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

1997 – Tescani, Bacău

1999 – Nouă group, Târgu Mureş

2006 – Mraconia-Dubova camp, Timişoara

2007 – Mraconia-Dubova camp, Timişoara

2008 – Timişoara

2008 – Mentorul, master’s homage, Timişoara

2009 – Axe, Reşiţa

2009 – Axe, Hunedoara

2009 – ONGfest, Bucureşti

2009 – Plai Festival, Timişoara

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/tescani-2009-workshop.html

2009 – Mraconia-Dubova camp (retrospective), Timişoara

2009 – 20 Years Since The Romanian Revolution,Timişoara

2010 – 20 Years Since foundation of the Faculty of Arts and Design, Timişoara

2010 – Mraconia-Dubova camp, Timişoara

2011 – Graţie şi forţă, in memoriam Cosmin Lungu, Timişoara

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/pleoapa_22.html

2011 – Visual Arts Teachers Salon, Timişoara

2012 – Art for sale, Timişoara

2012 – Visual Arts Teachers Salon, Timişoara

2013 – The prize winners Salon UAPT, Timişoara

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2013_01_01_archive.html

2013 – Visual Arts Teachers Salon, Timişoara

2013 – New Angels, New, Timişoara

2015 – Artiști plastici din Banat, Budapesta

2015 – Nexus, exhibition UAP Timișoara, Cluj Napoca

2020 – Expoziția retrospectivă Liceul de Artă Timișoara Timișoara - 1957-2020

2020 – Expo Alumini, Facultatea de Arte și Design Timișoara - ARTE 30 de ani de la reînființare 1990-2020

2020 – Zoom In, online exhibition, Timișoara

 

 

WORKSHOPS:

1997 – Tescani (Romania)

2004 – Gărâna (Romania)

2006 – Mraconia-Dubova (Romania)

2007 – Mraconia-Dubova (Romania)

2008 – Çanakkale (Turkey)

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/coloane-canakkalle-turcia.html

2009 – Tescani (Romania)

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/plai-2009.html

2010 – Mraconia-Dubova (Romania)

2011 – Gărâna ArtHouse (Romania)

2012 – Gărâna ArtHouse (Romania)

 

 

ACTIVITIES:

- founding member of the satirical newspaper Râsu’Plânsu’, 1990 – Timişoara http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/05/risu-plinsu.html

- satirical drawings published in the local, national and international press (Universul – SUA), as well as taking part in different contests of the kind (Cuba, Belgia, Brazilia, Franţa, Turcia şi România) – 1990-1994, 1998

- initiator and coordinator of the Students’ Arts Festival  Student Fest, 1992-’94 and 1997 – Timişoara http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/05/student-fest-1992-93-94-stextul-aferent.html

- initiator and coordinator of the Painting Circle with people under the custody of the Timisoara County Jail, 1998-2002 http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/05/cerc-de-pictura-cu-detinutii-1998-2001.html

- member of the Humanitarian Association St. Peter and Paul, 2000-2002 – Timişoara

- initiator and coordinator of the International Mini Print Biennial Graphium, 2004, 2006 – Timişoara

www.graphium.xhost.ro

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/graphium-2004-international-mini-print.html

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/graphium-2006-international-mini-print.html

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/graphium-2008-international-mini-print.html

- literary debut, Orient Latin magazine, 2006 – Timişoara

- member of the jury at the Annual Exhibition of Visual Arts, 2006 – Timişoara

- art chronicles in Renaşterea Bănăţeană, Paralela 45 supplement, 2007-2009 – Timişoara http://ciprianchirileanu.blogspot.com

- literary text in the Science Fiction Almanac, 2008 – Timişoara

- member of the jury at the International Biennial of Experimental Engraving, 2008 – Mogoşoaia www.experimentalproject.ro  http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/ieeb-2008.html

- curator of the Annual Exhibition of Visual Arts – UAP Timişoara, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

- member of the jury at the Exhibition of Romanian Graphic, 2011, UAP România – Bucureşti

- curator of The prize winners Salon UAPT, Timişoara, 2013-2016

- initiator and coordinator of the project Plăci comemorative dedicate personalităţilor artei plastice din Timişoara (Commemorative plaques dedicated to fine art figures - Timişoara) – Timişoara, 2013, 2014, 2015

- initiator and coordinator of the international project Diplomatic Art, since 2014 – Timişoara

https://www.facebook.com/Diplomatic.Art

http://diplomatic-art.blogspot.ro/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100020167350875

- member of the jury at the Annual Exhibition of Visual Arts, 2017 – Timişoara
- coordinator of the European Echoes Consulart, with Diplomatic Art Association and Timisoara2021

https://diplomatic-art.blogspot.com/2019/09/

- curator of Si Muove and Zoom In, online exhibitions by Diplomatic Art Association

Critical comments signed by:

Coriolan Babeţi, http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2013/12/coriolan-babeti-timisoara-tinerilor.html

Maria Magdalena Crişan, http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/maria-magdalena-crisan.html

Livius George Ilea, http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/vasile-ilea-exploatarea-filonului-de.html

Radu Ionescu, http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/05/radu-ionescu.html

Ioan Iovan, http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/05/ioan-iovan.html

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/ioan-iovan-noduri.html

Negoiţă Lăptoiu, http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/negoita-laptoiu.html

Andrei Medinski, http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/andrei-medinski.html

Olivia Niţiş, http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/olivia-nitis.html

http://inconjuratdeiarba.blogspot.ro/

http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2014/06/olivia-nitis-2014.html

Deliu Petroiu, http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/05/deliu-petroiu.html

Ciprian Radovan, http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/ciprian-radovan-xms-2.html

Maria Orosan Telea, http://www.revistaorizont.ro/arhiva/iunie2018.pdf

Alexandra Titu,  http://ciprianchirileanu-art.blogspot.ro/2011/06/alexandra-titu.html

 

Distinctions and Awards:

- 1993 – 2nd Prize at the International Golden Apple Humour Festival, Bistriţa-Năsăud, Romania

- 2006 – Corneliu Baba effigy of homage awarded by the Culture, Cult and National Cultural Patrimony Department Timiş, Timişoara, Romania

- 2012 – Ultramarine Travel Agency Award, Annual Exhibition of Visual Arts - UAP Timişoara, Romania

- 2018 – Diploma of Excellence / Diplomă de Excelență, Gala Excelenței 2018 – offered by the City Hall Timișoara

 

Works in museum collections:

Palatele Brâncovenești, Mogoșoaia

Muzeul de Artă Vizuală, Galaţi

Muzeul de Artă Cluj-Napoca

Muzeul de Artă Arad

 

Works in private collections:

Albania, Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, U.S.A. and Romania.

 

- articles, chronicles or interviews about his personal artistic activity, in the written and audio-visual local and national press, starting with 1990