Mihai Zgondoiu
Born on 5th of February 1982, in Medias, district of Sibiu, Romania.
Lives and works in Bucharest, Romania. Activate as an visual artist in the following areas: drawing, painting, experimental-print, video-installations, performance, urban art. Starting with 2005, he’s a member of the „UAP” (Association of Visual Artist of Romanian)
Educational background:
Since 2008 Ph.D. at the National University of Arts Bucharest, Faculty of Fine Arts
2004-2006 MA at the West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Fine Art,
Graphics Department
2000-2004 The West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Fine Art,
Graphics Department
1996-2000 The High-school of Fine Arts in Sibiu, Graphics Department
Solo exhibitions:
2009
SOVIET DOLLS, The “Brancovan Palaces” Cultural Center,
Mogoşoaia (RO)
KITSCH-ME Aniversarry, ParadisGarage / Bucharest (RO)
ME MATRIX, Calina Gallery / Timisoara / RO
2008
ME, National Contemporany Art Gallery / Brukenthal
Museum, Sibiu, (RO)
KITSCH-ME, Transitional Workshop Gallery, Bucharest (RO)
2006
WANTED FOR…, Papillon Gallery, Timisoara (RO)
2003
Art Club Gallery, Timisoara (RO)
2000
Schuller House Gallery, Medias (RO)
Group exhibitions / projects (selected):
2009
“Est / West. 20” Point Contemporary Gallery & Atelier 030202,
Bucharest (RO)
International Biennial Arad “Meeting Point II” (RO)
„LIBERTA(r)TE“ streetart project, Timisoara (RO)
„Visual insignias at Jimbolia” Terra Gallery, Kikinda (Serbia)
„Visual insignias at Jimbolia” Helios Gallery, Timisoara (RO)
„4×4 book instalation”, The “Brancovan Palaces” Cultural Center,
Mogoşoaia (RO)
„White-Black” Transitional Workshop Gallery II, Bucharest (RO)
Xylograph-Matrix Stylistics III / Mansard Gallery / Timisoara (RO)
2008
“The defalcation of the object’s sense” The French Cultural Centre
Timisoara (RO)
The International biennial of miniature “Symbolic communication”
Timisoara (RO)
The Little Salon / Căminul Artei Gallery / Bucharest (RO)
The Atelier 35 Gallery, video-art projection / Bucharest (RO)
The Internatianoal Biennial of print “Now Art Now Future” / Vilnius,
Klaipeda, Kaunas Lituania
Xylograph-Matrix Stylistics II / Helios Gallery / Timisoara (RO)
“Romanian Contemporary Experimental Engraving” Lapidarium Gallery,
Mogosoaia (RO)
2007
Experimental Mail-Art project, Galateka Gallery, Bucharest (RO)
The Internatianoal Triennial Ex-Libris Ioan Slavici, Arad (RO)
TAM –TAM group, The Gallery of Medias’s library / (RO)
2006
TAM –TAM group, Schuller House Gallery / Medias (RO)
2005
The 5th International Mini Print Biennial, Cluj (RO)
The International Biennale of Small Graphics and
Ex-libris, Ostrov Wielkopolski (PL)
The 2th International Contest of Ex-libris, Bodio Lomnago, Varese (IT)
The 3th International Mini Print Triennial, Rosario, Argentina
Municipal Art Gallery in Lodz (PL)
The Internatianoal Biennial Ex-Libris, Sofia (BG)
Biennial of Drawing / Delta Gallery, Arad (RO)
TAM –TAM group, Schuller House Gallery / Medias (RO)
2004
The first International Contest of Ex-libris, Bodio Lomnago, Varese (IT)
International Mini Print Salon „Graphium” / Timisoara (RO)
The 3th Internatianoal Triennial Ex-Libris „Ioan Slavici”, Arad (RO)
TAM –TAM group, Schuller House Gallery / Medias (RO)
International Small Engraving Salon, Baia Mare (RO)
Mini Print International Cadaques (ES)
French Institute / group exhibition, Bucharest (RO)
Atelier 35 Gallery / group exhibition, Bucharest (RO)
2003
The International Biennale of Small Graphics and
Ex-libris,Ostrov Wielkopolski (PL)
Winter Salon UAP Gallery / Sibiu (RO)
International Experimental Engraving Biennial, Timisoara (RO)
3rd International Artist’s Book Triennial, Vilnius (Lithuania)
International Triennial of Graphic Art, Bitola (Macedonia)
International Biennial of Miniature Arts – Gornji Milanovac
(Serbia & Montenegro)
Podgorica, Crna Gora (Montenegro)
National Ex-libris, Romanian Literature Museum, Iasi (RO)
Ostrov (Polonia)
The 4th International Mini Print Biennial, Cluj (RO)
„Atelier 35” UAP Sibiu Gallery (RO)
Triade Gallery, Timisoara (RO)
The International biennial of miniature “Symbolic communication”
Timisoara (RO)
Biennial of Drawing / Delta Gallery, Arad (RO)
TAM –TAM group, Schuller House Gallery / Medias (RO)
International Small Engraving Salon, Baia Mare (RO)
Mini Print International Cadaques (E)
2002
The 2th International Mini Print Triennial, Rosario, Argentina
Triennial of Gallant & Erotic creation in the Ex-libris and
Small-size graphic, Havirov (Czech Republic)
2rd International Biennial of Miniature Art, Subotica (YU)
International Small Engraving Salon, Baia Mare (RO)
Schuller House Gallery, Medias (RO)
Delta Gallery, Arad (RO)
Mini Print International Cadaques (E)
International Mini-Print and Bookplate Exhibition „European
Cities”, Cluj (RO)
2001
International Biennial of Contemporany Engraving „Iosif Iser”
Ploiesti (RO)
National Ex-libris „ G. Enescu – 120”, Bacău (RO)
UAP Gallery, Sibiu (RO)
Mini Print International Cadaques (E)
Delta Gallery, Arad (RO)
Y’MEN Gallery, Medias (RO)
2000
Medias Municipal Museum (RO)
Scholarship & Workschop:
2009
„4×4 instalaţie de cARTE”, Centrul Cultural Palatele Mogosoaia (RO)
2007
„Bursary of mastermind” Foundation Artintrans, Viena (AT)
2006
Bursary of the Foundation „Ioana Crăciunescu-Urgent”, Paris (FR)
2003-2004
Bursary for Performance / University of West / Faculty of Fine Arts, Timisoara (RO)
2003
Workshop Casa Blue, „Foundation Kaja West” Enshede, (Holland)
Professional experience:
2008
Curator – International Experimental Engraving Biennial, Mogosoaia (RO)
2007
Curator „Vernisaj A” / Bucharest (RO)
2007
Member of jury – The Internatianoal Triennial Ex-Libris Ioan Slavici, Arad (RO)
2007
Member of jury – Galele APLER / Campina (RO)
State Collection Works and Private Collection Works:
The Florean Museum of Contemporary Art – Baia-Mare (RO)
The Art Museum- Prahova (RO)
The Art Museum- Cluj-Napoca (RO)
The Romanian Literature Museum, Iasi, (RO)
The National Art Museum-Timisoara (RO)
The National Art Museum-Satu Mare (RO)
The National Art Museum-Arad (RO)
The Art Museum-Medias (RO
Taller Fort Gallery- Cadaques (Spain)
Art Gallery of Vilem Wunsche (Czech Republic)
Museum and Gallery- Bitola ( R. Macedonia)
Cultural Center Modern Gallery- Gornji Milanovac ( Serbia)
The Art and Ethnography Museum – Bacau (RO)
“C. Sturza” Library, Bacau (RO)
The Park of the Contemporary Sculpture- Techirghiol (RO)
Symposia, Workshop , Camps creation
2009 Jimbolia, Timiş / (RO)
2008 Carei –Stuttgart, (RO) – (DE)
2004 Mraconia, (RO)
2003 Sopron, Hungary
Enshede, Holland
2002 Techirghiol, Constanta, (RO)
Mraconia, (RO)
2001 Dorobanti, Arad, (RO)
Mraconia, (RO)
2000 Valenii de Munte, (RO)
1999 Sovata, (RO)
Buciumeni, Galati, (RO)
1998 Buciumeni, Galati, (RO)
1997 Magura, Buzau, (RO)
Awards:
2008 – The Award of Excellency for the activity in the Visual Arts
area / The City hall and the Council of Medias from Romania
-2nd prize at the National Contest of Ex-Libris „St. L. Roth” /
Medias / (RO)
2005 – „The Book Ilustrator of the Year 2005” Prize from APLER (
The Association of Literary Publications and Publishing
Houses from Romania)
2004 -„The Book Ilustrator of the Year 2004” Prize – TOMIS
Magazine / Constanţa (RO)
-2nd prize at the International Triennial of Ex-Libris “Ioan
Slavici” , Arad (RO)
2003 -The award of the Cultural Foundation “ LIBRA” for graphics
-The award of the “ Convorbiri literare” magazine , for taking
part in the National Competition of Ex-Libris “Nichita
Stanescu”, Iasi (RO)
2000 -Mention at The International Art Competition “ Open Doors”,
Giurgiu (RO)
1999 -The APLER award for graphics ( The Association of Literary
Publications and Publishing Houses from Romania)
-The prize of the Humanitas publishing house, for graphics
-The Great Prize for Graphics-at the National Camp “Writers
and Artists for the 3rd Millennium”, Buciumeni (Galati) (RO)
1998 -1st prize –for graphics- at the National Camp “ Writers and
Artists for the 3rd Millennium” Buciumeni (Galati) (RO)
1997 -Mention for the National Competition of Graphics “ Gh.
Naum”, Braila (RO)
-3rd prize at the National Camp of Sculpture, Magura-Buzau
(RO)
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