Traian Stefan Boicescu
C.V.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born in Râmnicu Vâlcea, 1957; visual artist and has a passion for
tapestry, painting, graphic arts and ceramics
www.traianboicescu.ro
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
1989 A graduate of the Academy of Art of Bucharest, Faculty of Decorative Arts and Design
2006 Master's Degree in Management,”Constantin Brâncoveanu” University
MEMBERSHIPS
Member of: The Union of Professional Artists of Romania,
International Association of Art AIAP-UNESCO, Copyright VISARTA,
Maison Culturelle Belgo-Roumaine Brussels-Belgium, MCBR,
International Society for Education Through Art INSEA.
AWARDS
1998 The First Prize, The Festival of Students' Art and Creation-Bucharest
2000, 2002 Excelence Prize, Cultural Foundation Vâlcea1
2000 Honorary Diploma, Anton Pann Cultural Society, Râmnicu Vâlcea
2002 "Man of the Year 2002", The American Biographical Institute Board of International Research
2004 National Order Cultural Merit, "Commandor of Arts", awarded by the President of Romania
2005 International Peace Prize, awarded by The United Cultural Convention of USA
2006 Prize for Haute-Lisse Tapestry of the Union of Plastic Artists of Romania at the Textile Art Triennal, 5th edition Bucharest
2007 Cultural Foundation Vâlcea1- "Constantin Iliescu" Prize for Excelence
PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS (selection)
1979, 1982, 1996, 2001 Artex Gallery Râmnicu Vâlcea Romania
1999-2005 M.C.B. Gallery Arthis, Brussels Belgium
2000 House of Arts Gallery, Bucharest
2000 Neupre Gallery, Namur Belgium
2001 C.C René Magritte Gallery, Lessines Belgium
2003 Cozia Gallery, Hamme-Belgium, Halles Gallery Louvain-la-Neuve Belgium
2004 Romania's Diplomatic Mission to the European Community Brussels Belgium
2005, 2008 Schaerbeek Cultural Centre Brussels Belgium
NATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selection)
1989G Graduation Salon: Ceramics Museum Bucharest
1989-2011 County Salon, Artex Gallery, Râmnicu Vâlcea
1989 Festival of Students' Art, Dalles Gallery, Bucharest; Youth Biennal, Dalles Gallery, Bucharest Decorative Arts Quadriennal, Dalles Gallery, Bucharest
1990 Youth Salon, National Theatre, Bucharest
1991 Salon of Decorative Arts, National Theatre, Bucharest
1993 Youth Salon, National Theatre, Bucharest; National Salon of Decorative Arts, National Museum of Cotroceni, Bucharest
1994 Tapestry Triennal, Parliament Palace, “Constantin Brâncuşi” Room Bucharest
1996 Tapestry Salon, Museum of Contemporary Art, Galați; Moldavia Salon, Art Museum, Bacău
1997-1998 South Salon, Art Museum, Râmnicu Vâlcea
2000 Artists from Vâlcea, Parliament Palace, Constantin Brâncuşi Room, Bucharest
2002-2008, 2012 Ion Andreescu Arts Biennal, Buzău
2005 Artists from Vålcea Museum of Art, Drobeta -Turnu Severin; UAP Vålcea Branch Apollo Gallery, Bucharest
2006 Salon of National Art,Parliament Palace, Constantin Brâncuşi Room, Bucharest
2007-2008 Triennal of Itinerary Textile Art, Maria Fillotti Theatre Brăila; Museum of Contemporary Art, Galați; National Museum of Agriculture, Slobozia; Art Museum, Craiova; History Museum, Râmnicu Vâlcea; Art Museum , Cluj
2003, 2007-2013 National Salon of Decorative Arts, National Museum of Cotroceni, Bucharest
2007-2009 Salon of Plastic and Decorative Arts, Palace Hall, “George Enescu” Festival, Bucharest
2007- 2009 “Group 4” History Museum, Râmnicu Vâlcea; National Museum of Agriculture, Slobozia; House of Arts Gallery, Bucharest; Museum of Visual Arts, Galați; CEC Bank Building, Sibiu; Musem of Art, Constanța; the Festival of European Drama, Maria Filotti Theatre, Brăila; Museum of Art, Cluj; Museum of Art, Baia Mare; Apollo Gallery, Bucharest
2008 Tapestry, Museum of Visual Art, Galați
2009 Natural Sciences Museum Complex, Galați; Biennal of Visual Arts, “APALAV” Artex Gallery, Râmnicu Vâlcea; “Lascăr Viorel” Biennal of Plastic Arts, Museum of Art, Piatra Neamț
2010 "Still Life" Artex Gallery, Râmnicu Vâlcea; "Medieval Scenes", Grand Hotel Sofianu, Râmnicu Vâlcea; Men In Romanian Textile Art, Museum of Art, Constanța, "Aurelian Sacerdoțeanu" County Museum, Râmnicu Vâlcea; Orizont Gallery, Bucharest; "Iulian Antonescu" County Museum, Bacău; "Moldavia Salons" Museum of Contemporary Art, Bacău
2011 “Group 4+2” National Museum of Modern Art, Galați Museum of Art, Constanța; County History Museum; Forma Gallery Deva; "Iulian Antonescu"County Museum Bacău; "Men in Romanian Textile Art", National Museum Complex Iaşi
2012 "APALAV" Biennal of Visual Arts, 2nd edition, UAP Gallery "Artex", Râmnicu Vâlcea; "Textures", "Aurelian Sacerdoțeanu" County Museum, Râmnicu Vâlcea; "Still Life" UAP Gallery "Artex", Râmnicu Vâlcea; "Men in RomanianTextile Art", UAP "Ion Andreescu" Gallery, Buzău; Olt County Museum, "Ion Popescu Negreni" Gallery, Slatina, County Museum of Ethnography Caransebeş; "Group 4+4" UAP "Ion Andreescu" Gallery, Buzău,Olt County Museum, Artis Gallery Slatina; County Museum of Ethnography, Caransebeş; Biennal of Decorative Arts "Decorative Art 2012", Parliament Palace, "Constantin Brâncusi" Room Bucharest; "Artists from Vâlcea since Cecilia Cuțescu Storck", Art Museum ("Simian House") (basement), Râmnicu Vâlcea
2013 Art Fair, 12th edition Artex Gallery Râmicu Vâlcea; "Still Life” Artex Gallery, Râmicu Vâlcea; "Colour and Form for Eternity", first edition, ASTRA Museum, Sibiu; “Salon of Textile Arts”, Orizont Gallery, Bucharest; Exhibition of Visual Arts “THE NEIGHBOURS” Romanian Cultural Institute, UAP Branch Gorj, "Tudor Arghezi“ University Library, Târgu Jiu; the Exhibition of Plastic Art “Trajan's Column in Contemporary Art", Romanian Academy House, Bucharest;
2014 Many-County Painting Salon "Spring Signs", UAP “Artex" Gallery, Râmnicu Vâlcea; Salon of Textile Arts “Orizont" Gallery Bucharest; "Apalav" Biennal of Visual Arts, 3rd edition, UAP "Artex" Gallery, Râmnicu Vâlcea; Exhibition of Textile Art "Men at War", Museum of Art, Cluj Napoca; Exhibition of Textile Art "Men at War", Museum of Art, Baia Mare
INTERNATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selection)
1989 Mail Art Exhibition, Monferrato Italy
1994 Arcades Gallery Antibes France
1994-1996 L'Europe des Beaux Arts Gallery Antibes France
1995-1997 Du Port Gallery, Marseille France
1989- 1998 Miniature Exhibitions, Del Bello Gallery, Toronto Canada
1996 Moldova Salon, Art Museum, Chişinău Moldova
1996 2-eme Salon des Rubans Blues, National Order of Merit, Section Hauts-de-Seine Meudon, Paris France
1996-1997 Salon of Spatial Art "Espace Vision", Sofitel, Art Colections Museum, Bucharest Romania
1997, 2000, 2003, 2006 International Triennal of Textile Art, National Theatre, Apollo Gallery, Bucharest Romania
2000 Exhibition Centre, Shanghai China
2001 De Zeyp Gallery Brussels Belgia; Internet Gallery, easteuroart.com
2004 Exhibition: “Romanian Artists” at the European Parliament Brussels Belgium
2005 “Artists from Vâlcea”, Museum of Art, Kromeriz-Czech Republic; MINI-ART, IAA/AIAP to UNESCO, Berlin Germany
2006-2007 Romanian Cultural Institute, Madrid Spain; Municipal Gallery,Ciudad Real, La Mancha Spain
2010 "Moldova Salons", "Constantin Brâncuşi" Exhibition Centre, Chişinău, Republic of Moldova
2012 "West Meets East", the international project "A Cultural Book Exchange", 7th edition, Art Museum Constanța; International Painting Biennal, Graphic Arts, Sculpture "Meeting Point" 3rd edition, Art Museum, Arad;
2013 - 2014 National Salon of Decorative Arts, 13th edition, National Museum of Art of Moldova, Chişinău, Republic of Moldova, Archaeological Museum Sozopol, Republic of Bulgaria,
a UAP Vâlcea Branch Decorative Art Exhibition, Belgian-Romanian Culture House, "Arthis" Gallery Brussels
2014 International Art Exhibition “Underground” Ocnele Salina, Valcea county
ART SYMPOSIA
N. Bălcescu, Brădişor, Cozia, Colibița, Brădisor, Voina-Câmpul Lung: 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2005, 2010, 2014 International Art Symposia Ocnele Salina, Valcea county
FIELD TRIPS
Andorra, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland
MONUMENTAL WORKS
Tapestry: Festivity Room Împăratul Romanilor Hotel, Sibiu ; Tapestry: Danube Bridges, Slobozia Museum, Mosaic: Rhytms, Râmnicu Vâlcea Art High School ; Tapestry: Interferences, Marguerite Marie High School, Verosvres France
WORKS IN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Romania, UK, Austria, Germany, Switzerlad, France, Italy, Belgium, Canada, Spain, U.S.A.
WORKS IN MUSEUMS
County Museums: Râmnicu Vâlcea and Slobozia, The National Museum of Cotroceni, The Art Collection of the Chamber of Deputies, Bucharest
REFERENCES (selection)
1998 Dan Grigorescu, Art Revue, Bucharest
1996 Petre Petria: Science, Culture and Art Personalities, Conphys Publishing Art
2000 Adrian-Silvan Ionescu The Art Galleries Reviews, Radio Cultural
2000 Encyclopedia of Contemporary Romanian Artists, ARC 2000 Publishing House, Bucharest, Dan Grigorescu, Aurelia Mocanu, Horia Avram, Constantin Mateescu
1999-2008 Tatiana Benchea Paraschiv, Carmen Leliana Hopartean Quoi De Neuf? Brussels Belgium.
2002 Alexandru Chira Grai Art and Literature Revue
2003 Adrian-Silvan Ionescu Visual Arts -TVR 2
2003 Observator cultural A Momentous Event, 218/ 2003;
2008 Enciclopedia of Personalities from Romania, Who's Who Switzerland
CONTACT
e-mail: www.traianboicescu.ro ; traianboicescu@yahoo.com