EXHIBITIONS

 …  Ovidiu Avram's painting is a construction of forms and colors, where the portal of infinite combinations is open, the creation itself transforming into a compact structure, marked by equilibrium and spirituality.  The human body often becomes a symbiotic element with the inorganic world, the arch of a building or a fantastic creature, they are all placed on an equal footing, offering an image of a realm which seems to be contrived on the principle that time and space commingle, creating a spiritual singularity…  In Ovidiu Avram's universe, Idola Theatri grows into a concept that extends beyond the limits of Novum Organum, becoming a visual sphere represented by overlapping and constructions frequently catalogued as illogical, but harmonious.
 
Dr. Iakob Attila.  Curator at The Museum of Art, Bánffy Palace.  Cluj-Napoca, Romania.  

  • Born in 1953, in Teiuş, Alba County, Romania.

    Lives and works in Teiuş and Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

     

    EDUCATION:

     

    1991         

    Kunstzentrum Wachsfabrik, Cologne, Germany.

    1979        

    Institutul de Arte Plastice şi Decorative, Ion Andreescu, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

     

    SOLO EXHIBITIONS: 

     

    2024

    Ovidiu Avram:  Suprarealism Tangibil.  Asociația Millesime, Oradea, Romania.

    Ovidiu Avram:  Inside Dreams.  Casa NUMAÀ, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

    2023         

    Ovidiu Avram:  Idola Theatri.  Muzeul de Artă din Cluj-Napoca, Palatul Bánffy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

    Ovidiu Avram:  Exposition de Peintures .  Le Centre Culturel d'Amay, Amay, Belgium.

    2019         

    Ovidiu Avram:  Pictură Suprarealistă pe Discuri de Vinil.  Adam's Vibrant Event Space, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

    Ovidiu Avram:  Imagini Elementare.  Art Yourself Gallery, Bucharest, Romania.

    2018        

    Ovidiu Avram:  Expoziție de Pictură.  Muzeul Principia, Alba Iulia, Romania.

    Ovidiu Avram:  Pictura Clujeană-Pictura Europeană.  Cluj-Napoca Centennial Celebration.  Cluj-Napoca City Hall, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

    2017        

    Ten Views by Avram.  Salonul Restaurantului Casa Veche, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. 

    2009        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Galeria Orizont, Bucharest, Romania.

    2007        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Muzeul de Artă din Satu Mare, Satu Mare, Romania.

    2006        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Erlin Galléria, Budapest, Hungary.

    Ovidiu Avram.  Muzeul de Artă din Cluj-Napoca, Palatul Bánffy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

    2005        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Rom-Art Galerie, Brunswick, Germany.

    Ovidiu Avram.  Virgo-Art Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona.

    Ovidiu Avram.  Galeria Veche, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

    2004        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Hilton Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

    Ovidiu Avram.  Casa Vernescu, Bucharest, Romania.

    2003        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Rom-Art Galerie, Brunswick, Germany.

    2002        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Rom-Art Galerie, Brunswick, Germany.

    2001        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Galeria Pontica, Bucharest, Romania.

    Ovidiu Avram.  Galeria Veche, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

    2000        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Banca Țiriac, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

    1999        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Rom-Art Galerie, Brunswick, Germany.

    Ovidiu Avram.  Banca Transilvania, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

    1998        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Laguna Café, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

    1997        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Centre Culturel Roumain, Paris, France.

    Ovidiu Avram.  Ambassade de Roumanie, Luxembourg City, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

    Ovidiu Avram.  Dudelange City Hall, Dudelange, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

    Ovidiu Avram.  Rom-Art Galerie, Brunswick, Germany.

    Ovidiu Avram.  Banca București, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

    1996        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Ambassade de Roumanie, Luxembourg City,  Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

    1995        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Centre Culturel Roumain, Paris, France.

    1994        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Rom-Art Galerie, Brunswick, Germany.

    Ovidiu Avram.  Galeria Amfitrion, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

    Ovidiu Avram.  Galeria Helios, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

    1993        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Rom-Art Galerie, Brunswick, Germany.

    1991        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Kunstzentrum Wachsfabrik, Cologne, Germany.

    Ovidiu Avram.  Rom-Art Galerie, Brunswick, Germany.

    1990        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Théâtre de Neuilly, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.

    1989        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Rom-Art-Atelier, Wendeburg, Germany.

    Ovidiu Avram.  Jurta Színház, Budapest, Hungary.

    1988        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Litho Gallery, Krakow, Poland.

    1986        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Rom-Art Galerie, Brunswick, Germany.

    1985        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Casa Universitarilor, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

    1983        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Galeria Filo, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

    Ovidiu Avram.  Galeria Tribuna, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

    Ovidiu Avram.  Galeria Victoria, Iași, Romania.

    1982        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Galeria Cronica, Iași, Romania.

    1981        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Galeria Filo, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

    Ovidiu Avram.  Galeria Tribuna, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

    1980        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Galeria Cronica, Iași, Romania.

    Ovidiu Avram.  Muzeul Județean Botoșani-Muzeul de Istorie, Botoşani, Romania.

    1978        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Galeria Amfiteatru, Bucharest, Romania. 

    Ovidiu Avram.  Galeria Filo, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

    1975        

    Ovidiu Avram.  Galeria Grigore Preoteasa, Bucharest, Romania. 

     

    GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

     

    2022        

    Șaptezeci.  Expoziţie cu lucrări din patrimoniul Muzeului.  Muzeul de Artă din Cluj-Napoca, Palatul Bánffy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

    2015        

    Seconda Biennale D'Arte di Tivoli, Tivoli, Italy.

    2006        

    Art Addiction, The 7th International Annual of Miniature Art, The Medial Museum and Virtual Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden. 

    2005        

    Koga Machikado Museum of Fine Arts, Koga, Japan.

    2004        

    Dom Galerie, Berlin, Germany.

    Cuyler Street Gallery, Port Elisabeth, South Africa.

    2002        

    Art Addiction, The 6th International Annual of Miniature Art, The Medial Museum and Virtual Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden.

    2001        

    Art Addiction, The 5th International Annual of Miniature Art, The Medial Museum and Virtual Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden.

    2000        

    Expo 2000, Romanian Pavilion:  Om Natura Tehnică.  Hanover, Germany.

    1997        

    Kunstmarkt Art Multiple, Düsseldorf, Germany.

    1996        

    Kunstmesse, Geneva, Switzerland.

    1995        

    10 Jahre Rom-Art Galerie, Internationale Gruppenausstellung, Brunswick, Germany.

    1994        

    Domus Medica Galerie, Paris, France.

    1993        

    Palais Consulaire/AFRA, Mont Saint-Clair, France.

    Salon International d'Art, Sète, France.

    1990        

    Adriana Galerie, Stuttgart, Germany.

     

    AWARDS AND HONORS:

     

    2015        

    First Prize, Seconda Biennale D'Arte di Tivoli.  The First Prize at The Second Art Biennial, Tivoli, Italy.

    2008        

    Included in the "Lexikon der Phantastischen Künstler", "The Lexicon of Fantastic Artists", written by the Austrian Curator, Author, Editor of Art Publications and Co-Founder of The Phantastenmuseum in Vienna Professor Gerhard Habarta.

    2004        

    Medalia Meritul Cultural.  The Medal for Cultural Merit granted by The President of Romania.

    2001       

    The Most Innovative Artist, Art Addiction, The Medial Museum and Virtual Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden.

    1983       

    The Tribuna Prize given by The Tribuna Cultural Magazine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

     

     

     

        

     

         

     

     

     

     

    2023
    Ovidiu Avram:  Idola Theatri.  Muzeul de Artă din Cluj-Napoca, Palatul Bánffy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
    2019
    Ovidiu Avram:  Pictură Suprarealistă pe Discuri de Vinil.  Adam's Vibrant Event Space, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

    Ovidiu Avram:  Imagini Elementare. Art Yourself Gallery, Bucharest, Romania.

    2018
    Ovidiu Avram:  Expoziție de Pictură.  Muzeul Principia, Alba Iulia, Romania.

    Ovidiu Avram:  Pictura Clujeană-Pictura Europeană.  Cluj-Napoca Centennial Celebration.  Cluj-Napoca City Hall, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.