ABOUT THE ARTIST
Gizella Popescu
Gizella Popescu is a Romanian contemporary artist, currently living and working in Bucharest
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2015-2017 Master Degree in Art History The National Arts University, Bucharest, Romania
2006 Bachelor (BA) and 2009 Master of Laws (LLM), Bucharest, Romania​
Member of The Union of Professional Artists in Romania since 2022
EXHIBITIONS
Upcoming in September: Once UPon the Danube, international European residence and group exhibition, Germany, Romania
Upcoming in August: CELULA Free Air, international residence and group exhibition, Poland- Romania
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18.06-18.07.2025 - Group exhibition Fantazia Modernă, Celula de Artă, Bucharest
05.06- 15.06 2025 - Group exhibition Post-Utopia: Tensions between narrative and form, Goethe Institute, Bucharest
28.05- 01.06.2025 - MoBU International Art Fair Bucharest at the Kulterra Art Gallery and Celula de Artă booths, Bucharest
15- 18.05.2025 - Art Thessaloniki International Art Fair, Kulterra Art Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece
April- June 2025 - România Underground, Salonul Concursului de Artă Contemporană, Uniunea ArtiÈ™tilor Plastici din România Filiala Râmnicu Vâlcea, Salina Ocnele Mari, Vâlcea
01.03- 09.03.2025- Poiesis Festival, Casa KERIM, Asociația HEARTH & CELULA de Artă, București
15.01- 07.02.2025 - Group exhibition ”book.art.est”, Mihai Eminescu Cultural Center, Celula de Artă, Bucharest
15.08- 15.11.2024 - Group exhibition România Underground,The Salon of the Contemporary Art Competition, The Union of Professional Artists in Romania, Ocnele Mari Salt Mine, Vâlcea county, Romania
26.07-26.08.2024 - County Salon of Contemporary Art, The Union of Professional Artists in Romania, Rm. Vâlcea Branch, ARTEX Gallery, Râmnicu
29.05-01.06.2024 - MoBU International Art Fair Bucharest @Celula de Artă pavilion, Bucharest
12.04.-12.05.2024 - Group exhibition "Drawing”- Third edition (Desen- editia a III-a)", The Union of Professional Artists in Romania, River Plaza Mall Gallery, Ramnicu Valcea, Romania
08.12.2023-08.01.2024 - Solo show ”FeÈ›ele lui Venus”, Celula de Artă, Bragadiru Palace, Bucharest
03.11-28.11.2023 - Group show ”Incognito”, Pasaj 1 È™i 2 Galleries Râmnicu Vâlcea, The Union of Professional Artists in Romania Branch of Rm. Vâlcea
28.07- 28.08.2023 - Group show ”County art salon Valcea”, ARTEX Râmnicu Valcea, The Union of Professional Artists in Romania Branch of Rm. Vâlcea
21.07- 21.08.2023 - Personal show ”Wrong freedom” Kulterra Pop-up window by Celula de Arta, Bucharest
04.07- 04.08.2023 - Group show ”ARMONIE”, The Union of Professional Artists in Romania Branch of Rm. Vâlcea, The Sinagogue in PiteÈ™ti, Romania
01.06- 30.06 2023 - Solo show ”Mon Paris”, Elite Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
19.05- 28.05.2023 - Participation at MoBU Art Fair Bucharest @Celula de Artă pavilion, Bucharest
15.03.2023- 10.05.2023 - Group exhibition at Celula de Artă, Bragadiru Palace, Bucharest
10.02.2023- 10.03.2023 - Group exhibition ”Semne de primăvară”, Artex Gallery, The Union of Professional Artists in Romania Branch of Rm. Vâlcea
04.11- 28.11.2022 - Group exhibition ”Desen (ediÈ›ia a II-a)”, Artex Gallery, The Union of Professional Artists in Romania Branch of Rm. Vâlcea, Rm. Vâlcea
30.08- 28.09.2022 - Group exhibition ”Balchik Art Residency”, Elite Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
29.07- 29.08.2022 - Group exhibition "Contemporary Art Salon 2022", Artex Gallery, The Union of Professional Artists in Romania Branch of Rm. Vâlcea, Romania
26.05.2022- 28.08.2022 - Group exhibition ”Kaleidoskop” at Kulterra Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
20.05- 27.05.2022 - Artist residency in Balchik, organized by Elite Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
09.11- 09.12.2021 - Group exhibition "Evele", Artex Gallery, The Union of Professional Artists in Romania Branch of Rm. Vâlcea, Ramnicu Valcea, Romania
03.11- 01.12.2021 - Group exhibition "SNAC 2021" (National Salon of Contemporary Art), The Union of Professional Artists in Romania, Bucharest
30.07- 30.09.2021 - Group exhibition "County Art Salon", Artex Gallery, The Union of Professional Artists in Romania Branch of Rm. Vâlcea, Ramnicu Valcea, Romania
2015 - Solo exhibition, Museum of Art Casa Simian, Ramnicu Valcea, Romania
05.05.2017 - Group exhibition The National Art Salon "Temeiuri", 10th Edition "Somnul si Visul" ("Dream and Reverie"), Constantin Brancusi Hall, The Parliament Palace (organised by the Union of Professional Artists in Romania), Bucharest, Romania
12.05- 02.06.2017 - Group exhibition "Bucharest Painters", ARTEX Art Gallery (organised by the Union of Professional Artists in Romania), Ramnicu Valcea, Romania
2014 - Group exhibition, Fabrica, Bucharest, Romania
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CATALOGS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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2025 Catalog for book.art.est, group exhibition by Celula de Artă, Mihai Eminescu Cultural Center, Bucharest
​2024 Art newspaper ”Arte Frumoase- Buletin informativ de promovare a artelor vizuale”, no. 7, page 10, edited by The Union of Professional Artists in Romania, Râmnicu Vâlcea branch
​2024 Catalog for ”Salonul JudeÈ›ean de Artă Contemporană Vâlcea 2024”, edited by the The Union of Professional Artists in Romania, Râmnicu Vâlcea branch
2024 Catalog for "Desen” (Editia a III-a)" (Drawing, III edition exhibition), edited by The National Union of Professional Artists in Romania, Râmnicu Vâlcea branch
2023 Catalog for „Harmony- The Sinagogue in PiteÈ™ti”- Râmnicu Vâlcea 2023- curator Gabriela Popescu, edited by The National Union for Professional Artists Râmnicu Vâlcea and PiteÈ™ti branch, DG Kiriac PiteÈ™ti Cultural Association and the Jewish Community PiteÈ™ti
2023 Catalog for „Semne de primăvară”- Râmnicu Vâlcea 2023- curator Gheorghe Dican, UAP Filiala Rm. Vâlcea (The Union of Professional Artists in Romania, Râmnicu Vâlcea Branch)
2022 Catalog for ”Salonul de Artă Contemporană Râmnicu Vâlcea 2022”, edited by UAP Râmnicu Vâlcea (The Union of Professional Artists in Romania, Râmnicu Vâlcea Branch)
2017 Catalog for ”Portretul Contemporan”, edited by UAP Râmnicu Vâlcea (The Union of Professional Artists in Romania, Râmnicu Vâlcea Branch)
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RADIO AND TV INTERVIEWS
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28.05.2025 Radio Romania International, interviewed by Eugen Cojocariu: https://on.soundcloud.com/m1WolwzCSayOx5gagU
12.06.2023 Radio Romania International, interviewed by Eugen Cojocariu: https://www.rri.ro/rubrici/arte-artisti/gizella-popescu-mon-paris-la-elite-art-gallery-id592804.html
09.06.2023 TVR Cultural, Jurnal Cultural, min 23: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iuyfJrviXE
21.07.2023 Interview by Radio Guerilla
09.09.2022 Radio Romania International, interviewed by Eugen Cojocariu: https://soundcloud.com/radioromaniainternational/interviu-cu-artista-vizuala-ghizella-popescu
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ARTICLES
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https://empowerartists.org/en/experiences/celula-de-arta-proposes-a-nostalgic-tribute-and-a- critical-look-at-the-aesthetic-heritage/
https://www.modernism.ro/2023/05/29/expozitie-gizella-popescu-mon-paris-elite-art-gallery/
https://www.rri.ro/ro_ro/gizella_popescu_mon_paris_la_elite_art_gallery-2685173
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