"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 within the inorganic world. The arch of a building or a fantastic creature is placed on an equal footing, offering an image of a realm that 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 components and constructions frequently cataloged as illogical yet harmonious."
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Born in 1953, in Teiuș, Alba County, Romania.
Lives and works in Teiuș and Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
EDUCATION1991Kunstzentrum Wachsfabrik, Cologne, Germany.1979Institutul de Arte Plastice și Decorative, Ion Andreescu, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024Ovidiu Avram: Suprarealism Tangibil, Asociația Millesime, Oradea, Romania, December 14, 2024.
Ovidiu Avram: Inside Dreams, Galeria Numaà, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, September 11-November 29, 2024.
2023Ovidiu Avram: Exposition de Peintures, Le Centre Culturel d'Amay, Amay, Belgium, February 12-February 24, 2023.
Ovidiu Avram: Idola Theatri, Muzeul de Artă din Cluj-Napoca, Palatul Bánffy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, July 19-August 6, 2023.
2019Ovidiu Avram: Pictură Suprarealistă pe Discuri de Vinil, Adam's Vibrant Event Space, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, March 22-April 19, 2019.
2018Ovidiu Avram: Imagini Elementare, Art Yourself Gallery, Bucharest, Romania, December 5, 2018-January 31, 2019.
Ovidiu Avram: Expoziție de Pictură, Muzeul Principia, Alba Iulia, Romania, November 9-December 5, 2018.
Ovidiu Avram: Pictura Clujeană-Pictura Europeană, Cluj-Napoca Centennial Celebration, Cluj-Napoca City Hall, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, May 9-June 6, 2018.
2017Ten Views by Avram, Salonul Restaurantului Casa Veche, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, October 1-October 29, 2017.2009Ovidiu Avram, Galeria Orizont, Bucharest, Romania.Ovidiu Avram, European Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania, June 10-July 10, 2009.
2007Ovidiu Avram, Muzeul de Artă din Satu Mare, Satu Mare, Romania.2006Ovidiu Avram, Erlin Galléria, Budapest, Hungary.
Ovidiu Avram, Muzeul de Artă din Cluj-Napoca, Palatul Bánffy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
2005Ovidiu Avram, Rom-Art Galerie, Brunswick, Germany.
Ovidiu Avram, Virgo-Art Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona.
Ovidiu Avram, Galeria Veche, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
2004Ovidiu Avram, Hilton Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Ovidiu Avram, Casa Vernescu, Bucharest, Romania.
2003Ovidiu Avram, Rom-Art Galerie, Brunswick, Germany.2002Ovidiu Avram, Rom-Art Galerie, Brunswick, Germany.2001Ovidiu Avram, Galeria Pontica, Bucharest, Romania.
Ovidiu Avram, Galeria Veche, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
2000Ovidiu Avram, Banca Țiriac, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.1999Ovidiu Avram, Rom-Art Galerie, Brunswick, Germany.
Ovidiu Avram, Banca Transilvania, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
1998Ovidiu Avram, Laguna Café, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.1997Ovidiu 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.
1996Ovidiu Avram, Ambassade de Roumanie, Luxembourg City, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.1995Ovidiu Avram, Centre Culturel Roumain, Paris, France.1994Ovidiu Avram, Rom-Art Galerie, Brunswick, Germany.
Ovidiu Avram, Galeria Amfitrion, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Ovidiu Avram, Galeria Helios, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
1993Ovidiu Avram, Rom-Art Galerie, Brunswick, Germany.1991Ovidiu Avram, Kunstzentrum Wachsfabrik, Cologne, Germany.
Ovidiu Avram, Rom-Art Galerie, Brunswick, Germany.
1990Ovidiu Avram, Théâtre de Neuilly, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.1989Ovidiu Avram, Rom-Art-Atelier, Wendeburg, Germany.
Ovidiu Avram, Jurta Színház, Budapest, Hungary.
1988Ovidiu Avram, Litho Gallery, Krakow, Poland.1986Ovidiu Avram, Rom-Art Galerie, Brunswick, Germany.1985Ovidiu Avram, Casa Universitarilor, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.1983Ovidiu Avram, Galeria Filo, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Ovidiu Avram, Galeria Tribuna, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Ovidiu Avram, Galeria Victoria, Iași, Romania.
1982Ovidiu Avram, Galeria Cronica, Iași, Romania.1981Ovidiu Avram, Galeria Filo, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Ovidiu Avram, Galeria Tribuna, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
1980Ovidiu Avram, Galeria Cronica, Iași, Romania.
Ovidiu Avram, Muzeul Județean Botoșani-Muzeul de Istorie, Botoșani, Romania.
1978Ovidiu Avram, Galeria Amfiteatru, Bucharest, Romania.
Ovidiu Avram, Galeria Filo, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
1975Ovidiu Avram, Galeria Grigore Preoteasa, Bucharest, Romania.GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021Șaptezeci, expoziție cu lucrări din patrimoniul Muzeului, Muzeul de Artă din Cluj-Napoca, Palatul Bánffy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, November 24, 2021-January 9, 2022.2015Seconda Biennale D'Arte di Tivoli, Tivoli, Italy.2006Art Addiction, The 7th International Annual of Miniature Art, The Medial Museum and Virtual Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden.2005Koga Machikado Museum of Fine Arts, Koga, Japan.2004Dom Galerie, Berlin, Germany.
Cuyler Street Gallery, Port Elisabeth, South Africa.
2002Art Addiction, The 6th International Annual of Miniature Art, The Medial Museum and Virtual Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden.2001Art Addiction, The 5th International Annual of Miniature Art, The Medial Museum and Virtual Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden.2000Expo 2000, Romanian Pavilion: Om Natura Tehnică, Hanover, Germany.1997Kunstmarkt Art Multiple, Düsseldorf, Germany.1996Kunstmesse, Geneva, Switzerland.199510 Jahre Rom-Art Galerie, Internationale Gruppenausstellung, Brunswick, Germany.1994Domus Medica Galerie, Paris, France.1993Palais Consulaire/AFRA, Mont Saint-Clair, France.
Salon International d'Art, Sète, France.
1990Adriana Galerie, Stuttgart, Germany.AWARDS AND HONORS
2015First Prize, Seconda Biennale D'Arte di Tivoli, The First Prize at The Second Art Biennial, Tivoli, Italy.2008Included 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.2004Medalia Meritul Cultural, The Medal for Cultural Merit granted by the president of Romania.2001The Most Innovative Artist, Art Addiction, The Medial Museum and Virtual Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden.1983The Tribuna Prize given by The Tribuna cultural magazine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.SPECIAL PROJECTS2026Visual universe for Dante's Inferno, the immersive theater show at MINA, the Museum of Immersive New Art, featuring acting, art, and music, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, created with paintings by Ovidiu Avram.Support for The Alfa Goup Association for over a decade, through his collaboration with Corneliu Goia, its vice president. Ovidiu Avram's paintings contribute to sustaining impoverished children and adolescents.2023Donation of work to The Museum of Art, Bánffy Palace, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.2018Invited as the guest of honor along with artist Nicolae Maniu at Artfest100, Art Festival with conferences, Romanian and international fine artists, as well as live music celebrating the centennial of the Great Unification of 1918, Alba Carolina Fortress, Alba Iulia, Romania. Painting workshops for children organized at Museikon. Ovidiu Avram's paintings displayed at The Principia Museum, Alba Iulia. Donation of artworks to the charitable gala, as part of Artfest100, a fundraiser for the construction of the Maria Beatrice National Pediatric Medical Recovery Center.2014Design for wrought iron door ornaments.
Decorative metal sculptures for wardrobes and mechanical clocks.
2013Cover art for Radu Țuculescu's Scorpionul Galben Șapte Povestiri, Bistrița, Romania: Charmides Publishing House.2006Donation of work to The Museum of Art, Bánffy Palace, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.1995Cover art for Aurel Bodiu's Verdele Amiezilor Tȃrzii, Cluj-Napoca, Romania: Mesagerul Transilvan Publishing House.