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 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." 

 
Iakob Attila, Ph.D., curator at The Museum of Art, Bánffy Palace, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.  

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

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

     


    EDUCATION

    1991
    Kunstzentrum Wachsfabrik, Cologne, Germany.
    1979
    Institutul de Arte Plastice și Decorative, Ion Andreescu, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

    SOLO EXHIBITIONS



    2024

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

    Ovidiu Avram: Inside Dreams, Galeria Numaà, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, September 11-November 29, 2024.

    2023 

    Ovidiu Avram: Idola Theatri, Muzeul de Artă din Cluj-Napoca, Palatul Bánffy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, July 19-August 6, 2023.

    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.

    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.

    Ovidiu Avram: Imagini Elementare, Art Yourself Gallery, Bucharest, Romania, December 5, 2018-January 31, 2019.

    2017
    Ten Views by Avram, Salonul Restaurantului Casa Veche, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.  
    2009
    Ovidiu Avram, Galeria Orizont, Bucharest, Romania. 

    Ovidiu Avram, European Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania, June 10-July 10, 2009.

    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, Botoșani, 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, expoziție 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.