Artist statement
My work explores the concepts of power, politics, history, identity and death through irony and humour.
I am interested in how they influence beliefs and perceptions by altering and subverting them.
From here derives the desire to further explore the need for uncertainty and the metaphysical loneliness of the human being, addressing such issues as solitude, amnesia, memory, suppression, doubt and the sublime.
Qualifications and training
- 2008 MFA Fine Art, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, London SE14 6NW
- 2007 Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art, Goldsmiths, University of London, SE14 6NW
- 1997 BFA (Hons) Fine Art, Painting, The "George Enescu" University of Arts (formerly known as "George Enescu" Academy of Fine Arts), Iasi, Romania
Solo exhibitions
- 2012 Strawberries and no Cream: Ceausescu's 1978 visit to London, Ratiu Foundation London / Romanian Cultural Centre London, Manchester Square, 18 Fitzhardinge Street London W1H 6EQ
- 2012 Monuments to Uncertainty, ASC Window Space, Erlang House, 128 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8EQ, UK
- 2008 Small Monuments to Uncertainty, The Gallery, Goldsmiths Students' Union, Goldsmiths, University of London, Dixon Road, New Cross, London SE14 6NW
- 1997 Florin Ungureanu - Solo Show, French Cultural Centre, Iasi, Romania
Group exhibitions
- 2012 The Xmas BOGOF,, WW Wilson Williams Gallery, 34/35 Hatton Garden, London EC1N 8DX
- 2012 Axisweb at LONDON ART FAIR 18th-22nd January 2012, in the Art Projects, Business Design Centre, Islington, London N1
- 2012 NOTICE, curated by Mona Casey, ARTicle Gallery, The School of Art, Birmingham City University, Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BX, UK, Birmingham
- 2011 East Wing Nine, EXHIBITIONISM:The Art of Display, The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, London WC2R 0RN
- 2011 Afternoon Tea: WW Gallery at the 54th Venice Biennale, The Quaffers Pavilion, 1960 Campo San Polo, 30125 Venice Italy
- 2011 Debut Contemporary, 82 Westbourne Grove, Notting Hill, London W2 5RT
- 2011 Vivienne Westwood's 100 Days of Active Resistance, Day 45, http://ar100days.com, London
- 2010 Austerity Xmas BOGOF, WilsonWilliams Gallery, 30 Queensdown Rd, London E5 8NN
- 2010 Vivienne Westwood's 100 Days of Active Resistance, http://ar100days.com, Day 45, London
- 2010 9 SHEDS, Sartorial Contemporary Art, 26 Argyle Square London WC1H 8AP
- 2010 DIAL HISTORY, with Dzenana Hozic, Florin Ungureanu, Peter Donaldson, Curated by Anthony Gross, The Old Police Station, 114 Amersham Vale, London SE14 6LG
- 2010 Florin "dropped some work" in Michael Landy's ART BIN, SLG South London Gallery, 65 Peckham Road, London SE5 8UH
- 2010 East Wing Collection Nine, EXHIBITIONISM: The Art of Display, The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, London WC2R 0RN
- 2009 The Event '09: The Space Between, Surrounds our Desire, Curated by Mona Casey, 119 Floodgate Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5, UK
- 2009 SUMMER EXHIBITION 2009, Royal Academy of Arts London, Piccadilly, London W1J OBD
- 2009 Viking Mountain Funeral, The Celestial Suitcase, Curated by Eric Ayotte & Kathleen Smith, 476 Jefferson Street No.203, Brooklyn NY 11237 United States of America
- 2009 VAMALGAM 4, V&A Victoria and Albert Museum London, Cromwell Road, South Kensington SW7 2RL London
- 2008 Salon 08, Matt Roberts Arts & VINEspace, Selectors: Andrea Tarsia, Head of Exhibitions and Projects, Whitechapel Gallery; Cath Ferguson, artist, writer, lecturer; Kate Jones, collector and patron, 25a Vyner Street, Bethnal Green, London E2 9DG
- 2008 MFA 'Master of Fine Art' Show, Goldsmiths, University of London, Ben Pimlott Building, New Cross, London SE14 6NW
- 2008 Saatchi Online Top10, Chosen by Bill Roberts, Writer based in London, and a PhD candidate at the Courtauld Institute of Art London, www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/blogon/, 30 June-6 July 2008
- 2008 SUMMER EXHIBITION, Royal Academy of Arts, Gallery IV Curated by Humphrey Ocean RA, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD
- 2007 ZOO ART FAIR, Saatchi Stand, Selected by Rebecca Wilson, Royal Academy of Arts, 6 Burlington Gardens, London W1S 3EX
- 2007 SHIFTING STATES, at BEARSPACE, 152 Deptford High Street, London SE8 3PQ
- 2007 End of the Year Show, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, London, SE14 6NW
- 2007 Short listed for CELESTE ART PRIZE 2007, The Old Truman Brewery, 91-95 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL
- 2007 Silent Debate Goldsmiths INTERIM SHOW 2007, Goldsmiths College, University of London, New Cross, London SE14 6NW
- 2007 Saatchi Online Top 10, Chosen by Rebecca Wilson, Editor of Your Gallery/Saatchi Online Magazine, London 2007
- 2006 Goldsmiths Art Auction, Chelsea Arts Club, London
- 2006 THE GREAT ART FAIR, Alexandra Palace, London
- 2001 "Romanian Artists in Italy", Romanian Institute for Culture and Research, Venice, Italy
- 2000 Cupola Gallery, Iasi, Romania
- 2000 IncorniciArte Gallery, Verona, Italy
- 2000 "Icons, 12 Bisantine Paintings", Abbey of San Zeno Maggiore, Verona, Italy
- 1999 IncorniciArte Gallery, Verona, Italy
- 1996 Victoria Gallery, Iasi, Romania
- 1995 "Student Fest", The Huniade Museum, Timisoara, Romania
- 1994 "Student Fest", The Banat Museum, Timisoara, Romania
- 1993 "Student Fest", University of Timisoara, Romania
Residencies
- 1998 Burgakademie, Volkswagen Concern, Neuhaus, Wolfsburg, Germany
Educational experience - tertiary
- 2001 Assistant Professor, The "George Enescu" University of Arts, Iasi, Romania
- 1999 Fluent in English, Italian and Romanian, The "George Enescu" University of Arts, Iasi, Romania
Publications
- 2012 LONDON ART FAIR 2012, Upper Street Events Ltd, 58 White Lion Street, Islington, London N1 9PP
- 2011 DAY 45 in Vivienne Westwood's 100 DAYS OF ACTIVE RESISTANCE, Damiani editore, Bologna, Italy
- 2011 Afternoon Tea: Works on Paper, WW Gallery at the 54th Venice Biennale, Designed by Debra Wilson and Chiara Williams, Printed by WW Projects Ltd London
- 2010 EastwingNine:EXHIBITIONISM, The Art of Display, The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House Strand, London WC2R ORN, Design: Kevin Helas at rogerlondon.com
- 2008 MFA 2008 GOLDSMITHS University of London, Edited by Rob Menzer,Vicky Wright, Design:Paulus Dreibholz
- 2008 ROYAL ACADEMY ILLUSTRATED 2008, Edited by Humphrey Ocean RA, Royal Academy of Arts London
- 2008 ART FOR LIFE, Edited by Jacqueline Pruskin, Design:drdesign london
- 2007 CELESTE ART PRIZE 2007, Edited by Sara Pearce, Design:Park Studio
Other
- 2012 PRIVATE COLLECTION, Ratiu Foundation London, England, United Kingdom
- 2012 VAMALGAM 5, V&A Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington SW7 2RL London
- 2012 ArtWiki.org started with the 7th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Auguststraße 69 D-10117 Berlin Germany EU http://www.berlinbiennale.de/blog/en/projects/open-call-artwiki-digital-venue-of-the-7th-berlin-biennale-for-contemporary-art-18348
- 2012 Award Nomination ALICE AWARDS 2012 ARTISTIC LANDMARKS IN CONTEMPORARY EXPERIENCE, Alice Society, C/o Artistic Landmarks In Contemporary Art bvba, PB 1398,1000 Brussels Belgium
- 2011 Longlisted for ANTHOLOGY, CharlieSmith London, Selectors: Edward Lucie-Smith, Zavier Ellis, Paul Carey-Kent, Roy Exley, Werner Grub, 336 Old Street London EC1V 9DR, http://zavierellis.blogspot.com/
- 2011 THE EVENT Fundraiser: SILENT AUCTION, BCAF Birmingham Contemporary Art Forum, The Waterside Room, The Bond Company, 180-182 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, Birmingham
- 2011 The Oli Bennett Charitable Trust: Anonymous Art Sale, Westminster School, Little Dean's Yard, Westminster, London SW1P 3PF
- 2011 PRIVATE COLLECTION, Roger Walters, London, England, United Kingdom
- 2011 'The Jennie and Jessie Gunhammar Lupus Trust' Auction, With Christie's Chairman and Auctioneer, Hugh Edmeades, Debut Contemporary, 82 Westbourne Grove, Notting Hill, London W2 5RT
- 2008 'ART FOR LIFE' Auction, With Christie's Chairman and Auctioneer, Hugh Edmeades, The Portico Rooms, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2
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