SILVIA TRĂISTARU
Born on the 12th of February 1979,  Bucharest
Lives and works in: Bucharest


Educational background:

2005-2007, David Ogilvy University of Communication and Public Relations, Bucharest, Project Management Master

1997-2002, The National University of Arts, Bucharest, with a B.A

1993-1997, High school of Arts “Nicolae Tonitza”, Bucharest, with a high school diploma and a restoration licence in the domain of arts

Awards:

2010, One work selected as a finalist and a Special Prize Winner of the 4th International Arte Laguna Prize, Arsenale, Venice, Italy

2009, One work selected as a finalist in The Artist’s Magazine 26th Annual Art Competition

First Prize, National Exhibition of Icons, House of the Parliament, Brancusi Hall Gallery, Bucharest

Honorable Mention, House of Romanian Radio Society Gallery, Bucharest

Second Prize, National Exhibition of Icons, House of the Parliament, Brancusi Hall Gallery, Bucharest


Solo exhibitions:

2011, The Last Communists’Convention, Atelier 35, Bucharest

2005, Without title, Bucharest Financial Plazza, Bucharest

Collective exhibitions:

2011, SillenceKILLS -discrimination/ro/files/2011 – ArtYourself Gallery, Bucharest

2011, New Figurative, Victoria Art Center, Bucharest 

2011, How Was It Possible?, ArtYourself Gallery, Bucharest 

2011, John Baldessari: Your Name in Lights, The Holland Festival and The Stedelijk Museum

2011, The White Night of the Galleries, Bucharest, Panterei Art Space

2010, Nord Art – Kunst in der Carlshutte, Germany; curator Wolfgang Gramm

2010, Arte Laguna Prize, Arsenale Venice, Italy; curators Igor Zanti & Viviana Siviero. Arte Laguna Prize, Italian Institute of Culture, Prague; Italian Institute of Culture, Wien

2009, Mobilehome – Exhibition, Lagar das Portas do Ceu, Loulé, Portugal; curator Nuno Faria

2009, Incotro 08 – Romanian Visual Survey, online project by Tudor Prisacariu, made possible with the support of the Ratiu Family Foundation

2008, How do we look, online project, Florean Museum, Baia Mare, Romania

2008, 2007, 2003, Sutu Palace, Bucharest

2007,“Harlequins, masks and other medieval figures”, cultural event, as part of the project “Sibiu, European Capital of Culture 2007”, Sibiu, Romania

2006, 2007, Teatrul de Comedie (organized by the ArtaeArte Foundation), Bucharest

2005, Ion Dacian Theatre (organized by the ArtaeArte Foundation), Bucharest

2004, The Ferarri Show, Mythos Italy, happening, Bucharest

2004, Haus am Dom, Mainz, Germany

2003, International Exhibition of Byzantine Icons, Belgrade. Curator: Lazar Predrag Markovic

2003, Sala ArCub, Bucharest

2002, Etaj 3/4 Gallery, Bucharest

2002, Ministry of Internal Affairs Gallery, Bucharest

2002, House of the Parliament, Bucharest

2002, 2001, 1997, 1996, House of the Parliament, Brancusi Hall Gallery, Bucharest

2001, International Exhibition of Naive Art Work, Etaj 3/4 Gallery, Bucharest. Curator: Viorel Rau

1998, Itinerant icons exhibition, Italy, Greece, Switzerland

1997, Academia di Romania, Rome

1997, House of Romanian Radio Society, Bucharest

Workshops/residences/lectures:

2011, “How was it possible?”, Iasi, Romania, art residency organised by Elie Wiesel Institute

2011, 24 h CNDB Ocupat – s p a t i u c o m u n – workshop Silvia Traistaru & Sorin Dan Cojocaru, National Dance Centre, Bucharest

2011, Open workshop, Silvia Traistaru & Sorin Dan Cojocaru, Social System data recovery project, Panterei Artist-run space, Bucharest

2010, Stichting Trans Artists (Amsterdam)/ UNITER (Bucharest) – On-AIR program, “How to become an artist in residence”, workshop with: Bojana Panevska, Yasmine Ostendorf, Yeb Wiersma

2010, Icon Arts – photography, Sibiu, Cisnadie, Romania. Professor: Cristian Radu

2009, Mobilehome – Experimental Course of Contemporary Art, Art Algarve’09 – As Bright as the Sun, Lagar das Portas do Ceu, Loulé, Portugal; Workshops with: Giovanni Iovane; Patrizia Dander; Diango Hernandez; Anne Pohlmann; Hugo Canoilas; Mark Kremer; Daniel Barroca; Filipa Ramos; Jaroslaw Flicinski; Ana Janevski. Curator: Nuno Faria

Profesional experience:

2008-2011, Art restoration/conservation for private collections

2008, Developing the project for the mural painting restoration, St Alexandru Church, Alexandria, Romania. Coordinator: Ion Draghici

2005, Developing the project for new mural painting, restoration, St. Nicholas Church, Ploiesti, Romania

2004, Restoration of the oil painting on the wall, St. Dumitru Church, Bucharest. Coordinator: Ion Darida

2004, 2005, Restoration of the fresco painting, St. Ilie Church, Pipera, Romania. Coordinator: Ion Darida

2003 – 2005, Archeology Drawings, The Institute of Archeology “Vasile Parvan” and National Museum of History, Bucharest. Coordinator: Oana Damian

2002, New fresco painting, St. Alexandru Church, Branesti, Fundulea Crang, Romania

2001-2003, Restoration of fresco, Doamnei Church, Bucharest

2000, Restoration of exterior mural painting, Casa cu Cerb (House with the Stag), Sighisoara, Romania. Coordinator: Romeo Gheorghita

1999, Restoration of “a secco” painting, Minovici Museum, Bucharest. Coordinator: Silviu Petrescu

1999-2001, Restoration of fragments extracted from the Church of Vacaresti Monastery, National University of Arts, Bucharest. Coordinator: Ovidiu Boldura, Maria Dumbravicean

1999, Restoration of the oil painting on the wall, Greek Church, Bucharest. Coordinator: Silviu Petrescu

1998, Restoration of the fresco painting, Biserica din Deal, Sighisoara, Romania. Coordinators: Dan Mohanu, Romeo Gheorghita

1998, Restoration of the fresco painting, Batistei Church, Bucharest

 Other projects:

2007, Scenery for the “Gopo Awards for the 1st Romanian Film” ceremony, Bucharest

2005, Scenery for a Peugeot 307 cc advertise ´´Roofless´´, Kentauros Studios Bucharest, produced by Irene, Paris

 Selected Publications:

“HotNews”, March 15, 2010; “Observatorul Cultural”, March 12, 2010; “Adevarul”, March 12, 2010; “Cronica Romana”, October 30, 2007; “Hyper Media”, “15-19”, October 22, 2007; “Capital”, December 6, 2006; “Curierul National”, April 15, 2003; “Ziua”, April 09, 2001

 Catalogues:

SillenceKILLS -discrimination/ro/files/2011 – ArtYourself Gallery, Bucharest, 2011

How Was It Possible? – ArtYourself  Gallery, Bucharest 2011

KIC- Kunst in der Carlshütte gGmbH, Nord Art 2010, p. 116, Germany 2010

Arte Laguna Art Prize 2009, p.68, March 2010, Italy

Works in private collections: Romania, France, Italy, Vatican, Germany, Holland, USA, Canada, Israel