EUGEN PETRI
Artistic director of the International Sculpture Symposium Caransebes ROMANIA
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Education and professional affiliation:
The Academy of Fines Arts, Bucharest, sculpture section, series of graduates 1989, Member of the Plastic Artists’ Union, Romania since 1991.
Member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors, UK since 2007.
Awards:
1999 – Artists’ Choice price Woodcarving competition, Breckenridge Colorado USA,
2002 – „Michael the Brave” price for the sculpture „The Bell”(2m/ 1.80m/ 2m),
2004 – Silver medal –Foundation „Der Dreiter Strasse” Hamburg – GERMANY
2008 – The Brian Mercer Trust Residency in Pietrasanta, Italy
2010 – The“Constantin Brancusi”Great Prize for Sculpture – Niram Art Awards, Madrid,
One-man exhibitions:
1994 – „Caminul Artei” Galleries Bucharest, ROMANIA
1995 – „Arta” Gallery Sibiu, ROMANIA
2006 – Ploiesti Gallery, Jazz – Soul and Shape, ROMANIA
2007 – Posk Gallery, London , UNITED KINGDOM
2007 – “Kunsthaus Gerwert”, Idaroberstein, GERMANY”
2008 – „La Fontsee” Gallery – Michigan, USA
2009 -- The Gallery of the Royal British Society of Sculptors, London, UK
Other Exhibitions:
Exhibited since 1989 in all regional art saloons
1988 – Decorative Arts Quadrennial „Dalles” Bucharest, ROMANIA
1991 – Pregard Gallery – Aabenraa, DANMARK
1992 – National Saloon – National Theatre Galleries Bucharest, ROMANIA
1992 – Gallery „68” Copenhagen DANMARK
1996 – „Gallerie des Forums” Norderstedt, GERMANY
1996 – „Art village” Rydobruck SWEDEN
1997 – „Bryggeriet Konst Hallen” Trelleborg, SWEDEN
1997 – Gallery „Expressions” Geneva, SWITZERLAND,
1998 – Rom-art Gallery Brawnschweig, GERMANY
1999 – „Dantesca” Ravena, ITALY
1999 – „49@ Gallery”, New York, USA
2001 – „Southern Exposure Gallery” West Palm Beach – Florida, USA
Monumental Art by commission:
1994 – Sculptural ensemble: Icarus, Adam, Eve at the Ministry of Finances, ROMANIA
2001 – Monumental Busts of Michael the Brave:Cazangic,REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
2003 – Outside environment „Monumental Fountain with Decorations” private property, Miami – Florida U.S.A.
2004 – Monumental bust of Nicolae Iorga, Complex Constantin Stere- Bucov, ROMANIA
2004 – Monumental Bust of „Theodor Dill”: Hamburg – Deichstrasse, GERMANY
2006 – Commemorative plaque „Mihai Jar” Cernautzi, UKRAINE
2009– “The Gate of Christianity” – Caransebes
2010 – Monumental bust of Grigore Vieru-Ungheni R.MOLDOVA
2011 – The Holy way -8 Monumental Sculptures with water –Caransebes ROMANIA
Creation Symposiums:
1997 – Kaposvar – Muvezet Symposium, HUNGARY
1999 – Woodcarving competition, Breckenridge Colorado, USA
2006 – Art Symposium „ Human”, Cucuteni, ROMANIA
2007 – The International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Caransebes, ROMANIA
2008 – The International Visual Art Symposium “Human”, Cucuteni – Iasi, ROMANIA
2010 - The International Symposium „La Cetate” - Dolj, ROMANIA
2010 - The I-stInternational Marble Sculpture Symposium, Caransebes, ROMANIA
2010 – The III-rd International Sculpture Symposium „Puerto del Arte”, ARGENTINA
2011—The II-nd International Marble Sculpture Symposium Caransebes ROMANIA
2011—The IV-th International granit Sculpture Symposium –Boryong KOREA
2012--The12th International Sculpture symposium,Borkel en Shaft, THE NETHERLANDS
2012 – The 3th International Sculpture symposium-Caransebes - ROMANIA
2012-- ARTFOREST- Andezit-2012- International Symposium – Sangeorz -- Romania
2012 -- The 5th International Sculpture Symposium Penza - RUSSIA
2013 – The 23rd International Sculpture Symposium, Ma’alot – Israel
Address : Str. Gr. Gh. Cantacuzino, Nr. 148, Bl. 3D1, Ap. 28, 2000, Ploiesti, Romania
Mobile : +40 (0)722 646263,
E-mail : euartpe@yahoo.com , intsera@yahoo.com .Web-Site : www.eugenpetri.ro
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