Adrian Dica
Adrian Dica was born in 1984 (Alexandria, Romania) and studied Fine Arts at The National University of Arts in Bucharest, where he now lives and works. In 2014 he obtained a BA in painting and was awarded with an Excellence Diploma for his BA artworks by The National Universiy of Fine Arts in Bucharest. In 2016 he completed his MA studies at the same university with a series entitled ”Urban Puzzle. Preapocaliptic”.Adrian Dica is the co-founder of GROUND NGO.
In 2017 he was awarded with a Prize for Painting by The National Union of Visual Artists in Romania and was a finalist at Teodor Moraru National Award. Since 2017 he also became active as a visual art education specialist at I.N.C.F.C. (National Institute for Cultural Research and Training). In 2018, the artist represented Romania at Huntenkunst ”Focus on Romania – Central Pavilion”, and in the same year he exhibited at WIPO Geneva. In 2019 he had the solo show ”Undeniable Illusion” at Arthalle Gallery (Bucharest) and participated in a group show entitled ”Distant Closeness, Intimate Expanse” at FIVE PLUS ART GALLERY (Vienna).
Conceptually, he focuses on the element of garbage (also in the form of abandoned objects) and its many implications in society, representing it both physically and metaphorically. ⒸAD
PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS
2021 A Square Apart, Palace of Parlament, Bucharest, Romania
2019 undeniable, illusion of pink, Balassi Institute Bucharest, Romania
2017 haha!, lala!, Palace of Parliament, Bucharest, Romania
2014 great garbage, Bucharest Art Week, Romania
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
2021 Young Artists in Europe, FIVE PLUS ART GALLERY, Vienna, Austria
2019 DISTANT CLOSENESS, INTIMATE EXPANSE, FIVE PLUS ART GALLERY, Vienna, Austria
2019 Juventus Awards 15 years, Triade, Timisioara, Romania
2018 Together, WIPO, Geneva, Elvetia
2018 centenar salon, National Museum of Arts, Bucharest, Romania
2018 pre/opening, Arthalle Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2018 Huntenkunst, Central Pavilion, Ulft, The Netherlands
2017 Astra V, Astra Museum, Sibiu, Romania
2016 TRANSFORM, Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, Croatia
2016 Die Natur des Künstlers, FIVE PLUS ART GALLERY, Vienna, Austria
2015 ART SAFARI, art fair, Bucharest, Romania
2015 International Biennial of Painting, National Museum of Arts, Chisinau, Moldova
2014 Metha-Lan II, AnnArt Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2014 Dobrogea, National Museum of Art, Constanta, Romania
2013 Scara7&8, Laborna, Bucharest, Romania
2012 Youth Fest, International Arts Festival Via Pontica, Balcic, Bulgaria
2012 Extension I. Romano Castel. Bucharest, Romania
WORKS IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS AND MUSEUMS
National Museum of Arts Bucharest
National Museum of Contemporary Arts Zagreb
WIPO Geneva
BRD GS Art Collection
Deputy Chambers Art Collection Romania
Jecza Museum Timisoara Art Collection
AWARDS
2018 painting prize, Balassi Institute Bucharest, Romania
2017 painting prize, UAP, Bucharest, Romania
2017 finalist Teodor Moraru Award, Romania
2016 2th price, Arts in Bucharest, UAP arts festival
2015 diploma of excellence, ministry of culture of Republic of Moldova
2014 3rd price, Juventus Contemporary Awards Triade Foundation, Timisoara
2014 special price, Juventus Contemporary Awards Triade Foundation, Timisoara
2014 diploma of excellence for painting, UNARTE
RESIDENCIES
2017 Cisnadie, Sibiu, Romania
2017 Magura Buzaulau, Buzau, Romania
2016 internship, ART SAFARI, art fair, FIVE PLUS ART GALLERY,
2014 Cisnadie, Sibiu, Romania
2014 Mamaia, Constanta, Romania
2013 Mamaia, Constanta, Romania
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