A fine selection of works by leading voices in contemporary Romanian art. Rare to market, award-winning, and backed by institutional exhibition history.
Genuinely scarce and still underpriced at current levels, each piece represents a timely opportunity with credible upside, curated for aesthetic force and long-term significance.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Awards and nominations: 2001 – Painting Award, Salons of Moldova, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova | 2005 - "Lascăr Vorel" Painting Award - "Lascăr Vorel" Biennial, Piatra Neamț | 2009 - UAP Award - Lascăr Vorel Art Biennial, Piatra Neamț, România.
Solo / group exhibitions: 2014 - “Duftgarden” - Tinny Grifon Gallery, Nuremberg, Germany | 2014 - “The Road Toward Myself” - I. Ionescu Quintus Prahova Art Museum, Ploiești | 2014 - “Duftgarden” - Romanian General Consulate, Munchen, Germany | 2012 - “Art at the frontier, Frontier of the Arts”, Art Museum Timisoara | 2012 - “ Who Bears the Fault?” - Arcade 24, Gallery Bistrița | 2013 - “Grigore Bradea - A Kind of Man”, Arcade 24 Gallery, Bistrița.
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Awards and nominations: 2006 Kunstlerhaus Cuxhaven Award, Germany | 2015 ULTRAMARIN Travel Agency Award, Timisoara, Romania | 2017 Second Prize Painting, MEETING POINT International Biennale, Arad, Romania.
Solo / group exhibitions: 2001 ”ELEFTERIA” Gallery, Greece | 2006 ”Apollo” Gallery Bucharest, Romania | 2007, Josep Amat International Drawing Biennale, Spain | 2017 International Biennale Meeting Point - sixth edition, Arad Romania.
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Solo / group exhibitions: Patriarchal Palace, „Lumina Spațiilor Sacre”, Bucharest, Romania, 2021 | Mihai Eminescu Cultural Center, „100 de Portrete Urbane”, solo exhibition, Bucharest, Romania, 2022 | National Military Circle, „Însemnări de Primăvară cu Lavandă și Ametist”, Bucharest, Romania, 2022 | Căminul Artei, „Vele, Vant, Viteza”, Bucharest, Romania, 2022 | Patriarchal Palace, „Istorie și Artă”, Bucharest, Romania | Mihai Eminescu Cultural Center, „Bijuterii Arhitecturale Uitate”, Bucharest, Romania, 2022 | MoBu, International Art Fair, Bucharest, Romania, 2023 | Bucharest Branch of the Order of Architects, „Bucureștiul Nevăzut”, 2024 | Format Galleries, „Lumea Mea”, solo exhibition, Bucharest, Romania.
Popa Mugur is an artist known for his works that combine minimalist aesthetics with the depth of symbolism. His works are often characterized by clear lines and simple forms, creating a contemplative and introspective atmosphere. Mugur explores themes related to existence, human relationships, and the human condition, managing to capture their essence through a subtle and delicate approach. The artist revives architectural and organic forms, creating works that challenge both the eye and the mind. His art reflects a constant search for balance between the simple and the complex, between the visible and the invisible.
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Awards and nominations: 2013 – Diploma of Excellence – Dacoromână Academy, Bucharest | 1998 – Medal of Merit – Prince Paul of Romania Foundation, in honor of the outstanding merits in the service of Romanian Art | 1984 – Prize for Painting – National Exhibition of Painting, Graphics and Sculpture, Dalles, Bucharest | 1977 – Award for Painting at the Annual Congress of Literary and Artistic Creation, Amphitheater Magazine, Bucharest, Romania.
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Solo / group exhibitions: “Simeza” Art Gallery | “Frezia” Art Gallery, Dej | “Ana” Art Gallery, Bucharest | Casa Vernescu, Bucharest | U Art Gallery, Bucharest | Art Gallery Târgu Mureș | Inspectorate of Culture Bistrița Năsăud | Mamaia Art Gallery, Constanța | World Trade Center, Bucharest | B.C.R. Dorobanți Branch, Bucharest | Eggenfelden, Germany | Galateea Art Gallery, Bucharest | Parc Hotel, Mamaia, Constanța | Amphiteater of the Arts Gallery, Bucharest | House of Latin America, Bucharest | Brâncuși Hall, Palace of Parliament | Over 160 group exhibitions in the home and abroad, in: Balchik, Sofia, Bulgaria; Mettingen and Ibbenburen, Germany; Stockholm, Sweden; Kosice, Czechoslovakia; Paris, France.
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Awards and nominations: 2004The Olympic Sport and Art Contest Prize in Graphic Works, International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Solo exhibitions: 2023 Carmen Marin: Toward Primordiality, The National Museum of Fine Arts in Chi~inau, Republic of Moldova. Curated by Vladimir Bulat. April 27 - April 30 I 2021 - 2022 "DOR / DESIRE," midcareer retrospective at Tarii Cri~urilor Museum, Oradea, Bihor, Romania I 2019 Art Fair, Aspen, Colorado, USA I 2019 Rotenberg Uzunov Gallery, Bucharest, Romania I 2019 The National Museum of Fine Arts, Chi~inau, Republic of Moldova I 2018 Renaissance Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania I 2017 Dix Gallery, Helsinki, Finland I 2014 Dix Gallery, Helsinki, Finland I 2014 Magheru One, Bucharest, Romania 12013 Carol Pare Hotel, Bucharest, Romania I 2012 Galleri Storck, Oslo, Norway I 2009 Dix Gallery, Helsinki, Finland I 2009 La Baule, France I 2008 Carol Pare Hotel, Bucharest, Romania I 2008 Costa Meloneras, Gran Canaria, Spain I 2007 lrecson Gallery, Bucharest, Romania I 2007 Hilton Art Club, Bucharest, Romania I 2006 Romanian Institute, Berlin, Germany I 2005 Maarten's Gallery, Bucharest, Romania I 2005 L'lnstitut Frarn;:ais, Bucharest, Romania I 2004 Uart Gallery, Bucharest, Romania I 2003 Val House Gallery, Bucharest, Romania I 2003 Romanian Embassy, Athens, Greece I 2001 UART Gallery, Bucharest, Romania I 2001 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Bucharest, Romania I 1999 World Trade Center, Bucharest, Romania I 1998 Friedrich Schiller Gallery, Bucharest, Romania.
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Group exhibitions: 2020 XL Space Gallery, New York, NY, USA I 2019 Dix Gallery, Helsinki, Finland I 2019 MANA Contemporary Open House, Jersey City, NJ, USA I 2013 Open House, Kiev, Ukraine I 2010 World Village Festival, Helsinki, Finland I 2004 World Trade Center, Bucharest, Romania I 2004 Art Museum, Athens, Greece I 2003 World Trade Center, Bucharest, Romania I 2003 Florence Biennale International Exhibition, Florence, Italy I 2002 World Trade Center, Bucharest, Romania I 2002 Art Salon, Bucharest, Romania I 2001 UART Gallery, Bucharest, Romania I 2001 The International Fair of Visual Arts, Bucharest, Romania I 2000 Art Salon, Bucharest, Romania I 1999 Romanian Institute of Culture and Humanistic Research, Venice, Italy I 1999 MLPAT Gallery, Bucharest, Romania I 1998 World Trade Center, Bucharest, Romania I 1997 Timisoara Art Museum, Timisoara, Romania I 1996 The National Romanian Literature Museum, Bucharest, Romania I 1996 Apollo Gallery, Bucharest, Romania I 1995 Metopa Gallery, Pite~ti, Romania.
Works in private collections in: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Norway, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States.
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Awards and nominations: Republican Plastic Arts Contest, First Prize, 1983, 1985, 1989 | Atelier Exhibition 1989, Youth Prize, 1987 | Republican Plastic Arts Contest, Second Prize, 1987 | Atelier Exhibition 1989, Special Jury Prize, 1989 | “Artur Verona” Contest, Special Mention, 1992 | Gratitude Award, The Small Montmartre of Bitola, 1996/1999.
Solo / group exhibitions: “Lascăr Viorel” Galleries Piatra Neamț, painting, 1999 | “Ștefan Luchian” Galleries Botoșani, “GESTALT” exhibition, plastic art, 2003 | “EUROM BANK” Galleries Suceava, painting, 2004 | “Ștefan Luchian” Galleries Botoșani, painting-engraving, 2005 | Spiru Haret University, Brașov, “Repeating the Bronze of Silence”, painting-engraving, 2005 | “Liviu Șoptelea 40” Exhibition, “Ștefan Luchian” Galleries Botoșani, painting, 2006 | “TOPART” Galleries Iași, 2007 | City Gallery Suceava, 2009 | Theatre for Children and Youth “Mihai Eminescu” Botoșani, 2010 | “Prăvălia cu cărți” Constanța, “Erotica” engraving exhibition, 2011 | “Botoșani Shopping Center” Gallery, watercolor & pastel exhibition, 2012 | “Botoșani Shopping Center” Gallery, painting, 2013 | “Ștefan Luchian” Galleries Botoșani, colored graphics, 2013.
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Awards and nominations: 2019 Award by the Romanian Cultural Institute at the International Biennale for Painting, Chisinau | 2018 Award for Painting granted by the Union of Fine Artists, Artis Salon, Iasi | 2017 Award for Painting, granted by The Union of Fine Artists, SMB11 Bucharest.
Solo / group exhibitions: 2019 Fluidity, Arte contemporanea Gallery, Italy Reggio Emilia | 2018 Ambigua, Victoria Gallery, Iasi Romania | 2017 Recoded, La Maison de Culture Belgo-Roumaine Arthis, Brussels Belgium | 2020 Beyond Other Horizons, Palace of Culture, Iasi, Romania | 2020 Contemporary Feminine Art, Home of the Arts Gallery, Bucharest.
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Personal exhibitions: 1991 Căminul Artei Gallery, Bucharest | 1993 Velp, Holland | 1996 Rennes, Redon, France | 2003 Simeza Gallery, Bucharest | 2011 Simeza Gallery, Bucharest | 2015 Simeza Gallery, Bucharest | 2004 Sfi Muntenia, Bucharest | 2004 Museum of Literature, Bucharest | 2017 Craiova Art Museum | 2018 Mogoșoaia Palace Cuhnia | 2025 The National Museum of the Romanian Peasant.
Works in private collections: France, USA, Germany, Italy, Spain, Korea, Canada, Finland, Sweden, Belgium, Holland, Greece, Israel, Japan, Romania, and works in the collections of Craiova Art Museum, Central Military Museum – Bucharest, Romanian Literature Museum, Mogoșoaia Museum.
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Awards and nominations: 2016 The UAP Award for tapestry | 1994 Special Jury Prize awarded by the Ministry of Culture and Bucharest City Hall for decorative art at the centenary exhibition N. Tătarescu | National and international awards in the field of printmaking and clothing design | 2019 Fiber art award at the Art & Design Biennial, Florence | 2019 UAP Award for Textile Arts, Decorative Arts Biennial | 2020 Excellence Award, Decorative Arts, Ion Andreescu Biennial, Buzău | Award (mention) at the Decorative Arts Biennial, Chisinau.
Personal exhibitions: 1991 Căminul Artei Gallery, Bucharest | 1993 Velp, Holland | 1996 Rennes, Redon, France | 2003 "Déjà vu", Simeza Gallery, Bucharest | 2011 "Stairway to heaven", Simeza Gallery, Bucharest | 2015 "Between Worlds", Simeza Gallery, Bucharest | 2015 Orizont Gallery, Bucharest | 2017 Orizont Gallery, Bucharest | 2017 Craiova Art Museum | 2018 Mogoșoaia Palace Cuhnia | 2025 The National Museum of the Romanian Peasant.
