artist (religious art) and historian

CLAUDIU VICTOR GHEORGHIU I was born on 19th of October 1967 in Bucharest, ROMANIA. It have published over 90 articles in magazines and newspapers from Romania , Greece and Italy, and more articles of art criti...

CLAUDIU VICTOR GHEORGHIU I was born on 19th of October 1967 in Bucharest, ROMANIA. It have published over 90 articles in magazines and newspapers from Romania , Greece and Italy, and more articles of art criticism made by Ana Dobjanschi, Costion Nicolescu, Vasile Borila, , Dragos Ciobanu, Paul Dudea, Roxana Pasculescu Oratie, Mihai Precup, Aurel Manea in ROMANIA, Iolanda Pietrobelli, Federico Bellini, Giuseppe Pilu, Elisabeta Caporali, Luigi Meneghini, Sveva Battifoglia in ITALY, presentation on TV about Claudiu Victor Gheorghiu’s creations. Author of over 1500 icons on wood, many of them present in museums and private art collections in Romania and abroad. AWARDS: july/august 2006- I have been selected in final fase at Premio TAORMINA, Sicily, Italy, where I received with my icon on wood "THE LAST SUPPER" -Special Prize of the CRITIC. december 2006-I have been selected in final fase at 2 Premio BOE, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, where I received with my icon on wood " ST. LUKE with scenes from his life" -Special Prize of the CRITIC. EDUCATION: In 1998 I took the master degree at the University from Bucharest, the Faculty of History-universal old history section with theme "CONSTANTINE the Great and CHRISTIANITY" at professor Ligia Barzu. In 1991 I graduated Art School, painting section, with teacher Titu Dragutescu. During the period 1992-1994 I was managership at Coleus modern art gallery, Bucharest. I am member in Plastic Background(FP) belong ROMANIAN ARTISTS UNION (UAP din ROMANIA) from 7th December 2000, admitted through contest. PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS: in ROMANIA, organizated by ROMANIAN ARTISTS UNION(UNIUNEA ARTISTILOR PLASTICI din ROMANIA): 2001, curator ANA DOBJANSCHI, art historian;2003, curator VASILE BORILA, art historian;2004, curator COSTION NICOLESCU, theologian-all 3 exhibitions were held at ArTei gallery, Bucharest;2007 at Galateea gallery, Bucharest. december 2007-january 2008 at Silva gallery, Busteni, curator ROXANA PASCULESCU ORATIE, art critic and MIHAI PRECUP from UAP. in ITALY: 15-30 june 2003 I was honour guest, representing ROMANIA, at ArtEstate 2003-Citta di Pisa,organizated by association Spazio arte, La Spina art gallery and Pisa Townhall, curator FEDERICO BELLINI. 6-27 October 2006, the ICONS, sacred pictures in contemporary world at Cinema Teatro Vittoria art gallery, Viadana-Mantova, curator LUIGI MENEGHINI,organizated by Silvano Farloni, my art manager in Italy and Viadana Townhall. GROUP EXHIBITIONS: -in ROMANIA, more than 20 group exhibitions since 1998. abroad:1999, selected at the annual Mostra dell Artigianato Religioso, Pompei , Italy , art director arch.Giuseppe Petagna and Mons. Pietro Caggiano and at the exhibition dedicated to Romania, Laussane, Switzerland;2000, itinerary exhibition with icons in Japan;2002 Pisa and Turin, Italy;2004, selected respresenting Romania at IMMAGINA 6, Reggio-Emilia, Italy, art director Renzo Mezzacapo;2007, selected representing Romania with another 3 artists at 16th international art exhibition, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Chosunilbo MUSEUM, curator ms.Bosuk Lee. I was selected at the 2nd ART and SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL , Patras-GREECE, curator PANAGIOTIS Milt. ZERVAS ; I participated at the section of Festival: 3rd International Symposium of painting for selected artists, during the period 2-9 of May 2010. I attended to the 3rd Symposium of painting with artists from other 14 countries. I presented "THE MARTYRIZATION OF ST. APOSTLE ANDREW in PATRAS", tempera on wood and I painted live the icon of "ST.APOSTLE ANDREW, the Patron of ROMANIA " as well. FUTURE PROJECTS: After selection and official invitations from the years 2007 and 2009, I was selected and invited again by Internal Committee of the International Biennial of Contemporary Art FLORENCE to participate at the 8th edition of the exhibition, in December 2011, in the historical Fortezza da Basso in FLORENCE, Italy. Works in private collections in ROMANIA and abroad:Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Austria, Norway, Great Britain, Hungary, USA, Canada, Uruguay, New Zeeland and Japan. ARTICLES in branch magazines and press: ROMANIA:Capital, Romania Libera, Cronica Romana, Ziua, Natiunea, Bucarest Matin, Nine Oclock, Sette Giorni, Bucharest Daily News, Curierul National, Lumina, Curentul, Informatia Prahovei, AnticArt Magazin, Flacara review, Magazin Istoric review, Hubners Who is Who Personalities from Romania and Yearbook of religious objects 2009, p.53 ITALY:La Nazione, Il Tirreno, Il Fogliacio di Pisa, Portobello, Pisa Informazioni, La Provincia quotidiano di Cremona, La Cittadella, Sguardi info and ARTE Mondadori review , BOE review, Yearbook AVANGUARDIE ARTISTICHE 2008,p.852 GREECE:RoMedia.gr Art Dictionaries and Picture Library: LE DELARGE-The Dictionary of modern and contemporary art, Paris, FRANCE;The Deutsche Fotothek, Dresden, GERMANY. RADIO:Radio Romania Actualitati, Romania Cultural, Antena Bucurestilor, Radio Bucuresti, Radio Romania International, Radio Trinitas. TV Channels:TVR Cultural, Tele 7 abc, TVRM, Realitatea TV, Senso TV, Pratech TV, Prima TV, Tele 50 Pisa.