Marian ZIDARU, (b. 1956, Balotesti), sculptor. In 1977 he graduated from the High School of Fine Arts, Craiova and in 1981 he graduated from the ”Nicolae Grigorescu” Institute of Fine Arts, Bucharest - professors Vladimir Predescu and Marin Iliescu's class. Between 1991-1995 he was junior lecturer at the department of sculpture at the National University of Arts Bucharest. In 2011 received residency for two months in Dusseldorf, Germany, in 1995 he won the ”Ionel Jianu” Award, ARA Distinction, in 1994 received ”Ludwig Forum” scholarship (Aachen, Germany) and in 1993 the ”Kulturreferat” scholarship (Munich, Germany). In 1987 he was awarded with Youth Prize offered by the Visual Artists' Union of Romania and in 1985 was awarded with 2nd Prize at the International Biennale of Drawing from Cleveland, England. In 1984 he received a scholarship from the Italian Cultural Institute and in 1982 received a scholarship for creation granted by the Visual Artists' Union of Romania. He has attended at numerous individual and group exhibitions, at symposiums, both in Romania and abroad.
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Education:
1991 - 1995 Assistant Professor at National University of Arts Bucharest, Department of Sculpture
1977 - 1981 ”Nicolae Grigorescu” Institute of Fine Arts, Bucharest
1973 - 1977 High School of Fine Arts, Craiova
Awards and Scholarships:
2011 - Residency (2 months, January – March), Dusseldorf, Germany
1992 - 1993 - ”Unsealing”, Ion Mincu Institute of Architecture Gallery, Bucharest
1992 - ”The Annunciation New Jerusalem”, Simeza Gallery, Bucharest
1985 - ”Remembrance” or „Bloody Christmas”, Village and Folk Art Museum, Bucharest, curator Anca Vasiliu
1983 - ”Atelier 35” Gallery, Bucharest
Group Exhibitions:
2016 - ”The Extension.ro”, Triumph Gallery, Moscow, curators Yana Smurova, Dan Popescu
2016 - ”The artist at 30s” [Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Installation], Ion Tuculescu, Ion Bitzan, Marin Gherasim, Florin Mitroi, Horia Bernea, Paul Neagu, Ion Grigorescu, Ion Barladeanu, Marian Zidaru, Mircea Roman, Gheorghe Rasovszky, Teodor Graur, Stefan Triffa, Anca Muresan, Ecaterina Vrana, Nicolae Comanescu, Gili Mocanu, Bogdan Vladuta, Roman Tolici, Suzana Dan, Dumitru Gorzo, Florin Ciulache, Vlad Nanca, Ovidiu Fenes, Codruta Cernea, Ioana Ursa, Stefan Ungureanu, Adrian Preda, George Anghelescu and Lea Rasovszky, The Cultural Center of Bucharest, curator Dan Popescu, Alexandru Davidian
2016 - ”Two by Two”, Electroputere Gallery, Craiova, with Teodor Graur, Adi Matei Cristian Raduta, Curator: Emilian Margarit
2015 - ”Into Black / Entering Black” [Painting, Graphics, Sculpture, Objects, diary pages and Experimental sound] Lea Rasovzky, Yulia Nistor, Roman Tolici, Tara von Neudorf, Marian Zidaru, Dan Gavris and Ptere Sbt, Tipografia Gallery, C.F.P. Bucharest, curator Alexandru Davidian; ART ENCOUNTERS Biennial , Timisoara, Curator: Rainald Schumacher and Nathalie Hoyos
2013 - Sculpture / Architecture: Paul Neagu, Ovidiu Maitec, Peter Jakobi, Napoleon Tiron, Mircea Roman, Marian Zidaru, Liviu Russu, Alexandru Pasat and Titi Ceara, Tipografia Gallery, C.F.P. Bucharest
2011 - ”Glory”, Ateneo Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, Venice, Italy
2011 - Marian Zidaru & Gaste: Gucken Wir Mal/ Trans Plant, Atelier am Eck Dusseldorf curator Oliver Gather
2011 - Studioausstellung, Franz-Jurgens-Str.12, Haus 3, Dusseldorf, Germany
2011 - ”Bekannte Flugobjekte”, Meinersen, Germany
2011 - Bukarest-Dusseldorf, Gerhart-Hauptmann-Haus, Deutsch-Osteuropaisches Forum
2010 - ”Let’s take a look” - „gucken wir mal” (textile conversation) with Victoria Zidaru, Senta Connert, Ulrike Kessl and Julia van Koolwijk, Museum of the Romanian Peasant, Bucharest
2010 - ”Gucken wir mal”, with Senta Connert, Brancoveanu Palaces Cultural Center, Mogoșoaia
2010 - Sacred inductions into Romanian contemporary sculpture, Iasi, curator Corneliu Antim
2009-2010 - Itinerant exhibition ”... porky” National Dance Center, Bucharest, Museum of Art, Cluj-Napoca, curator Erwin Kessler
2009-2010 - ”Art and Sacredness”, Art Gallery, Focsani, curator Alexandra Titu
2009 - ”Terra d’incontri-Mitologie Soggettive” - ”Rocca Paolina”, Perugia, (with Mircea Roman, Sorin Ilfoveanu, Victoria Zidaru, Gheorghe I. Anghel, Adrian Ilfoveanu, Ioan Iacob), curator Doina Mândru
