Elena SURDU STANESCU (born 1942, Bucharest), sculptor. In 1965 she graduated from the Pedagogical Institute in Bucharest, the Faculty of Fine Arts and in 1982 the ”Nicolae Grigorescu” Institute of Fine Arts Bucharest. She is a member of the Romanian Artists Union, sculpture department. She served as the Art Department Manager within the Ministry of National Education and she is the president of the ”Elena Surdu Stanescu” Foundation. Awards: Diploma of Honor C.C. U.T.C., Diploma and Silver / Gold Medal - French Merit and Devotion - 2009/2013.
Education:
1978 - 1982 ”Nicolae Grigorescu” Institute of Fine Arts , Bucharest
1962 - 1965 Pedagogical Institute Bucharest, Faculty of Fine Arts, Bucharest
1957 - 1961 ”Nicolae Tonitza” High School of Fine Arts , Bucharest
Awards:
2013, 2009 - Diploma and gold / silver medal ”French Merit and Devotion”, France
2012, 2010 - Diploma and gold medal M.C.A. Salon International, Cannes Azur, France
Personal exhibitions - selection:
2015 - Elite Art Gallery, Bucharest
2014 - Simeza Gallery, Bucharest
2012 - Dialogue Gallery
2011 - Water Museum, Lisbon (Reservatório da Patriarcal - Praça do Príncipe Real), Portugal
2010 - Brukenthal National Museum, Sibiu
2009 - French Cultural Center, Jakarta, Indonesia
2009 - Royal Gallery, Sinaia, Prahova
2008 - Metopa Gallery, Pitesti, Arges
2007 - Apollo Galleries, Bucharest
2006 - Vernescu House , Bucharest
2005 - National Cultural Foundation, Kolkata, India
2005 - French Cultural Center, New Delhi, India
2005 - Hidalgo Gallery, Focsani, Vrancea
2004 - Veritas House, Bucharest
2003 - Arganzuela Center, Madrid, Spain
2003 - House of Caracoles, Castellon, Spain
2002 - International Center for Cultural Cooperation, Cairo, Egypt
2001 - French Cultural Center, Sanaa, Yemen
2000 - Parliament Palace, Constantin Brancusi Hall, Bucharest
2000 - U - Art Gallery, Bucharest
1999 - World Trade Center, Bucharest
1998 - Romanian Cultural Center, Paris, France
1997 - Ujpest Gallery, Romanian Cultural Center, Budapest, Hungary
1996 - Embassy of Romania, Washington, USA
1995 - Latin America House, Bucharest
1995 - Calderon Gallery, Bucharest
1994 - Galateea Gallery, Bucharest
1993 - Lefkada, Greece
1989, 1990, 1996 - Romanian Cultural Center, New York, USA
1973, 1974, 1797, 1991, 1995, 1997 - Galeria San Vidal, Venetia, Italy
Group exhibitions - selection:
2016 - Barcelona International Salon, Galleria d 'Arte Espai Ku, Spain
2015 - ”Bronze Age” Salon, Cluj
2013 - ”Bronze Age” Salon, Cluj
2012 - International Painting and Sculpture Salon, Cannes Azur, France
2011 - National Art Salon ”Contemporary Attitudes”, Itinerant
2011 - Small Sculpture Salon, Bucharest
2010 - International Painting and Sculpture Salon, Cannes Azur, France
2010 - ”Human Body versus Subjective Geometry” Salon, Bucharest
2009 - The National Art Exhibition ”Contemporary Attitudes”, Bucharest
2008 - World Trade Center, Bucharest
2007 - UNESCO International Fair of Visual Arts, Romexpo, Bucharest
2006 - Aripa Gallery, Torino, Italy
2005 - National Biennial of Fine Arts ”Lascar Vorel”, Piatra Neamt
2004 - World Trade Center, Bucharest
2003 - Small Sculpture Salon, Bucharest
2002 - International Fair of Visual Arts, Bucharest National Theater
2001 - Dantesca Salon, Ravena, Italy
2000 - World Trade Center, Bucharest
1999 - Orizont Gallery, Bucharest
1996 - Autumn Salon, Arad
1992 - Artbeam Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1973 - Klopeinersee, Kunstgalerie, Austria
Works in public and private collections: Romania, Canada, Switzerland, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Portugal, USA, France, Egypt, Hungary, Spain, Korea, Indonesia, Yemen, United Arab Emirates, India
