Emilia PERSU (b. 1963, Bucharest), visual artist specialized in painting. In 1998 she graduated from the ”Nicolae Grigorescu” Institute of Fine Arts Bucharest, painting department, Professor Florin Mitroi’s class. She has been a member of the Romanian Artists Union since 1998, member of the Board of Directors of the Romanian Artists Union between 2012 - 2016, member of the HAR Foundation in Bucharest and member of the Engravers Association from Budapest. She is artistic director of the ”Printemps des poetes” Festival, Romania. She has organized numerous national and international exhibitions. Scholarships: 1997, 2000 - Scholarship of the ”Frans Masserel” Graphics Center in Kasterlee, Belgium. She participates in numerous group exhibitions in the country and abroad.
Education:
1993 - 1998 ”Nicolae Grigorescu” Institute of Fine Arts Bucharest, Painting Department, Prof. Florin Mitroi's class
Grants:
1997, 2000 - ”Frans Masserel” Scholarship granted by Graphics Center, Kasterlee, Belgium
Membership:
2012 - 2016 - Member of the Board of Directors of the Romanian Artists Union
1998 - Member of the Romanian Artists Union
Member of HAR Foundation Bucharest
Member of the Association of Engravers in Budapest, Hungary
Artistic Director of the Festival ”Printemps des poetes”, Romania
Personal exhibitions:
2017 - ”Inside Garden”, ”Robev House” Museum, Ohrid, Macedonia
2016 - ”ODD SPOT # 2”, ODD Gallery, Bucharest
2016 - ”Cut Yourself Art”, Art Yourself Gallery, Bucharest
2012 - ”Robev House” Museum, Ohrid, Macedonia
2011 - Jennifer Norback Fine Art Inc., Chicago, USA
2010 - Art Museum, Silistra, Bulgaria
2008 - Savonarola Gallery, Padova, Italy
2007 - Embassy of Romania, Washington, USA
2007 - Gallery IX, Budapest, Hungary
2007 - AD-ELLA Gallery, Eforie Nord, Constanta
2006 - Art House, Bucharest
2005 - Romanian Cultural Institute ”Titu Maiorescu”, Berlin, Germany
2003 - Art Jazz Club, Bucharest
2002 - Art House, Bucharest
2001 - Romanian Cultural Center, Paris, France
2001 - Art Jazz Club, Bucharest
2000 - Art House, Bucharest
1996 - Romanian Cultural Center ”Aula Romaniae”, Austria, Vienna
Symposiums, workshops, festivals:
2016 - Calangute, Goa, India
2016 - ”Winter Art Insomnia”, Sankt Peteresburg, Russia
2014 - ”DFEWA 2eme AGHMAT”, Marrakech, Morocco
2013 - Symposium ”Atelier an der Donau”, Poechlarn, Austria
2013 - Jaipur, India
2011 - Briare, France
2011, 2010, 2009 - The Zervas Art Symposium, Patras, Greece
2010 - ”Al-Wassity” Art Festival, Baghdad, Iraq
2005 - ”Plein Air”, Osieki, Poland
2003, 2000 - ”Tradition and postmodernity”, Ramnicu Valcea
2001 - Engraving workshop at ”Fort de Bruissin”, Lyon, France
