Reka Csapo DUP (b. 1967, Cluj-Napoca), sculptor. In 1987 she graduated from the High School of Fine Arts, Cluj-Napoca and in 1997 graduated from the University of Fine Arts, Bucharest, Department of Sculpture. She is member of the Department of Sculpture, lecturer at the University of Arts in Bucharest and member A.R.B.S. Royal Society of British Sculptors, UK. In 2008 she got her PhD in Visual Arts. She won numerous national and international awards, including the Prize for metal at Arts of Fire Biennale, Bucharest (1997), Award for sculpture, Morges, Switzerland (1999), the ”George Apostu” Award (2000), ”Gaudeamus” Award, Bucharest (2002).
Education:
2008 - PhD in Visual Arts, with a ”Summa cum laude” distinction for the thesis: ”The plastic aspects of the gnosis in postmodern vision” (coordinator Prof. Dr. Mihail Manescu)
1998 - present - Lecturer in the Department of Sculpture of the National University of Arts, Bucharest
1992 - 1997 - Academy of Arts, Department of Sculpture, Bucharest, Professors Mircea Spataru and Darie Dup class
1991 - 1992 - Academy of Arts, Department of Graphic Arts, Bucharest
1989 - 1991 - ”Ion Andreescu” Institute of Fine Arts, Department of Graphic Arts, Cluj-Napoca
1983 - 1987 - High School of Fine Arts, Department of Graphic Arts, Cluj-Napoca
Member of the Romanian Visual Artists' Union, Department of Sculpture.
Member of Royal British Society of Sculptors
President at the Cultural Asosciation Combinart/ 1+1=10
Awards and grants:
2002 - ”Gaudeamus” Award, Auction House „MonaVissa”, Bucharest
2000 - ”George Apostu” Prize, granted by Romanian Visual Artists' Union
1999 - Prize for Sculpture, Morges, Swizerland
1997 - 1st Prize for metal, Arts of Fire Biennale, Bucharest
1996 - ”Ludwig” Grant, Aachen, Germany
1995 - ”Kunsthochschule - Weisensee” Scholarship, Germany
1995 - Rector’s Prize
Personal Exhibitions:
2016 - ”Art at the window”, Simeza Gallery, Bucharest
2013 - ”Signs”, Simeza Gallery, Bucharest
2007 - Frezia Gallery, Dej, Romania
2007 - Ana Gallery, Bucharest
2012 - Ana Gallery, Bucharest
2000 - Simeza Gallery, Bucharest
2000 - Bredgade Kunsthandel Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
Group Exhibitions:
2016 - ”Future 1907”, Art Gallery, Focsani
2015 - ”The beauty change the world”, Art Gallery, Focsani
2015 - ”Mirror” CAV/ Art House Gallery, Bucharest
2015 - ”Sculpture in open field”, Mogosoaia
2015 - C.A.R: Contemporary Art Fair, Essen, Germany
2014 - ”Nihil sine U.N.A. dea”, Visual Arts Center, Bucharest
2014 - ”UNARTE 150”, Dalles Gallery, Bucharest
2014 - ”Teachers and their teachers”, Mogosoaia, UNA 150
2014 - ”A&R(T)”, Hungarian Cultural Center, UNA 150, curator
2014 - Arts in Bucharest, ”The story of the Time” video/instalation-performance
2014 - Group Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest
2014 - NIHIL SINE U.N.A. DEA / FEMART 2014, Art House Gallery, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the National University of Arts, Bucharest
2014 – International Art Contest YICCA, Switzerland
2014 - T.I.N.A. International Art Contest
2013 - ”Teracota 1000”, Galateea Gallery, Bucharest
2013 - ”Galateea Today”, Brancoveanu’s Palaces, Mogosoaia
2012 - Biennale from Grotagglia, Italy
2012 - SMB Bucharest VI, Gallery, Bucharest
2012 - FEMART, Visual Arts Center, Bucharest
2012 - ”Eclectique 1000”, Lowendal Foundation, Bucharest
2012 - ”Cultures of Cosmos” International Painting Exhibition, Brancusi Hall, Parliament Palace, Bucharest
2012 - Spring Salon, Museum of Romanian Peasant, Bucharest
2011 - ”ZOOmania”, National Museum of Contempory Art, Bucharest
2011 - Sculpture Exhibition, Geldrop, Holland
2010 - Painting Exhibition, Ministry of Culture, Bagdad, Irak
2010 - The 22nd International Sculpture Conference, London, UK
2011 - Sculpture Exhibition with the Department of Sculpture of University of Arts, Hungarian Cultural Center, Bucharest
2009 - Exhibition Romanian National Opera, Bucharest
2009 - ”Postmodern wedding”, Simeza Gallery, Bucharest
2009 - ”The Eros of the summer”, Veroniki Gallery, Bucharest
2008 - The Students' Exhibitions from the Department of Sculpture of University of Arts Bucharest, National Opera, Bucharest
2008 - The Collections’ Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest
2008 - Drawing Exhibition, Embassy of Romania, Beijing, China
2006 - ”The trace of my body in space”, UNAgallery, Bucharest
2007 - UNAgallery, ”Kalinderu”, Bucharest
2007 - National Gallery of Contemporary Art, New Delhi, Mumbai, India
2001 - Credit Agricole, Angers, France
1998 - Arts of Fire Biennale, National Theatre, Bucharest
1998 - Mucsarnok Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
1999 - Galerihuset, Copenhagen, Denmark
1997 - Ludwig Forum, Aachen, Germany
1994 – Academy of Art, Budapest, Hungary
1992 - Student fest, Timisoara
1992 – Engraving Salon, Cluj-Napoca
Monumental Artwork:
2015 - Public monument ”The locks of love”, AMPT Bucharest
Symposiums:
2014 - 2016 - The initiator and coordinator of the workshop Time Based Arts@Time Factor(y) intended to plug the discipline TBA/time-based techniques within University of Arts
2015 - Colloquim and presentation ”Time Based Arts”, Romanian Cultural Institute
2014 - Workshop of stone carving with Antonio Marini of the University of Macerata, Italy, through Erasmus Mundus program
2013 - Workshop of wax, Professional Brands, Sebastian Professional
2012 - Workshop of ceramics, Professional Brands, Sebastian Professional
2011 - ”Usefully Glossy”, project with recycled materials involving the students from the Department of sculpture of University of Arts together with THE ONE magazine (Andreea Esca) and IQONIQUE CLASS STUDIO (Camelia Sucu)
2011 - ”Totemtieren”, foundry project dedicated to a performance by Joseph Beuys
2010 - ”Europa FM makes your statue”, partnership between University of Arts, Department of sculpture and Europa FM
2010 - Symposium of painting, Patras, Greece
2010 - Symposium of painting, Babylon, Irak
2009 - Symposium of painting, Patras, Greece
1999 - Symposium of sculpture, Morges, Switzerland
1993 - Symposium of sculpture, Sangeorz-Bai, Romania
