Sorin Oncu

 

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Born in Pancevo, Serbia in 1980, lives and works in Timisoara, Romania.

EDUCATION: 2009 - 2012 Ph.D. in Visual Arts I 2006 - 2008 M.A. in European Cultural Policies, Faculty of Art and Design, Timisoara I 2004 - 2006 M.A. in Painting, Faculty of Art and Design, Timisoara I 1999 - 2004 Painting, Faculty of Art and Design, Timisoara I 1995 -1999 Painting, Bogdan Suput High School, Novi Sad (Serbia)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS: 2013 "Still Life 3 Decommissioning" 59 Rivoli, Paris I 2012 "Isomorphism" Atelier 030202, Bucharest I 2011 "Cuples" Kulturhaus, Bucharest I 2009 "ECO" Calina Gallery, Timisoara

GROUP EXHIBITIONS: 2013 "Inside Insights" Aiurart, Bucharest I 2012 "The Poetics of Politics" Galeria Propaganda, Warsaw; "Humanity" Galeria 26, Bucharest I 2011 "Political Mirage", Totem Il Canale, Venice; "Possible – Uncertain", Timco, Timisoara; "Silence Kills" Art Yourself Gallery, Bucharest; "Crisis" Art Gallery, Focsani I 2010 Timisoara Synagogue; Art Booth Timisoara, Cluj, Oradea; "Do not kill" Timisoara I 2007 "Habitation Ethic" Contemporary Utopia Festival, Mansarda Gallery Timisoara, UNAgaleria Bucharest I 2006 "Social Challenge, Responsibility and Play" Contemporary Utopia Festival, Mansarda Gallery Timisoara, UNAgaleria Bucharest I 2005 "Environmental ethics" Contemporary Utopia Festival, Mansarda Gallery Timisoara, UNAgaleria Bucharest I 2004 "Noima" Museum of Arts, Museum of Arts Timisoara

REFERENCES: 2013 Michelle Marie Murphy and Baptiste Lefebvre, issue no. 3 "Oil" MAKE8ELIEVE magazine I 2012 Olivia Nitis, "Isomorphism" Atelier 030202 I 2011 Valentina Iancu and Simona Vilau, "silenceKILLS", Art Yourself, Bucharest I Alexandra Titu,"Political Mirage", Totem Il Canale, Venice I 2010 Ileana Pintilie "Possible – Uncertain" Calina Gallery, Timisoara I 2010 Anca Leu, "Sorin Oncu" Art Clue, Bucharest I 2009 Alexandra Titu, "Reality as Responsibility" "ECO" Calina Gallery, Timisoara I 2008 Mihai Iancu, "Prohibited Lives" Time Out Bucharest

RESIDENCY: 2013 May - July, 59 Rivoli the Aftersquat, Paris

CATALOGUE: Atelier 030202 "Isomorphism" Bucharest 2012 I Galeria Propaganda "The Poetics of Politics" Warsaw 2012 I Curators' Network 02 "Powerless or Powerful" Sibiu 2012 I Art Yourself Gallery "Silence Kills" Bucharest 2011 I Timco "Possible – Uncertain" Timisoara 2011 I Art Gallery "Crisis" Focsani 2011 I Association A.E.R "Art Booth" Cluj 2010 I Calina Gallery, "ECO" Timisoara 2009.