Bogdana Contras was born in 1977, in Bucharest – Romania. In 2000 she graduated from University of Art in Bucharest, painting section, and in 2005 Master Degree at the same University.
GRANT AWARDED:
2006 – KulturKontakt Austria grant at the International Summer Academy of Fine Arts, Salzburg (A)
AWARDS:
1998 – Third Prize in Art Competition “Accents& Marks”, Bucharest (RO)
PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS:
2009 – Cities, Intersections, Cultures, Gold Art Gallery, Bucharest (RO)
2006 – Dream trace, The Romanian Cultural Institute “Titu Maiorescu” Berlin (D)
- Confessions for continuity, Simeza Gallery, Bucharest (RO)
2004 – Beloved beings, Arcadia Gallery, Museum of Low Danube, Calarasi (RO)
- Connections, Galateea Gallery, Bucharest (RO)
RESIDENCIES AND WORKSHOPS:
2008 – OpenArt Residency, Eretria (GR)
2007 – International Painting Workshop, Balchik (BG)
2006 – 3rd International Symposium of Painting, Patras (GR)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2009 – Perspective, Parliament Palace – Hall “C. Brancusi”, Bucharest (RO)
2008 – cheapart 14, Cheapart Gallery, Athens, (GR)
2007 – European Bridges, Brukenthal National Museum, Sibiu (RO)
– Let’s talk about migration, National Art Gallery, Thessaloniki (GR)
2006 – National Art Saloon, Parliament Palace – Hall “C. Brancusi”, Bucharest (RO)
– European Bridges, Alte Feuerwache – Projektraum Gallery, Berlin (D)
2002 – International Fair of Visual Arts, National Theatre of Bucharest (RO)
2002 – Young Art, World Trade Center Sofitel, Bucharest (RO)
- Saloon of Municipal Art, Simeza Gallery, Bucharest (RO)
2001 – Group exhibition at the Romanian Institute of Culture and Humanities Research,Venice (IT)
2000 – Queenta – Bachelor’s exhibition, Literature Museum, Bucharest (RO)
PROFESSIONAL GROUP MEMBERSHIP:
Professional Artist Association of Romania since 2001
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS:
- Private collections and in the collection of The National Museum of Contemporary Art in Bucharest
FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILLS:
English (fluent speaking and writing)
French (proficient speaking and writing)