Biographical Highlights

Luciana was born on November 9, 1992 in Satu Mare, Romania. Her formal training took place at the School of Fine Arts of Satu Mare under the supervision of Professor Paradi Hajnalka – painting department, class of 2001.

Personal Exhibitions:

r 2000, Cluj-Napoca – paintings & graphic art;

r 2000, Busteni (Casa Romano-Franceza) – paintings & graphic art;

r 2000, Campina – paintings & graphic art;

r 2000, Sinaia – paintings & graphic art;

r 2000, Bucharest (Dalles Hall) – paintings and graphic art;

r 2000, Bucharest ("Noi" Public library) – paintings & graphic art;

r 2000, Satu Mare (County Museum) – paintings, graphic art & craft objects;

r 2000, Dej ("Frezia" Gallery) – paintings, graphic art & craft objects;

r 2000, Bistrita ("Corneliu Baba" College) – paintings, collage work and craft objects;

r 2000, Saint-Etienne (Boutheon Castle) – "Butterflies Hatching Through" – paintings & craft objects;

r 2000, Metz (France) – paintings;

r 2001, Cluj-Napoca (German Cultural Center) – "Childhood Maze" – paintings & collage work;

r 2002, Satu Mare (County Museum) – "Trap for intersections" – paintings, graphic art, craft objects, collage work & photography;

r 2002, Bucharest (Cotroceni Palace) – "Proto(cool)" – paintings & craft objects;

r 2002, Satu Mare ("Dinu Lipatti" Symphony House) – "The city with people dancing on smoke" – paintings, craft objects & collage work.

r 2003, Bucharest (Leadership Development Solutions) – "The painted objects republic" – painting, graphic art, collage work;

r 2004, Timisoara ("Carola’s Art" Gallery) – "I add eternity one more morning" – painting, craft objects, installation & collage work;

International Shows:

r 2000, Quimpere (France) – Winners’ Exhibit, Francophone Culture International Olympics;

r 2001, Quimpere (France) – Winners’ Exhibit, The International Competition of Painting and Drawing: "Un nouveau siecle commence, l'avenir est entre vos mains; que voulez-vous en faire?";

r 2002, Padova (Italy).

Group Shows:

r 2002, Negresti-Oas (Negresti-Oas Museum) – "Annunciation";

r 2002, Satu Mare (Fine Arts Museum).

Awards and Distinctions:

r 2000, Trophy of the Francophone Culture International Olympics;

r 2000, Medal of the Romanian-French Friendship (Bucharest);

r 2001, Gold Medal at the International Competition of Painting and Drawing "Un nouveau siecle commence, l'avenir est entre vos mains; que voulez-vous en faire?";

r 2002, Diploma of Honor form the University of West "Vasile Goldis" (Arad);

r 2002, Diploma of Excellence from the Satu Mare Regional School Board (Satu Mare).

Paintings & Graphic Art reproduced in:

r "Roemenie Bulletin" (Amsterdam, Holland);

r "Argo" (Bonn, Germany);

r "Le Republicain Lorain" (Metz, France);

r "Cuvintul", "Ziarul de duminica", "Adevarul", "Libertatea", "Evenimentul zilei", "Evenimentul zilei de vest", "Femeia", "Femeia moderna", "Flacara lui Adrian Paunescu", "2000 Plus", "Apostrof", "Jurnalul de Cluj", "Kronica", "Banateanul", "Agenda zilei", "Jurnal banatean", "Convorbiri literare", "Cronica", "Poesis", "Gazeta de Nord-Vest", "Informatia zilei", "Glasul Satmarului", "Universul informatiei" (Romanian Newspapers & Magaines).

International Symposiums:

r 2002, Carei, International Symposium of Contemporary Art "D. Fleiss & Est -West Artists" (4th edition).

Interviews Published in:

r "Roemenie Bulletin" (Amsterdam, Holland);

r "VIP" (Bucharest, Romania);

r "Glasul Satmarului" (Satu Mare, Romania);

r "Viata" (Satu Mare, Romania) ;

Virtual Archives:

r 2000, http://www.p5net.ro/luciana (web page designed by Ovidiu Valer Hossu and administered by Eugen Chincea);

r 2001, http://www.geocities.com/lucianatamas (web page designed and administered by de Darius Filip).

Critics’ Reviews:

Carmen Musat-Coman Ioana Hermenean Alexandru Lungu Robert Serban

Andre Monget Dan Perjovschi Alexandru Pintescu Daniela Ratiu

Oana Popescu Gabriela Rostas Dr. Alexandra Rus C.D. Tomov

Ovidiu Suciu Stefan Straub Saskia Teunissen Petrina Calabalic

Magdalena Vaida Nicolae Dumitru Vladulescu George Vulturescu Georgeta Petrovici

Sorin Precup Aurora Margeanu Alexandru Potcoava

Luciana’s works can be found around the world, displayed in very good company, both in public places or private collections. Her work is part of the collections shown at the Cotroceni National Museum, Satu Mare County Museum, "Rachel" Shopping Center (Satu Mare), "Carola’s Art" Gallery (Timisoara) and Negresti Oas Museum in Romania. It is also part of the Andrezieux Boutheon (Theatre du Parc) city collection, of the "Solidarite Andrezieux-Boutheon-Sebis Roumanie" Association collection and "Amitie Partage" Association collection, all in France.

Some of the private owners of her work are Emperor Akihito of Japan who displays her pieces throughout the residential palace, Her Majesty Sofia, Queen of Spain, Her Majesty Rania Al-Abdullah, Queen of Jordan, Barbara and Jenna Bush (the twin daughters of US President George W. Bush), James Rosapepe (ex US Ambassador to Bucharest), Mr. Ion Iliescu (ex President of Romania), Simona Miculescu and Isabela Iscru both part of the Presidential Administration, Maia Simionescu (Director of the Institute of Pathology Bucharest and Vice President of Romanian Academy), Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu (the first Romanian cosmonaut; President of the Romanian Space Agency) Dr. Alexandra Rus (art critic), Ioana Hermenean (art critic and curator), Dan Perjovschi (artist); Florin Calinescu(film and theatre actor; TV programme maker), Radu Furnica (President of Leadership Development Solutions), Alexandru Lungu, Marta Petreu, Cassian Maria Spiridon, George Vulturescu, Ioan Moldovan, Radu Ulmeanu, Robert Serban, Valeriu Stancu (all writers or editors), and many other people of culture, politicians, and businessmen from Romania, US, France, Canada, Germany and Spain.