Marius BARB (b. 1968, Lupsa, Alba), visual artist specialized in painting. In 1996 he graduated from the Art Academy Bucharest, painting department. Since 2009 he has a PhD in visual arts. He is a member of the Romanian Artists Union, a lecturer at the National University of Arts Bucharest, Faculty of Decorative Arts and Design, Design Department, president of the Bucharest painting branch of the Romanian Artists Union, member of the UAP Board of Directors, member of the UAP Censors Committee. Awards, diplomas and distinctions: Award for the entire artistic activity - Ministry of Culture and National Identity; ”Nicolae Tonitza” Medal, ”Vasile Parvan” Museum, Barlad; Diploma of merit - National Art Biennale ”Ghe.D.Anghel”, Drobeta Turnu Severin, Mehedinti; Diploma of Excellence, ”Alexandru Stefulescu” County Museum, Gorj; 2015 - Special Award at the Contemporary Art Biennial ”Aegyssus”, Tulcea; 2014 - 3rd Prize at the Biennale of Sculpture and Painting ”Gheorghe Petrascu”, Targoviste; 2013 - 1st prize for painting ”Arts in Bucharest” awarded by UAP Romania; 2004 - UAP Award, Biennale of Painting and Sculpture ”Gheorghe Patraşcu” Targovişte; 1998 - 1st prize for painting at the Biennale of Sculpture and Painting ”Gheorghe Patrascu” Targoviste; 1998 - Special Award granted by the Ministry of Culture.
Education:
2009 - PhD in Visual Arts
1996 - Academy of Art Bucharest, painting department
Membership:
Lecturer at the National University of Arts, Faculty of Decorative Arts and Design, Department of Design
Member of the Romanian Artists Union
President of the Bucharest Painting Branch of the Romanian Artists Union
Member of the head office of the Bucharest painting branch
Member of the censors commission of the Romanian Artists Union
Awards:
2016 - Award for the entire artistic activity - Ministry of Culture and National Identity
2016 - ”Nicolae Tonitza” Medal, ”Vasile Parvan” Museum, Barlad, Vaslui
2016 - Certificate of Merit, National Art Biennale ”Ghe.D.Anghel”, Drobeta Turnu Severin, Mehedinti
2016 - Certificate of Merit, ”Alexandru Stefulescu” County Museum, Gorj
2015 - Special Prize, Contemporary Art Biennial ”Aegyssus”, Tulcea
2014 - 3rd Prize, ”Gheorghe Petrascu” Biennale of Sculpture and Painting, Targoviste
2013 - First Prize for Painting awarded by UAP, Bucharest
2004 - UAP Prize, ”Gheorghe Patrascu” Biennale of Painting and Sculpture, Targoviste
1998 - First Prize for painting, ”Gheorghe Patrascu” Biennale of Sculpture and Painting, Targoviste
1998 - Special Award granted by the Ministry of Culture
Personal exhibitions:
2012 - ”False Shame”, Simeza Gallery, Bucharest
2008 - ”Visual Signs”, Art House, Bucharest
2004 - Art House, Bucharest
Group exhibitions:
2017 - National Painting Salon, Brancovenesti Palace, Mogosoaia
2017 - National Art Fair ”Grounds”, Constantin Brancusi Hall, Parliament Palace, Bucharest
2017 - ”Spring Signs”, Artex Gallery, Valcea
2016 - National Painting Salon, Center for Visual Arts, Bucharest
2016 - Annual Religious Art and Restoration, ”Dimitrie Gusti” National Village Museum, Bucharest
2016 - The National Salon of Medieval Art, Romanian National Library, Bucharest
2015 - Small graphics salon, Simeza Gallery, Bucharest
2015 - ”Grounds” Salon of Arts, Constantin Brancusi Hall, Parliament Palace, Bucharest
2015 - Contemporary Art Biennale ”Aegyssus”, Tulcea
2014 - Biennale of sculpture and painting ”Gheorghe Petrascu”, Targoviste
2014 - ”Windows” National Painting Salon, Simeza Gallery, Bucharest
2014 - Cultural Interferences ”South and North of the Danube”, Romanian National Library, Bucharest
2014 - Spring Exhibition, National Peasant Museum, Bucharest
2013 - ”Balcic-Danube Delta”, Constanta Art Museum
2013 - Winter Salon, Sutu Palace, Bucharest
2013 - ”Traian's Column in Contemporary Art”, Romanian Academy, Bucharest
2013 - ”Color and shape for eternity”, Astra Salons, Sibiu
2012 - Arts in Bucharest, Art House, Bucharest
2011 - ”Balcik”, Constanta Art Museum
2010 - ”The Artist at work in Romania - Teachers and Young Artists”, Apollo Gallery, Bucharest
2009 - ”Aegyssus” The National Biennale of Contemporary Art, Tulcea
2008 - Painting and Sculpture Salon Bucharest, Apollo Gallery, Bucharest
2006 - ”The ’96 Generation”, National Theater, Bucharest
2005 - ”The Filament”, Orizont Gallery, Bucharest
2004 - ”Gaudeamus” Art Fair, Bucharest
1998 - Biennale of sculpture and painting ”Gheorghe Petrascu”, Targoviste
1997 - ”Anti museum or temptation of the daily”, Eforie Gallery, Atelier 35, Bucharest
1996 - Biennale of sculpture and painting ”Gheorghe Petrascu”, Targoviste
1995 - ”Student Fest”, Timisoara Art Museum
1994 - ”Why Not”, Art Academy Gallery, Bucharest
1993 - European Art Academy Biennale, Maastricht, The Netherlands
1985 - ”Turkey in my mind”, Ankara Art Museum, Turkey
Works in collections of art museums in: Tagoviste, Constanta, Tulcea, National Museum of Contemporary Art Bucharest as well as in private collections in the country and abroad