Biography

Education

Fine Art Institute of Bucharest, Romania.

Work and Group Exhibition

2003
• Open Studio, Ragdale Foundation, Chicago, Artist in residency.
• Study travels in Italy: Florence, Arezzo, Sienna
• Paintings with shells

2002_2001
• Paintings with shells

2000
• Open Studio, Ragdale Foundation, Chicago, Artist in residency.
• Paintings with shells.

1999
• Open Studio, Ragdale Foundation, Chicago, Artist in residency.
• Oberhauser Foundation, residency.
• Paintings and drawings.

1998
• Group Exhibition, The Cliff Dwellers, Chicago.
• Open Studio, Ragdale Foundation, Chicago, Artist in residency.
• Paintings with shells.

1997
• Open Studio, Ragdale Foundation, Chicago, Artist in residency.
• TV Channel 16, New York City,
the “Arts Blast”, a 30 minutes discussions with the artist.
• Compositions with shells.

1996
• Open Studio, Ragdale Foundation, Chicago, Artist in residency.
• Paintings with shells.

1995
• Open Studio - paintings, Virginia Center for Creative Arts (VCCA), Artist in residency.
• Sculptures.

1994
• Open Studio - paintings, Virginia Center for Creative Arts (VCCA). Artist in residency.
• Sculptures; projects for monuments.

1993
• Open Studio - paintings, Virginia Center for Creative Arts (VCCA). Artist in residency.
• Large charcoal drawings.
• Sculptures.

1992–1991
Sculptures: “Heroes”, “Cities”,“Veiled Gods” and “Flying Shells”.

1990–1988
• Paintings: “Gifts from the Sea”.
• Extensive studies of the American Art Museums.
• Study travel in Greece and Turkey.
• Study travel in Spain: Toledo, Madrid, Seville, etc.,
El Greco,Velasquez, Titzian,...

1987
• Compositions with sea shells.
• Extensive study tour of India.

1986–1985
• Study travel to the pyramids of Mexico.
• Still life with sea shells.

1983
Study travels in France and Greece.

1980
• Emigrated to USA, settled in New York.
• Study travels in Italy: Morandi, Piero dela Francesca...

1979
One-man show, Hanul cu Tei Gallery, Bucharest, Romania.

1978
The Study”, Art Museum of Timisoara, Romania.

1975
• One-man show, Simeza Gallery, Bucharest, Romania.
“The Body”, University of Medicine, Bucharest, Romania.
“Art and Nature”, The New Gallery, Bucharest, Romania.
• International Graphic Show, Museum of Modern Art Budapest, Hungary.

1973–1969
Two one-man shows and many international group shows:
Paris/France; Athens/Greece;
Damascus and Allepo/Syria;
Warsaw and Szceczin/Poland;
Turin/Italy; Tel Aviv/Israel;
Dusseldorf/W. Germany; etc

Bibliography

2000
• Romanian TV, Channel 1, Bucharest
“The Joy and the Silence of Painting”, a 30 minutes artist presentation.
• Who’s Who in America, Romanians in America, Danway Publications, Montreal.

1987
“Romanian Artists in the West”, artist presentation by Ionel Jianou, Paris, France,
published by the American Romanian Academy of Arts and Sciences, USA.

1978
• Flacara Review, May 18 “Letitia Bucur’s art”, by Tudor Octavian, Romania.
•Tribuna Romaniei, July 15, “Young Painters”, by Tudor Octavian, Romania.

1971
• Opus International, #23,
“Romania”, by Dominique
Guerst, France.
• Informatia Bucurestiului,July 6, The Galleries Tour.

Works in public collections

National Gallery Bucharest
Art Museum of Cluj, Romania

Works in prived collections

New York, Philadelphia
Tel Aviv,/Israel
Bucharest & Cluj,/Romania
Gotteborg/Sweeden
Paris and Rouan/France
Tokyo/Japan

Study travels

2003 Italy

1994 England

1989 Greece and Turkey

1988 Spain

1987 India

1986 and 1985 Mexico

1982 France and Greece

1981 Italy

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