ATENA-ELENA SIMIONESCU

1981-1985 Institute of Fine, Decorative and Arts Design “Ion Andreescu”, graphic specialization
BA, graphics drawing teacher, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
1993  University  “Complutense”, Faculty of Arts,  Madrid, Spain
2002-2006 Doctorate, Humanities-Philosophy, specialization Aesthetics of visual arts
2006-2006 University “A.I.Cuza”,  Iaşi, Romania
2010 admitted to Doctorate of Visual Arts,” George Enescu” University of Arts, Iasi, Romania
1997-2000, Scientific Secretary, Faculty of Fine Arts, Decorative and Design, Iași, Romania
2012- Univ. Dr., Rector of the “George Enescu” University of Arts, Iași, Romania

PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS

2012-2013 Trasee grafice, retrospective exhibition, Marble Gallery, Iași, Romania
2012 Scriptum, Grand Hotel Traian Galleries, Iasi, Romania
2012 AMPRENTE, Galeriile Dana, Iași, Romania
2007-2008 Des souvenirs dans un Journal, Galleries Inter Pallas, Montreal, Canada
2006 University Gallery “Braulio Salazar”, Valencia, Venezuela
2000 Galeriile Cupola, Iaşi, Romania
1993 Gallery of Venezuelan Association of Plastic Artists of Carabobo, Valencia, Venezuela

 

NATIONAL EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED, SINCE 2000)

2013 Biennial of engraving “Gabriel Popescu”, National Museum Complex “CurteaDomnească” Târgovişte, Romania
2013 Metamorphosis of books /object book exhibition, with Suzana Fantanariu, Unirii Museum,
Iasi Romania
2013 Visual Art Exhibition “Timeless Rhythms”, 6th edition, Palas Mall Iasi, Atrium Hall; Romania
2013 Eminesciana,  International Plastic-Lyrical Creation Contest, Cupola” Art Galleries, N.N.To, Romania
2012 National Graphic Salon, Bucharest, Romania
2011 National Graphic Salon Iasi, Romania
2011 National Graphic Salon, Bucharest, Romania
2010 Drawing Salon, Iaşi, Romania
2006 Illustration Exhibition, Storytelling Festival, House of Culture of Trade Unions, Romania
2005 Creation camp, ALFATELIER, Ipoteşti, Romania
2004 Galati Art Museum, Romania
2001 Bucharest National Art Fair, Romania

 

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)

2013  RIGNAC (Aveyron) European Triennial of Contemporary Printmaking, France
2013 Gallery 3, group exhibition, Klagenfurt , Austria
2012 International Triennial of Original Prints Grenchen, Switzerland
2011 Triennial international woodcut KIWA, Kyoto,  Japan
2011 Biennial int. engraving – Ex libris, Katowice, Poland
2008 Kisgrafica, Small Engraving Biennial, Hungary Budapest
2008 Takanabe Show Annual Art Show, 48th edition, Tokyo , Japan
2007 Triennial int. woodcut KIWA , Kyoto, Japan
2007 I. Iser , International Engraving Biennial, Ploieşti,  Romania
2007 Le chemin faisant, book illustration, Paris, France
2006,Salon del beso . Casa dela cultura deNagunagua, Valencia, Venezuela
2006 Kisgrafica, Small Engraving Biennial, Budapest, Hungary
2003 International print biennial exhibition, Beijing , China
2001 Oscillations, Cultural Center C. Brancusi, Montreal , Canada Montreal
2000 International print biennial exhibition , Qingdao, China
1998 Masks in Venice, exhibition, Venice, Italy
1997 International Biennial of Small Engraving, Cluj Napoca, Romania
1997 International Biennial of Engraving, Kanagawa, Japan
1996 Four Romanian artists, Venezuela, Caracas
1991 Cipe ’91, Cuba,  Havana
1991 Grafica International, Valencia, Venezuela
1990 Artă Poştală, Brasilia

 

PUBLICATIONS, BOOKS

2012 Trasee grafice, Editura Performantica, Iași, Romania
2008 Tiparul înalt, Editura Artes, Iaş, Romania
2007 Estetica analitică, Editura Artes, Iaş, Romania
2006 Gérard Genette, Editura Artes, Iaşi, Romania
2006 Tehnici de gravură, Editura Artes, Iaşi, Romania

 

AWARDS (SELECTED)

2013, RIGNAC City Award,  RIGNAC Triennale Européenne de l’Estampe Contemporaine, France
2013, Leonardo da Vinci Order, for artistic creation, EUROInvent, Iaşi, Romania
2007 JAWKII Prize, Kiwa Woodcut Triennial, Kyoto, Japan
2011, LASCAR VOREL Grand Prize of the Lascar Vorel Biennial of Fine Arts, organized by the Artadin Museum Piatra Neamt, Romania
2012 Second Prize,  International Small Engraving Salon “Carbunari”, Baia Mare, Romania