Olesea Albu

Between Heart and Mind
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Every time I touch the palette, I return to myself — to the one who might have vanished had I not once opened my heart to art. My work is a journey of falls, ascents, and healing, where paint becomes alchemy, transforming personal experience into universal emotion.

My name is Olesea. I am an artist from Moldova, working at the intersection of figurative painting and abstraction. The landscapes of the southeast, where I grew up, are not my subject but an impulse: their contrasts of light, textures, and sharp lines form the foundation of my visual language, bridging the rigor of academic tradition with rebellion against literalism.

After graduating in scenography from the Academy of Music, Theatre, and Fine Arts (Chisinau), I learned to craft narratives — now they live in my paintings, turning canvases into spaces for dialogue between the viewer and the idea. My shift from realism to abstraction was not a break but a liberation. By dismantling form, I sought to express what lies beyond the visible: the tension between human fragility and resilience, inner conflicts, and strength.

Thick impasto techniques, glazes, bold palette knife strokes, and delicate brushwork — these layers capture life’s contradiction...

2016 - 2017. Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts (AMTAP) Moldova, Chisinau
Master’s Degree
Specialization: «Theatre and Film Costume and Set Designer»

2011 – 2016. Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts (AMTAP) Moldova, Chisinau
Specialization: «Theatre Costume and Set Designer»

2005 – 2010. Higher College of Art (SHEI) Moldova, Bendery
BFA, Specialization: Art Restorer
Field of Professional Activity: Restoration and conservation of historical monuments, cultural heritage and works of art.

PERSONAL EXHIBITION

2019. Exhibition of Graphics "Between Black and White", Art Gallery, Tiraspol

2018. Solo Exhibition of paintings and graphics "Between Black and White", Palace of Culture,
Romania, Braila, Ianca
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025. International Prize “Artist Of The Year 2025” Pucci Palace Italy, Florence
2025. Exhibition "Spring salon" | Art Gallery "Nicolae Mantu" Romania, Galati
2024. Exhibition "Winter salon" | Art Gallery "Nicolae Mantu" Romania, Galati
2024. Exhibition "Autumn salon" | Art Gallery "Nicolae Mantu". Romania, Galati
2024. Exhibition-contest of contemporary fine art  "We: Creative Youth " | National Art Gallery "Constantin Brancusi". Moldova, Chisinau (Nominated)
2024. Exhibition "Summer salon" | Art Gallery "Nicolae Mantu". Romania, Galati
2023. International exhibition - Video Expo "The power of Art" | Art Gallery Tolomeo. Italy, Milano
2023. Exhibition "Autumn salon" | Art Gallery "Nicolae Mantu". Romania, Galati
2023. Exhibition "Summer salon" | Art Gallery "Nicolae Mantu". Romania, Galati
2023. Contemporary Art Exhibition "Spring Salon" | National Art Gallery "Constantin Brancusi". Moldova, Chisinau
2023. Exhibition "Spring salon" | Art Gallery "Nicolae Mantu". Romania, Galati
2022. Exhibition "...