George Cernat

Visual Artist / Assistant Professor (PhD) at the "George Enescu" National University of Arts, Iași
Faculty of Visual Arts and Design.
I consider myself a keen observer of everyday situations, employing "visual thinking"—a concept borrowed from Rudolf Arnheim—to transform and capture events, emotional or social states, and expressions of the human condition into paintings

2018–2021 – PhD in Fine Arts
"George Enescu" National University of Arts, Iași – Faculty of Visual Arts and Design, Iași
2010–2012 – Master’s Degree in Fine Arts, Decorative Arts, and Design
"George Enescu" University of Arts, Iași – Faculty of Fine Arts, Decorative Arts, and Design, Iași
2007–2010 – Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts, Decorative Arts, and Design
"George Enescu" University of Arts, Iași – Faculty of Fine Arts, Decorative Arts, and Design, Iași
2007–2012 – Teacher Training (Psychopedagogy and Didactics), Levels I & II
"George Enescu" University of Arts, Iași – Faculty of Fine Arts, Decorative Arts, and Design, Iași

2024 – Solo exhibition "SINNERS," curated by Prof. Cristian Ungureanu, PhD, and Lecturer Maria Bilașevschi, PhD; March 21, "Theodor Pallady" Art Gallery, Iași.
2021 – Solo exhibition "Variations in Oil and Pastel," Aparte Gallery (UNAGE), Iași.
2018 – Solo exhibition "A Glimpse into Intimacy" as part of the "Form and Dialogue" project, held at the Museum of Comparative Art in Sângeorz-Băi.
2017 – Solo exhibition "A Glimpse into Intimacy," N. Tonitza Art Gallery, Iași.
2017 – Painting exhibition "Sharing," N. Tonitza Art Gallery, Iași.
2012 – Painting exhibition "Get Out of the Box," Cupola Gallery, Iași, as part of the "A Month Full of Contemporary Art" project.
2010 – Painting exhibition "(Un)Attached to States of Being," Aparte Gallery, Iași.