Desert Loner Painting

Simona Vilau (b. 1983, Tirgu-Jiu) lives and works in Bucharest. She is a curator, art writer and artist. She studied Painting at the National University of Arts from Bucharest and worked independently until 2010. In 2011, she was the curator of LC Foundation Contemporary Art Centre in Bucharest and started as a member of Platforma space's team, in the framework of Anexa MNAC Bucharest (for one year). As a researcher, she is a contributor to the project Eastern European Collectors, initiated by Hans Knoll (art historian and owner of Knollgalerie). She is a permanent collaborator of Arta magazine and holds a Ph.D. degree since 2012, with a thesis entitled The Image of Violence in Romanian Contemporary Art. www.simonavilau.weebly.com www.simonavilau.wordpress.com