Claudiu Victor Gheorghiu

My name is GHEORGHIU CLAUDIU VICTOR and I was born on 19th of October 1967 in Bucharest, ROMANIA.I am Romanian orthodox and I live and work in Bucharest.I paint sacred pictures because I have a strong believe in GOD. I want that my icons on wood to be a connection between Occidental and Oriental Christianity, because I think in Universal Christianity, SAINT TRINITY is the same for all Christians. It have published over 300 articles in magazines and newspapers from Romania , Italy, Greece, South Korea and more articles of art criticism made by Ana Dobjanschi, Costion Nicolescu, Vasile Borilă, , Dragos Ciobanu, Paul Dudea, Roxana Păsculescu , Mihai Precup, Aurel Manea, Marius Tita, Ana Amelia Dincă in ROMANIA, Iolanda Pietrobelli, Federico Bellini, Giuseppe Pilu, Elisabeta Caporali, Luigi Meneghini, Sveva Battifoglia in ITALY, presentation on TV about Claudiu Victor Gheorghius creations. Author of over 1500 icons on wood, many of them present in museums and private art collections in Romania and abroad.Memorials and Fine Arts Critique: Ana Dobjanschi, Costion Nicolescu, Vasile Borila,Paul Dudea, Dragos Ciobanu, Horia Popp, Roxana Pasculescu, Mihai Precup, Aurel Manea, Ana Amelia Dincă (Romania), Iolanda Pietrobelli, Federico Bellini,...

In 1998 I took the master degree at University from Bucharest, the Faculty of History- universal old history section- with theme (CONSTANTIN the GREAT and CHRISTIANITY) at professor LIGIA BARZU.).In 1991 I graduated ART SCHOOL , PAINTING section with TITU DRAGUTESCU.In 1982 I graduated MUSIC and PLASTIC ART SCHOOL no.2 with teachers TITU DRAGUTESCU, GHEORGHE ARDELEANU and ION MINOIU.
I am titular member of the Association Branch of Religious Plastic Arts and Restoration : AFAPRR of UAP from Romania: Romanian Fine Arts Union from 9th of April 2016, admitted by contest. I was member in Plastic Background(FP) belong Romanian Fine Arts Union (UAP) from 7th of December 2000, admitted by contest. From 25th of May 2015 I was elected Media advisor of the Steering Committee of the Association Branch of Religious Plastic Arts and Restoration : AFAPRR of UAP from Romania: Romanian Fine Arts Union.
From 2014 I am member VISARTA, The Romanian Visual Arts Copyright Collecting Society.
From May 2015 I was Contributing Editor at Culture (Fine Arts, Exhibitions, History, Religion) at the newspaper Jurnalul Bucurestiului, from January 2016 I was advanced SENIOR EDITOR at the same newspaper as well as at the News Agency Intell News.
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PERSONAL EXIBITIONS :
Exibitions list- Personal Exhibitions organizated by Romanian Artists Union:
2001, August-I had my first personal exhibition with icons on wood at ArTei Gallery Bucharest, organizated by Romanian Artists Union-UAP, curator ANA DOBJANSCHI, art historian.
2003, April-I had my second personal exhibition at the same gallery,Bucharest, organizated by Romanian Artists Union, curator VASILE BORILA, art historian .
2004, June/July-I have the third personal exhibition in Bucharest,at ArTei Gallery, organizated by Romanian Artists Union, named THE APOSTLES, curator COSTION NICOLESCU, theologian . June/July 2007- I have the fourth personal exhibition in Bucharest, at Galateea Gallery organizated by UAP, named THE MARTYRIZATION OF THE APOSTLES.
December 2007/January 2008-personal exhibition at Silva gallery, Busteni, curators ROXANA PASCULESCU ORATIE, art critic and MIHAI PRECUP from UAP.

Personal Exhibitions in Italy:
I was the Guest of honour, representing Romania, with icons on wood, during the 15th-30th of June, 2003 at Pisa, Italy, at Artestate 2003 - Miracoli d'arte Citta di Pisa, organizated by Spazio d'arte-Proposte Culturali Association, La Spina Art Gallery and Pisa Townhall.
6-27 October 2006- my per...