Anca Dragu

Born in Romania, studied Business Administration in Bucharest and has a BA in Economics since 1999 but her passion for art made her switch from her management and marketing career to professional artist.
She then studied Ceramics in Bucharest Academy of Arts, UNArte and earned a BA and Master degree in Decorative arts in 2018. She exhibited in national and international exhibitions, was part of Project Network in Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center in 2019 and had three solo shows in Romania. She is a member of the Union of Artists Bucharest since 2017. She is also passionate about design and owns a brand specialized in porcelain design, called Una ca Luna- one of a kind.
She works with porcelain collage technique or modelling in stoneware, creating series of works for each idea or concept. In her artistic practice are included also ceramic painting, mix of materials and collaboration on installation works, with other artists, on mixed media such as music and video.
“Art is meant to open new windows, to enlarge the universe of people interacting with it. “

2018 UNArte Bucharest, Romania
1995 ASE Bucharest, Romania

2021 Currently, unil May 2021„Fragments”, The Romanian National History Museum, Bucharest
2020 „A formal mis en scene”, Leilei Gallery, Bucharest
Cluj Design Days, Cluj
„Blue”, Galateea Contemporary Art, Bucharest
„2m³ of history”, Galateea Contemporary Art, Bucharest
2019
• Solo show #ANTROPOCIBERNETICUS, Galateea Contemporary Art
• The Salon of Decorative Arts, Cotroceni Museum, Bucharest
• Galateea Micro Studio, Galateea Contemporary Art, Bucharest
• Project Network, Guldagergaard ICRC, Apple House Gallery Skaelskor, Denmark
• Galateea Group, Galateea Contemporary Art, Bucharest

2018
• Internetics, Dacia 12, Bucharest
• Metafore incandescente, Cluj, Targu Mures, Bistrita
• Alb-negru, Arcub Gabroveni, Bucharest
• Diploma, 2018 Dacia 12, Bucharest
• Master CSM, Orizont Gallery, Bucharest

2017
• Work selected for Cluj International Ceramics Biennial
• Solo exhibition “Ideational egg”, 10-30th May, Foisor Gallery, Centrul Cultural Palatele Brâncoveneşti
• “The days of the art of fire”, National Theater Bucharest
• “Inside-Out”, 11 Apr-9th May, Galateea Contemporary Art, Bucharest
2016
• “Conexiuni 2016”, Bucharest Decorative Arts Bienalle, Brâncuşi Hall, Palace of Parliament
• Solo exhibition “The ...