Maria Chibacu

Born and grown on the plains of Transylvania, surrounded by mild hills and rich forest, nourished with myths and superstitions, struggling between attachment and denial due to the social pressure in full communism era. She performed her education in Cluj Napoca city, attracted by so called "humanistic side of studies ", going on literature and art, graduating Philology and Popular School of art from this strong university center.

1978 - Graduated Popular school of Art Cluj Napoca 1979 - Graduated UBB -Univesity Cluj Napoca - Romanian and French language and literature. 1979-2004 - Worked in Tourism Industry

As an artist she had a short activity in her young age but stronger in these last four years.

From 2004 Dublin becomes her second home. Inspired by the place and people her old passion for art knows a second revival. Her tutor from Killester college, John Moore, encouraged and guided her, for the last three years , and the artists community of Ireland welcomed her with warm enthusiasm.

Now she is exposing for the third time in Dublin.



Painting is joy, involvement and of course , healing.