Biography

Born on 1955 in Deva, Romania, he graduated the Creative Arts High School in Deva in 1974. He attended and graduated “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University, Iasi(1978) and also The Arts and Design University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. He has over 45 years experience as Visual Arts teacher at different schools and high schools, tutoring students who were admitted with high scores at different Universities in Europe. He has been a honorary member of the painting department of The Romanian Fine Arts Union since 1990. Mr. Adrian V. Samson has been participating to all the exhibitions organized at local, county and international level by the Deva branch of The Fine Arts Union, since 1978.

EXHIBITIONS

EXHIBITIONS ABROAD

  • 1981 – Hyvinka (Finland)
  • 1990 – The Institute for The Study of Art Language – Brussels, Belgium
  • 1990 – The French Community Center
  • 1990 – Grenoble, France – Paintings for the Town Hall patrimony
  • 1990 – The Romanian Embassy – Paris, France
  • 1994, 1998 – Arras, France
  • 2010-2011 - Mini Print International - Barcelona
  • 2010 - European Parliament - Brussels, Belgium
  • 2014, 2015 - Art Expo Show NYC, New York, USA

 

NATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

  •  Painting-sculpture exhibitions-Dalles Room-Bucharest – 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988
  • National exhibition of engravings and drawings(1982), Dalles Room – Bucharest
  • Exhibits within the National Showroom “ROMEXPO”, Bucharest, 2001
  • The National Art Room – The Chamber of Deputies – C. Brancusi Room, 2006
  • 2009, 2011 - The National Show “LASCAR VIOREL” – Piatra Neamt, the XI th edition
  • 2011 - "Sofianu" Centre - Ramnicu Valcea

 

OWN EXHIBITIONS

  • 1978 – The “Cronica” Gallery – Iasi
  • 1980, 1982, 1984 – The Fine Arts Galleries – Deva
  • 1984 – The “Arta” Gallery – Bacau
  • 1989 – The “Eforie” Gallery Bucharest
  • 1988, 2000, 2006, 2008 – The “Forma” Art Galleries – Deva
  • 2006– The “Cupola” Gallery – Iasi
  • 2008– The “AXAART “ Gallery (Iulius Mall) Timisoara
  • 2009 – The Gallery of Hunedoara town
  • 2009 – The “HELIOS” Gallery, Timisoara
  • 2009 - Hunedoara Municipality Gallery
  • 2010 - "Agora" Gallery, Resita
  • 2010 - Romanian Parliament - Bucharest
  • 2014 - "Bulandra" Theatre, Targoviste
  • 2014 - "Forma" Art Gallery, Deva

 

DOCUMENTATION TRAVELS

  • 1984 – Kiev, Ucraine; St.Petersburg (Russia)
  • 1998 – Koln, Dusseldorf, Wuppertal (Germany), Paris (France)

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  • Nominated for the awards of The Fine Arts Union of Romania Painting Awards – for the year 2006
  • Restoration Works – Prefecture and Gorj County Council (Tg. Jiu) - 1989
  • Paintings in private collections and in patrimony collections, in Romania and abroad can be found in places such as: The Art Museum Deva, Bacau, Bucharest, Sibiu, Arad, Iasi (Romania), France, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, USA, Germany, Austria, England, Italy and Sweden.