Maria Cioată was born in 1969 in Pitesti, Romania following the tradition of her family of visual artists. Her father, the abstract painter Lucian Cioată, had an important role in her formation, guiding her to follow an artistic career based...
Read MoreMaria Cioată was born in 1969 in
Pitesti, Romania following the tradition of her family of visual artists. Her
father, the abstract painter Lucian Cioată, had an important role in her
formation, guiding her to follow an artistic career based on the talent showed
at an early age. She graduated The ”Nicolae Tonitza” High School of Art and the
National University of Art in Bucharest, „Ceramics & Glass” Department.
Since the graduation in 1997, she
has been constantly participating in -2019-Solo Show-From ,,Genesis to
Revelation” - The History Museum of Transylvania-Cluj, White Tower-Brasov; Galateca-Bucharest-Romania
2017/2018- Solo Show -Warm / Cool-Orizont Gallery; 2017- Solo Show-The Paths of
the Soul-Galateca Galery; 2015 – Solo Show – The Galateea Gallery, Bucharest; group
exhibitions, biennales: 2019- International Biennal of 2019-Ceramics-4th
Edition-Art Museum from Cluj; 2017-International Biennal of
Contemporary Art, XI th edition, Firence , Italy; 2017-Concorso
Internazionale della Ceramica D’Arte citta di Gualdo - XXXIX Edizione, and
art symposiums. She has been invited to participate in all the group exhibitions
in Germany, Portugal,Italy,Finland,Bulgaria,S.U.A
Winner
of the Mac Constantinescu grant; 2019-Honorable Mention- -International Biennal
of Ceramics-4th Edition-Cluj , Romania 2018- International Prize of Nations
Tribute to Tiziano; 2017- prize 1 Lorenzo Magnificent-International Biennial of
Contemporary Art-Florence Italy;2017 Honorable
Mention –Concurso Internationale della Ceramica D’Arte citta di Gualdo -
XXXIX Edizione; International Prize of
Nations Tribute to Tiziano;
Maria’s style is unique, experimenting with
ceramics and sculpture, often expressing her art by means of installation and
performance. She also did theater scenography and book illustration. She lives
and works in Bucharest, Romania.
