E X H I B I T I O N S:
Group Exhibition “Clio Art Fair”, Chelsea, Manhattan, New York, USA | 2026
Presenting the interactive sound art installation “Beginning to Flow Again,” a multi-sensory exploration of painting, sound, and touch, alongside the oil painting series “Fragmented Wild” and “Moving Near the Forest.”
Group Exhibitions “New Beginnings: Art as Messenger” and “Encounters with Light in the Age of Perception” at 33 Contemporary Gallery, Florida, USA |2026
Presenting “Fragmented Wild” and “MiróMirror”.
Group Exhibition “Past Perfect / Present Tense” at See | Me, The Blanc, Manhattan, New York, USA |2025
Presenting two interactive installations: “Rearview Memories” and “MiróMirror”.
Group Exhibition at Arteria Art Gallery, Barcelona, Spain | 2023
Presented “Beginning to Flow Again”, a unique multi-sensory series exploring the interaction of painting, sound, and touch.
Romanian Design Week - Bucharest, Romania | 2023
Exhibited “Experience Flowing”, a multifunctional, sustainably crafted coffee filter utilizing recycled coffee grounds and stone powder.
Group Exhibition at Art Number 23, Salzburg, Austria | 2022
Presented “Moving Near The Forest”, an evocative sensory series inspired by nature.
Group Exhibition at Art Number 23, Athens, Greece | 2022
Showcased “The Clarice Tiles”, a collection exploring texture and rhythm.
E D U C A T I O N:
M. A. in Psychology | 2026
Hyperion University of Bucharest, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
Thesis titled: “Aesthetic Orientation and Psychological Vulnerability”
BBK Berlin Member | 2025
Professional Association of Visual Artists Berlin / Berufsverband Bildender Künstlerinnen Berlin
B. A. in Psychology | 2024
Hyperion University of Bucharest, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
Thesis titled: “Visiting Art Museums on Vacation: The Role of Personality and Self-Compassion in Visiting Preferences”
Certified Art Therapist | 2019
A.R.T.E & Wiener Schule for Kunsttherapie, Vienna, Austria
B. A. in Graphic Design and Industrial Design | 2016
National University of Arts, Bucharest, Faculty of Decorative Arts and Design, Graphic Design and Industrial Design Departments
P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E:
Launching Harmony Keeper psy-play Kit | 2025
Object-based research project. A innovative kit exploring the material vocabulary of emotional states, developed at the intersection of art, design, and clinical psychology.
Jury Member | 2024
Romanian Design Week, Bucharest, Romania.
Independent artist | Oana Stirbu.com | since 2019
Mixed-media visual artist working across oil painting, experimental materials, sound and movement installation, and artistic research into material, memory, and perception.
Art Therapist | Inner Movement | since 2019
Art therapy workshops centered on emotional exploration through sensory art, using natural materials and environments as integral parts of the creative process.
Creative Director and Founder | Creative Agency Aim at Heart | 2009-2019
Led the creative vision, coordinating the creative team, directed innovative design projects, managed executive operations, and overseeing strategic creative growth.
P U B L I C A T I O N S:
Selected writing about the work:
"Blue Silence, or Learning to Listen Again" | Vera Lovici |Substack | 2025
Artist book:
“Harmonylogue” | Self-published | 2026
