BARBARA BARTOS
Born in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Lives & works in Rome, Italy
EDUCATION
2001 – MFA, Printmaking, San Francisco Art Institute, USA (Fulbright Fellow)
1998 – BFA, Graphic Arts, Art and Design University, Cluj, Romania
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 – Sound on Paper, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, NSW, Australia (with Julie Briggs)
2011 – Untitled (Wall Stories), Letea, Romania
2008 – The Secret Life of Things, I-Park, East Haddam, USA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 – Thomson Gallery, Zürich, Switzerland
– Andakulova Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2024 – Artbox. Project Palma 2.0, Casa del Arte, Palma de Majorca, Spain
2015 – International Sound Art Exhibition, Morley Gallery, London, UK
2012 – Soundscapes, 33 Officina Creativa, Toffia, Italy
SELECTED GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS
2016 Artist Grant, The Cad Factory, Birrego, NSW, Australia
2015 Honourable Mention, International Sound Art Exhibition, Morley Gallery, London, UK
2011 Artist’s Grant, DeltArt, Sulina, Romania
2010 Artist’s Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, USA
1999 – 2001 Fulbright Fellowship, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, USA
SELECTED ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2016 – The Cad Factory, Australia
2012 – 33 Officina Creativa, Italy
2011 – I-Park, USA
2010 – Vermont Studio Center, USAV
SELECTED COLLECTIONS (Public/Institutional)
Romanian Cultural Institute, Venice, Italy
Vigadó Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
Herman Ottó Museum, Miskolc, Hungary
SELECTED PRESS
Patricia Zenklusen, “Artbook 2024”, 2024 (catalog)
“Retrospective”, The Wise Fool Podcast, 2022 (podcast, multiple episodes)
Josh Ryder & Katherine Willams, “Interview”, LandEscape Art Review, Anniversary Edition, 2015
Bogar Alonso, “The Instrument That Translates Painted Landscapes Into Music”, The Creators Project, May 15, 2014
SELECTED TEACHING/LECTURES/WORKSHOPS
2016 – Workshop & Artist Talk, The Cad Factory, Australia
2012 – Artist Talk, 33 Officina Creativa, Italy
2001 – Instructor, “Foundation Drawing,” San Francisco Art Institute, USA
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