ARTIST PROFILE

Andrei Venghiac

  • Romania (b. 1990 in Bacău)
  • Currently in Gothenburg, Sweden.
  • Andrei Venghiac presented his work in RO, MD, IE, BE, DK, SE, USA. He has been awarded the Theodor and Hanne Mannheimer Award, the Eric Ericson Foundation Stipend, and has been nominated for the Fredrik Roos Stipend from Moderna Museet.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2016

  • PERSONA. Performing the imperceptible self, Borderline Art Space, Iasi, Romania.

2015

  • From Memory Alone, Vasagatan 33, Gothenburg, Sweden.

2012

  • Quiet Riot, The Underground Space, Iasi, Romania.
  • Reclaiming, apARTe Gallery, Iasi, Romania.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2016

  • Global Citizen, Rapid Pulse Performance Festival, Defibrillator Gallery, Chicago, IL, United States.
  • Events with no cause (II), CAMERA PLUS. Biennial of contemporary photography and moving image, Cupola Gallery, Iasi, Romania.
  • Events with no cause (I), CAMERA PLUS. Biennial of contemporary photography and moving image, Nicolae Tonitza Gallery, Iasi, Romania.
  • Loop: a video art marathon, Galleri CC , Supermarket Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden.

2015

  • Loop: a video art marathon, Galleri CC, Malmö, Sweden.
  • 10th Annual Open Studios, American Fabrics Arts Building, Bridgeport CT, United States.
  • Some Stories, A-Venue Gallery, Gothenburg, Sweden.
  • A-Venue Opening, A-Venue Gallery, Gothenburg, Sweden.
  • Greetings from Moldova, Klub 19, Tiraspol, Moldova, Republic Of.
  • Greetings from Moldova, Zpatiu Gallery, Chisinau, Moldova, Republic Of.
  • Transition/Omvandling, Göteborgs Konsthall, Gothenburg, Sweden.
  • Fokus Video-Art Festival, Nikolaj Kunsthal, Copenhagen, Denmark.

2013

  • 96 ore non stop, Clubul Creatorilor, Iasi, Romania.
  • Not Everybody is a Painter, Gallery Rotor 1, Gothenburg, Sweden.

2012

  • The City Menace, G.M. Cantacuzino Faculty of Architecture, Iasi, Romania.
  • Real-I-Real, apARTe Gallery, Iasi, Romania.

PROGRAMS

2016

  • Artist Talk, "Reflections on the concept of Play", Presentation, LUCA School of Arts, Brussels, Belgium.
    "Photography Performing Humor Conference", LUCA School of Arts in collaboration with KU Leuven, Lieven Gevaert Research Center for Photography, and Lieven Leerstoel vzw., Brussels, Belgium.
  • Artist Talk, "Performing the imperceptible self", Presentation, Borderline Art Space, Iasi, Romania.

2013

  • Video Screenings, "Performing Manifest", Presentation, Hey It’s Enrico Pallazzo, Gothenburg, Sweden.
    Gothenburg International Biennial for Contemporary Art Extended Program

LOCATION

  • Born 1990 in Bacău, Romania.
  • Lives and works in Gothenburg, Sweden.

EDUCATION

  • 2014 - 2014
    National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland
    Exchange Scholarship in Fine Art
  • 2013 - 2015
    Valand Academy of Arts, Gothenburg, Sweden
    MFA in Fine Art
  • 2010 - 2013
    George Enescu University of Arts, Iasi, Romania
    BFA in in Photography & Video

AWARDS & GRANTS

  • 2016
    Fredrik Roos Stipendium, Nomination
    Moderna Museet, Malmö, Sweden
  • 2015
    Theodor & Hanne Mannheimer Award, Sweden
  • 2015
    Eric Ericson Stipendium Foundation, Sweden
  • 2012
    Carte Blanche aux Jeunes Créateurs Award
    Institut Français, Romania

COLLECTIONS

  • The Centre for Contemporary Photography, Iasi, Romania
  • Mikaela Zetterberg, Private Collection, Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Valand Academy, Archive, Gothenburg, Sweden