Cristian Avram nasce ad Alba-Iulia (RO) nel 1994. Vive e lavora a Cluj-Napoca.

La pittura di Cristian Avram è caratterizzata da un approccio molto vicino all’impostazione classica. Estraendo i suoi soggetti dal mondo che lo circonda, si serve della rappresentazione della realtà come mezzo di indagine delle possibilità che il colore offre nella creazione del suo immaginario. Con un acuto senso del disegno e della pittura, il lavoro dell’artista richiama in modo diretto la storia della  pittura, lavorando come promemoria del suo prestigio e, allo stesso tempo, della difficoltà di questo mezzo di espressione.

Cristian Avram ha partecipato alla mostra collettiva Talking about my generation alla galleria Plan B di Cluj-Napoca (RO). È stato selezionato da José Esparza Chong Cuy, curatore del Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA), per presentare la sua personale a ZONAMACO 2020 nella sezione New Proposals. Da Boccanera Gallery presenta la sua prima personale nel 2020.

Cristian Avram was born in Alba-Iulia (RO) in 1994, he lives and works in Cluj-Napoca.

Cristian Avram’s works are closely related to the classical approach of painting. He selects his subjects from the world around him, and he employs the representation of reality as a tool to investigate the possibilities offered by color in the creation of his imaginary. With a keen sense of drawing and painting, the artist’s work recalls the history of art, working as a reminder of the prestige and, at the same time, the complexity of this medium.

Cristian Avram was part of the group exhibition Talking about my generation at the Plan B gallery in Cluj-Napoca (RO). He was selected by José Esparza Chong Cuy, curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA), to present his solo show at ZONAMACO 2020 in the New Proposals section. At Boccanera Gallery he will present his first solo show in 2020.

Education

2017-2019
University of Art and Design, Master’s Degree – Painting, Cluj Napoca RO

2014-2017
University of Art and Design, Faculty of Fine Arts – Painting, Cluj-Napoca RO

2000-2012
Graduate of Arts Highschool Regina Maria, Architecture, Prof: Mirea Iulian, Alba-Iulia RO

Arts Highschool “Regina Maria”, Architecture, Alba-Iulia RO

Art Residencies

2019-2020
Centrul de Interes, Cluj-Napoca RO

Awards

2017
Cluj Napoca, University of Arts and Design, Magna cum laude Graduation

Cluj Napoca, Expomaraton 7th Edition, Zorzini Gallery Prize

Cluj Napoca, Expomaraton 7th Edition, Plan-B Foundation Prize

Catalogues

2019
Cave Canem, text by Brigidina Gentile, publisher: Boccanera Gallery, Trento – IT

Materia Prima, text by Michela Becchis, publisher: Il Quadrifoglio and Cura Palazzo Aliprandini Laifenthurn, Livo, Trento – IT

2017
Frase got talent, publisher: Frase Prize

Articles

2020
7 mostre dal mondo da vedere questa settimana, senza muoversi dal soggiorno, Elle Decor, online, 04/04/2020

Ecco l’arte digitale, Corriere del Trentino, 14/04/2020

2019
La Lettura #412 – Corriere della Sera

2020
Boccanera Gallery, Trento
Cristian Avram
Dreams Never End
09.10.2020 – 13.11.2020

2020
Boccanera Gallery, Milano
Cristian Avram
Dreams Never End (Preview)
09.10.2020 – 13.11.2020

2018
Boccanera Project Room, Trento
Cristian Avram
The Place we call Home
25.05.2018 - 28.07.2018

2020
Boccanera Online Exhibition
Cristian Avram, Nebojša Despotović, Dido Fontana, Daniel González, Gabriele Grones, Debora Hirsch, Tamara Janes
L'INDIFFERENTE
04.09.2020 - 30.09.2020

2020
Centrul de Interes, Cluj-Napoca RO
Cristian Avram, Zsolt Berszan, Istvan Betuker, Andrei Budescu and others
ll faut cultiver notre jardin
26.06.2020 - 01.09.2020

2020
Boccanera Online Exhibition
Cristian Avram, Linda Carrara, Jared C. Deery, Nebojša Despotović, Dido Fontana, Andrea Fontanari, Veronica de Giovanelli, Daniel González, Tamara Janes, Richard Loskot, Federico Seppi
BOCCANERA FICTION
13.05.2020 - 13.06.2020

2020
Boccanera Online Exhibition
Cristian Avram, Linda Carrara, Jared C. Deery, Nebojša Despotović, Dido Fontana, Andrea Fontanari, Veronica de Giovanelli, Daniel González, Tamara Janes, Richard Loskot, Federico Seppi
LOVE IS THE ANSWER
29.03.2020 - 30.04.2020

2019
Palazzo Aliprandini Laifenthurn, Livo, Val Di Non, Trento
Cristian Avram, Veronica de Giovanelli, Federico Seppi
Materia prima
23.06.2019 - 21.07.2019

2019
Boccanera Gallery, Trento
Linda Carrara, Cristian Avram, Nebojša Despotović, Dido Fontana, Andrea Fontanari, Daniel González, Gabriele Grones, Tamara Janes, Federico Seppi and others
Cave Canem
25.05.2019 - 28.09.2019

2019
Art Museum, Cluj-Napoca RO
Cristian Avram, Ioan Sbârciu, Andor Kőmives, Kudor Duka István and others
The night watch
13.04.2019 - 28.04.2019

2018
Galeria Plan B, Cluj-Napoca RO
Cristian Avram, Alexandru Lupea, Tincuta Marin, Bogdan Rusu, Eliza Puscasu (Stanciu), Matei Tigâreanu
Talking about my generation
23.02.2018 - 24.03.2018

2018
Boccanera Gallery, Milano
Cristian Avram, Tamara Janes, Leonardo Pellicanò
Bridges
23.01.2018 - 17.02.2018

2017
Galeria Plan B, Cluj-Napoca RO
Cristian Avram, Pavel Grosu, Valentin Marian Ionescu, Ovidiu Leuce and Marcel Rusu
Haiku. Poems by Emerging Romanian Artists
23.02.2018 - 24.03.2018