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Curriculum Vitae
• Artist Name: Nicole Bartos
• Official Name: Bartos, Maria-Nicoleta
• Born: 1st of November 1971, Caracal, Romania
• Lives and works in Liverpool, England, UK.
Samples of Nicole’s
artworks and reviews an other can be viewed on following websites:
http://www.gallery4allarts.com
http://www.gallery4allarts.com/gallery.html
http://www.aesthetix.org.uk/artistdetails.php?artistid=1000089
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/artist_profile/Nicole+Bartos/27056.html
http://showmercy.co.uk/bracketthis/BT3_catalogue.pdf
http://www.catalystmedia.org.uk/issues/misc/reviews/aesthesis.htm
http://www.independentsbiennial.co.uk/plug/content/content.php?content.50
http://showmercy.co.uk/bracketthis/
http://www.kitchengallery.uk.com/Open/openArtists.htm
http://www.ikonography.net/fireeurhythmy/bartos.htm
http://www.biennial.com/corporate/archive/1999/tinytracey/artists.htm
http://www.marisol.co.uk/lobien06/mayday.htm http://www.8days.org.uk/newsflagday2006.htm
Artistic background/
Art Activities
• Solo and Group Art Exhibitions / *Curatorial projects:
1995
Students’ Group Exhibition, Art Museum, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
1996
Group exhibition, U.A.P. Gallery - Iuliu-Maniu, Cluj-Napoca
1997
“Young and Restless”, Student Festival – Timisoara ‘97’,
Romania
“Hamangia’97”- International Ceramics Symposium, Constanta,
Romania
“Studio 35 - The Light”, Gallery of Arts, Strada Republicii, Oradea
1998
“Winter Hall” group exhibition, U.A.P. Gallery, Iuliu Maniu, Cluj-Napoca
Small Sculpture Biennial, Arad’98, Romania
*“Open Studio”- private workshop and exhibition, U.A.P. Art Gallery,
Piata Pacii, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
*“Suggestions and mixed-media”, private exhibition, Art Gallery,
Piata Pacii, Cluj-Napoca
* “Structures and Geometries - Experimental research”, private
exhibition,
Alliance of Arts Gallery Art Gallery, Cluj-Napoca
Ilieni ’98 - group exhibition, Covasna, Romania.
“
Impromptu and other Parables”, The Grange, Liverpool, UK
1999
“
Paper-clay stories and other techniques”, Editions Limited,
Bluecoat Chambers, Liverpool;
“Introduction no.2 with Nocturnes”, private show, Editions,
Bluecoat Chambers;
group show @ “Gallery van Tripp”, Biennial of Contemporary Art,
Liverpool
Tracey - Liverpool Biennale of Contemporary Art, Liverpool
“
Structures and Geometries- Experimental Research”, solo show, The Independent,
Liverpool Biennial, Atticus Gallery, Liverpool
“Whispering Eden”, the Grange, Liverpool Biennial
“
Christmas Show”, Ainscough Gallery, Liverpool
2000
“New and old inspirations”, private show, Editions, Bluecoat Ch.,
L-pool
“
Open Diary1”- private show, Hanover Gallery, 11 Hanover St., L-pool
“
Open Diary2”- private show, Belgrave Square, Residency of Romanian
Ambassador (today's Romanian Cultural Institute Residency), London
“Prelude”- private show, Domino Art Gallery, Liverpool
2001
“
Art at lower space” group exhibition, Philharmonic Hall basement,
Liverpool
2002
“Valentines’” group exhibition, Domino Art Gallery, Liverpool
“Back to Nature, back to Colour” private show, Editions, Bluecoat
Chambers, Liverpool
“The Good and the Bad”, Liverpool Biennial – M.A.I.S. IV. -
group exhibition, 64 Duke Street, Liverpool
2003
“
Nostalgia” private show, Blackburne House, Liverpool
“Summer Exhibition” private show at The Urban Coffee Art Lounge,
Liverpool
Curating “Impromptu” group exhibition at the Urban Coffee Art Lounge,
Liverpool
Sefton Open –Southport, 2nd Art Competition, Atkinson Gallery
2004
Rhythms Rhapsody or Rain drops in the Morning Light”,
Solo show at Gallery Atelier, Rue Benoit Bunico, Vieux Nice, Nice, France
*Curating and exhibiting “Arta Muveszet” Project for Liverpool
Biennial supported by ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND
“Under the Blue Sky” - group exhibition of Romanian and Magyar artists,
Blackburne House, Liverpool
“Liverpool Artists Past and Present”, Lissue Gallery, Liverpool Biennial
2005
(*Curating and exhibiting:)
*“Under the Blue Sky”, Hammersmith Festival, Hammersmith Information
Centre, London
*“Under the Blue Sky”, Romanian Cultural Institute, Belgrave Street,
London
*“Aesthesis
and Persona”, Blackburne House, group exhibition Liverpool
“
Creation” Creative Lets Exhibition, Artspeq, Quiggins, Liverpool
“
Christmas Exhibition” Editions Limited Gallery, 16 Cook Street, Liverpool
2006
‘
Bracket This – Going Native’, group show, Arena Art Gallery, Liverpool
‘
Under
The Blue Sky’- Romanian and Hungarian artists selected exhibition
tour, Mechanics Hall, Marsden, Yorkshire
‘
Creative Fair’ organised by Creative BIAS - Liverpool, Rainford Art Gallery,
St. Helens
‘
Kitchen Open’- Competition and group show, at Kitchen Gallery (http://www.kitchengallery.uk.com/Open/openArtists.htm)
‘Fire& Eurhythmy’- included in the Independents Biennial Liverpool;
curatorship and exhibiting; Ikonography Gallery, Liverpool
‘
Instant Thoughts’- included in the Independents Biennial Liverpool
solo show, Editions Ltd, Liverpool
‘
White/ Night’- included in the Independents Biennial Liverpool;
curatorship and exhibiting; Blackburne house, Liverpool
‘
The Ceramic Show’- group show at Lewis’s department Store,
Liverpool; included in the Independents Biennial Liverpool.
‘
Creation’- group show by Creative Lets at Quinnies’ Restaurant,
Bold Street, Liverpool; included in the Independents Biennial Liverpool.
‘
Bracket This- Going Native’ - group show oraganised by Mercy; included
in the Independents Biennial Liverpool; at Arena Gallery, Liverpool; http://showmercy.co.uk/bracketthis/BT3_catalogue.pdf
2007
‘
Loop- Overview 2007’- group exhibition (featuring work of 30 local
artists), organised by Arthur Roberts (Loop) and the Cornerstone gallery,
at Cornerstone Gallery, Liverpool
• Extra Art Studies, Scholarships, Travels and Documentation work:
1993
Budapest, Hungary – “Iparmuveszeti Foiskola” (Art University),
through “Moricz Zsigmond” Foundation’s Award.
1994
Praga, Chechoslovakia, through “I.A” Visual Arts Academy, Cluj-Napoca,
Romania
1995
Nantes, Paris – France; through “I.A” Visual Arts Academy,
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
1997
Budapest, Hungary, “Iparmuveszeti Foiskola” (Academy of Arts),
through Magyar (Hungarian) Minister’s Scholarship
1999
Aberystwyth, International Pottery Festival
• Awards/Grants:
• 1998 – “National Art Graduates’ Award” for
Ceramics, awarded by the National Artists’ Union (U.A.P.), Bucharest,
Romania
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2004 – Financial support grant from The ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND for
the “ARTA MUVESZET” project, Independent programme, Liverpool
Biennial
•
2005 – Financial support grant from ACID Liverpool for “Gallery4allarts”,
online business (http://www.gallery4allarts.com) in developing.
2006 - Financial support
grant from Creative BIAS, Liverpool, for Gallery4allarts
• Other:
• Membership of U.A.P. -Visual Artists Union
of Romania, since 1997
• Membership of Creative Lets Organisation, Liverpool, since 2004
• Education/ Completed studies / Degrees:
1986 -1988
High School of Mathematics and Physics, Biology-Chemistry Section,
Romania, Miercurea-Ciuc, Equivalent of GCSE
1988 –1990
Medical High School, Biology-Laboratory Section, Romania,
Tirgu-Mures, equivalent of A level.
1991-1997
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Ceramics from “Ioan Andreescu”
Visual Art Academy (University of Art and Design from Cluj- Napoca),
Faculty of Applied Arts and Design, Ceramics and Glass Section,
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
1997-1998
Master of Arts in Fine and Applied Arts from
“Ioan Andreescu” Visual Arts Academy;
Professor Ioan Ailincai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
1993-1996
Graduated from C.E.P. - Civic Educational Project through
Soros Foundation, affiliated to the Central European University
at “I.A.”-Visual Arts Academy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
1993-1994 – “Contemporary American Art”
1995-1996 – “Art Contemporain –
Methodologie D’analyse d’oeuvre”
1995-1996 – “Art Contemporain et Institutions”
1999- 2000
Pottery Course, Riversdale Community College, Liverpool
2000- 2001
“7307” Further and Adult Education - Teaching Certificate
from City and Guilds, Rotunda Community College, Liverpool
2002
Singing Course, Liverpool University
2005
HTML level 2, Blackburne House, Liverpool
City and Guilds Certificate ESOL level 3; Blackburne House, Liverpool
Note:
* Curatorship projects / Exhibitions
All rights
reserved 2006© Nicole Bartos
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