Timişoara Branch
of the Fine Arts Union of Romania
Elena Minodora Tulcan
Drawer

Biographical date: born at 17 may 1946, in Bucharest. Graduated from the Fine Arts Institute "Ion Andreescu" Cluj-Napoca, ceramics-glass class, 1971. Teachers: Ana Lupas, Rodica Svintiu, Margareta Nemes, Mircea Spataru. She is also a University, lecturer at Faculty of Fine Arts in Timisoara.

Member of the Romanian Fine Arts Union since 1986

One-man exhibition in country: 1985 One-man glass-drawing exhibition, Art Gallery Helios Timisoara; 1989 One-man glass-drawing exhibition, Gallery "Art House" Bucharest; 1995 One-man exhibition, Art Gallery Helios, Timisoara;

One-man exhibition in specialised gallery abroad: 1998 One-man exhibition, Art Gallery "Schlos", Riehlingen , Germany, organiser Manfred Engelman; 1998 One-man exhibition "Sarbruken Gallery", Germany, presentation Alexandru Irimia, Pompilia Szellener.

Group or collective exhibitions in the country: 1976,1979 Triennials of decorative arts, Dalles Hall, Bucharest; 1977 Decorative Arts Exhibition, Art Museum, Oradea; 1979 Exhibition of PAU branch Timisoara, Dalles Hall, itinerary exhibition: Iasi, Galati; 1984 Quadrennials of decorative arts, Dalles Hall, Bucharest; 1985 Exhibition at Ceramics Museum Bucharest; 1992 Exhibition and performance with theme "Earth", Art Museum Timisoara; 1994 "Orient-Occident" exhibition, Timisoara; 1994 Decorative Arts Exhibition, Cotroceni Museum, Bucharest; 1996 Jubilee exhibition 70 years Artistic higher Cluj; 1997 "Experienced" exhibition, National Theatre, the four floor, Bucharest; 1997 "Experienced" exhibition, Collection Museum, Cluj; 1997 National Art Salon Art Museum, Resita; 1971-1997 she took part in the Annual Art Salon in the town, organiser UAP; 1971-1981 Exhibition as part of Youth Literary Circle.

Abroad exhibition: 1972 Decorativ Arts Exhibition, Offenbach Am Main, Germany; 1976 Subsidiary UAP exhibition, Gera , Germany; 1982 Quadrennials Decorative Arts, Erfurt, Germany; 1954 Decorative and Utilitarian Arts Exhibition, Perugia, Italy; 1986 Quadrennials Decorative Arts, Erfurt, Germany; 1989 Documents Museum Austria; 1997 Cultural European Years, Performance "Cucuteni Tricorfo 1997" Greece, Tesaloniky; 1998 Group exhibition, Contemporary Artists Gallery, Greece, Tesaloniky; 1998 "Cast" Gallery, Springfield, SUA; 1999 Gallery Chicago, SUA.

Prizes: 1967 Mention in Students Spring; 1970 Prize Youth National Salon, Bucharest; 1978 UAP Critique Section Prize (collective prize); 1979 Third prize - National Festival the Artistic Creation and Decorative Arts; 1982 Second prize - National Festival the Artistic Creation and Decorative Arts; 1985 First prize - National Festival the Artistic Creation and Decorative Arts; 1988 third prize - Quadrennials Decorative Arts Erfurt, Germany; 1997 UAP prize for "Arts- Object", in National Arts Salon Resita.

Symposium, colloquies, round tables and created camps: 1977 Created camp, Putna, Bucovina; 1987 Created camp, Garana 1; 1990 Created camp, Garana 2; 1994 Created camp painting, Brebu Nou; 1995 Created camp, Brebu Nou; 1995 Created camp, Garana 3; 1997 Created camp, Trei Ape; 1998 Created camp, painting-drawing, Brebu Nou; 1995 National Colloquy of Vestimentary Design, organiser Visual Arts Academy Cluj; 1996 National Colloquy of Vestimentary Design, organiser Visual Arts Academy Cluj; 1997 Symposium "Ceramics between tradition and contemporary"; 1997 Investigation in Superior Art Education - Iasi, Cluj, Timisoara.

Article published in catalogues and specialised reviews by prestige reviewers and art critics: Adina Nanu, Andrei Pintilie, Ileana Pop, Mihai Driscu, Mihai Ispir, Andrei Plesu, Gabriel Kazinczy, Coriolan Babeti, Cornel Radu Constantinescu, Deliu Petroiu, Paul Eugen Banciu, Maria Magdalena Crisan, Ileana Pintilie.

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