Codrina Laura Ionita - T.O.E. Art Market

Codrina Laura Ionita E-mail: , lauracodrina@yahoo.fr Date of birth: 13 August 1973 in Iași, Romania Site: https://codrinaionita.com/ Artfacts: https://artfacts.net/artist/codrina-laura-ionita Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laura.codrina.73 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codrinalaura/ Professor at Department of Mural Art, Conservation and Restoration, History and Theory of Art, Faculty of Visual Arts and Design, "G. Enescu" University of Arts in Iaşi, str. Sărărie, no. 189, 700451 Iasi, Romania Graduate of the "G. Enescu" University of Arts, Easel Painting section in (1998), and of the "Al.I. Cuza" University, Iasi, Philosophy section (2004), Romania Graduated in 2003 Diplôme d'Etude Approfondi (DEA) en Imaginaire et rationalite: Philosophie, Arts, Sciences, at the University of Bourgogne, Dijon, France In 2006 I defended the thesis entitled Immanence and transcendence in the abstract art of the 20th century, doctorate at the Université de Bourgogne, France Habilitation thesis, defended on January 15, 2019, with the title Art and ideology or about edification and deconstruction in contemporary art. Since 2019, I have been PhD supervisor at the Visual Arts Doctoral School. Since 2014, I am executive director of the "Vasile Drăguț" Medieval Art Research Center within the Faculty of Visual Arts and Design, and editor-in-chief of the Journal Anastasis. Research in Medieval Culture and Art, http://anastasis-review.ro/ , publication of the center, journal indexed in renowned international databases (SCOPUS, ERIH PLUS, EBSCO, DOAJ, CEEOL). 13 Solo exhibitions (selection): • 2026, Brâncuși or the Rediscovery of the World, February 19–27, 2026, printmaking exhibition organized within the Brâncuși Year – 2026 event, at the Painting and Sculpture Museum of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, in collaboration with the Romanian Cultural Institute “Dimitrie Cantemir”, Istanbul. Curator: Cristina Gelan. • 2026, Signs of Dwelling, Botoșani Art Museum, February 3 – March 2, 2026. Curator: Maria Pașc. Presented by Laura Tocariu. Opening: February 9. https://curatorial.ro/arta/insemne-ale-locuirii-codrina-ionita-expune-la-muzeul-judetean-botosani/ • 2025, And the Earth Is a Witness, Constanța Art Museum, December 10, 2025 – February 1, 2026. Curator: Maria Pașc. Opening: December 19. https://muzeuldeartaconstanta.ro/2025/12/09/si-pamantul-e-martor/ • 2025, Garden with Eyes of Light, September 1–20, 2025, Braunstein Palace. Presented by Adrian Stoleriu and Cristian Ungureanu. Curator: Maria Pașc. https://portal.revistatimpul.ro/gradina-cu-ochi-de-lumina-expozitie-si-sarbatoare/ https://portal.revistatimpul.ro/gradina-cu-ochi-de-lumina-a-artistei-vizuale-laura-codrina-ionita/ • 2025, Cerdac, September 4–25, 2025, Galeria 28, Timișoara. Curator: Maria Pașc. https://www.modernism.ro/2025/09/02/expozitie-codrina-laura-ionita-cerdac-la-galleria-28-timisoara/ Participation in 78 group and collective exhibitions (selection): • 2025, And the Earth Is a Witness, together with Ana Maria Lemnaru; guest artist: Cristian Calistru. Curator: Maria Pașc. Presented by Adrian Stoleriu and Maria Bilasevschi. CIAC Baia Turcească, Iași, November 10–20, 2025. https://uap.ro/si-pamantul-e-martor-iasi/ • 2025, Real / Unreal, exhibition organized by UNAGE on the occasion of 165 Years of Artistic Education in Iași, CIAC Baia Turcească, UAPR halls. Organizer: Monica Pop. November 1–10, 2025. Work exhibited: Garden with Eyes of Light, green on handmade paper. • 2025, EUROINVENT 2025, ALCHIMIA Gallery, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, TUIASI, themed The New Humanism. Work exhibited: [title]. • 2025, INVENTICA (opening June 26, 2025), ALCHIMIA Gallery, themed HEURISKEIN (exploring the method of discovering new things or the art of conducting a debate aimed at discovering the truth). Work exhibited: [title]. • 2025, People and Angels, People and Saints, within the project Art – Medicine – Science – Religion, Iași City Hall, Roznovanu Palace, 5th edition. Opening: April 13, 2025. Work exhibited: Angels (2024/2025). • 2025, Art … in the Feminine, 6th edition, “Ștefan Luchian” Art Galleries, Botoșani Art Museum, March 8–30, 2025. Work exhibited: Vaults in Coimbra, watercolor, 2024. • 2025, “Ștefan Luchian” Painting and Graphics Biennial, 2nd edition, “Ștefan Luchian” Art Galleries, February 1–28, 2025. Work exhibited: Eyes of the Sky, mixed media, 2024. Nomination in the Graphics section. https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=liviu%20soptelea • 2025, International Salon of Visual Arts Teachers, 24th edition, Studio 7–9 Gallery, organized by UAPR Iași, organizer Ofelia Huțul. November 10–20, 2025. Work exhibited: Cerdac in the Light. • 2025, SCAF – Sibiu Contemporary Art Festival, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sibiu, September 2025. • 2025, The Shades of Love, 5th edition, February 14 – March 10, 2025. International exhibition dedicated to Constantin Brâncuși Days, “Dan Hatmanu” Art Galleries, Iași. • 2025, Empathies on Both Sides of the Prut, 16th edition, “Octav Băncilă” Gallery, UAPR Iași, and FAPDD Gallery, AMTAP, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova. February 8–15, 2025. Work exhibited: Garden with Eyes of Light, mixed technique, printmaking, 2024. • 2025, International Exhibition of the Visual Creation Competition “Eminesciana”, 15th edition, “Octav Băncilă” Art Gallery, UAP Iași. Organizer: Ofelia Htutl 2025, Art … in the Feminine, 6th edition, “Ștefan Luchian” Art Galleries, Botoșani Art Museum, Botoșani, March 8–30, 2025. Work exhibited: Vaults in Coimbra, watercolor, 2024. • 2025, “Ștefan Luchian” Painting and Graphics Biennial, 2nd edition, “Ștefan Luchian” Art Galleries, Botoșani, February 1–28, 2025. Work exhibited: Eyes of the Sky, mixed media, 2024. Nomination in the Graphics section. https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=liviu%20soptelea • 2025, International Salon of Visual Arts Teachers, 24th edition, Studio 7–9 Gallery, Iași, Romania, November 10–20, 2025. Organizer: UAPR Iași. Curator/Organizer: Ofelia Huțul. Work exhibited: Cerdac in the Light. • 2025, SCAF – Sibiu Contemporary Art Festival, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sibiu, Romania, September 2025. • 2025, The Shades of Love, 5th edition, February 14 – March 10, 2025. International exhibition dedicated to Constantin Brâncuși Days, “Dan Hatmanu” Art Galleries, Iași, Romania. • 2025, Empathies on Both Sides of the Prut, 16th edition, “Octav Băncilă” Gallery, UAPR Iași, Romania, and FAPDD Gallery, AMTAP, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova, February 8–15, 2025. Work exhibited: Garden with Eyes of Light, mixed technique, printmaking, 2024. • 2025, International Exhibition of the Visual Creation Competition “Eminesciana”, 15th edition, “Octav Băncilă” Art Gallery, UAP Iași, Romania. Organizer: Ofelia - 2024, This Summer… It Snowed, February 1–10, 2024, Th. Pallady Gallery, UAP Iași, Romania, together with Cristina Strătulat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrraqclVJQA • 2024, The VII International Mini Print Cantabria: The Sea and the Lighthouses, Cantabria, Spain. Works: The Sea I, II, III, sèche point, collograph. • 2024, The 44th Mini Print International of Cadaqués, 2024. Works: Eyes of Light I, II, III, IV, etching and aquatint, collograph. https://miniprint.org/44th-mini-print-international-of-cadaques-2024/?lang=en Exhibited at: – Taller Galeria Fort, Cadaqués, Spain, June 27 – September 30, 2024 – Wingfield Barns, Suffolk, UK, July 27 – September 1, 2024 – Galerie L’Étang d’Art, Bages, France, November 22, 2024 – January 12, 2025 • 2024, OSTEN Biennial of Drawing, Skopje, North Macedonia. Works: Eyes of Light and My Morning Wings. https://www.osten.mk/en/ob-general-information-2024/ • 2024, BIAMT – International Biennial of Miniature Art, Timișoara, Romania, MICROMUNDOS, 2024. Work: Eyes of Light VII, aquatint and etching. https://arte-fact.uvt.ro/project/biamt-2024-micromundos/ • 2024, Feminine Art, group exhibition, “Ștefan Luchian” Art Gallery, Botoșani, Romania, March 3–29, 2024. Work: Old Fig. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtCCV4vbsmo • 2024, International Salon of Visual Arts Teachers, 22nd edition, Th. Pallady Gallery, Iași, Romania, January 2, I created the graphic design of web site and I am the editor-in-chief and of the Journal Anastasis, Rechearch in Medieval Culture and Art, publication of the Medieval Art Research Center "V. Dragut", Iasi, Romania, Indexed ERIH PLUS, SCOPUS, CEEOL, DOAJ …, http://anastasis-review.ro. I am an editor or a member of the editorial team of seven other publications. I have published 15 author's books, book chapters and Collaborative co-author (selection): • Religious Themes in Contemporary Art, Chapter 9, in the volume Ana-Maria Pascal (ed.), Multiculturalism and the Convergence of Faith and Practical Wisdom in Modern Society, IGI Global, USA, Republishing Religious Themes in Contemporary Art, Chapter 12, in Research Anthology on Religious Impacts on Society, Copyright: © 2021, IGI Global, USA • Immanence and transcendence in abstract art, Iasi, Artes Publishing House, 2011, • Symbols of medieval art, Iasi, Artes Publishing House, 2009, • The invisible in the abstract art of the 20th century, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, Technical Ed., 2004, 2011 • 160 years of modern artistic education in Iasi, coordinator Atena Elena Simionescu, UAGE, Artes 2020, Iași I have published over 60 studies and articles in specialized publications, at recognized publishing houses, such IGI Global, USA, Editions Universitaires de Lyon III, Editions du Center Gaston Bachelard, Dijon (selection): • « Le sacré dans l’art contemporain. L’expérience du silence dans l’art de Prolog| », în Symbolon, nr 12/ 2018, Université Jean Moulin Lyon III, Institut de Recherches Philosophiques, Editions Universitaires de Lyon III, Lyon, pp. 175-188 • „L’eau et le feu - le symbolisme bachelardien et l’art contemporain », in Cahiers Bachelard.Interpretation des images, n°15 - L'interprétation des images - Hommage à Maryvonne Perrot, sous la direction de Pierre Guenancia et J-J Wunenbourger, Editeur Centre Georges Cevrier, 2017, Universite de Bourgogne, Dijon, France, pp. 233-246, https://www.decitre.fr/revues/cahiers-gaston-bachelard-n-15-l-interpretation-des-images-9782918173229.html • Three poses of corporeality in contemporary art, in Europa Magazine, about Science and Art during the Transition, nr. 13/ 2014, Novi Sad, Serbia. I was invited in interviews on Radio, TV or in documentary films, • Interview about the exhibition Arta vara ... a nins from February 2024, Filmmaker Livia Iacob, Antena 3 TV, https://youtu.be/ttXfaeIZt8s?si=MW5RSVidckI-BPiA • Interview in the film The Image of the Romanian Peasant in Romanian Painting, documentary film, director Simona Iordache, filmed January 21, 2021, Trinitas, TV, https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=7BtVGPLsxmo • Participation in the Radio Romania Cultural show, on March 6, 2022, about the cultural heritage of Ukraine, producer • The culture of cemeteries, Presentation on the Lumina Cunostintei Show, Radoi Trinitas, transmitted on Good Friday 2021, producer Narcisa Urucu I presented the opening of 10 exhibitions and 2 book launches, and I was a moderator at 10 symposiums (selection): - Presentation of the exhibition Herbarium, Atena Elena Simionescu, Museum of Cotroceni, Bucharest, 27 feb 2025 - Keynote presentation of the Chip si fel Exhibition, Constantin Flondor and Andrei Rosetti, Gallery 28, Timisoara, December 20, 2023. - Presentation of the graphics of the volume Alice in Wonderland, the evolution of the graphics of the volume over time, May 19, 2022, organizer Faculty of Letters, Petre Andrei University and UAIC - Presentation of the Romanian Identity exhibition, by the artist Miruna Hasegan, at the Grumazescu Galleria, Regina Maria Iasi Museum, May 12, 2023 I participated with papers in more than 40 conferences and international scientific events (selections): - Painter Paul Gherasim- white old age, International Symposium of theology, history, musicology and sacred art, Do we still need old people? Old age and wisdom, psalmody and harmony, November 6-7, 2023, Cluj, Romania - Participation in the International Medicine And Theology Seminar - XIX Edition, May 25, 2020, online session, with the work The meaning of suffering in the art of Bill Viola, http://ot .ubbcluj.ro/sites/default/files/pages/486/programseminarinternational2020.pdf - Participation in the international colloquium Mircea Eliade et le sacré dans le monde actuel, May 30-31, 2016, organized by the University of Lyon and the University of Craiova, with the work L'art contemporaine entre le sacré et le profane http://imaginalis.pro.br/2016/06/coloquio-na-romenia-debate-sobrevivencias-do-sagrado-na-contemporaneidade/ • since 2012 founding member and executive director of the Medieval Art Research Center "V. Dragut", University of Arts "G. Enescu" Iasi • since 2012 member of the International Society Thomas of Aquinas, S.I.T.A., branch I participated as a manager or team member in 13 national and international research projects, POSDRU/92/3.1/S/61490; Registered AMPOSDRU: no. E 8971 of 18.11.2010, Administration of the National Cultural Fund-AFCN- within the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Leonardo da VinciPilot Projects, Procedure B TR/06/B/F/PP/178009, Poiect Leonardo da Vinci Finland, LLP-LdV-TOI-07-FI-160815, project Leonardo da Vinci, Adult Educator in Company, ADEC- SI/04/B/F/PP-176005 and other. I organized 30 international and national cultural events (selection): • Organizer of Panel 2, Art and spirituality, within the Doctoral School Conference of UNAGE, Interpretation in artistic research, Nov 4-6, 2021 • Co-organizer of the Anastasis International Symposium. Organizers are the Faculty of Visual Arts and the Medieval Art Research Center "Vasile Drăguţ" of the University of Arts "G. Enescu", Iasi, 30 Oct 2020, online, • Coordinator of the organizing team of the international colloquium La face cachée de l'église, event organized by the Medieval Art Research Center "Vasile Drăguţ", Universite Lille 3, villeneuve d'Ascq, France, University of Arts "G. Enescu", Iasi, June 24, 2017 I am a member of the evaluation and judging commissions. Since 2014, I am an Evaluator of the Romanian Agency for Quality Accreditation in Higher Education ARACIS, Visual Arts commission, http://pfe.aracis.ro/inscriere/registru/lista_c_d/7/34/ I was a member of the jury of 5 international competitions and 12 national competitions I received 24 distinctions and diplomas.