Gabriel Stan

Gabriel Stan is one of Eastern Europe’s most significant contemporary painters, an artist whose work explores the tension between material presence and fleeting inner life with exceptional mastery.

Gabriel Stan, born in 1950 in Brașov (Kronstadt), has established himself over decades as a defining voice in contemporary Romanian painting. His artistic path combines a solid classical education, including studies with Prof. Gregory Zincovschi, with a deep connection to philosophical and semiotic questions. Alongside his visual work, which has been presented in numerous solo exhibitions and renowned gallery projects in Romania and abroad, including New York, Paris, Leverkusen and Mülheim am Main, Stan has also earned an outstanding reputation as a publicist and author of several books on art and cultural theory.

The artist’s works are distinguished by an aesthetic depth that, according to art historians such as Alexandru C. Lungu, presupposes a conscious anchoring in historical visual culture. Stan’s work has received repeated international recognition, including the Diploma for Excellence in Art in New York, where he was counted among the official artists of the 1990s, and is represented in important private and public collections. As director of the Kronart Gallery in his hometown, he also actively shapes and enriches the cultural life of Brașov.
Gabriel Stan – Portrait
Geboren
1950, Brașov (Kronstadt), RO
Ausbildung
Klassische Ausbildung, u. a. bei Prof. Gregory Zincovschi
Lebt und arbeitet
Brașov, RO
Vertretung
Kron-Art Galerie, Brașov
Kontakt
studio@gabriel-stan.com

Preise & Ehrungen

  • — Diploma "Excellence in Art", New York, U.S.A.
  • — Artist of the Decade 90, Manhattan Arts, New York, U.S.A.
  • — Second place, Summer Salon, New York (1992), U.S.A.
  • — Regional Council Award, "19EME SALON ARTISTIQUE DE PRINTEMPS" with medal, Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon, France
  • — Trophy "Brașoveanul of 2006" to rediscover culture
  • — Diploma "10 Brașov", 2006 – Journalists Society "Cincinat Pavelescu"
  • — First two Romanian artists (with Pop Negresteanu) accepted at the Salon d'Automne, Paris, 2008
  • — Award "Brașovean exceptional" – for contribution to the local community
  • — Member, "Association of artists painters, sculptors, architects, engravers and designers", Paris, France
  • — Listed in: "Romanian Painters in France", "Encyclopedia of Romanian Personalities – Who is Who 2007", "Romanian Personalities and Deeds 1950–2000" (pp. 360–375)

Ausstellungen

  • Brașov — THE LABYRINTH OF THE 12 SENSES Kron-Art Gallery Solo

  • Brașov — HILARIA Kron-Art Gallery Solo

  • Brașov — THE MAGIC OF PAINTING Kron-Art Gallery Solo

  • Brașov — IN VISUAL STATE Kron-Art Gallery Solo

    Brașov — BIENALA BLUE Gruppe

  • Brașov — IN STATE Kron-Art Gallery Solo

    Bucharest — ROMANIAN ARTISTS ON EUROPEAN SIMEZE Bucharest National Library Gruppe

  • Den Haag — Scheveningen Gruppe

    Brașov — IMAGINEA Kron-Art Gallery Solo

    Paris — Retrospective of contemporary Romanian painting Espace Christiane Peugeot Gruppe

  • Brașov — Omnia Vanitas Kron-Art Gallery Solo

    Brașov — Soul Harmonies Brașov Business Park Solo

    Brașov — Harmony Dream Kron-Art Gallery Solo

  • Brașov — Quadratele Kron-Art Gallery Solo

  • Brașov — Rimphony Kron-Art Gallery Solo

  • Brașov — Chevalet mondiale Bistro de l'Artes Solo

    Brașov — Visual Metamorphosis Kron-Art Gallery Solo

  • Brașov — Faces Business Park Solo

    Brașov — Echoes Enigmatic Kron-Art Gallery Solo

    Paris — ROMANIAN CONTEMPORANY ART SHOW Gruppe

  • Brașov — ESENȚE Kron-Art Gallery Gruppe

  • The Hague — Romanian painting retrospective Romanian Embassy / Soleil de l'Est Gruppe

    Montmélian — French and Romanian artists Gruppe

  • Brașov — Christmas artists, Art-OK Olympia Gruppe

    Bucharest — The fascination of movement C'arthe Solo

    Brașov — ART-OK experiment Kron-Art Gruppe

    London — Romanian artists in France BRD Bank Gruppe

  • Paris — Retrospective peinture Roumain Taylor Gallery Gruppe

    Paris — Salon d'automne Grand Palais Solo

    Belley — International Biennial of Contemporary Sacred Art Gruppe

    Brașov — Insomnia Okian Solo

  • Paris — Salon d'automne Grand Palais Solo

    Brașov — Sarbu Collection Art Museum Gruppe

    Rasnov — Exhibition of Sacred Art Palace of Culture Gruppe

    France — L'automne roumaine Culturel The Menintré Gruppe

    Brașov — 4 PAINTING – 40 years of artistic activity Kron-Art Gallery Solo

    Paris — Montmarte EN EUROPE Gruppe

    La Rochelle — Colours of Romania Gruppe

    Poitiers — Two Romanian artists Ville de Poitiers Gruppe

  • Brașov — The Case for oblivion Kron-Art Gallery Solo

    Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines — 7 ROMANIAN ARTISTS Galerie Deux Clochers Gruppe

    Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon — 19EME SALON ARTISTIQUE DE PRINTEMPS Regional Council Gruppe

    Sibiu — Painting Exhibition of Master Gabriel Stan Passe-Partout Gallery Solo

    Lyon — Sacred Contemporary Art Exhibition Gruppe

    Budapest / Sibiu / Copenhagen — Group exhibition Various Gruppe

  • Novo Sancti Petri — EXPOSICIÓN DE PINTURA Solo

    Collioure — ARTISTS ROMANIAN IN RESIDENCE – FRANCE Gruppe

    Brașov — Three painters ROMANIAN IN FRANCE PLUS Gallery Gruppe

    The Hague — ROMANIAN PAINTERS IN NETHERLANDS De Leuwe Gallery Gruppe

    Orleans — Three painters ROMANIAN IN FRANCE Gruppe

  • Poiana Brașov — REMEMBER SECESSION Alpin Hotel Solo

    Sibiu / Bucharest — IDIOSINCRAZIA Solo

  • Brașov — Aurum nostrum est aurum vulgi Kron-Art Gallery Solo

  • Brașov — Symbols Multimedia Library Norbert Detaeye Solo

  • Bucharest — Personal exhibition Embassy of Holland Solo

    London — Personal exhibition Ikubo Gallery Solo

  • Brașov — Purification of azimuths Mediateca Norbert Detaeye Solo

  • Rennes — Personal exhibition Solo

  • Hoorne — Group exhibition Tussen de Poortjies Gallery Gruppe

    Saint-Brice-Saint-Hillaire — Personal exhibition Solo

    Den Haag — Metaphysics of night Vleugel Gallery Solo

  • Leyderdorp — Personal exhibition Ressay Gallery Solo

    London — On-line exhibition Solo

  • Brașov — Medieval meditations Norbert Detaeye Multimedia Library Solo

  • Barcelona — Spatiul neconventional al picturii Solo

  • New York — Three painters, three sculptors – six Romanian artists Oprea & Levi Fine Arts Gallery Gruppe

  • New York — Les Maitres de l'Est Oprea & Levin Fine Arts Gallery Gruppe

    New York — Fantastic Image Ward-Nasse Gallery Gruppe

  • New York — Summer Exhibition / Diploma of Excellence Manhattan Arts Solo

    New York — One-man Show Sunnen Gallery Solo

  • New York — Self-portrait Ward-Nasse Gallery Gruppe

  • New York — Black & White Ward-Nasse Gallery Gruppe

  • Predeal — Personal exhibition Solo

  • Ohio — Thematic exhibition Dream Solo

    Constanța — Personal exhibition Solo

  • — Personal exhibition Mulheim am Main Museum Solo

    — Group exhibition Forum de Leverkusen Gruppe

  • Brașov — Personal exhibition Solo

  • Brașov — Personal exhibition Solo

  • Brașov — Group exhibition Gruppe

  • Brașov — Personal exhibition Solo

  • Brașov — Personal exhibition Solo

  • Brașov — Group exhibition Gruppe

  • Brașov — Group exhibition Gruppe