Lucian Muntean

– a portrait on Miyajima Island, Japan, 2024, photo by M.C.

Lucian Muntean, born in 1974, is a romanian visual artist, with an activity spanning over 20 years. Photography, painting, graphics, illustration, and calligraphy are his vehicles of expression, touching on diverse contemporary art themes.

His works have been shown in personal exhibition and as well group and art galleries. He partakes in symposiums and art camps, and as well at contemporary art biennials. He worked as photojournalist for important photo agencies, and as well national newspapers and specialty magazines in Romania and abroad.

He’s a good communicator, likes to socialise, and travelling is one of his biggest passions. He graduated Faculty of Geology, “Babeș-Bolyai” University, Cluj-Napoca in 2001.

Exhibitions – selective presentation

  • November 2024 – The International Cultural Festival of Contemporary Art (IFCA), in Algiers, Algeria
  • June 2024 – “Dangale Transylvanian cattle brands from the Saxon district” personal exhibition – Rocada Arts Festival – Cluj-Napoca National Art Museum, Cluj, Romania
  • April 2024 – “Festival Stories” – National Photography Conference -The Visual Communication Center – National Theatre TNB Bucharest, Romania
  • March 2024 – “Lights over the Balkans” contemporary art exhibition Turkey-Romania – The National Museum of the Romanian Peasant, Bucharest, Romania
  • December 2023 -“Freedom in Captivity” at The Lonely Panda Studio – Bucharest, Romania
  • September – 2023 “ALINIEREA” – Salonul Harghitean – contemporary art exhibition – Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
  • July 2023 – „Bits of Summer” personal exhibition – watercolor – The Lonely Panda Studio – Bucharest, Romania
  • July 2022 – “CarbunArt” contemporary art exhibition – Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
  • February 2022 – “Imaginary landscape” personal exhibition – Jutka Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
  • September 2021 – „Dangale” – 300 years anniversary exhibition – Brukenthal National Museum Sibiu, Romania
  • September 2021 – “CarbunArt” art Symposium – contemporary art exhibition – Lupeni, Romania
  • September 2021 – “Art in the Garden” Symposium, contemporary art exhibition – Jibou Botanical Garden, Romania
  • March 2021 „Incandescent” – contemporary art exhibition, The National Museum of the Romanian Peasant, Bucharest, Romania
  • September 2020 – “Watermelon on the Globe” personal exhibition and watercolor workshop at Casa Ratiu, Turda, Romania
  • December 2019 – participation in the MAMCO Pavel Susara – Miniature painting Show, Bucharest, Romania
  • October 2019 – “Watermelon on the Globe” personal exhibition – watercolor – Seneca Anticafe, Bucharest, Romania
  • September 2019 – participation in the Korean-Romanian contemporary art exhibition in Seoul, South Korea
  • April 2019 – participation in the exhibition “Memento mori” at the UCIN, Bucharest, Romania
  • April 2019 – participation in the exhibition “Ad Libitum” – Caminul Artei the AFAPRR UAP, Bucharest, Romania
  • March 2019 – “The Map of a drop of water”- International Water Day – personal exhibition – workshop at Vacareati Natural Park, Bucharest, Romania
  • March 2019 – “The Map of a drop of water” – personal painting exhibition at Gallery 2 Art, Bucharest, Romania
  • February 2019 – „Imaginary Maps” – personal painting exhibition at the Romanian Cultural Institute ICR Headquarters, Bucharest, Romania
  • December 2018 – UAP Winter Salon, Căminul Artei Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
  • September 2018 – “FACE to FACE” – Lucian Muntean and Aurel Tar exhibition at “Mihai Eminescu” Cultural Center, Bucharest, Romania
  • January 2018 – Biennale of Art Book and Object Book – Museum of Romanian Literature, Bucharest, Romania
  • January 2018 – UAP Winter Salon – Gallery Caminul Artei, Bucharest, Romania
  • November 2017- UAP Painting Salon – Caminul Artei Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
  • June 2017- participation in The Art Book Biennale Tokyo, Japan
  • November 2016 – “Imaginary Maps” painting exhibition, Dialog Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
  • October 2016 – participation in the International Biennial of Contemporary Art Casablanca, Morocco
  • September 2016 – participation in “Collage100” – Lemo Art Gallery Berlin, Germany
  • November 2015 – participation in The Presences Photographie International Festival, Montelimar, France
  • July 2015 – “Art in the Garden” Symposium, contemporary art exhibition, Jibou Botanical Garden, Romania
  • June 2015 – “This is Life” – La fabrique de l’image, Meysse, in partnership with Romanian Cultural Institute ICR Paris, France
  • May 2015 – “Dangale” – unique book, graphics, calligraphy – PostModernism Museum, Bucharest
  • February – 2015 “Multiple exposure” personal exhibition at Galeria Calea Victoriei 33, Bucharest, Romania
  • October – 2014 participation in the International Biennial of Casablanca, Morocco
  • September – 2014 “Subjective geographies” personal painting exhibition, Zalau, Romania
  • September – 2014 “Art in the Garden” Symposium, contemporary art exhibition, Jibou Botanical Garden, Romania
  • July 2014 – “Rogojel – Traditions in Transition” – “Dimitrie Gusti” National Village Museum, Bucharest, Romania
  • August 2013 – “artFORest” Contemporary art symposium Singeorz-Bai, Romania
  • June 2012 – International festival of photography and visual arts – PHOTOESPAÑA 2012 Madrid, Spain
  • April 2012 – “Flowers and Florists” exhibition at Romanian Cultural Institute ICR Budapest, Hungary
  • November 2011 – “Plural Romania – Saxons” at Romanian Cultural Institute ICR Warsaw, Poland
  • September 2010 – “Bucharest, la mal-aimée” photography exhibition – Romanian Cultural Institute ICR Paris, France
  • March 2010 – “Documentary photography” – Espacio Niram, Madrid, Spain
  • October 2009 – “Expulsion from Heaven” – photography – French Cultural Center, Iasi, Romania
  • April 2007 – “Le mond selon Rogojel” photography exhibition at the multimedia festival Est-Ouest Die, France