Maria Cioată was born in 1969 in Pitesti, Romania in a visual artists family. Her father, the painter Lucian Cioată, had an important role in her formation. She graduated The High School of Art ,,Nicolae Tonitza”, than the National University of Art from Bucharest, coordinated by the professors Costel Badea and Alexe Florian.
After the graduation of Ceramics & Glass in 1997, she is constantly participating in exhibitions, biennales and art symposiums. She has been invited to participate in all the group exhibitions in Germany, Portugal,Italy,Finland,Bulgaria,S.U.A. Winner of the grant Mac Constantinescu, prize 1 Lorenzo Magnificent-International Biennial of Contemporary Art-Florence Italy;Honorable mention – concorso iInternationale della ceramica d′arte cita di Goaldo Tadino; The International Prize of Nations Tribute to Tiziano.
Personal exhibitions:
2018/2019-Solo Show-From ,,Genesis to Revelation”-Maria Cioata and David Leonid Olteanu-Galery- Galateca-Bucharest
2017-2018-Solo Show-Hot /cold-Maria and Lucian Cioata-Orizont Galery-Bucharest
2017- Solo Show-The Paths of the Soul-Galateca Galery
2015 –Solo show – The Galateea Gallery, Bucharest
1997-Solo show-Spatial dialogue
Exhibitions, simposion,conferences:
2019- The National Small Plastic Saloon, 20th edition, Braila
2019-National Biennale Incandescent Metaphors, Arcade 24 Gallery – Bistrita
2019-National Biennale Incandescent Metaphors, ART Noveau Gallery -Targu Mures
2018/2019-Solo Show-From ,,Genesis to Revelation”-Maria Cioata and David Leonid Olteanu-Galery- Galateca-Bucharest
2018-National Centenary of Contemporary Art-National Library- Bucarest
2018- National Biennale,,Incandescent Metaphors “, Art Museum from Cluj-Napoca
2018-Hall of the decorative arts-Cotroceni-Bucharest
2018-International Biennale-Ion Andreescu-Buzau
2018-Biennale of Contemporary Art, ,,Gheorghe Anghel”The culture Hall-Drobeta Turnul Severin
2018-Exhibition of Contemporary Art-Open Workshops-Cotroceni Palace
2018 Venice International Nations Biennale -Palace Misericordia- Italy
2018-ARTBOX-PROJECT-NEW YORK -S.U.A.
2018 – The National Small Plastic Saloon The 19th edition of the Braila Art Gallery
2017-2018-Solo Show-Hot /cold-Maria and Lucian Cioata-Orizont Galery-Bucharest
2017-International Biennal of Contemporary Art, XI th edition, Firence , Italy
2017-International Biennal of Ceramics-3th Edition-Cluj ,Romania
2017-Art at the entrance-Galateca Galery
2017-CONCORSO INTERNAZIONALE DELLA CERAMICA D’ARTE CITTÀ DI GUALDO TADINO – XXXIX EDIZIONE
2017-Ajuleo, vision of the artist-ICR-Viana do Castelo-Portugal
2017-,,In Memoriam Alexe Lazar Florian” exhibition,,,Ion Mincu Universiti of Architecture Gallery.Bucharest
2017- Solo Show-The Paths of the Soul-Galateca Galery
2016- National Decorativ Art Biennale-Connections, Constantin Brancusi Gallery -Parliament Palace
2016-Ajuleo, vision of the artist-ICR Lisabona National Art Decrativ Biennale-Portugal
2016- National Incandescence Metaphors Biennale, 2017/2018- Solo Show -Warm / Cool- Maria Cioata / Lucian Cioata-Orizont Gallery
2017-100 Years in 10 Framework-Conference
2017-Art at Entrance-Galateca Gallery
and so on..
