Oana Coșug b. 1979
Oana Coşug lives and works in Brussels, Belgium. She studied painting at the National University of Arts in Bucharest and then she decided to continue her studies in Brussels. In 2009 she obtained her master degree in Theory and Practice of Art at Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in the Belgian capital. in 2012 she was awarded the First Prize within the International Biennial of Contemporary Drawing Namur, Belgium (ex aequo: Oana Coşug and Anya Belyat-Giunta) and was selected for CanvasCollectie/ The RTBF Collection in Bozar.
Oana Coșug had numerous group shows in Brussels (B-Gallery, Galerie Actionfields, Art’Contest, Croxhapox in Gent, Galerie d’Ys and Artitude), and Bucharest (The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Apollo, Anca Poterașu Gallery, Căminul Artei, etc.). Solo exhibitions (selection): Hidden (Rivoli Building with Artitude Gallery, 2018); Landscape (Artitude Gallery, Brussels, 2015), Drawings (ICR Tel Aviv, Israel, 2014), Paintings / Drawings (Visual Art Museum, Galaţi, 2012), Blue face (Artsenzafine Gallery, Milano, 2010), My shadow (Artsenzafine Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, 2008), ExPosition (Atelier 35, Bucharest). She participated in different art residencies (Destelheide, Tescani, Delta Dunării, Gent).
Selected Solo Shows
2019 25th International Contemporary Art Fair, 24-27 October, Zürich, Switzerland
2019 Au 34 6, Linkebeek, Belgium, curated by Pierre Martens
2018 Hidden – exhibition and book presentation, Artitude Gallery at Rivoli Building
2018 The Simultaneous Spaces of Absence, Anca Poterasu Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2017 Le casier at ERG in Brussels
2016 Art D&D, Open studio, Brussels
2015 Landscape, Artitude Gallery, Brussels
2014 Drawings, ICR Tel Aviv, Israel
2013 Drawings exh. Oana COSUG and Anya-Belyat GIUNTA, d’YS Gallery,B
2012 Paintings / Drawings, Visual Art Museum, Galati, Romania
2010 Blue face, painting exhibition, Artsenzafine Gallery, Milan, Italy
2008 My shadow, painting exhibition, Artsenzafine Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2008 Another city, another life, Actionfields Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2007 Drawings, B-Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2004 ExPosition, Atelier35 Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2003 Painting exhibition, Simeza Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2003 Painting exhibition, Hanul cu Tei Gallery, Bucharest
1996 Painting exhibition, N.Tonitza Gallery, Barlad, Romania
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019 In The Eye of The Storm, Anca Poterașu Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2019 Disappearance, Gallery Artitude, Brussels, Belgium
2018 Spin Cotton While the Moon is Bright, Anca Poterasu Gallery at Spinnerei Leipzig, Germany
2018 Kunstwedstrijd Abstracte schilderkunst, at Cultuurcentrum Zwaneeberg, Heist-op-de-Berg, Belgium
2017 From the infinite to indefinite, Rivoli Building, Brussels
2017 Portaluri, Anca Poterasu Gallery, Bucharest
2017 Disparilitas, at ‘100 Gallery’, Brussels
2017 Colonia 21, National Library in Bucharest
2016 Art D&D, Hôtel de Maitre Art Déco, Bruxelles
2015 Six artistes / Six desseins, Galerie Artitude, Brussels
2012 International Biennale of Contemporary Drawings in Namur, Belgium
2012 Canvas Collectie / Collection RTBF, BOZAR, Brussels
2011 Temporary collection, exhibition organized by Frédéric Rolland at B-Gallery, Brussels
2009 Zennestraaat 17, Croxhapox Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2008 Croxhapox Gallery, Gent, Belgium
2007 Studio Gallery by Art ‘Contest, Brussels, Belgium
2005 Young Colors, National Museum of Contemporary Art (MNAC), Bucharest, Romania
2005 Bistrita 2005, Apollo Gallery, Bucharest
2004 Assemblage Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2004 Romanian Contemporary Art, Chisinau, Moldavia
2004 Painting Symposium of Bistrita, C.Baba Gallery, Bistrita, Romania
2003 Paintings exhibition, Caminul Artei Gallery, Bucharest
2003 Lascar Viorel Biennial, Piatra Neamt, Romania
2003 Bucharest Annual Art Exhibition, Artis Gallery, Bucharest
2002 Hanul cu Tei Gallery, Bucharest
2002 Gheorghe Patrascu Biennial, Targoviste, Romania
2002 Ion Andreescu Biennial Buzau, Romania
2001 Unifest, Bucharest University, Bucharest
2001 Accente si amprente, Apollo Gallery, Bucharest
2000 Contemporary Art Show, Ceausescu Palace, Bucharest
2000 Tolerance underlined, History Museum, Bucharest
1999 Spring Accents, Apollo Gallery, Bucharest
Awards and Residencies
2003-2018 Artist residence Colonia 21– Tescani, Romania
2015-2018 Artist in residence in Destelheide, Belgium
2014 Residence in Delta du Danube, Dunavatul de Jos, Romania
2012 Winners FIRST PRIZE of 1 // International Biennial of Contemporary Drawing Namur,
2012 Belgium in ex aequo: Oana Cosug and Anya Belyat-Giunta
2012 Selected for CanvasCollectie/Collection RTBF, Wiels, Brussels
2007 Selected for Art’Contest in Brussels
2006 Selected and expose at B-Gallery, Centrale for Contemporary Art in Brussels
2005 Residence Prometheus, Sf.Gheorghe, Danube Delta, Romania
2004 Residence Project Gallery Mie Lefever, Gent, Belgium
2003 The Creative Grand of the Romanian Artists Union, Bucharest
2000 A. Podoleanu Prize, Barlad, Romania