Maria Bordeanu
Maria Bordeanu
Biography
Maria Bordeanu (b. in 1982, in Bucharest, Romania), (she/her), visual artist, of Romanian ethnical background, grew up in Romania, lives and works in Stockholm, with country of choice Sweden. Her artistic interests revolve around how time leaves traces – in nature, in memories, in objects. She often works from fragments: personal photographs, sculptures or lingering memories, exploring the connection between natural elements and everyday life. She has got a MFA degree in Painting from UNARTE Bucharest since 2007.
Artistic disciplines:
Process
Maria Bordeanu's working process starts from the observation of nature, personal photographs, landscapes, historical sculptural fragments and architectural interiors. These become layered and recomposed on canvas, producing visual conversations between past and present, surface and depth, image and idea.
Notable themes
Recurring themes in Maria Bordeanu's works are the nature, memory and history, exploring how they intersect, collide, and dissolve into one another, the interplay between the organic and the artificial. Water, often as reflection, surface, or mirror is one of her central motifs: it is always in motion, always transforming, and stands for both memory and perception, emphasizing the fluidity of reality and how our gaze shifts over time.
Works in collections and public recognition
- exhibited nationally and internationally, at biennales, museums and art galleries.
- works in private and institutional collections.
Works included in private collections in Romania, Germany, France, Bulgaria, Italy.
Works included in institutional collections such as Museum of Contemporary Art within the Brukenthal National Museum, Sibiu, Romania, United States Embassy in Bucharest Collection.
Selected exhibitions
1.Selected solo exhibitions
- 2024 - solo exhibition, „Konversationer”, Romanian Cultural Institute, Stockholm, Sweden[1]
- 2019 - solo exhibition, „Deconstructed Spaces”, Carturesti Carusel, Bucharest, Romania
- 2017 - solo exhibition, "Artificial Habitat", Arthol2 Pavesiana, Bucharest, Romania
- 2015 - solo exhibition, "Final Scene", 418 Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2.Selected group exhibitions
- 2025 - group exhibition, "Konsten att vara/ The Art of Being", SKF Konstnärshuset, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2025 - group exhibition, "Light horizons", 418 Gallery, Munich, Germany
- 2025 - group exhibition, "INVENTAR 24", Museum of Contemporary Art within the Brukenthal National Museum, Sibiu, Romania
- 2024 - group exhibition, Contemporary Drawing in Romania 2nd edition, Scemtovici & Benowitz Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
- 2023 - group exhibition, „Architecture and Texture”, 418 Gallery, Munich, Germany
- 2023 - group exhibition, „Giallo”, 418 Gallery, Munich, Germany
- 2023 - group exhibition, Contemporary Drawing in Romania, Scemtovici & Benowitz Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
- 2023 - group exhibition, Arte Laguna Prize finalist, The 16th Edition, Arsenale, Venice, Italy
- 2022 - group exhibition, "Wintermärchen", 418 Gallery, Munich, Germany
- 2022 - group exhibition, “Other Worlds on Paper”, 418 Gallery, Munich, Germany
- 2021 - group exhibition, “Blue Coated Summer”, ARCUB, Bucharest, 418 Gallery - Cetate Arts Danube, Romania
- 2021 - group exhibition, “Young Artists, Young Friends” Accrochage 3, 418 Gallery - Cetate Arts Danube, Romania[2]
- 2021 - group exhibition, “Young Artists, Young Friends” Accrochage 2, 418 Gallery, Munich, Germany
- 2020 - group exhibition, “Young Artists, Young Friends” Accrochage 1, 418 Gallery, Munich, Germany
3.Biennials, museum retrospectives, comprehensive retrospective exhibitions, art fairs
- 2025 - Art fair: Art Brussels, The KickCancer Collection with 418 Gallery, Munich
- 2024 - Biennale: “AI: The Hybrid Future”, Curator Oltsen Gripshi, Durrës International Biennale of Contemporary Art, Albania
- 2024 - Art fair: Art Brussels, The KickCancer Collection with 418 Gallery, Munich
- 2023 - Art fair: Art Brussels, The KickCancer Collection with 418 Gallery, Munich
- 2021 - Biennale: London Art Biennale
- 2021 - Art fair: Vienna Contemporary, 418 Gallery, Munich
- 2021 - Art fair: Art Brussels Week, 418 Gallery, Munich
- 2020 - Art fair: Vienna Contemporary, 418 Gallery, Munich
- 2020 - Art fair: Art Brussels Platform, “Form Vibration. Kinetic Reflection”, 418 Gallery, Munich
- 2012 - Art fair: Toronto Art Fair, 418 Gallery, Munich
Artistic Residencies, Art Researches, Collaborations, Art Projects
- 2025 - Art Stipendium: Villa San Michele Art residency, Capri, Italy
Selected works
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Exhibition views
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View from show Title, work by Maria Bordeanu (c) N
Publications
1.Published books
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2.Published articles in journals & magazines, interviews
- 2021 - Mihaela Dedeoglu interview at Radio RFI about Blue Coated Summer, ARCUB, https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=380065623578507
Curating activity (Artist as curator)
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Catalogues
- 2024 - Durres International Biennale of Contemporary Art Catalogue, First Edition. Published by Shtepia Botuese in Tirana
- 2024 - Contemporary Drawing in Romania 2024 Catalogue, Art Movements Foundation, 2024
- 2013 - Snapshot Romania. Contemporary Artists from Romania Catalogue. First published by FABRICA, Italy[3]
Press
- 2025 - Contemporary Art Curator Magazine Interview, https://www.contemporaryartcuratormagazine.com/home-2/maria-bordeanu-interview
- 2024 - "Timpul" Magazine Interview, https://revistatimpul.ro/in-dialog-cu-artista-maria-bordeanu/
- https://www.modernism.ro/2024/05/17/expozitia-conversatii-a-artistei-vizuale-maria-bordeanu-vernisata-la-icr-stockholm/
- https://418gallery.com/artists/maria-m-bordeanu/
- Imago Mundi Collection - Snapshot Romania, https://imagomundicollection.org/catalogues/romania-snapshot-romania/
- ART Habens Art Review, https://issuu.com/arthabens/docs/biennial.ed.vol.iii/166
Gallery Representation
- 418 Gallery, Munich
For further commissions and non-commercial inquiries, feel free to contact NPK
Social Media Links
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariabordeanu
Hashtags
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Compatible and inspirational artists:
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- Caroline Walker (for the way she places womens’ practice in the center and makes the contemporary aspect of it, visible. artist notes)
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