Oana Rinaldi

Art Bio

Artistic life

Studies

2023 – 2026 - PHD developing the thesis: "Exploring the Philosophy of Art in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. An analysis of contemporary aesthetics" at "National Art University", Bucharest, Romania.
2012 – 2014 - National Art University, Bucharest, Romania; Creative Strategies in Painting Department, (Master's degree).
2009 – 2012 - National Art University, Bucharest, Romania; Painting Department, (Bachelor's degree).

I am a certified photographer since September 2022.

Professional Experience

Being an artist from a young age made me explore painting and drawing at a professional scale. From personal to group exhibitions, to creating art albums and teaching art to students, I have tried to take advantage of every possibility that art gave me to express my ideas and emotions to the public.

Exhibitions


  1. Personal painting and graphics exhibition no.22 "Emotions of the soul", at Titu Maiorescu University, Building M, Bucharest, Romania (December 2024 – May 2025).
  2. Personal painting and graphics exhibition no.21 "Oana Rinaldi", at Foaier Gallery, at The National Military Circle, Bucharest, Romania (November 2021).
  3. Personal painting and graphics exhibition no.20 "Infinity’s Immensity", at Elite Prof Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (October 2019).
  4. Personal painting and graphics exhibition no.19 "Voice of Fire", at U Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (April 2019).
  5. Personal painting and graphics exhibition no.18 "Daydreaming", at Elite Prof Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (October 2018).
  6. Personal painting and graphics exhibition no.17 "Who We Are", at U Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (April 2018).
  7. Personal painting and graphics exhibition no.16 "Distant Memories", at Elite Prof Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (October 2017).
  8. Personal painting and graphics exhibition no.15 "City Love", at U Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (April 2017).
  9. Personal painting and graphics exhibition no.14 "Silent waters", at Elite Prof Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (October 2016).
  10. Personal painting and graphics exhibition no.13 "Layers of life", at Elite Prof Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (April 2016).
  11. Personal painting and graphics exhibition no.12 "Falling", at Signum Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (June - July 2015).
  12. Personal painting exhibition no.11 "Silent Enigma" at U Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (January 2015 - February 2015).
  13. Personal painting exhibition no.10 "Cadmium Red" at La Rambla, Bucharest, Romania (December 2014 - February 2015).
  14. Personal painting exhibition no.9 "Fragments of memory" at Urbanesc, Bucharest, Romania (March 2014).
  15. Personal painting exhibition no.8 "Studies about man and society" at Vasile Parvan Museum, Bârlad, Romania (January - February 2014).
  16. Personal painting exhibition no.7 "Is there life after Facebook?" at Carol 53, Bucharest, Romania (March 2013).
  17. Personal painting exhibition no.6 "Singularity in the crowd" at Art Yourself Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (January- February 2013).
  18. Personal painting exhibition no.5 "Red Drape", at Casa Carol 53, Bucharest, Romania (August 2012).
  19. Personal painting exhibition no.4, "Is there life after Facebook?", at Casa Arte, Bucharest, Romania (December 2011).
  20. Personal painting exhibition no.3, "People of today", at Ioana Hotels, Sinaia, Romania (April 2011).
  21. Personal painting and graphics exhibition no. 2, "Colored Ideas", at Hotel President, Mangalia, Romania (September – October 2006).
  22. Personal painting and graphics exhibition no. 1 "Ideas and color", at Simeza Gallery, Constanța, Romania (September – October 2004).

  1. Group art exhibition "Doctoral Research Exhibition 2024" at Combinatul Fondului Plastic, Bucharest, Romania (December 2024 - January 2025).
  2. Group art exhibition as part of the "European Mensas' Annual Gathering 2024" event, at Hotel Novotel, Bucharest, Romania (August 2024).
  3. Group art exhibition "Doctoral Research Exhibition 2023" at Combinatul Fondului Plastic, Bucharest, Romania (January 2024).
  4. Group art exhibition "Biennale Arca di Noe", 2nd edition, at the Satura gallery in Palazzo Stella, Genoa, Italy (September 2022).
  5. Group art exhibition "OpenArt2022", at Biblioteca Angelica, Rome, Italy (January 2022).
  6. Group art exhibition "Romanian Graphics 2021 / GR 21", at Visual Arts Center, Bucharest, Romania (October 2021).
  7. Group art exhibition Contemporary Art, at Ana Tower, Bucharest, Romania (August - September 2021).
  8. National Painting Saloon, at Visual Arts Center, Bucharest, Romania (December 2019).
  9. Group art exhibition Complicity, at Occidentului Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (June 2020).
  10. Group art exhibition "Romanian Graphics 2019 / GR 19", at Visual Arts Center, Bucharest, Romania (October 2019).
  11. Group art exhibition "Art Street Walk", in Revolution Square, Bucharest, Romania (September 2019).
  12. Group art exhibition "GlobalWorth District", Bucharest, Romania (July 2019).
  13. National Exhibition "Drawing after Brâncusi”, IV Edition, at the History Museum “Alexandru Stefulescu”, Târgu Jiu, Romania (March 2019).
  14. Group art exhibition "Fusion Arts", at Noblesse Palace, Bucharest, Romania (May 2019).
  15. National Fine Art Exhibition”, 20th edition 2019, Braila Art Gallery, Braila, Romania. (February 2019 – March 2019).
  16. Group art exhibition "Gheorghe Petrascu Biennial, visual arts competition", at The History museum, Targoviste, Romania (November 2018 – January 2019).
  17. Group Art Exhibition "All White Party in Old Town" by ArtFirst at Hotel Concorde, Bucharest, Romania. (November 2018).
  18. Group art exhibition "Romanian Graphics 2018 / GR 18", at Visual Arts Center, Bucharest, Romania (October 2018).
  19. National Painting Saloon, at Visual Arts Center, Bucharest, Romania (September – October 2018).
  20. Contemporary Art Exhibition and Competition "Moldovan Salons", XXVIII-th edition, at the "Iulian Antonescu" Museum Complex, Bacau, Romania (September - October 2018).
  21. Group art exhibition "Fusion Arts", at Noblesse Palace, Bucharest, Romania (May 2018).
  22. Art exhibition "The Mask and The Pearl", at The Parliament House, Constantin Brancusi Hall, Bucharest, Romania (March 2018).
  23. National Exhibition "Drawing after Brâncusi”, Third Edition, at the History Museum “Alexandru Stefulescu”, Târgu Jiu, Romania (March 2018).
  24. International Art Exhibition "Cross-Border Visual Connections", “Ion Perlea” UNESCO Cultural Center, Slobozia, Romania (March 2018).
  25. International Art Exhibition "Cross-Border Visual Connections", Silistra Art Gallery, Silistra, Bulgaria (March 2018).
  26. Spring show " Arta in dar de Mărțișor" - second edition, Frunzetti Gallery, Bacau, Romania. (February 2018 – March 2018).
  27. “National Fine Art Exhibition”, 19th edition 2018, Braila Art Gallery, Braila, Romania. (February 2018 – March 2018).
  28. International Art Exhibition "Sign 2018", Satu Mare Art Museum, Satu Mare, Romania (February 2018 – March 2018).
  29. Painting exhibition "Feminine art", at The Parliament House, Constantin Brancusi Hall, Bucharest, Romania (January 2018).
  30. Group art exhibition "Contempora nr. 15", at Romexpo, Bucharest, Romania (November 2017).
  31. Group art exhibition "International Biennial Meeting Point", at Delta Art Gallery, Arad, Romania (October 2017 – January 2018).
  32. Group art exhibition "Romanian Graphics 2017 / GR 17", at Visual Arts Center, Bucharest, Romania (October 2017 – November 2017).
  33. Group art exhibition "Art Street Walk", in Revolution Square, Bucharest, Romania (September 2017).
  34. Contemporary Art Exhibition and Competition "Moldovan Salons", XXVII-th edition, at the "Iulian Antonescu" Museum Complex, Bacau, Romania (September - October 2017).
  35. The International Art Biennale "Arca di Noe", at the Municipal Art Gallery - Aragonese Castle in Taranto, Italy (June 2017).
  36. Group art exhibition "National Salon of Small Arts Braila", XVIII-th edition, at Braila Art Gallery, Braila, Romania (June 2017 – July 2017).
  37. National Salon of Arts "Grounds", group art exhibition with the subject "Sleeping and dreaming", at The Parliament House, Constantin Brancusi Hall, Bucharest, Romania (June 2017).
  38. Group art exhibition "Fusion Arts", at Noblesse Palace, Bucharest, Romania (May 2017).
  39. Small Saloon Bucharest, Group art exhibition "Head", at Visual Arts Center, Bucharest, Romania (May 2017 – June 2017).
  40. Group art exhibition "Contempora d20 nr.4", at D20 Urban Bistro, Bucharest, Romania (May 2017 – October 2017).
  41. Group art exhibition "Picturesque Romania", at Labyrinth Gallery (Education Point), Bucharest, Romania (April – May 2017).
  42. Group art exhibition "Gala Art Out", at Law Univeristy, Bucharest, Romania (April 2017).
  43. National Exhibition "Drawing after Brâncusi”, Edition II, at the Municipal Art Galleries, Târgu Jiu, Romania (March 2017).
  44. National Salon of Visual Arts "Contemporary Attitudes", 10th edition, at "Theodor Pallady" Art Gallery, Iasi, Romania (March 2017).
  45. Group art exhibition "Contempora d20 nr.3", at D20 Urban Bistro, Bucharest, Romania (November 2016 – March 2017).
  46. Group art exhibition "Gheorghe Petrascu Biennial, visual arts competition", at The History museum, Targoviste, Romania (November 2016 – January 2017).
  47. Group art exhibition "Feel Bucharest?", at Pura Vida Hub Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania (November 2016).
  48. Group art exhibition "Eternal Tomis", at the Casino’s promenade from Constanta, Romania (August 2016).
  49. Group art exhibition "Are we sheep, or are we pretending?", at Gallery Cafe, Bucharest, Romania (June 2016).
  50. Small Saloon Bucharest, Group art exhibition "Blur", at Visual Arts Center, Bucharest, Romania (May 2016).
  51. Group art exhibition "Solidarity for health", at the Art Museum from Constanța, Romania (May 2015).
  52. Group art exhibition "Contempora 8 Ad Infinitum Preview", at University House, Bucharest, Romania (May 2015).
  53. Small Saloon Bucharest, Group art exhibition "The Box",  Visual Arts Center, Bucharest, Romania (April 2015 - May 2015).
  54. Group art exhibition "Rhythm, music and color", at Elite Prof Art Gallery, Hotel Pullman, Bucharest, Romania (April 2015 - May 2015).
  55. Group art exhibition "Graphic", Elite Prof Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (February 2015 - March 2015).
  56. Group painting exhibition "Transitive .08", at Make a point, Bucharest, Romania (July 2014).
  57. Group art exhibition "150 years of UnArte - painting, sculpture, graphics" at Sala Dalles, Bucharest, Romania (June 2014).
  58. Group painting exhibition "Art debut" at Pál Aukciósház és Galéria, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania (August 2013).
  59. Group contemporary art exhibition “Contempora” at Alchemia Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (June 2013).
  60. Digital art group exhibition"Eco metro art", Bucharest, Romania (February 2013).
  61. Annual exhibition of artists, “Painting Symposium at the Cultural Center from Arcus”, Arcuș, Romania (August 2012).
  62. Group painting exhibition at Sf. Pantelimon Center, Bucharest, Romania (July-August 2012).
  63. "UNArte graduation exhibition", painting department, at Parliament Palace, Bucharest, Romania (June 2012).
  64. Group art exhibition "Museums night", at National Museum of Art of Romania, Bucharest, Romania (May 2012).
  65. Group painting exhibition, at National Art University, Bucharest, Romania (December 2011).
  66. Group painting exhibition "WITHin, With us", at Visual Arts Center, Bucharest, Romania, (June 2011).
  67. Group painting and graphics exhibition "150 years from the Union of Italy and 110 years from the death of Giuseppe Verdi” at the Italian Institute of culture, Bucharest, Romania (May 2011).
  68. "White night of Caricatures" at Open Pub, Bucharest, Romania (February 2011).
  69. Group drawing exhibition"Still life", at the Art High school from Constanța, Romania (February 2006).
  70. Group painting exhibition, "Sinaia" coordinated by the professor Constantin Grigoruță, in  Sinaia, Romania (June – July2004).
  71. Group painting exhibition "Marine colors", coordinated by the painter Valentin Donici, in Constanța, Romania (October 2011).
  72. Group painting exhibition "Summer colors", coordinated by the painter Valentin Donici, in Constanța, Romania (July2000).
  73. Group painting exhibition "Marine Day", coordinated by the painter Valentin Donici, in Constanța, Romania (July– August 1999).

  1. Participation in the international photography event "International Exhibition of Photographic Art of Romania 2022" (November 2022).
  2. Photography group exhibition "Fotogeografica 2022" at the Politehnica University, Bucharest, Romania (November 2022).
  3. Photography group exhibition "Salon of the Romanian Photographer" at I.L.Caragiale National Theater, Bucharest, Romania (June - July 2019).
  4. Photography group exhibition "Salon of the Romanian Photographer" at I.L.Caragiale National Theater, Bucharest, Romania (June - July 2018).
  5. Photography group exhibition "Salon of the Romanian Photographer" at I.L.Caragiale National Theater, Bucharest, Romania (June - July 2017).
  6. Photography competition exhibition "Fotogeografica 2017", at the National Military Palace, Bucharest, Romania (May - June 2017).
  7. Photography group exhibition "Salon of the Romanian Photographer" at The Romanian Peasant Museum, Bucharest, Romania (October 2016).
  8. Second prize for "Portrait Photography" at the Photography exhibition "Labyrinth, second edition", at Labyrinth Gallery (Education Point), Bucharest, Romania (June 2016 – July 2016).
  9. Art group exhibition "Romania – places and people", at Labyrinth Gallery (Education Point), Bucharest, Romania (March 2015 - April 2015).
  10. Winner at the photography competition "Ochiul magic", one image being included in the book of presentation of the city Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania (May 2014).
  11. Photography group exhibition "Paris, mon amour" at Cărturești Verona, Bucharest, Romania (May 2013).
  12. "LOVE", winning photography competition, resulting in a group art exhibition, at Swiss Art Space in Lausanne, Switzerland (February 2012).
  13. Photography group exhibition - EURO Caravan "What am I bringing in Europe?" in Club A, Bucharest, Romania (November 2007)