Dumitru GORZO

Born in 1975, Ieud, Romania, Dumitru Gorzo’s work defies strict categorization, moving between genres, platforms, and media. Dumitru Gorzo received a BA and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Advanced Studies in Painting from the University of Arts in Bucharest, Romania. He has shown in solo exhibitions in Museums such as MNAC (Bucharest), NJ MoCA (New Jersey), Brukental Art Museum (Sibiu), Kunstverein Viernheim, as well as in art galleries and not-for-profit art institutions across the US and Europe. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions at prestigious art venues such as the 2001 Venice Biennale, Istanbul Biennial, Marina Abramovic Institute (San Francisco), Kunsthalle Budapest (Mucsarnok), MODEM Modern and Contemporary Art Center (Debrecen), and Museum Küppersmühle (Duisburg), and Boulder MoCA, to name just a few.

Born in 1975, at Ieud, Romania ; Lives and works between Brooklyn, USA and Bucharest, Romania. 


EDUCATION

1999 
- National University of Arts, Bucharest, Romania, Post-Graduate Diploma in Advanced Studies in Plastic Arts.
1997 
-  National University of Arts, Bucharest, Romania, Bachelor of Arts Diploma specializing in Painting.


SOLO EXHIBITIONS (selection)

2024
- Astea Nu Sunt Desene, Borderline Art Space, Iași, Romania.  
- Double Take, SLAG&RX New York, New York, USA.  
- Doi Gorzo, Arsmonitor Gallery, Bucharest, Romania.
2023
- Forms, RX&SLAG Paris, Paris, France.
- Continuous Studio VI : utopia, merită, Palace of Culture, Casa cu Lei, Bistrița, Romania.
- Scufița Magenta, /SAC @MALMAISON, Bucharest, Romania.
- Continuous Studio V. Peretele, /SAC @MALMAISON, Bucharest, Romania.
2022
- Formenoi, Command of the Timișoara Garrison, Timișoara, Romania. 
- Continuous Studio IV, Command of the Timișoara Garrison, Timișoara, Romania. 
- Continous Studio III / Studio perpetuu, Pasaj I and II Galleries, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania.
2021
- Body Parts, Museum of Art, Constanta, Romania.
- Continuous Studio II. SPAȚIUL DE LUCRU // EXPOZIȚIA, /SAC @MALMAISON, Bucharest, Romania.
- Picturi cu vârf și îndesat, Magazinul Universal and Banatul Montan Museum, Reșița, Roumanie. 
- Fuga de acasă, The Museum of Recent Art - MARe, Bucharest, Romania.
2020
- Generative System, Slag Gallery, New York, USA.  
- Private Jet, /SAC, Bucharest, Romania.
2019
- Gheorghe, National Museum of Art –MNAC, Bucharest, Romania.
- Lucrări cu coadă, urmează cu vârf, 1.5 / Cărturești Carusel, Bucharest, Romania.
- Field Trip, VOLTA, New York, USA.  
2018
- Gorzo de Acum, /SAC Bucharest, Romania.  
- Continuous Studio, Slag Gallery, New York, USA.
- Beyond and Within, Slag Gallery, New York, USA. 
2017
- Contagiune, ARTCUB, Bucharest, Romania.
2016
-  Rezilienta, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania.
- La adăpostul unor plante invazive, H’artGallery, Bucharest, Romania.
-  Fend off, Slag Gallery, New York, USA.
-  Izvorul 2, Aiurart Gallery, Bucharest, Romania.
2015
- Strata, Kevin Cavanagh Gallery, Dublin, Ireland. 
2014
- No title, Slag Gallery, New York, USA. 
2013
- Din dragoste, H’Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania.
- Walking a Porous Border, Slag Gallery, New York, USA.
2012
- Heads, New Jersey Museum of Contemporary Art - NJ MoCA, New Jersey, USA.
- Mirror, VOLTA, New York, USA. 
- Reality’s Nostalgia, Slag Gallery, New York, USA. 
2011
- Not Tourists, BOX 13 Art Space, Houston, USA. 
- Eșecul sfârșitului lumii, Galeria Jecza, Timișoara, Romania. 
2010
- Super C, Slag Gallery, New York, USA. 
- Outdoor Project on Greenwich Street, New York City, USA. 
- Wunderkabinett, Laika Gallery, Bucharest, Romania.
2009
- Cartea sudată, CNDB – National Dance Centre of Bucharest, Roumanie. 
- Core, Slag Gallery, New York, USA.
2008
- In the Corner of My Eye, Slag Gallery, New York, USA. 
2007
- Short Stories of Gorzo, Atelier Vam Eck, Dusseldorf, Germany. 
- Belle Roumanie, Kulturfabrik, Luxembourg. 
- Don’t Complicate the Sleeping Baroque, Kunst Raum Noe, Vienna, Austria. 
- Gardul –  urban intervention/public art, Bucharest, Romania. 
- Punct de colectare a artei - street debate/public art, Sibiu, Romania. 
- 7 Babes, Mie Leferver Gallery, Gent, Belgium. 
- Indian Lava & Ritz Mood Guru : Present Salve Fiat Romuli Nepos, Brukental Museum, Sibiu, Romania. 
2006
- Îmi place Dumnezeu, H’art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania. 
- Indian Lava & Ritz Mood Guru : Present Salve Fiat Romuli Nepos, National Museum of Contemporary Art - MNAC, Bucharest, Romania.
2005
- Mr. President is a Sexual Object, HT003 Gallery, Bucharest, Romania.
- Welcome to Paradise, H'art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania. 
2004
- Dilitdotcom – Symptoms of Contemporary Myth, Anaid Gallery, Bucharest, Romania.
- Rural Art Protest, HT003 Gallery, Bucharest, Romania.
2003
- Redescoperirea frumuseții nudului, H'art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania. 
- Coconii – street intervention, Bucharest, Romania. 
1999
- Gorzo, Eforie Gallery, Bucharest, Romania. 
- Ompoziție, Căminul Artei Gallery, Bucharest, Romania. 


 EXHIBITIONS & COLLABORATIONS (selection)

2019
- Fete de vis, Museum of Recent Art - MARe, Bucharest, Romania. 
- Cosi Via, Centotto, Brooklyn, New York, USA. 
2018
- Heaven from Hell, Museum of Recent Art - MARe, Bucharest, Romania. 
2017
- Resilience, Independent Brussels, Brussels, Belgium. 
- ART NOW 2017, Hearst Gallery, New York, USA.  
- ART@SAP Foundation, Germany. 
2016
- Expoziție de grup, MNAC, Bucharest, Romania. 
2015
- Bienala de Sculptură Kingston, Kingston, New York, USA.  
- Thrice Legendary, or Forever Thens, Centotto, New York, USA.  
- Paintings in Trees, New York, USA. 
- Rites, Slag Gallery, New York, USA. 
2014
- Defaced, Boulder MoCA, Colorado, USA. 
- In Between, Kleindienst Gallery, Cologne, Germany. 
2013
- Temporal Strata, VOLTA 9, Basel, Switzerland. 
- Marginal Portraits, or Insides, Centotto, New York, USA. 
2012
- A Pile of Clowns, Centotto, New York, USA.
2011
- Pictura de azi, Victoria Art Center, Bucharest, Romania. 
2010
- Badly Happy, Marina Abramovic Institute, San Francisco, USA.
- Pirates, Bandits and Outlaws, LCCM, Fort Bragg, California, USA.
- Art Fanatics, Kunsthalle (Műcsarnok), Budapest, Hungary. 
2009
- That’s All Folks, Stadthalle, Bruges, Belgium.
- εικονες, Conradi Gallery, Hamburg, Germany. 
- Without Hintersinn, Official Side Event for the 11th Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey. 
2008
- Against All Odds, Slag Gallery, New York, USA. 
- Under Natural Circumstances, MODEM Modern and Contemporary Art Center, Debrecen, Hungary. 
- Tajan : Romanian Art Today - History Frees Its Demons, Tajan, Paris, France. 
2007
- Donumenta 2007, Regensburg, Germany. 
- Plus Zwei, MKM Museum Küppersmühle, Duisburg, Germany. 
2005
- Offset, Plan B Gallery, Romania, Austria, Italy, Germany.
- Dance Instructor - performance cu Electric Brother, F.A.C.E Novi Sad, Sweden.  
2004
- Romanian Artists (and not only) love Ceausescu’s Palace, MNAC, Bucharest, Romania.
2001
- Context Network, The 49th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, Romanian Pavilion Venice, Italy.