painter

DOREL TOPAN

Date and place of birth: 10 JUNE, 1963; Sălsig, Maramureş

Graduated: Painting, North University, Baia Mare, 2005, Ph.d, Timișoara, 2011 Member UAPR (Profesional Artistic Union from Rumania) Member of European Art Gallery, Bucharest from 2011

ARTISTIC ACTIVITY (SELECTION):

Personal exhibitions:

2006,February, Faces, appearances and other thoughts, Art Gallery of UAPR Baia Mare;
2007, August, 
Contempimago, Art Gallery of UAPR Baia Mare;
2009, April, 
Contempimago,  Art Gallery of A.C.T. Cluj Napoca;
2011, Mai-July, 
Dorel Topan, Sanador Gallery, Bucharest;
2011, Juny, 
Dorel Topan,  Scool of  Salsig;
2012, Mai-December, 
Inocentes dialog,  European Art Gallery, Bucharest.
2012, October-December, 
Faces, Things, Interfaces, Art Museum „Baia Mare Art Center”;
2013, April, 
Real Estate, Real: Art Gallery U.A.P.R. Baia Mare;
2013, February- March, 
Profan, product, pro domo,   Alchemia Gallery, Bucharest;
2013 April, 
Outside the Hill / Real, Art Gallery UAPR Baia Mare;
2013 May, 
Social sequences, Millennium Gallery I, Baia Mare;
2014, May, 
Dorel Topan, Art Safari, European Art Gallery Art Fair, George Enescu Square, Bucharest;
2015, May, 
Dorel Topan, Art Safari, European Art Gallery Art Fair, Ciclop, Bucharest;
2013 June 
TopAn, Gallery Art U.A.P.R. Baia Mare;
2016, January, 
Candy pop-up, MB-XL Gallery, Brussels, Belgium;
2016, November, 
Dorel Topan, Auction House Goldart, Bucharest;
2018, November, 
Sample of artist – Dorel Topan, Baia Mare painters’ colony;
2020, December – 2021 January, 
Dorel Topan, Artifact Gallery, Manhattan, New York, USA;
2021, June
Teatru Mic, Baia Mare Municipal Theater Foyer;
2023, February – May,
A5, Colonia pictorilor Baia Mare.
2023, June,
Subjective object – Objective motive, U.A.P.R. Art Gallery, Baia Mare.

2023, December, Dorel Topan, ”Delicatese” restaurant, Baia Mare;

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2004, September-October, Annual of the arts– Exhibition complex ” Colony of Painters ” Baia Mare;
2005, April, 
„Artistic Center Baia Mare- contemporaneous markers ” Rumanian Cultural Institute in Budapest- Hungary;
2005, May, 
Spring saloon –,, Colony of Painters ” Baia Mare;
2005, June, 
Expo Rivart – Millennium Business Center Baia Mare;
2005, June, 
Workshop 14 – Students’ exhibition County Library „Petre Dulfu” Baia Mare;
2005, June, 
License Exhibition – West University gallery Timişoara;
2005, August, 
d.fleiss & east-west artists– International Art symphosium Carei;
2005, October, 
Annual of the arts – Exhibition complex „Colony of Painters” Baia Mare;
2006, April- May, 
Resurrection –Art Gallery of UAPR Baia Mare;
2006, May, 
Spring saloon –,, Colony of Painters ” Baia Mare;
2006, July, 
Workshop 14 –Art gallery of UAPR Baia Mare;
2006, July-August, 
Summer-Art gallery UAPR Baia Mare;
2006, September-October, 
Annual of the arts –” Colony of Painters ” Baia Mare;
2006, December, 
National art saloon – Bucharest, ,,Constantin Brâncuşi” saloon within Rumanian Parliament;
2006, December, 2007 January- 
Winter– Art Gallery of UAPR Baia Mare;
2007, February, 
The Kiss– Art Gallery of UAPR Baia Mare;
2007, March, 
The smile of spring– Art Gallery of UAPR Baia Mare;
2007, March, 
The Annunciation – Art Museum Negreşti- Oaş;
2007, April, 
Resurrection –Art Gallery UAPR Baia Mare;
2007, May, 
Spring saloon –,, Colony of Painters ” Baia Mare;
2007, June, July, 
Summer –,, Colony of Painters ” Baia Mare;
2007, July, 
Workshop 14 –Art Gallery of UAPR Baia Mare;
2007, July, 
The Scenery– Art gallery of UAPR Baia Mare;
2007, September, 
Annual of the arts –” Colony of Painters ” Baia Mare;
2007, November, 
Paintings from Baia Mare – Sibiu, City hall;
2007, December, 
Arts festivity– Art Gallery of UAPR Baia Mare.
2008, February, 
The kiss-Art Gallery of UAPR Baia Mare;
2008, March, 
The smile of spring– Art Gallery of UAPR Baia Mare;
2008, April, 
Resurrection– Art Gallery of UAPR Baia Mare;
2008, Iuly 
Frends of our frends – Nowy-Sancz (Poland);
2008, May, 
Spring saloon – Exhibition complex, „Colony of Painters ” Baia Mare;
2008, September-October, 
Annual of the arts ” Colony of Painters ” Baia Mare;
2008, November, 
Bianual of the arts “Gheorghe Petraşcu”– Muzeum ” Curtea Domnească ” Târgovişte;
2008, December, 
Arts festivity – Art Gallery of UAPR Baia Mare;
2009, March, 
The smile of spring– Art Gallery of UAPR Baia Mare;
2009, March,
 From Bucharest to Paris, Druot-Montaigne, Paris (France);
2009, April, 
Resurrection– Art Gallery of UAPR Baia Mare;
2009, April, 
Multicoloured Europe, Art Gallery of City hall , Nyiregyhasza, Hungary;
2009, May,
 Spring saloon,  Colony of Painters ”Baia Mare;
2009, June, 
Summer , Colony of Painters Baia Mare;
2009, July 
Acquiszitions and donations 2007 – 2008 – Art Museum „Artistic Center Baia Mare”;
2009, September,
 Bianual of the arts “Lascăr Vorel”– Art Museum Piatra Neamţ;
2009, September-October, 
Annual of the arts –” Colony of Painters ” Baia Mare.
2009, December, 
Arts festivity- Art Gallery of UAPR Baia Mare;
2010 , March, 
The smile of spring– Art Gallery of UAPR Baia Mare;
2010, March, 
Conection– Kecskemet, Hungary.
2010, March, 
The auction of spring– Artmark Gallery Bucharest;
2010, April, 
Resurrection- Art Gallery of UAPR Baia Mare;
2010, April, 
94 Contemporary artists– Căminul Artei Gallery Bucharest;
2010, September, 
Jurnees Europeennes  du patrimoine–  Combs la Ville Franţa;
2010, September, September-October,
 Annual of the arts , Colony of Painters Baia Mare;
2010, October, 
The auction of fall– auction Artmark Gallery Bucharest;
2010 , November, 
Workshop– Kecskemet, Hungary;
2011, March, 
The smile of spring– Art Gallery of UAPR Baia Mare;
2011, April, 
Resurrection– Art Gallery of UAPR Baia Mare;
2011, April, 
International biennal pastel Novy Saçz, aprilie, 2011,  Novy Saçz, Polonia;
2011, May, 
Spring saloon –”Colony of Painters ” Baia Mare;
2011, May, 
The nud – Art Gallery of UAPR Baia Mare;
2011, September-October, 
Annual of the arts –” Colony of Painters ” Baia Mare;.
2011, September- 
Auction ”Annual of the arts” –” Colony of Painters ” Baia Mar;.
2012, September, 
Bianual of the arts “Lascăr Vorel”– Art Museum Piatra Neamţ;
2011, September-October, 
Feminitarte – Art Yourself Gallery, Bucharest;
2011, November, 
Biennal of art „Meeting point” – Arad;
2011, November, 
Silence Kill – Art Yourself Gallery, Bucharest;
2011, December, 
Weihnachtsausstellung – Viena (Austria);
2012, Ianuary, 
Meeting point – Soci (Hungary)
2012, February, 
Red – Café Grande, Viena (Austria);
2012, April, 
Roumanian art – Belgian Embassy, Bucharest;
2012, April,
 Figurative & portret, – Viena (Austria);
2010, May, 
The most loved of the people – auction Artmark Gallery, Bucharest.
2012, May, 
The nud – Art Gallery of UAPR Baia Mare;
2012, May, 
Spring saloon –”Colony of Painters ” Baia Mare;
2012, Juny, 
Patria, Café Grande, Viena (Austria);
2013, March, 
Artists at home & Abroad – Broadway Gallery, New York, U. S. A.;
2013, May: 
Abstract – Art Museum „Baia Mare Art Center”;
2013, May: 
Spring Saloon – Baia Mare Painters Colony;
2013, April: 
Anniversary Exhibition – Baia Mare Municipal Theater;
2013, May, Art auction 
„The most beloved of the earthquake”, Artmark, Bucharest;
2013, September, 
The Year of Arts – Baia Mare Painters Colony;
2013, December-January, 
Arts Feast: Art Gallery U.A.P.R. Baia Mare;
2013, March, 
Artists at Home and abroad, Broadway Gallery, New York (USA);
2013, September, 
DFEWA, Malnitz, (Austria);
2014, October, 
Autumn Auction, Lavacow, Bucharest;
2014, November, 
November Auction, Grimberg, Bucharest;
2014, December, 
Christmas Auction, Lavacow, Bucharest;
2014, December, 
Artmark Christmas Auction, Bucharest;
2014, December, 
Contemporary Art Auction, Ziman, Bucharest;
2015, March, 
Contemporary Auction, Lavacow, Bucharest;
2015, June,
 Summer Auction, Lavacow, Bucharest;
2016, April, 
Ultramarin, Gallery / Asoc. National for. Contemporary Visual Arts, Bucharest;
2016, May, 
Anniversary Exhibition, Hollosy Gallery, Teceu, Ukraine;
2016, May, 
Totus tuus, The Gallery of the Holy Trinity Church, Baia Mare;
2016, June, 
Are we sheep or do we pretend ?, Gallery / Asoc. National for. Contemporary Visual Arts, Bucharest;
2016, June, 
Days of Bánffy Castle, Bánffy, Bonţida, Cluj County;
2016, June, 
Postmodernism and Contemporary Auction, Artmark, Bucharest;
2016, October, 
FIAC 8th Avenue Art Show, Avenue de Champ Élysées, Paris, France;
2016, November, 
Post-Warr and contemporary auction, international auction, Auction House Lavacow, Bucharest;
2016, December, 
The Romanian Painting Cristmas, Auction, Goldart Auction House, Bucharest;
2017, January, 
Value in passion art, records and collections, auction, Goldart, Bucharest;
2017, February, 
Journey from Eastern Europe to the Far East, auction, Goldart, Bucharest;
2017, April, 
Contemporary Art Exhibition, Satu Mare Art Museum;
2017, May, 
Anniversary Exhibition, Hollosy Gallery, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine;
2017, May, 
The day of the plastic artist, UAP Baia Mare Gallery;
2017, May, 
Little Prince, XXIIth Edition, Satu Mare Art Museum;
2017, May, 
Masterpieces of Romanian Paintings from Private Collections, Auction, Goldart,
Bucharest;
2017, June, 
Baia Mare Artistic Center / fascination of renewal, Brasov Art Museum;
2017, June,
 Fairgrounds, auction, Goldart, Bucharest;
2017, June-July, 
Summer, UAP Baia Mare Gallery;
2017, July, 
Romanian and American art, Symposium, US Ambassador’s Residence, Bucharest;
2017, July-August, 
Modern and Contemporary Romanian Art Exhibition, Goldart,
Bucharest;
2017, September, 
Autumn Salon, Satu Mare Art Museum;
2017, November, 
Inauguration Exhibition – Painters’ Colony, Baia Mare;
2017, December, 
The Year of Arts – Painters’ Colony, Baia Mare;
2017, December – 2018 January, 
Feast of Arts, Art Gallery U.A.P.R. Baia Mare;
2018, March, 
Post-Warr & Contemporary Auction, Auction House Druot Paris, France;
2018, May: 
Spring Hall – Baia Mare Painters Colony;
2018, May: 
Infinite-colorless – Art Museum „Baia Mare Art Center”;
2018, May, 
Little Prince, XXIIIth Edition, Satu Mare Art Museum;
2018, June, Damien Leclere, 
Post-War & Contemporary Auction, Marseille, France;
2018, December, 
Red Dot, Miami, Florida, USA.;
2019, January, 
Flat files exhibition, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, SUA;
2019, February, 
Praxis remix, Metropolitan Gallery Art Museum Las Vegas, Nevada, SUA;
2018, October, 
The Year of Arts– Baia Mare Painters Colony;
2018, December – 2019 ianuarie, 
Feast of Arts, Art Gallery UAP. Baia Mare;
2019, March, 
Mărțișor,Art Gallery UAP. Baia Mare;
2019, March, 
Müveéezet uj utakon, Ketcskemét, Hungary;
2019, April, 
Resurrection,  Art Gallery UAP. Baia Mare;
2019, Aprilie, 
ART UpCLOSE,  Artexpo, New York, SUA;
2019, May,
Spring saloon  –”Colony of Painters ” Baia Mare;
2019, September,
Yachting Show,  Monte Carlo, Monaco;
2019, December Auction of 
Classics of Contemporary Art, Vikart Bucharest;
2020, February Postwar and 
Contemporary Art Auction, Artmark Bucharest;
2020, May 
Dialogue,  Auction, Vikart Bucharest;
2020, May 
Post-War and Contemporary Art,  Auction. Artmark Bucharest;
2021, March, 
Art Bunavesire
, Retrospective Exhibition, Negresti Oaș;
2021, May, 
Baimare artist’s Day
, Baia Mare Painters’ Colony;
2021, May, 
Age of Innocence, Vikart Auction House, Bucharest;
2021, May, 
The Mirage of Surrealism, Artmark Auction House, Bucharest;
2022, July-November, 
Experiences, Presov, Slovakia;
2022, September, 
Exhibition of workshops in Colonie, UAP Art Gallery;
2022, November 
Master of Art High School teachers, Bistrita-Năsăud;
2022, November 
Contemporary, Vikart Auction House, Bucharest;
2022, September-November, 
Arts Annual, Baia Mare Painters’ Colony;
2022, December, 
Arts Festival, UAP Baia Mare Art Gallery;
2023, January, 
Arta azi Artmark Bucharest;
2023, March, 
March Exhibition, UAP Baia Mare Art Gallery;
2023, April, 
Resurrection, UAP Baia Mare Art Gallery;
2023, February-April, 
Group Exhibition A5, Colonia Pictorilor Baia Mare;
2023, May, 
Age of Innocence, Vikart Auction House, Bucharest;
2023, June-September 
Group Exhibition Nyiregyhaza, Hungary;
2023, August, 
Exhibition of workshop Stary-Sacz, Poland;
2023, September-October, 
Fusion Art, Noblesse Palace, Bucharest;
2023, September, 
Prints, Baia Mare College of Arts;
2023, October-November, 
Arts Annual, Baia Mare Painters’ Colony;
2023, October, 
Group Exhibition Ketskemet, Hungary;

2023, August, Elephants for peace, Baia Mare County Museum of Ethnography;

2023, October, Mark, Baia Mare, College of Arts;

2023, December, Arts Festival, UAP Baia Mare Art Gallery;

2024, January, Contemporary Art Auction, Artmark, Bucharest;

2024, February, Landscape vs. cultural space, Romanian Academy in Rome, Italy;

2024, February, Landscape vs. cultural space, Accademia d’Ungheria in Rome, Italy;

2024, March, Contemporary Art Auction, Vikart, Bucharest;

2024, March, Mărțișor, UAP Baia Mare Art Gallery;

2024, April, Colors of spring, Vikart, Bucharest;

2024, May, Baimărean Artist’s Day, Baia Mare Painters’ Colony;

2024, May, Age of Innocence, Vikart, Bucharest;

2024, June, Contemporary and Supercontemporary Art Auction, Vikart, Bucharest;

2024, June-December, Vivat academy, Romanian Academy Gallery Cluj-Napoca;

2024, October, Portrait, Baia Mare College of Arts, Hotel Minerul;

2024, September-October, Arts Annual, Baia Mare Painters’ Colony;

2024, November, Contemporary Auction, Vikart Auction House, Bucharest;


 

SCENE SCENOGRAPHY WORK:

2003 –November, scenography for ”Vasile Lucaciu” stage direction: Ion Săsăran –City Theatre Baia Mare;
2003 –November, scenography for ”Hagi Tudose” stage direction: Romeo Bărbosu City Theatre Baia Mare;
2004 –December, scenography for ”Snow princes” stage direction: Ion Săsăran- City Theatre Baia Mare;
2005 –November, scenography for ”Amazons” stage direction: Papp Zoltan- City Theatre Baia Mare;
2005 –November, scenography for ”The girl in the laurel” stage direction: Ion Săsăran- City Theatre Baia Mare;
2006 –November, Cabaret scenography for ”Rumania, country of fairy tale” scene direction: Daniel Vulcu- City Theatre Baia Mare; 
2007 –December, – ”Viflaimul” – National Folkloric Ensemble Transylvania (painting of background);
2008 –January, scenography assistant for „Serving for two masters” scene direction: Victor Ioan Frunză, scenography: Adriana Grand – City Theatre Baia Mare;
2007 –April, ”The dance of the springthe spring of the songs” – National Folkloric Ensemble Transylvania (painting of background);
2008 –June, painter in ”Portugal” scene direction: Victor Ioan Frunză, scenography: Adriana Grand – City Theatre Baia Mare;
2008 –June, painter in ”Caligula” scene direction: Victor Ioan Frunză, scenography: Adriana Grand –City Theatre Baia Mare;

MONUMENTAL ARTISTIC WORK:

1991, Mânău orthodox church, Maramureş, inner painting;
1993, Monumental hall of the High Court of justice Sighetu Marmaţiei, painting restoration;
1996, Siliştea- Gumeşti orthodox church, Teleorman, inner painting;
1997, Cucuieţi orthodox church, Teleorman, inner painting;
1998, Măriuş monasterie’s church, Satu Mare, inner painting;
2000Manhattan restaurant Baia Mare, inner painting;
2009, Greek Catholic church AnnunciationBaia Mare, inner painting;

2011, orthodox church Duminica mironosiţelor, inner painting –Săsar, Maramureş
2021,
 Painting of the porch of the church dedicated to Mihail and Gavriil from Sălsig, Maramureș.
2023,
 Exterior painting of the church dedicated to St. Great Martyr Demetrius, Ieud, Maramures;

 2024, Sălsig Maramureș chapel painting;

PRIZES:

2006, Nominee for Culture excellence prize by Maramureş Gazette for personal exhibition Faces, appearances, and other thoughts;
2007,
Excellence Prize for culture by Maramureş Gazette for personal exhibition Contempimago and for entire activity for City Theatre Baia Mare;
2011, 
Mention- funded by of the Association of Polish Pastellists, International biennal pastel Novy Saçz, Novy Saçz, Poland;
2011, Nominee fo
Culture excellence prize in  by Maramureş Gazette for personal exhibition mention- funded by of the Association of Polish Pastellists, International biennal pastel Novy Saçz, Novy Saçz, Poland, for personal exhibition Sanador,for obtaining the doctorat on the topic „Dinamics in contemporary painting aesthetic guidelines”;
2021, International
Prize Ambassador of Art 2021, Art Contemporary International Magazine, Rome, Italy;
2022,
Caravaggio Prize, Art Contemporary International Magezine, Milan, Italy;
2023,
The Artist of the Year 2023 Grand Prize awarded by the Baia Mare City Council and City Hall;

PAINTINGS IN PRIVAT COLLECTIONS FROM:

Rumania, Hungary, USA, Austria, France, Italy, Germany, Australia, Moldova Republic, Malaysia, England, Serbia, Grece, Australia, Poland.

WORKS OF ART IN ART MUSEUMS:

Satu Mare, Baia Mare, Negresti-Oas, Beiging, Los Angeles.