Artist's Presentation Gabor Toma

Name: GABOR

First name: TOMA

Date and place of birth: August 27th 1966, Targu-Mures, Romania


Residence: live and work in Dubai, UAE


Degree:

2004 Attestation Degree: Expert in restoration wooden artifacts", Ministry of Culture, Romania

2000 Attestation Degree: Fundamentals of scientific restoration & conservation for indoor artifacts Ministry of Culture, Bucharest, Romania

1996 Licentiate Degree Diploma in Visual Art / Sculpture, University of fine Art, Bucharest, Romania

1995 Attestation Degree: Fundamentals scientific restoration of ethnographical monuments" - Ministry of Culture, Vocational and postgraduate training center for personnel working in the field of culture and art

1986 High School Diploma; Department of Sculpture, Targu-Mures Romania



Education:

1996 The Art University, Bucharest, Romania Department of Sculpture

1994 - 2000 Training course Fundamentals of scientific restoration & conservation National Art Museum, Bucharest, Romania

1981 - 1986 The Art High School Department of Sculpture , Targu-Mures - Romania



Teaching & Work experience:

2005 untill present, teacher, Dubai UAE - consulting and managing, for several projects, indoor and outdoor - Dubai, UAE

2003 - 2004 Diractions - Interior Design Department,Dubai-UAE: designer

2003 Haute - Peinture, design&decorations for interiors, Doha, Qatar

2000 -2003 Municipality Museum of Bucharest-Romania, Department of Restoration & Conservation: restorer

1994 - 2000 Peasant Museum, Bucharest- Romania, Department of Restoration Conservation: restorer

1987 various decorations mediums(wood, mosaic, plaster) for a church - Transylvania, Romania: sculptor

1985 - 1992 Large scale mural decoration in Churches- several edifices, Transylvania, Romania: fine artist painter



ARTISTIC ACTIVITY

Memberships:

Member of the Emirates Fine Arts Society

Member of the Professional Artistic Association from Bucharest Romania

AIAP



Projects

2004 Consulting and managing, for several projects, indoor and outdoor - Dubai, UAE
Mock-up & consulting for monument execution, Doha, Qatar

2005 / Proposal for Landscape sculpture - Park, Dubai UAE

2004 / Waterfall indoor project Fashion shop, Dubai UAE



Sculpture Symposium:

2007 / 3rd Bahrein International Sculpture Symposium, Manama - Kingdom of Bahrein

2002 / Outdoor Sculpture Symposium Brebu Prahova - Romania

2001 / The 7th International Outdoor Sculpture Symposium Favria, Canavese, Piemonte - Italy

The Spring - Contemporary Art Symposium - Pucioasa, Targoviste - Romania

2000 / The 6th International Outdoor Sculpture Symposium -Favria, Canavese, Piemonte - Italy

Husqvarna workshop (performance) Rivarolo, Piemonte - Italy

Millennium Romaniae Christianae - Contemporary Art Symposium - Pucioasa, Targoviste - Romania

1998 / The 4th International Outdoor Sculpture Symposium - Front, Canavese, Piemonte - Italy

1997 / HAR Program - Outdoor Sculpture Symposium; Constantza, Basarabi - Romania

1992 / Calan, Hunedoara, Romania



Exhibitions:

2009 / "Silent Conversations"- 12 March until 30th April, "Tashkeel" Gallery - Nad Al Sheba - Dubai UAE

2009 / "The Art Walk"- Contemporary Art-JBR, Murjan 5, organised by "Vindemia" Gallery - Dubai UAE

2008 - EID - Heritage House, Bastakia - organised by "Vindemia" Gallery, hosted by Alserkal Cultural Fundation - Dubai, UAE

2008 - Be Creative - Dubai Lady's Club - Dubai, UAE

2002 / Small scale sculpture display - Hanul cu Tei, Bucharest = Romania

Sculptor's Drawings Orizont hall - Bucharest, Romania

Small scale sculpture Biennial Delta, Art Gallery - Arad, Romania

2001 / ?2? (two) - one-man show, Caminul Artei - Bucharest, Romania

The Portrait - Museum of Visual Art - Galati, Romania

The Cross - Village Museum Bucharest, Romania

Millenium - Dalles hall - Bucharest, Romania

?Small scale sculpture display, Horizon hall - Bucharest, Romania

2000 / Signs of year, theme: Earth - Hall of Architecture University - Bucharest, Romania

Small scale sculpture Biennial - Delta, Art Gallery - Arad, Romania

1999 / Scultori in Aglie monumental sculpture exhibition, Comune di Aglie, Piemonte, Italy

Sculptor's draws - Romanian Literature Museum hall - Bucharest, Romania

Time in the Arts of Spaces, theme: Time as a Metaphor, Hall of Architecture University Bucharest, Romania

1998 / Dante in Romania - Apollo hall. Bucharest, Romania

1997 / H.A.R. program - Art Museum, Constantza, Romania

1995 / Exhibition of Art Academy, Art Expo hall - Bucharest, Romania

1994 / Exhibition of Art Academy - Dalles hall - Bucharest, Romania

1992 / Art Academy?s hall - Bucharest, Romania

1991 / politic installation theme ?The Stake - Caminul Artei, Bucharest, Romania



Seminars, workshops & documentary:

2008 / JP Morgan "Collected Visions" Edimburgh College Of Art, Centre for Continuing Studies ? DIFC ? Dubai, UAE

2002 / Tradition and postmodernism - symposium and seminar - Replica of traditional furniture piece - HAR program - Ramnicu-Valcea, Romania

1996 / August - September, a documentary stage in Italy organized by The Romanian Cultural Institute, Venice, Italy



Prizes:

2009 / "Princess Haya Award for Special Education" - Outstanding Art Therapist, Certificat of Excellence; Dubai, UAE

2000 / Participation at Husqvarna workshop Rivarolo, Piemonte, Italy
Participation - Millennium Romaniae Christianae - Contemporary Art Symposium, Pucioasa, Targoviste, Romania

1998 / Participation at H.A.R. program (The program?s goals ? Personalization of public areas in urban and rural habitats, restoration of the social impact of visual arts)

Experience selected in the Aid of Good Practices sponsored by Dubai in 1998, and catalogued like BEST. (Best Practices Database)



Artworks in private collections:

In Italy, Romania, Austria, Bahrein, UAE and KSA
Artworks in Gallery and/or permanent display:

Manama - National Museum, Kingdom of Bahrain
Gallerya @? ? Ramnicu-Valcea, Romania
Parliament Hotel Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
Vindemia" Gallery" - Dubai, UAE

Exposed Artworks

Painting - Graphics - 1 artworks
Sculpture - 4 artworks