Premio Combat Prize

Virvirusha is a character part of the project ’’Exquisite fairy tales, collected fairy tales’’. The project involved a collection of folk and fairy tales of Aromanian people, illustrated in the technique of printed photoengraving.
Curriculum Vitae
Otilia Maria Măndescu Canavra
Education and studies
National College of Arts ’Queen Mary’ Constanța
Graduated from the National Art University of Bucharest
Master’s degree in Visual Arts
Member of the Romanian Plastic Artists Union
Personal Galleries
1999 - Personal Gallery - Pelican Hotel - Mamaia
2000 - Personal Gallery - Sète - France
2003 - Personal Gallery - Constanța Art Museum
2004 - Personal Gallery - Galateea Gallery - Bucharest
Personal Gallery - Art Jazz Club - Bucharest
2006 - Personal Gallery - Museion Hall - Constanța Art Museum
2015 - Personal Gallery - Alexander
Hall Ciucurencu - Constanța Art Museum
Personal Gallery - ISART Cultural Center Bucharest
National and International Prizes
1994 - „Fantasy Prize”- The 3rd Yokohama International Children’s Handmade Picture Book Contest
1997 - 2nd Prize at the „Alexandru Ciucurencu” National painting competition, the 8th edition, Tulcea
1998
Nominee for the international „Le Geste En Liberte” Plastic Arts
Competition organized by UNESCO - LOUIS FRANÇOIS, Paris, France
1999 - First Prize at the National Olympic for Plastic Arts and Art History, Craiova
Special Prize in „Poiana Sarată” Creative Camp, Bacău
2000 - 2nd Prize at the National Olympic for Plastic Arts and Art History, Bistrița
2004 - 3rd Prize at the National Engraving Competition - Tulcea
Group Galleries
1997 - Constanța Art Museum
1998 - „Black Sea” Art galleries
President Hotel - „Black Sea” Romanian Business Center
S.A. Mangalia
TIBCO Bucharest
1999 - The Constanța Puppet Theatre
2000 - „Atelier 35” - Constanța Art Museum
2003 - The 4th Egyptian Intranational Print Triennale 2003, Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt
2006 - The 5th Egyptian International Print Triennale 2006, Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt
Master Gallery, Gallery floor 3/4, Bucharest National Theatre
2007 - The International modern Engraving Biennial „Iosif Iser” 7th edition
2008 - The Bucharest Municipal Museum „Marcel Chirnoagă” Cultural Association
2010 - The Winter Salon - Suțu Museum Bucharest
2011 - Photo gallery - Odeon Modern Arts Gallery
Romanian Graphics 2011 - The House of Art Bucharest
Romanian Graphics 2011 - Iași
2012 - „The color of life” Charity Gallery - Odeon Modern Arts Gallery
2012 - Elite Prof Art Gallery
2012 - „Rubik’s cube” - Odeon Modern Arts Gallery
2012 - „Rencontre” - Constanța Art
Museum
2012 - B’estfest 6th edition
2014 - „Urban hypostases - Old City” Photo gallery - Odeon Modern Arts Gallery
2014 - „Brief” - Odeon Modern Arts Gallery
2014 - „About Woman” Summer Salon - Metropolis Center Bucharest
2016 - Art Safari Bucharest
2016 - Exposition „Ex libris - Constantin Brâncuși”
2016 - Contemporary Romanian Graphics - Center of Visual Arts - The House of Art Bucharest
2017 - Open Arts Workshops in Bucharest, Enescu Edition
2017 - „Joy” Summer Salon - Metropolis Center Bucharest
2018 - National Gallery of Small Fine Arts Brăila, XIXth edition
Creative Camps
1997 - „Poiana Sărată” International Creative Camp - Bacău
1998 - „Techirghiol” Creative Camp - Constanța
1999 - „Ostrov” Painting Camp - Dobrogea
„Poiana Sărată” International Creative Camp - Bacău
„Techirghiol” Creative Camp - Constanța
2000 -
„Techirghiol” Creative Camp - Constanța
2001 - „Techirghiol” Creative Camp - Constanța
2002 - „Techirghiol” Creative Camp - Constanța