The artwork “The Garden’s Afternoon” is a watercolor piece and is part of a larger project that documents signs of dwelling—traces of human habitation in both urban and rural spaces. In this particular case, the shadow of a gate cast onto the snow is the main element I focused on. Shadows also fascinate me through their beauty and through their symbolism of ephemerality and disappearance, qualities that ultimately define the human condition.
Codrina Laura Ioniţă - Biography
E-mail:lauracodrina@yahoo.fr
Site: https://codrinaionita.com/
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Born în 1973 în Iași, Romania. Studied at the „George Enescu” Național University of Art, Department of Easel Painting, Iași, 1998. DEA and PhD în Arts and Philosophie in Dijon, France, and in Iași, Romania, 2006.
She lives and works în Iași, Romania.
She teaches the history and philosophy of art at the Faculty of Visual Arts and Design from UNAGE Iași and she has been a PhD supervisor since 2019.
Since 2014, I am executive director of the ”Vasile Drăguț” Medieval Art Research Center within the Faculty of Visual Arts and Design, and editor-in-chief of the Journal Anastasis. Research in Medieval Culture and Art, http://anastasis-review.ro/ , publication of the center, journal indexed in renowned international databases (SCOPUS, ERIH PLUS, EBSCO, DOAJ, CEEOL).
13 Solo exhibitions (selection):
• 2026, Brâncuși or the Rediscovery of the World, February 19–27, 2026, printmaking exhibition organized within the Brâncuși Year – 2026 event, at the Painting and Sculpture Museum of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, in collaboration with the Romanian Cultural Institute “Dimitrie Cantemir”, Istanbul. Curator: Cristina Gelan.
• 2026, Signs of Dwelling, Botoșani Art Museum, February 3 – March 2, 2026. Curator: Maria Pașc. Presented by Laura Tocariu. Opening: February 9.
https://curatorial.ro/arta/insemne-ale-locuirii-codrina-ionita-expune-la-muzeul-judetean-botosani/
• 2025, And the Earth Is a Witness, Constanța Art Museum, December 10, 2025 – February 1, 2026. Curator: Maria Pașc. Opening: December 19.
https://muzeuldeartaconstanta.ro/2025/12/09/si-pamantul-e-martor/
• 2025, Garden with Eyes of Light, September 1–20, 2025, Braunstein Palace. Presented by Adrian Stoleriu and Cristian Ungureanu. Curator: Maria Pașc.
https://portal.revistatimpul.ro/gradina-cu-ochi-de-lumina-expozitie-si-sarbatoare/
https://portal.revistatimpul.ro/gradina-cu-ochi-de-lumina-a-artistei-vizuale-laura-codrina-ionita/
• 2025, Cerdac, September 4–25, 2025, Galeria 28, Timișoara. Curator: Maria Pașc.
https://www.modernism.ro/2025/09/02/expozitie-codrina-laura-ionita-cerdac-la-galleria-28-timisoara/
Participation in 78 group and collective exhibitions (selection):
• 2025, And the Earth Is a Witness, together with Ana Maria Lemnaru; guest artist: Cristian Calistru. Curator: Maria Pașc. Presented by Adrian Stoleriu and Maria Bilasevschi. CIAC Baia Turcească, Iași, November 10–20, 2025.
https://uap.ro/si-pamantul-e-martor-iasi/
• 2025, Real / Unreal, exhibition organized by UNAGE on the occasion of 165 Years of Artistic Education in Iași, CIAC Baia Turcească, UAPR halls. Organizer: Monica Pop. November 1–10, 2025. Work exhibited: Garden with Eyes of Light, green on handmade paper.
• 2025, EUROINVENT 2025, ALCHIMIA Gallery, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, TUIASI, themed The New Humanism. Work exhibited: [title].
• 2025, INVENTICA (opening June 26, 2025), ALCHIMIA Gallery, themed HEURISKEIN (exploring the method of discovering new things or the art of conducting a debate aimed at discovering the truth). Work exhibited: [title].
• 2025, People and Angels, People and Saints, within the project Art – Medicine – Science – Religion, Iași City Hall, Roznovanu Palace, 5th edition. Opening: April 13, 2025. Work exhibited: Angels (2024/2025).
• 2025, Art … in the Feminine, 6th edition, “Ștefan Luchian” Art Galleries, Botoșani Art Museum, March 8–30, 2025. Work exhibited: Vaults in Coimbra, watercolor, 2024.
• 2025, “Ștefan Luchian” Painting and Graphics Biennial, 2nd edition, “Ștefan Luchian” Art Galleries, February 1–28,