Marian Zidaru

Marian Zidaru (born August 22, 1956, Balotești, Ilfov, Romania) is a Romanian artist.

• 1991–1995 Assistant to Sculpture Department of Bucharest National University of Arts
• 1977–1981 Fine Arts Institute “Nicolae Grigorescu – taught by Vladimir Predescu and Marin Iliescu
• 1977 Fine Arts High School, Craiova

• 2011 Residency (2 months, January – March), Düsseldorf, Germany
• 1995 Ionel Jianu Award, A.R.A. Distinction
• 1994 Study grant, Ludwig Forum, Aachen Germany
• 1993 Study grant, Kulturreferat, Munich, Germany
• 1987 Youth Award of the Fine Artists’ Union of Romania
• 1985 2nd place Award, International Drawing Biennial, Cleveland, United Kingdom
• 1984 Italian Cultural Institute Scholarship, Italy
• 1984 Atelier 35 Award
• 1982 Creative Scholarship from the Fine Artists’ Union of Romania
• 1979 "Amfiteatru” Magazine Award

• 2014 "Angels, Thrones, Lords”, Palatele Brâncovenești Mogoșoaia Cultural Center, curated by Erwin Kessler
• 2014 "Victim” – Drawings 1984 – 2014, (Part One) H’ art Gallery, Bucharest
• 2014 "Victim” – Drawtings 1984 – 2014, (Part Two) "Tipografia” Gallery, C. F. P. Bucharest
• 2009 "Lords”, Căminul Artei Gallery, Bucharest
• 2008 "Angels’ Seasons”, Pralong Gallery, Bucharest
• 2007 "Classic”, Căminul Artei Gallery, Bucharest
• 2004 ”ANO-Timpurile" Anaid Gallery, Bucharest, curated by Diana Dochia
• 2000 "Restoring Romanian Interiors”, Orizont Gallery, Bucharest
• 2000 “Angels’ Ladder”, 49 Gallery, New York
• 1999 "Rebirth”, "Dimitrie Gusti” National Museum, Bucharest, curated by Magda Carneci
• 1998 "Fire”, National Museum of Art, Bucharest, Contemporary art room, curated by Ruxandra Balaci
• 1998 "Sign”, Parliament Palace Art Gallery, “Constantin Brâncuşi” Hall, Bucharest
• 1996 "The Building”, J. L. Calderon Gallery, Bucharest
• 1994 "Hail New Jerusalem”, Bacău Art Museum; Cluj Art Museum;
• 1994 Ludwig Forum, Aachen, Germany
• 1993–1994 "Hail New Jerusalem”, Bucharest National Theatre Gallery
• 1993 "Hail New Jerusalem”, Ublacker, Haus Gallery, Munich
• 1993 "Kulturreferat”, atelier, Feldafing, Germany
• 1992–1993 "Unsealing”, Ion Mincu Architectural Institute Gallery, Bucharest
• 1992 "Annunciation of New Jerusalem”, Simeza Gallery, Bucharest
• 1985 "Remembrance” or "Bloody Christmas”, Village and Folklore Art Museum, Bucharest, curated by Anca Vasiliu
• 1983 Sculptura, "Atelier 35”Gallery, Bucharest, curated by Magda Carneci

• 2016 “The Extension.ro”, Triumph Gallery, Moscow, curated by Yana Smurova, Dan Popescu
• 2011 "Glory”, Ateneo Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, Venice, Italy
• 2011 Marian Zidaru & Gaste:Gucken Wir Mal/ Trans Plant, Atelier am Eck Düsseldorf curated by Oliver Gather
• 2011 Studioausstellung, Franz-Jurgens-Str.12, Haus 3, Düsseldorf, Germany
• 2011 "Bekannte Flugobjekte”, Meinersen, Germany
• 2011 Bukarest-Düsseldorf, Gerhart-Hauptmann-Haus, Deutsch-Osteuropaisches Forum;
• 2010 L’ echalier- Pârleazu’, Paris, curated by Cătălin Guguianu
• 2009 "Terra d’incontri- Mitologie Soggettive”-"Rocca Paolina”, Perugia, (with Mircea Roman, Sorin Ilfoveanu, Victoria Zidaru, Gheorghe I. Anghel, Adrian Ilfoveanu, Ioan Iacob), curated by Doina Mandru
• 2009 “ Romanian Contemporary Artists “, 2R Art Gallery, London, curated by Gavril Tarmure
• 2008 "Architecture Biennial”, Romanian Pavilion, Venice
• 2007 "Angels’ Seasons”, H O Gallery, Korea
• 2007 "Wayward Son”, Lutheran University Minneapolis, Minnesota
• 2002 "South-East Europe Art Festival”, Thessaloniki, Greece
• 1998 "Zeitgenossiche rumanische Kunst Untergrund”, Leipzig, Germany
• 1997 "Bucharest nach ‘89 Ludwig Forum”, Germany, curated by Wolfgang Becker, Ruxandra Balaci, Anette Tagler
• 1995 Venice Biennial, Romanian Pavilion, Italy
• 1994 "Europe ‘94”, Munich, Germany
• 1993 "Byzantium post-Byzantium”, Instituto Romeno di Cultura, Venice
• 1991 "São Paulo International Art Biennial”, Brazil
• 1990 "Holzschnitt” (Wood Sculpture), Munich, Germany
• 1985 International Drawing Biennial, Cleveland, United Kingdom
• 1984 Epipeda Gallery, Athens, Greece
• 1984 Rijeka International Drawing Biennial