Lucia PUSCASU

Born on 31ST of august 1954 in Horlaceni - Botosani, România

Studies: 1965 - 1973 “Octav Bancila” Arts Hight School, Iasi
1979 - 1983 “Nicolae Grigorescu” Fine Arts Academy, Bucharest
Member of the Fine Artists Union of Romania
1983 - 1991 works as model designer for textile industry in “Integrata”- a textile enteprise from Suceava
1991 - present, teaching as a professor of decorative arts, drawing and color study

Personal Exhibitions
1986 - Vatra Dornei, tapestry and painting
1986,1988, 1989,1993,1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, Suceava, tapestry, graphics and painting
1995 - Bacau, “Filart” Gallery, tapestry
        - Botosani, ”Stefan Luchian” Gallery, tapestry
1996 - Bucharest, ”Orizont” Gallery, tapestry
        - Bucharest, “Casa Radio” Gallery, tapestry
        - Radauti, “Agricola Bank”, tapestry, painting and graphics
1997 - Mogosoaia, The National Cultural Center “Cuhnea” Gallery, tapestry and graphics
1998 - Bucharest, “Caminul Artei” Gallery (ground floor),tapestry
1999 - Torino, Italy, “The Etnographic Museum”, tapestry and graphics
        - Vama (Suceava) “Lucretia`s House”,tapestry, painting and graphics
2003 - Vama (Suceava) “Luccretia`s House” tapestry
2004 - Hameenlinna, Finland, “Ripustus” Gallery, tapestry and graphics
        - Craiova, “ Arts” Gallery, tapestry, painting and graphics
        - Helsinki, Finland “Stoa“ Gallery - tapestry, minitapestry
2006 - Iasi, “Cupola” Gallery, tapestry, minitapestry and graphics
2007 - Suceava,Town Hall, tapestry

Art exhibitions held abroad
1984,1989, 2006, 2007 - Cernauti, Ukraine, tapestry and graphics
1985 - Vancouver, Canada, tapestry
1987 - Ankara, Turkey, tapestry
1987, 1988 - Moscow, Russia, tapestry
1990 - Toronto, Canada, graphics
1993 - Tuornai, Belgium, tapestry
1996 - Belgrade, Iugoslavia, graphics
        - Nice, France, tapestry
1998 - Know, Herillville, Chicago, Cornerstone, Misshewalla, USA, graphics and painting
1999 - Hameenlina, Finland; Washington, USA, graphics, and painting
2003 - Czech Republic and Poland, graphics and textile collage
2005 - Ronnivikin, Helsinki, Tampere, Finland - graphics
2006 - Madrid, Spain, tapestry
2007 - Madrid, Ciudad Real, Spain - tapestry

Group exhibitions
She participated for 170 times in national triennial, national and group exhibitions in Romania

Important exhibitions
1983 - 2007,”The yearly exhibition”, “Arts Gallery”, Suceava
1984 - “ The decorative Arts Quadrennial”, “Dalles”Gallery, Bucharest
1985, 88, 91, 93, 96, 98, 2000, 2001, “Voronetiana” the Contest Festival, Suceava
1987 - 1988 - ”The Republican Gallery of the Young Artists”, Bucharest, Baia Mare, Galati
1993, 94, 96, 99, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 - Moldavia`s Show Rooms”, Bacau and Kisinev
1994, 95, 96 - “The National Show Room of Decorative Arts”, “National Museum Cotroceni”, Bucharest
1994, 97, 2000, 2003 - “The International Contemporary, Triennial of Tapestry”, Bucharest
2001, 2006 - “The National Show Rooms”- Romexpo, Bucharest

Prizes
1985 - The Cultural Council Prize for graphics at “Voronetiana” Contest Festival
1991 - First Prize for graphics at “Voronetiana” Contest Festival
1996 - 1998 First Prize for painting at “Voronetiana” Contest Festival
2000 - The Cultural Ministry Prize for tapestry at “Moldova`s Show Rooms” Contest Festival
2006 - The Cultural Fundation of Bucovina, for Fine Arts
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 - The Excelency Diploma of “Lion`s “ Fundation, Suceava

Creation camps
1986 - Sibiu
1987 - Tescani (Bacau)
1988 - Baia Mare
1995 - Ipotesti (Botosani)
1997 - Campulung Moldovenesc (Suceava)
1998 - “Bucovina 98” Brodina, Suceava
2001 - Moldovita ( Suceava)
2002 - Calinesti (Suceava)
2003 - Katovice (Poland)
2004, 2008 - Balcic (Bulgaria)

Address: Str. Marasesti, nr.34A, Bloc T3, Et5, Ap.23
Phone: 0040 230531729; 0040 724239024 email: lucia_puscasu@yahoo.com