Andreea Alunei
B. 1994 Focșani, Romania
Lives and works in Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Andreea Alunei is an artist and educator working in narrative figuration. Her mixed-media paintings and drawings, often on paper and silk, reinterpret Christian iconography and Eastern European mythology through the visual language of children’s book illustration, drawing on the intimacy and detail of medieval illuminated manuscripts to create a personal mythology that reclaims inherited narratives. With luminous color and refined, delicate surfaces, she constructs symbolic, emotionally charged works that explore belief, mortality, transformation, and the human condition in moments of tension and change. She is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Art at Indiana University Bloomington.
Education
2025 — MFA, Studio Art (Painting), Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2020 — MS, Social Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
2017 — BS, Psychology (Studio Art Minor), Beloit College, Beloit, WI
Selected Exhibitions
(*solo and two/three people shows)
2027
(upcoming) Draw Live (curated by Patrick Flores), Metropolitan Museum of Manila and The
Drawing Room, Manila, Philippines
(upcoming) Draw Live, Tube Factory Artspace (Big Car), Indianapolis, IN
(upcoming) Draw Live, The Columns Gallery and Museum (TBA), Singapore
2026
(upcoming) TBD* (three person exhibition), ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, OH
(upcoming) Postcard, The Curators Gallery, Paris, France
Between Feedings*, I Fell Gallery, Bloomington, IN
Continuum: Eskenazi Faculty Exhibition, Grunwald Gallery, Bloomington, IN
https://Continuum: Eskenazi Faculty Exhibition 2026/html
nice;04, JFAC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
Pride & Joy, The Athenaeum, Indianapolis, IN
Saints of Unknowing*, Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN
2025
Death/Renewal, Super Secret Projects Gallery, Beacon, NY
Midwest Salon Trois, Midwest Nice Art, Aberdeen, SD
Fables of Time, Poetic Tiger Gallery (virtual)
Nicoleta*, Grunwald Gallery of Art, Bloomington, IN
https://eskenazi.indiana.edu/exhibitions/grunwald-gallery/html
Radical Imperfection, Athens Institute for Contemporary Art (ATHICA), Athens, GA
https://athica.org/updates/2025-juried/
Invoke & Imbibe, WomensWork.Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
2024
15th Annual TAPPED Exhibition, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
https://www.manifestgallery.org/about/schedule21.html
Traces, Field Projects Gallery, New York, NY
Mindscapes*, FS Fountain Gallery, Bloomington, IN
https://www.fieldprojectsgallery.com/traces
In the Midnight Hour, New House Art Space & Gallery, Guildford, England, UK
art as storytelling, Midwest Nice Art, Aberdeen, SD
Figurative Painting Today, FAR Center for Contemporary Arts, Bloomington, IN
Yearning, Backspace Gallery, Bloomington, IN
Emerging Artists, John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN
2023
Spokane Watercolor Society National Show, Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, Spokane, WA
MADE in the USA, The Artists Gallery (TAG), Los Angeles, CA
All About Women, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA
Femme Rage, 213 Rogers, Bloomington, IN
Lineages of Birth, Monroe County Public Library, Bloomington, IN
https://www.lineagesofbirth.com/resources
Where It Started, Tangent Gallery, Bloomington, IN
Mind & Mirror, Racecar Factory Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2022
The Shelley Lazarus Award for Excellence in Watercolor, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Of An Era, Trolley Barn Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
Face to Face: Portraits, Site: Brooklyn Gallery, New York, NY
https://www.sitebrooklyn.com/face-to-face-portraits
Selected Honors, Awards & Grants
2024
Graduate Capstone Research Award, College Arts & Humanities Institute Indiana University
Artistic Advancement Grant, Bloomington Arts Commission, Bloomington, IN, USA
Special Project Fund Award, Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design
Acts of Creation Competition, North American Edition; Longlisted
(curated by Hettie Judah)
https://www.instagram.com/Acts of Creation Competition: North America Edition/
2023
MFA Exhibition Fund Award, Eskenazi School of Art, Bloomington, IN, USA
Mary Jane McIntire Endowed Fellowship, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
Emerging Artist Grant, Bloomington Arts Commission, Bloomington, IN, USA
5th Place, 44th Georgia Watercolor Society National Exhibition, Blue Ridge, GA, USA
2022
Mary Jane McIntire Endowed Fellowship, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
2017
Phi Beta Kappa Society, USA
Walter Van Dyke Bingham Fellowship, Beloit College, Beloit, WI, USA
2016
Psi Chi International Honor Society, USA
Sanger Scholarship, Beloit College, WI, USA
World Affairs Center and Moore Family Scholarship, USA
Publications, Talks & Residencies
2026
Manifest Exhibition Annual, Season 22, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Artist Talk: “Saints of Unknowing”, Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN, USA
2025
Artist Interview: Andreea Alunei, Create! Magazine
https://www.createmagazine.co/exploring-life-death-and-humor-andreea-alunei
The Way We’re Not, Winter Exhibition Catalog, I Like Your Work Podcast
https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/the-way-we-re-not-winter-exhibition-catalog
Artist Residency, Kinhouse Artist Residency, Fort Wayne, IN, USA
https://www.kinhouseart.com/residency
Artist Feature, Artsin Square Magazine, Issue #9, curated by Galerie Droste
https://artsinsquare.com/issue9
Artist Feature, Create! Magazine, Issue #53
https://www.createmagazine.co/artists/andreea-alunei
Artist Feature, Modern Renaissance Magazine, Fall Issue
Artist Interview: Andreea Alunei, Curatory Magazine
https://www.curatorymagazine.com/post/andreea-alunei
Artist Feature, Curatory Magazine, Volume 8
https://www.curatorymagazine.com/volume-8
Artist Talk: “Nicoleta”, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
MFA Thesis Exhibition Catalog, Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design /
Grunwald Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
https://eskenazi.indiana.edu/exhibitions/grunwald-gallery/archive/2025.html
2024
Yearning Zine, Bloomington Arts & Humanities Council, Bloomington, IN, USA
2023
Artist Talk (online), Beloit College, Beloit, WI, USA
Artist Talk, Lineages of Birth Community Archive, Monroe County Public Library,
Bloomington, IN, USA
https://www.lineagesofbirth.com/resources
Femme Rage Zine, IU Arts & Humanities Council, Bloomington, IN, USA
2017
“An Investigation of the Relationship Between Psychological Flexibility and Bisexuality,” Journal of Bisexuality, Taylor & Francis
An Investigation of the Relationship between Psychological Flexibility andBisexuality
2016
“Gender Disparities in Romanian Society,” Eco-Economics Review, Romania
(PDF) Gender Disparities in the Romanian Society
Professional Experience
2025–Present
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art
Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Painting 1 (Oil Painting)
Observational Painting 2 (Oil Painting)
Creative Core Drawing (Foundations)
Introduction to Art, Design & Merchandising (Interdisciplinary Lecture & Discussion)
Summer 2025
Adjunct Professor of Art
Center for Lifelong Learning, Ivy Tech Community College, Bloomington, IN
Beginning Watercolor (6-week module)
Advanced Watercolor (6-week module)
2022–2025
Associate Instructor
Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Advanced Drawing & Watercolor (Upper-Level Elective)
Creative Core Drawing (Foundations)
Creative Core Color (Foundations)
2022–2024
Gallery Volunteer
Tangent Gallery, Bloomington, IN
Exhibition installation support; public programming; gallery operations
2021–2022
Studio Artist
Dapper Cadaver, Middleton, WI
Fabrication and painting of anatomical models and props; mold-making and surface-finishing techniques
Collections
Work held in national and international private collections.