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
2022–2025 — MFA, Studio Art (Painting), Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
2018–2020 — MS, Social Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
2013–2017 — BS, Psychology (Studio Art Minor), Beloit College, Beloit, WI, USA
2015 — Study Abroad Program, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
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
Selected Exhibitions
(*solo shows)
2027
Draw Live (curated by Patrick Flores), Metropolitan Museum of Manila and The
Drawing Room, Manila, Philippines (forthcoming)
Draw Live, Tube Factory Artspace (Big Car), Indianapolis, IN, USA (forthcoming)
Draw Live, The Columns Gallery and Museum (TBA), Singapore (forthcoming)
2026
The Little Girl Who Died a Mother* (three person exhibition), ROY G BIV Gallery,
Columbus, OH, USA (forthcoming)
Between Feedings*, I Fell Gallery, Bloomington, IN, USA
Continuum: Eskenazi Faculty Exhibition, Grunwald Gallery, Bloomington, IN, USA
https://Continuum: Eskenazi Faculty Exhibition 2026/html
Saints of Unknowing*, Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN, USA
2025
Death/Renewal, Super Secret Projects Gallery, Beacon, NY, USA
Midwest Salon Trois, Midwest Nice Art, Aberdeen, SD, USA
Fables of Time, Poetic Tiger Gallery
Nicoleta*, Grunwald Gallery of Art, Bloomington, IN, USA
https://eskenazi.indiana.edu/exhibitions/grunwald-gallery/html
Radical Imperfection, Athens Institute for Contemporary Art (ATHICA), Athens, GA,
USA (juried by Elizabeth Elliott)
https://athica.org/updates/2025-juried/
Through the Eyes of a Child, Culturally Arts Collective
https://www.culturallyarts.com/throughtheeyesofachild
Invoke & Imbibe, WomensWork.Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
College Invitational 2025, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Better Together, Tangent Gallery, Bloomington, IN, USA
2024
15th Annual TAPPED Exhibition, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, USA
https://www.manifestgallery.org/about/schedule21.html
Mindscapes*, FS Fountain Gallery, Bloomington, IN, USA
Figurative Painting Today, FAR Center for Contemporary Arts, Bloomington, IN
In the Midnight Hour, New House Art Space & Gallery, Guildford, England, UK
Traces, Fields Projects Gallery, New York, NY, USA
https://www.fieldprojectsgallery.com/traces
Yearning, Backspace Gallery, Bloomington, IN, USA
art as storytelling, Midwest Nice Art, Aberdeen, SD, USA
Last Minute…, Accrete Art Collective, Backspace Gallery, Bloomington, IN, USA
31st Annual Juried Art Exhibit, Thyen-Clark Cultural Center, Jasper, IN, USA
sea change, Midwest Nice Art, Aberdeen, SD, USA
https://www.midwestnice.art/exhibitions/sea-change
Ladies Night, Covet Art Gallery, Oceanside, CA, USA
Emerging Artists, John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN, USA
Hot & Sweaty Summer, Accrete Art Collective, Backspace Gallery, Bloomington, IN
NSAL Visual Arts Exhibition, FAR Center for Contemporary Arts, Bloomington, IN
2023
Spokane Watercolor Society National Juried Show, Northwest Museum of Arts and
Culture, Spokane, WA, USA
MADE in the USA, The Artists Gallery (TAG), Los Angeles, CA, USA
All About Women, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA, USA
Femme Rage, 213 Rogers, Bloomington, IN, USA
Georgia Watercolor Society Member Exhibition, Thomasville Center for the Arts,
Thomasville, GA, USA
Lineages of Birth, Monroe County Public Library, Bloomington, IN, USA
https://www.lineagesofbirth.com/resources
Where It Started, Tangent Gallery, Bloomington, IN, USA
44th Georgia Watercolor Society National Juried Exhibition, Blue Ridge Mountains
Art Center, Blue Ridge, GA, USA
Mind & Mirror, Racecar Factory Gallery, Indianapolis, IN, USA
2022
The Shelley Lazarus Award for Excellence in Watercolor, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles
Inaugural Opening, Tangent Gallery, Bloomington, IN, USA
Face to Face: Portraits, Site: Brooklyn Gallery, New York, NY, USA
https://www.sitebrooklyn.com/face-to-face-portraits
Of An Era International Juried Exhibition, TAG Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
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/
Honorable Mention, Thyen-Clark Cultural Center Juried Show, Jasper, IN, USA
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 Juried 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
Collections
Work held in national and international private collections.