April 2025
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Nicoleta / Andreea Alunei​​
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Nicoleta is an MFA thesis exhibition that explores existential questions surrounding death, creation, and the search for meaning through a personal, matrilineal narrative. Grounded in the experiences of a mother’s death and a daughter’s birth, the work is an exercise in claiming and relinquishing control, while seeking acceptance in a complex world. Using watercolor, gouache, and various drawing media on silk, the exhibition features small, colorful narrative paintings that blend symbolism, autofiction, and a playful approach to life’s profound questions. Drawing inspiration from children’s illustrations, folklore, and outsider art, the exhibition presents a new visual language and personal mythology, incorporating elements from diverse cultures and belief systems to offer a fresh perspective on life’s uncertainties.​
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Opening Reception: April 11, 6 - 8 pm
Grunwald Gallery of Art, 1201 E 7th St., Bloomington, IN 47405
Gallery Hours: Tue - Sat, 12 - 4 pm​
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Dates of Exhibition: April 8 - 19, 2025
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Light refreshments provided.
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With Support From:
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September 2024
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Selected by Hettie Judah for the Acts of Creation Competition: On Art and Motherhood, North America Edition
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Received Honorable Mention Award at the Jasper Community Art Thyen-Clark Cultural Center’s 31st Annual Juried Art Exhibit
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August 2024
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Solo Show: Mindscapes at FS Fountain Gallery, Bloomington, IN
Exhibited at the Midnight Hour Summer Exhibition at the New House Art Space & Gallery in Guildford, England
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Academic Appointment for the academic year of 2024-25 at Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design
Painting Area; SOAD-S300/400/500: Advanced Drawing/Watercolor
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April 2024
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Exhibited at Traces: A Zine & Artbook Show at Fields Projects Gallery, New York
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November 2023
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Received the Bloomington Arts Commission 2023 Emerging Artist Grant​
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Virtual Artist Talk at Beloit College, Beloit, WI
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August 2023
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Academic Appointment for the academic year of 2023-24 at Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design
Creative Core Area; SOAD-A101: Color
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ALL ABOUT WOMEN 2023 Online Exhibition at the Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA
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July 2023
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MADE in the USA Freedom of Expression Juried Exhibition at The Artists Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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May 2023
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Artist Talk at the Lineages of Birth Community Archive Project, Monroe County Public Library, Bloomington, IN
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Received 5th place at the Georgia Watercolor Society National Juried Exhibition at Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association and Art Center
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April 2023
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Exhibited at the Spokane Watercolor Society at The Helen South Alexander Gallery, Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture
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Mind & Mirror Show at Racecar Factory Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
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The Shelley Lazarus Award for Excellence in Watercolor at The Artists Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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August 2022
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Academic Appointment for the academic year of 2022-23 at Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design
Creative Core Area; SOAD-A102: Drawing
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Began M.F.A Studio Art program at Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design, Indiana University
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November 2021
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Group Exhibition Face to Face: Portraits at Site:Brooklyn Gallery, New York
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Group Exhibition Of An Era International Juried Art Exhibition, The Art Effect at The Trolley Barn Gallery, New York
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