Ioana Maria Sisea

Ioana Sisea (b. 1988)

PHD studies at the University of the Arts, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

MA Sculpture at the Royal College of Art London, UK

BA and MA in drawing at the National University of Arts Bucharest, Romania / 2013

Selected exhibitions:

(solo)

UPCOMING - Kunsthalle Bega - Harvest Time - 2.09.2022

MNTR+C – “Draw me like one of your french girls…” – 05.2021 – Bucharest, RO

Cazul 101 Gallery – “Who’s afraid of birds?” – 09.2019 – Bucharest, RO

Jecza Gallery – “We are both to blame but it’s more your fault” – 07.2019 – Timișoara, RO

Diehl Gallery at Night – 04.2019 – Berlin, DE 

Atelier 35 - “Reputation matters” – 03.2019 – Bucharest, RO

Diehl Gallery – “We are both to blame but it’s more your fault” – 12.2017 – Berlin, DE

(group)

UPCOMING - PAV Sibiu - 26.06.2022

Zina Gallery - “CRASH” – 20.05.2022 – Cluj- Napoca, RO

Bubble’n’squeak - “Electric Crossroads” – 05.06.2021 – Brussels, BE

OP Enheim – “Every truth has four corners” – 03.2021 – Wroclaw, PL

Royal College of Art – “WIP” – 01.2021 – London, Uk

National Museum of Contemporary Art – “După doisprezece ani. Producția artistică din România în 180 de lucrări.” – 12.2020 – Bucharest, RO

Magma Gallery – “Future Perfect #1” – 10.2020 – Sf. Gheorghe, RO

Sandwich Gallery – “Double Decker”– 08.2020 – Bucharest, RO

Art Museum Cluj-Napoca – “RE:START” – 05.2019 – RO

Mogoșoaia Museum – “Aqua Alta” – 05.2019 – Bucharest, RO

Art Museum Cluj-Napoca – “Blind date” – 2018 – RO

Ron Arad's curtain call at The Round House – 2016 – London, UK

I am interested in the intersection points between capitalism-induced desire, materialism, sensation, theoretical movements, social mores, religious beliefs and moral values; how we make judgements about the types of pleasure available to us and how those judgements affect the way we seek or eschew Hedonism in our lives.