Artios Gallery
Florian-Doru Crihana Biography

He was born in 1958 in Galati, Romania. He has a technical education, being a shipbuilding engineer. In 1985 he began to publish and exhibit satirical graphics on contemporary world issues. He participated in about 200 competitions worldwide and won 80 prizes. They were appreciated by the German collector Dieter Burkamp who offered him a contract. It lasted 20 years. In this collaboration, his works have been exhibited in two retrospective international major exhibitions: Karikatur – Europaische Kunstler der Gegenwar (Wilhelm-Busch-Museum, Hannover, Germany 1991) and Spuren des Don Quijote (Modern Art Museum, Goslar, Germany 2005) near famous artists in the world.

Books published:

“Satirische Idyllen Florian Doru Crihana” by Dieter Burkamp

“Florian Doru Crihana Eyes Wide Open: Europeran Cities” by Cristina Simion

Education:

1984 University – Naval Arhitecture Section – Galati, Romania,

Solo Exhibitions:

1991 Florian-Doru Crihana, Podium Café de Pomp Gallery, Hove, Belgium

1997 Florian Doru Crihana, Burgezentrum, Sennestadt, Germany

1998 Bankartoons, Bancorex, Galati, Romania

1999 Satirische Zeichnungen, Modern Art Museum, Goslar, Germany

1999 Cartoons, Akademia Rycerska, Legnica, Poland

1999 Computers, University Hall, Galati, Romania

1999 Illusion der heilen Welt, Volksbank Burgdorf, Celle, Germany

2000 Florian Doru Crihana, Institute Fordoc, Calarasi, Romania

2000 Florian Doru Crihana, Cultural Center Witte Merel, Lint, Belgium

2000 Florian Doru Crihana, Odeon Theatre, Bucharest, Romania

2000 Saritische Zeichnungen, Dom Museum Konigslutter, Niedersachsen, Germany

2001 Florian Doru Crihana, History Museum, Galati, Romania

2003 Höhenflüge, Aerodrome, Oerlinghausen, Germany

2003 Crihanas Illusion von einer heilen Welt, Schloss Alte Abtei, Lemgo, Germany

2003 Florian Doru Crihana, City Hall, Urziceni, Romania

2003 Colinde grafice, Port Administration, Constanta, Romania

2004 Florian Doru Crihana, Caricature Museum, Warsaw, Poland

2004 Florian Doru Crihana, House of Humour and Satire, Gabrovo, Bulgaria

2005 Integrala 20… the End of Part One, Signum Gallery, Galati, Romania

2005 Florian Doru Crihana, Gallery Sorin Postolache, Bucharest, Romania

2008 Florian Doru Crihana, Iranian Art Complex, Rasht, Iran

2008 Florian Doru Crihana, Cartoon Museum, Vianden, Luxembourg

2008 Nudes, Art Gallery N. Mantu, Galati, Romania

2009 Portraits, Art Gallery N. Mantu, Galati Romania

2009 Naakte Satire, Theatre Voorhuit, Boechout, Belgium

2010 Venice, Art Gallery N. Mantu, Galati, Romania

2010 Crihana, Galerie RomArt, Braunschweig, Germany

2011 Titanic, Art Gallery N. Mantu, Galati, Romania

2011 Crihana’s Flies, Gallery Sorin Postolache, Bucharest, Romania

2011 Venice, Titanic, Snowman, European Cartoon Center, Kruishoutem, Belgium

2011 Venice, Ring Gallery, Legnica , Poland

2012 Giornata in Ricordo di Federico Caffè, Universita Sapienza, Rome, Italy

2012 Eiffel Tower, Bibliothèque Française Eugène Ionesco, Galati, Romania

2012 Titanic, Art Gallery Gh. Naum, Braila, Romania

2013 Brugge een satirische impressie, Jan Garemijzaal, Bruges, Belgium

2013 21 Centuries and the End of the World, Art Gallery N. Mantu, Galati, Romania

2014 Don Quijote, Bibliothèque Française Eugène Ionesco, Galati, Romania

2014 Legnica – satyryczne impresje, Ring Gallery, Legnica, Poland

2014 La Tour Eiffel, House of Humour and Satire, Gabrovo, Bulgaria

2014 Venezia – un’impressione satirica, Piccolo Galeria, Venice, Italy

2014 Sacile – un’impressione satirica, Palazzo Ragazzoni, Sacile, Italy

2015 Impressions de Strasbourg, Lieu d’Europe, Strasbourg, France

2015 Potsdam – satirical impressions, Galerie am Jägertor, Potsdam, Germany

2015 Pordenone – un’impressione satirica, Palazzo Gregoris, Pordenone, Italiy

2015 Galati – the Adventure of a Century, Art Gallery Gh. Naum, Braila, Romania

2015 Berner Impressionen, Komische Kunst Galerie, Bern, Switzerland

2016 La Réole – Impression Satirique, Ancienne Prison, La Réole, France

2016 Blitz venetian, Visual Art Museum, Galati, Romania

2017 Fribourg – impression satirique, Fribourg, Switzerland

2017 Impressions de Strasbourg, Conseil d’Europe, Strabourg, France

2017 Potsdam (secound series), Galerie am Jägertor, Potsdam, Germany

2017 Blitz veneziano, Serra dei Giardini, Venice, Italy

2017 Braila – o impresie satirica, Art Gallery Gh. Naum, Braila, Romania

2017 Florian Doru Crihana, Art Gallery Alexandras, Bucharest, Romania

2019 Florian Doru Crihana, Hiša EU, Ljubljana, Slovenia

2019 Nürnberg Inspirierend, Tiny Griffon Gallery, Nuremberg, Germany

2019 Centuries of Danube Sturgen, University Hall, Galati, Romania

2019 Symbols Inventory, Art Gallery N. Mantu, Galati, Romania

2019 Les bibyclettes de Sanssousi, Galerie am Jägertor, Potsdam, Germany

2019 Felicità Borghese, Caffè San Marco, Trieste, Italy

2020 Nürnberg Inspirierend, Heilig-Geist Spital, Nuremberg, Germany

2020 Leontina Văduva and Famous Stages, Muzeul minicipiului, Bucharest, Romania

2021 Impresii din New York, Art Gallery Galati, Romania

Group Exhibitions:

1991-1992 Karikatur, Wilhelm-Busch-Museum, Hannover, Germany

1993 Satyrykon, Daniel-Pöppelmann-Haus, Herford, Germany

1993-1994 Satyrykon, Städtische Galerie, Iserlohn, Germany

1994 Satyrykon, Kunstverein, Paderborn, Germany

1994 Satyrykon, Städtische Galerie, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany

1994 Satyrykon, Stadtbibliotek, Haltern, Germany

1994 Satyrykon, Stadtbibliotek, St. Augustin, Germany

1994 Satyrykon, Stadtbibliotek, Gladbeck, Germany

1994 Satyrykon, Wilhelm Fabry-Museum, Hilden, Germany

1994 Satyrykon, Rathausgalerie, Lippstadt, Germany

1994 Satyrykon, Versmolder Kunstkreis, Versmold, Germany

1994-1995 Satyrykon, Rathausgalerie, Langenfeld, Germany

1995 Satyrykon, Städtische Galerie Eichenmuller-Haus, Lemgo, Germany

1995 Satyrykon,Stadt-Galerie, Ahlen, Germany

1995 Satyrykon, Städtische Galerie Sohle, Bergkamen, Germany

1995 Satyrykon, Stadtbibliotek, Schwerte, Germany

1995 Satyrykon, Galerie im Alten Rathaus, Hattingen, Germany

2001 Die sieben Todsünden, Kupferschmiede, Langnau, Switzerland

2003 Spuren des Don Quijote, Mönchehaus-Museum für moderne Kunst, Goslar, Germany

2004 ZeitZeichen, Kupferschmiede, Langnau, Switzerland

2005 Spuren des Don Quijote, Kunsthalle Dominikanerkirche, Osnabrück Germany

2005 Spuren des Don Quijote, Museum im Schloss, Bad Pyrmont, Germany

2005-2006 Zehn „Neue” für Europa, Donauschwäbische Zentralmuseum, Ulm, Germany

2012 35 Lat Satyrykonu, Copper Museum, Legnica, Poland

2016 The Traces of Don Quixote, Doğan Taşdelen Contemporary Arts Center, Ankara, Turkey

2016 The Traces of Don Quijote, Sabanci Cultural Center, Bodrum, Turkey

2019 Les Droits de l’Homme, c’est pour quand?, Terrasse du Palais Rohan, Strasbourg, France

Public / Private Collections & Commercial Clients:

• Dieter Burkamp, Germany
• Lucian Dragusin, Romania
• Heinz Pfister, Switzerland
• Cristina Simion, Germany
• City Museum, Braila, Romania
• Visual Art Museum, Galati, Romania
• Art Museum, Cluj Napoca, Romania
• Cultural Center, Legnica, Poland
• Tiny Griffon Gallery, Nuremberg, Germany
• Galerie Cathédrale, Fribourg, Switzerland
• Galerie am Jägertor, Potsdam, Germany

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