Cristina Popescu Russu was born on the 25th of September 1951 in Craiova, Romania. In 1975 she graduated the Academy of

Fine Arts in Bucharest. In 1976 she obtained the Master's Degree in ceramics. Since 1975 she has taken part in all national group

exhibitions. Since 1980 she has been a member of the Union of Plastic Artists in Romania, since 1997 a member of :Kuratorium

Europaische Kulturarbeit" Beratzhausen, Germany and begin 2005 member of "International Contemporary Ceramic Art " Vienna ,

Austria.. Between 1975 - 2005 she participated in five national ceramics and porcelain symposiums. She works as free creative artist. 

Group Exhibitions

2006 - "2nd date" organized by ICCA (International Contemporary Ceramic Art) in the gallery "flora cum arte" - Tulln / Austria

2005 - Group Exhibition "1st Date" organized by ICCA (InternationalContemporary Ceramic Art) - Viena / Austria

2005 - "Sofa", the International Exposition of Sculpture, Objects and Functional Art - New York / U.S.A.

2005 - "The Artcad" - Sharjah Art Museum - United Arab Emirates

2004 - Group Exhibition, Art Gallery Brigitte Kurzendorfer- Pillsach /Germany

2003 - "Recipients II" Ceramic and Glass Exhibition - Bucharest / Romania

2003 - "Decorative Art" Apollo Gallery - Bucharest / Romania

2003 - "Options", Contemporary Romanian Ceramics - Bucharest / Romania

2002 - "Recipients I" Ceramic and Glass Exhibition - Bucharest / Romania

2002 - "Art in shelter II" - Hemau / Germany

2001 - The International Biennial "Arts of the Fire" - Bucharest / Romania

2001 - "Art in shelter I" - Hemau / Germany

1998 - "Romanian Art" - Budapest / Hungary

1997 - "Decorative Art" - Museum Cotroceni - Bucharest / Romania

1997 - "Hunger", Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle - Bonn / Germany

1996 - "Spacavision" International Exhibition, W.T.C. - Bucharest / Romania

1996 - "Fascination of porcelain" - Beratzhausen / Germany

1994 - "Wegzeichen aus Rumanien", Artists Forum - Bonn / Germany

1994 - "Fascination of porcelain" - Beratzhausen / Germany

1993 - The International ceramics - Biennial - Aveiro / Portugal

1992 - "Salon Nimagine" - Nimes / France

1990 - International Exhibition "Mail Art", Friedhelm Schulz c/o, Mail ArtMuseum - Berlin / Germany

1989 - "Europe's Ceramics Producers" - Yonne / France

1987 - International competition "Decorative Ceramics"- Carouge/ Switzerland

1987 - International ceramics competition - Gualdo-Tadino / Italy

1985 - "Galateea" Gallery - Bucharest / Romania

1985 - International ceramics competition - Gualdo-Tadino / Italy

1984 - International drawing and aquarell competition "Sinaide-Ghi" - Roma / Italy

1984 - The International ceramics - Biennial -Vallauris / France

1982 - The International ceramics - Biennial - Pyran / Jugoslavia

1982 - The International ceramics - Biennial - Vallauris / France

1981 - "Fine Art and Decorative Art" - Montreal / Canada

1981 - "Decorative Art" - Sofia / Bulgaria

1981 - "Sculpture - Ceramics" - Geneva / Switzerland

1980 - International ceramics competition - Faenza / Italy

1979 - International ceramics competition - Faenza / Italy

1978 - "Young Rumanian Artists" - Hungary

1978 - The Decorative Art - Quadriennal - Erfurt / Germany

Awards

1997 - Award for porcelain - decorative art at Cotroceni Museum - Bucharest Romania

1994 - Award or room - decoration at the "National Spring Exhibition" Bucharest / Romania

1985 - Special award at the "International ceramics competition" - Gualdo- Tadino / Italy

Bibliography

Who is Who for Romania - Huebner Editions Suisse - 2006

Who's Who in Romania" - 2002

"Art" - The Indigineous and foreign art magazine - Romania

"Ceramic of the world" - Gottfried Bormann - Dusseldorf / Germany 1984

Works of the artist are in private and public collections in Belgium, France,

Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Romania, USA, Norway and :

- Friedhelm Schulz c/o, Mail Art Museum - BErlin / Germany

- "Cotroceni Museum" - Bucharest / Romania

- "Porcelain and Glasmuseum" - Dorohoi / Romania

- Collection of the Romanian Royale House

- Collection "Kuratorium Europaische Kulturarbeit" - Beratzhausen / Germany

- "Contemporary Art Museum" - Bucharest / Romania