(1924-1997)

Born at Limanu, Constanta, in Romania. He trained at the School of Art, Bucharest.

Exhibited widely since 1964 in Romania, Italy, Brazil, France, Germany, Scotland, The Netherlands, USA, Ireland, Japan,Yugoslavia, Norway, Spain, Hungary and Poland.

In 1980, he exhibited at the Salon de Paris; in 1981, in Contemporary Art in Eastern Europe, Osaka, Japan; at the International Drawing Triennale; at Warsaw; in Paper Caper, Frank Marino Gallery, New York. The PS1 Gallery, New York showed a one-person exhibition. In 1983 the Caminul Gallery, Bucharest, showed a one-person exhibition. In 1985 The Arts Council of Northern Ireland showed Ion Bitzan Works 1975 - 1985 in its Belfast Gallery.He represented Romania in the Venice Biennale, 1964, and in 1997, and in the Sao Paolo Bienale, 1967, 1969 and 1981.His work is included in public collections as follows: The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Museum Ariana, Geneva; The Kunsthalle, Hamburg; The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh; The National Museum, Poznan, Poland; The Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; The Art Museum, Lidice, Czechoslovakia; in Romania, The Art Museum, Bucharest, and in Iasi, Galati, Craiova, and Constanta.His work is included in private collections in Romania, Germany, The Netherlands, France, Italy, USA, Northern Ireland, England and Scotland.

Awards: Award of the Monumental Painting Section of the Union of Plastic Artists of Romania,1965.Award as art critic of the Union of Plastic Artists of Romania, 1971.

Partial list of exhibitions: 1964 Venice Biennale;1966 One man show; (collages and drawings) - Bucharest, Romania;1969 Liubijjana Biennale - lst Sealing Prize;1969 Sao Paolo Biennale;1970 Worked in the Stedelijk Museum's Studio, Amsterdam, Holland;1971 Worked in the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Holland;1978-79 "ROMANIA" Centre; Cultural du Marais, Paris, France; 1980 Salon de Mai, Paris, France; 1985 One man show (books, objects) Art Council BELFAST, Ireland;1986 One man show (books, objects) Kilkeny Castle, Ireland;1990 One man show (books, objects, paintings) "Narrow Water Gallery" Warrenpoint, Ireland;1991 Group exhibition "The book" - Bucharest;1991 Arts Graphics - Oradea Romania;1992 "Sex of Mozart" group exhibition "Art - Expo" Bucharest;1992 Group exhibition "ART ROMANES" BARCELONA;1992 Group exhibition "Des artistes pour la Roumanie" "NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ART" Bucharest, Romania;1993 Group exhibition "CARTE" De Zonnehof Centrum beeldende kunst ANERSFORT;19932-93    One man show (books, objects) "ART - EXPO" Bucharest, Bacau, Bistrita;1993 Group exhibition "Emerik Museum" BUDAPEST ;1993 Group exhibition "CAROLINE CORRE GALLERY" PARIS;1993 One man show (elaborate-object ("installation"), drawings, objects) Tara Crisurilor Museum Oradea;1994 One man show Romanian Culture Centre;1997 Venice Biennale.