Oana Coşug lives and works in Brussels, Belgium. She studied painting at the National University of Arts in Bucharest and then she decided to continue her studies in Brussels. In 2009 she obtained her master degree in Theory and Practice of Art at Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in the Belgian capital. in 2012 she was awarded the First Prize within the International Biennial of Contemporary Drawing Namur, Belgium (ex aequo: Oana Coşug and Anya Belyat-Giunta) and was selected for CanvasCollectie/ The RTBF Collection in Bozar.
Oana Coșug had numerous group shows in Brussels (B-Gallery, Galerie Actionfields, Art’Contest, Croxhapox in Gent, Galerie d’Ys and Artitude), and Bucharest (The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Apollo, Anca Poterașu Gallery, Căminul Artei, etc.). Solo exhibitions (selection): Hidden (Rivoli Building with Artitude Gallery, 2018); Landscape (Artitude Gallery, Brussels, 2015), Drawings (ICR Tel Aviv, Israel, 2014), Paintings / Drawings (Visual Art Museum, Galaţi, 2012), Blue face (Artsenzafine Gallery, Milano, 2010), My shadow (Artsenzafine Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, 2008), ExPosition (Atelier 35, Bucharest). She participated in different art residencies (Destelheide, Tescani, Delta Dunării, Gent).
Solo Exhibitions
2021
Here I sit still in silence, Galeria Uj Kriterion, Miercurea Ciuc
2019
25th International Contemporary Art Fair, 24-27 October, Zürich, Switzerland
2019
Au 34 6, Linkebeek, Belgium, curated by Pierre Martens
2018
Hidden – exhibition and book presentation, Artitude Gallery at Rivoli Building, Brussels, Belgium
2018
The Simultaneous Spaces of Absence, Anca Poterasu Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2017
Le casier at ERG in Brussels, Belgium
2016
Art D&D, Open studio, Brussels, Belgium
2015
Landscape, Artitude Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2014
Drawings, ICR Tel Aviv, Israel
2013
Drawings exh. Oana COSUG and Anya-Belyat GIUNTA, d’YS Gallery,B
2012
Paintings / Drawings, Visual Art Museum, Galati, Romania
2010
Blue face, painting exhibition, Artsenzafine Gallery, Milan, Italy
2008
My shadow, painting exhibition, Artsenzafine Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2008
Another city, another life, Actionfields Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2007
Drawings, B-Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2004
ExPosition, Atelier35 Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2003
Painting exhibition, Simeza Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2003
Painting exhibition, Hanul cu Tei Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
1996
Painting exhibition, N.Tonitza Gallery, Barlad, Romania
Selected group exhibitions
2020
Drawing in lockdown, S.M.A.K. Belgium
2020
Virus Diary White Cuib, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2020
A Room of One’s Own, NADA New York Gallery Open, Harlem, New York, United States
2019
In The Eye of The Storm, Anca Poterașu Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2019
Disappearance, Artitude Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2018
Spin Cotton While the Moon is Bright, Anca Poterasu Gallery at Spinnerei Leipzig, Germany
2018
Kunstwedstrijd Abstracte schilderkunst, at Cultuurcentrum Zwaneeberg, Heist-op-de-Berg, Belgium
2017
From the infinite to indefinite, Rivoli Building, Brussels, Belgium
2017
Portaluri, Anca Poterasu Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2017
Disparilitas, at ‘100 Gallery’, Brussels, Belgium
2017
Colonia 21, National Library in Bucharest, Romania
2016
Art D&D, Hôtel de Maitre Art Déco, Brussels, Belgium
2015
Six artistes / Six desseins, Artitude Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2012
International Biennale of Contemporary Drawings in Namur, Belgium
2012
Canvas Collectie / Collection RTBF, BOZAR, Brussels, Belgium
2011
Temporary collection, exhibition organized by Frédéric Rolland at B-Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2009
Zennestraaat 17, Croxhapox Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2008
Croxhapox Gallery, Gent, Belgium
2007
Studio Gallery by Art ‘Contest, Brussels, Belgium
2005
Young Colors, National Museum of Contemporary Art (MNAC), Bucharest, Romania
2005
Bistrita 2005, Apollo Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2004
Assemblage Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2004
Romanian Contemporary Art, Chisinau, Moldavia
2004
Painting Symposium of Bistrita, C.Baba Gallery, Bistrita, Romania
2003
Paintings exhibition, Caminul Artei Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2003
Lascar Viorel Biennial, Piatra Neamt, Romania
2003
Bucharest Annual Art Exhibition, Artis Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2002
Hanul cu Tei Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2002
Gheorghe Patrascu Biennial, Targoviste, Romania
2002
Ion Andreescu Biennial Buzau, Romania
2001
Unifest, Bucharest University, Bucharest, Romania
2001
Accente si amprente, Apollo Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2000
Contemporary Art Show, Ceausescu Palace, Bucharest, Romania
2000
Tolerance underlined, History Museum, Bucharest, Romania
1999
Spring Accents, Apollo Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
Awards and Residencies
2003 – 2018
Artist residence Colonia 21 – Tescani, Romania
2015 – 2018
Artist in residence in Destelheide, Belgium
2014
Residence in Delta du Danube, Dunavatul de Jos, Romania
2012
Winners FIRST PRIZE of 1 // International Biennial of Contemporary Drawing Namur
2012
Belgium in ex aequo: Oana Cosug and Anya Belyat-Giunta
2012
Selected for CanvasCollectie/Collection RTBF, Wiels, Brussels, Belgium
2007
Selected for Art’Contest in Brussels, Belgium
2006
Selected and expose at B-Gallery, Centrale for Contemporary Art in Brussels, Belgium
2005
Residence Prometheus, Sf.Gheorghe, Danube Delta, Romania
2004
Residence Project Gallery Mie Lefever, Gent, Belgium
2003
The Creative Grand of the Romanian Artists Union, Bucharest, Romania
2000
A. Podoleanu Prize, Barlad, Romania