Ileana Horoba Danci

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2002 – Present

Jewelry designer

Ileana Bijoux, Baia Mare (Romania) - www.facebook.com/pages/ileana-bijoux

Jewelry design - materials used: porcelain, glass, gold and platinum for porcelain.

2011–2012

Teacher

Art High School, Baia Mare (Romania)

Teacher of ceramics, drawing and painting.

2007–2007

Designer - decorative ceramic objects

SC Ion Art Glass SRL, Sibiu (Romania)

Design decorative ceramic objects.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

2006–2008

Master’s degree

University of Art and Design of Cluj Napoca (Romania)

Studies in ceramics, glass and metal.

2008

Erasmus scholarship

University of the Basque Country, Bilbao (Spain)

Ceramics, screen printing and photography.

2002–2006

Bachelor’s degree (Magna cum Laudae)

University of Art and Design of Cluj Napoca (Romania)

Ceramics, glass and metal.

1998–2002

Specialist in Fine Arts - Ceramics

Art High School, Baia Mare (Romania)

PERSONAL SKILLS

Native language: Romanian

Other languages: English (UNDERSTANDING - C1, VERBAL EXPRESSION - B2, WRITTEN EXPRESSION - B2, Listening - B2, Reading - B2, Verbal interaction - B2, Verbal expression - C1)

Communication skills

Very good communication skills, acquired through the experience as an event organizer.

Organizational / managerial skills

Leadership, analytical spirit; very good assessment and monitoring skills.

Very good project coordination skills, acquired as a result of organizing a large number of art fairs.

Skills related to the profession

Good knowledge of materials and technical tools used in ceramics. Over ten years of experience in jewelry design.

IT skills

Good knowledge of the Office suite (Word Processor, spreadsheets, presentation software). Good knowledge of image editing software (Photoshop).

Other skills

Excellent team spirit, creative and adaptable; very good work capacity and making decisions under stress. Willingness to work in multicultural environments and involvement in socio-cultural activities and events. These skills have been developed and improved as a result of participating in numerous creative camps, exhibitions, conferences and art fairs.

Additional information

Certificates

Permanent certification as a teacher - granted by the Ministry of National Education (Romania) – 2011

Certificate of professional skills - Specialist in Fine Arts - Ceramics (level II qualification) - awarded by the Art High School, Baia Mare, Romania – 2002

Exhibitions

2018 - "100" - installation - dedicated to the Centenary of Romania

2018 - Organizer and coordinator of MICAS International Symposium.

2017 - "Selfie with Planet Earth", Caolin International Festival, Cluj-Napoca 2016 - Caolin International Festival, Cluj-Napoca

2014 - Organizing and coordinating the Christmas Gift Fair, 3rd edition; participation with the “White Nights” Ceramic Jewelry Collection - December, Petre Dulfu County Library, Baia Mare, Romania

Participation in the Art Anniversary organized by the Artists Association with the work "Irreversible" - December, Baia Mare, Romania

Participation in the "Astra Salons" Art Exhibition with the works "Family portrait" and "Jacob's ladder" - November, Sibiu, Romania

Participation in the biannual decorative art event at the National Museum of Contemporary Art with the "Politically Correct" installation - November, Bucharest, Romania

Participation in the Biennial Art Event with the works "Whispers for the Clowns" - September, Baia Mare, Romania

Participation in "The Cross"

Participation in Artist Association's Summer with the work "Ladder for the Blind" - July, Baia Mare, Romania

Organizing and participating in the second edition of the Universal Day of the Romanian Blouse, as part of the global event organized in Romania and abroad; presentation of the "Missing my mother" collection, June at the The Village Museum, Baia Mare, Romania

Participation in CAOLIN - National Festival of Contemporary Ceramics with the work "Coral Islands" - June, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Organization and participation in the exhibition "Martisor cu dor" - March 1, at the Romanian Cultural Institute, Vienna, Austria.

Organizing and coordinating the "Martisor Fair", (Martisor Fair), 6th edition, "Petre Dulfu" County Library, Baia Mare, Romania.

Participation in the exhibition "The Heart" - February 14, Iasi, Romania.

2013 - Organizing and coordinating the "Christmas Gift Fair", 2nd edition, - December, "Petre Dulfu" County Library, Baia Mare, Romania.

Participation with the graphic work in the exhibition "Drawing, a view, a bird" - Galateea Gallery, Bucharest.

Participation with jewelry and ceramic Christmas decorations in the exhibition "Son et lumiere", at the "Painting" studio of the artist Irina Irimescu in Sisteron, France.

Participation with the ceramics work "Path for the blind" in the exhibition "The Cross", organized by the artist Violeta Radu at the "Golia" Monastery in Iasi, Romania.

Participation with pieces from the “InNuce” collection, designer jewelry - porcelain and fused glass, in the “L’art du RouMAInie” exhibition, organized at the “Painting” studio by the artist Irina Irimescu in Sisteron, France.

Participation with trinkets, original ceramics, linen and paper creations in the "Venez Decouvrir le Martisor" exhibition, organized in the "Painting" studio by the artist Irina Irimescu in Sisteron, France.

Organizing and coordinating the "Fair of the Martisor", 5th edition - February - March, "Petre Dulfu" County Library, Baia Mare, Romania.

2012 - Organizing and coordinating the "Christmas Gift Fair", 1st edition - December, "Petre Dulfu" County Library, Baia Mare, Romania.

Organizing and coordinating the "Fair of the Martisor", 4th edition - February - March, "Petre Dulfu" County Library, Baia Mare, Romania.

2011 - "Family portrait" Exhibition of ceramic works and "Imprints" exhibition of designer jewelry at the International Symposium of Ceramics "Human", Cucuteni-Iasi, Romania.

Exhibition - contest of fashion and contemporary jewelry "Pasarela - Access", Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest, Romania.

Organizing and coordinating the “Fair of the Martisor”, the 3rd edition, and the “Martisor - legend and tradition” National Contest for students of grades 5 -12t, Petre Dulfu County Library ”, Baia Mare, Romania

2010 - “Ţara Lăpușului Art Camp” - Dealu Mare - Maramureș, Romania. Iasi

-Organizing and coordinating the "Fair of the Martisor", 2nd edition - February - March, "Petre Dulfu" County Library, Baia Mare, Romania.

2009 - “Sign in Sign” ceramics exhibition at the “Human” International Ceramics Symposium, Cucuteni– Iași, Romania.

Organizing and coordinating the "Fair of the Martisor”, 1st edition, "Petre Dulfu" County Library, Baia Mare, Romania.

2008 - “Orquesta” ceramics exhibition, Gallery of the University of the Basque Country, Faculty of Fine Arts, Bilbao, Spain.

"Palabra sobre Luz - Word about Light" Ceramic exhibition, Gallery of the University of the Basque Country, Faculdad de Bellas Artes, Bilbao, Spain.

"The world we live in" photography exhibition, Gallery of the University of the Basque Country, Faculty of Fine Arts, Bilbao, Spain.

"Panta rhei" photo exhibition, Gallery of the University of Fine Arts, Bilbao, Spain.

"The Song of the Stone City" screen-printing exhibition, Gallery of the University of the Basque Country, Faculty of Fine Arts, Bilbao, Spain.

2007 - "Light and transparency in the ambient ceramic object - Partition wall" exhibition of utilitarian ceramics, University of Art and Design from Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

2006 - "Terminus Paradis" exhibition of ceramics, glass, metal, "Expo Transylvania" Exhibition Center, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

2005 - “Instincts” ceramic exhibition, University of Art and Design from Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

- "About Sisyphus" ceramic exhibition, University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

- "The Dance" ceramic exhibition, University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

2004 - "The human does not need wings, but lead - Lucifer" ceramic exhibition, University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

- "The Mirror" ceramic exhibition, University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

- "Illustrations from an untold story" ceramic exhibition, University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

- "The Road of Water" ceramic exhibition, University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

2003 - "The metamorphosis of flying" ceramic exhibition, University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

- "The ways of knowledge I, II, III" ceramic exhibition, University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

- "The cart with dreams" ceramic exhibition, University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

2002 - "The Urn around the perfume" ceramic exhibition, Colonia Pictorilor - Artistic Center, Baia Mare, Romania.

Awards and distinctions

2011 - Special Jury Prize for Ceramics - National Fine Arts Competition, 10th edition, Galați, Romania.

2010 - Certificate of merit, from the Maramureș County Council for extraordinary results in preparing students for national school competitions in the school year 2009 - 2010.

Certificate of honor from Baia Mare City Hall, in recognition of extraordinary performances in the training of students in ceramics, as a school subject in the school year 2009 - 2010.

Certificate of excellence from the Maramureș Youth Directorate for the judging activity at the National Camp of Ethnography and Folklore, 6th edition, Baia Mare, Romania.

Certificate of merit from the Suceava County School Inspectorate for coordinating students at the national competition of traditional masks "I stick to the tradition of my people ", 3rd edition, Vatra Moldovei, Romania.

2008 - Honor of Sobresaliente from the University of the Basque Country, Faculty of Fine Arts, Bilbao, Spain, for the ceramic work "Orquestra".