Ion Dumitriu graduated the Bucharest Pedagogic Institute, Plastic Arts Faculty in 1965 and, further, “Nicolae Grigorescu” Plastic Arts Institute from Bucharest, Plastic Arts Faculty – Museums Section in 1981.
He was a member of the Union of Plastic Artists (painting section) starting with 1975, and during the period 1991 – 1993 he was the vice-president of such Union.
1951-1962 The years of elementary school and high school in Galati. During the period 1960 – 1962 he attends the group of plastic art from within the Salom Alehem Cultural House, led by the painter Lola Dorothea Roth Smirer.
1962-1965 Pedagogic Institute, Plastic Arts Faculty, Bucharest.
1978-1981 "Museums. Drawing Teacher." Section from within the Plastic Arts Faculty of the “Nicolae Grigorescu” Plastic Arts Institute (currently, the Art University) from Bucharest.
Consequently, Ion Dumitriu had an academic formation in two stages, in the area of art pedagogy. Ion Dumitriu was a truly remarkable drawing teacher, innovating, having pedagogical gift, being loved by the students of many generations that he taught; the cult for friendship, as well as his humanity, have marked also his teaching career.
From 1966, drawing teacher at several elementary schools from Bucharest and the surrounding areas: Elementary School from Ciorogârla Commune, Elementary School no. 157, Militari, Elementary School no. 161, Giulesti-Sârbi, Elementary School no. 142, Militari, Elementary School no. 162, Giulesti. From 1980 and until the time he passed away he was a drawing – painting teacher at the “Nicolae Tonitza” high school, Bucharest.
1971-1991 Each summer, for several weeks, the painter had his “workshop” in Poiana Marului, Brasov. Here, he developed a clearly articulated “speech”. The critics spoke about the “Poiana Marului School”, including Ion Dumitriu among its representatives (together with Horia Bernea, Teodor Moraru, Teodor Rusu, Serban Epure and others).
Starting with 1970s, Ion Dumitriu traveled abroad, showing an active curiosity towards new people and places, returning with a high number of photos and objects that “captured” moods, moments, local specificity and which “enriched” his works, being inspiration sources, as well as his workshop, as the summa of tangible testimony of (a) personal mythology(ies).
ONE-MAN EXHIBITIONS:
1971 - Ateneul Tineretului, Bucureºti
1974 - Clubul presei strãine, Bucureºti
1976 - Galeria Galateea, Bucureºti
1982 - Galeria Simeza, Bucureºti
1984 - Accademia di Romania, Roma, Italia
1984 - Galeria Simeza, Bucureºti
1985 - Galeria Pro Arte, Lugoj
1987 - Galeria Simeza, Bucureºti
1990 - Galeria Simeza, Bucureºti
1991 - Galeria La Source, Fontaine-les-Dijon, Franþa
1993 - Colecþia Naþionalã de Gravurã, Bistriþa
1993 - Muzeul Naþional de Artã, Cluj-Napoca
1994 - Galeria Herbert Read, Canterbury, Anglia
1995 - Galeria Simeza, Bucureºti
1998 - Galeria 28, Timiºoara
1998 - Muzeul Agriculturii din România, Slobozia
EXHIBITIONS AFTER 1998:
1999 - Muzeul Literaturii Române, Bucuresti
1999 - Galeria 28, Timisoara
2002 - Galeria Sabina si Jean Negulescu, Bucuresti
2003 - Galeria Arcade 24 a Uniunii Artistilor Plastici, Bistrita Nasaud
2004 - Galeria ArTei - Hanul cu Tei, Bucuresti
2007 - Galeria Posibila, Bucuresti
2008 - Galeria Arcade 24 a Uniunii Artistilor Plastici, Bistrita Nasaud
2008 - Galeria Canem, Castelló de la Plana, Spain
2008 - Galeria Canem - ARTESANTANDER 2008,
XVII International Fair of Contemporary Art, Santander, Spain
2008 - Galeria Canem - ARTE LISBOA'08, Contemporary Art Fair, Lisboa, Portugal
2008 - Galeria Posibila, Bucuresti, Romania
2009 - Galeria de Arta Contemporana - Muzeul National Brukenthal, Sibiu, Romania
2010 - Ceaineria Carturesti, Bucuresti, Romania
2011 - Galeria Arcade 24 a Uniunii Artistilor Plastici, Bistrita Nasaud, Romania
2012 - Galeria Dialog, Bucuresti, Romania
2013 - Galeria 28, Timisoara, Romania
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
1972 - Sala Bibliotecii Centrale Universitare, Bucureºti
- Expoziþie de grup, Kartner, Austria
1973 - "Expresionismul ca atitudine", Galeria Orizont (Sala Atelier 35), Bucureºti
1974 - "Noi probleme ale imaginii", Galeria Orizont (Sala Atelier 35), Bucureºti
- "Noi probleme ale imaginii", Cluj
1975 - "Autoportretul", Atelier 35, Bucureºti
- "Lucrul, imaginea, semnul", Galeria Nouã, Bucureºti
1976 - "Arta ºi natura", Galeria Noua, Bucureºti
- "Fotografii folosite de artiºtii plastici, I",
Casa de culturã Friedrich Schiller, Bucureºti
1977 - "Fotografii folosite de artiºtii plastici, II",
Casa de culturã Friedrich Schiller, Bucureºti
1978 - "Studiul I", Galeria Bastion, Timiºoara
- "Fotografii folosite de artiºtii plastici, III",
Casa de culturã Friedrich Schiller, Bucureºti
- "Ipostaze ale figurativului", Galeriile de Artã ale Municipiului Bucureºti
1979 - "Imagine, studiu, document", Caminul Artei, Bucureºti
- Zilele culturii româneºti, Berlin, Germania
1980 - "Scrierea", Institutul de Arhitecturã Ion Mincu, Bucureºti
- Muzeul de Artã, Rm. Valcea
1981 - "Studiul II", Galeria Bastion, Timiºoara
- "Florile în pictura româneascã", Viena, Austria
1985 - Expoziþia omagialã Picu Patrut - "Imagini ale locului românesc",
Muzeul Satului, Bucureºti
- "Trienala de picturã realistã" de la Sofia, Bulgaria
- Kutaisi, Gruzia
1986 - "12 pictori români contemporani", Atena, Grecia
- The Mall Galleries, Londra, Anglia
- Expoziþie de artã plasticã româneascã contemporanã, Glasgow, Tara Galilor
1987 - Al XIX-lea Festival internaþional de picturã, Cagnes-sur-Mer, Franþa
1988 - A IX-a Bienala internaþionalã de picturã din Cehoslovacia, Kosice
1989 - Expoziþia de artã contemporanã româneascã, Beijing, China
1991 - Pictori romani de azi, Galeria "La Cordee", Paris, Franþa
1994 - "Semnul", Galeria Galla, Bucureºti
1996 - Centre d'Art i Natura, Farrera de Pallars, Cattalunya, Spania
- Expoziþie de grup, Trelleborg, Suedia
1997 - Expoziþie de grup, Malmo, Suedia
1999 - Expoziþie de grup, Galeria Apollo, Bucureºti
AWARDS:
1982 - Premiul revistei Arta
1984 - Premiul Contracampo, Italia
1985 - Diploma de onoare la "Trienala de picturã realistã", Sofia
1986 - Placheta Una cultura per l'Europa, Roma
1988 - Premiul Comitetului Naþional la a IX-a Bienala de picturã, Košice
1989 - Premiul revistei Flacara
1991 - Premiul pentru picturã al Uniunii Artiºtilor Plastici din România
