RADU TIKANETE Born on the 28 th February 1954 in Resita (Romania ). Studies : "Ion Andreescu " – Institute for Fine Arts , Cluj –Napoca , 1975-1979. Member of the ,,Plastic Artists Union " since 1984. Lecturer at ,, Ion Adreeescu " Fine Arts Academy from Cluj –Napoca ,1991-1993. Professor at the Fine Arts High School from Resita between 1994- 2019 . IQ coefficient = 158 He was the son of a 1st degree design project engineer for hydropower equipment INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS: The IV th Yearly ,, Miniature Art " International Exhibition Toronto , Canada , 1989 The Exhibition ,, Éstampes - Tableaux Modérnes et Contémporains - Peintres Roumains ", ,, Drouot –Richelieu " – Paris , [ France ] , 1991 International Exhibition of Art , Resita , [ Romania ],1998 International Drawing Biennial – Arad , [ Romania ], 2001 International Ceramics Competition "City of Carouge Prize", Carouge (Geneva ), Switzerland 2003, 2007 (presenting in the exhibition with the picture of the ceramics work) The VIII Biennial International Artistic Ceramics Exhibition – Aveiro, [Portugal ] 2007 The 3rd Beijing International Art Biennale – 2008, [China] , 2008 Budapesta (Hungary) , 2008 ; Budapesta [Hungary] , 2009 Palm Art Award Exhibitions -Leipzig ,[Germany ] , 2009,(Art Domain Gallery ), finalist "Trophée Alain Godon , Festival du Touquet ", Le Touquet Paris-Plage, [France],2011 " Trophée Alain Godon , Festival du Touquet ", Le Touquet Paris-Plage, [France],2012 Palm Art Award Competition – Leipzig ,[Germany ] , 2011- Nominée Palm Art Award Competition - Leipzig ,[Germany] , 2012- Nominée "Art Contemporain ", Salle Rossini , Paris, [France], 2012 "Art Contemporain, Paintings, Drawings ", Salle Rossini , Paris, [France], 2013 "Parallax International Art Fair", London (at Chelsea Town Hall), [England], 2014 "Amsterdam International Art Fair", (at Beurs van Berlage Hall ), Amsterdam, [Netherlands ],2015 ,, Palm Art Award " Competition , (Germany ), 2016,-Nominée ,, Rotterdam International Art Fair – RIAF", (at De Laurenskerk), Rotterdam , [Netherlands ], 2016 Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Contemporanea ,,The Nuance of Dreams ‘’, (Sale del Bramante), Rome , [Italy ], 2017 International Exhibition "Palm Art Award - 2017" - (Germany), 2017 "Oxford International Art Fair - OIAF", 23-24 -25 February, (Oxford Town Hall), Oxford, (England), 2018 International Exhibition "Touring the World trough Art", Nicholas of Cusa Museum, Bernkastel - Kues, (Germany), 2019; International Exhibition "Touring the World trough Art", Cultural Center Köln - Mülheim, (Germany), April 17 - April 28, 2019; International Competition ”Schilderij van het jaar 2019”, (Netherlands), 2019; "Palm Art Award 2020", International Competition, (Germany), the prize "2nd Chance Prize", (painting) , 2020 ; International Exhibition ”Painting of the Year 2020”, (Netherlands) , 2020 ;  "Palm Art Award 2021" International Competition - NOMINÉE, ( Germany ) , 2021 ; International Exhibition "Painting of the Year 2021", ( Netherlands ) , 2021 ; Fira Internacional d' Art de Barcelona , ( FIABCN ) , the 6 -th edition , 3 rd December - 4-th December 2021, Museu Maritim de Barcelona (MMB ), Barcelona, (Spain) , 2021 ; Exhibition ”Painting of the Year 2022”, (Netherlands) , qualification in ”Top 10 ’’ , 2022 ; Exhibition ”Art Eindhoven 2023” , February 4-5 , Klokgebouw Cultuurhallen, Eindhoven, (The Netherlands ), 2023 ; The exhibition, Mending.Past and future intertwine'' Mostra di arte contemporanea, under the auspices of AMACI 2 - the Associazione dei 24 Musei di Arte Contemporanea Italiani, at ,, Rossocinabro Gallery'', Rome, (Italy) , 2023 ; Exhibition " Painting of the Year 2023 " , (Netherlands) , 2023 ; AWARDS III PRIZE - ARTISTIC PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION ORGANIZED BY "FOTO SHOW.TM", TIMISOARA, 2011; "CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE" - (painting), "PALM ART AWARD" Competition, LEIPZIG, [GERMANY], 2012; "CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE" - (painting), PALM ART AWARD Competition, QUEDLINBURG, [GERMANY], 2016; "'2nd Chance Prize''? ? - (painting) , Competition ,, PALM ART AWARD'' , QUEDLINBURG , [ GERMANY ] , 2020; At the Exhibition ,,Painting of the Year 2022’’ , (Netherlands), qualification in ,,Top 10’’ International Art Award ,,MEDUSA ’’ - The Age of Gods- ,High Recognition of the Visual Arts , at the Ancient and Monumental ,,G. Paisiello’’ Theater,Lecce(Italia), 2nd december 2023 International Prize BOTTICELLI , Borghese Palace Florence , ( Italy ), 20th January 2024