Timişoara Branch
of the Fine Arts Union of Romania
Petru Galiş
painter and drawer

Born on fhe 5^th of september 1943, at Semlac (Arad, Romania).

Graduated from the University of Timisoara, Faculty of Fine Arts.

Member Fine Arts Union of Romania since 1979.

Official exhibitions in Romania since 1967: Resita, Herculane, Cluj, Lugoj, Turnu Severin, Timisoara, Dej, Bucharest etc.

Romanian solo fine art exhibitions in foreign countries: Pancevo (Yugoslavia), Chisinau (Moldavia), Szeged (Hungary), Baume les Dames, Bourg en Bresse, Crest, Caen (France), Bielefeld, Diusburg-Hamborn, Grossostheim (Germany), Oslo, Drobak (Norway), Copenhagen (Denmark), Vienna (Austria), Springfild (USA).

Group exhibitions with other International Artists: Pancevo (Yugoslavia) 1979, 1980, 1984, 1989; Wachsterbach (Germany) 1994; Budapest (Hungary) 1995; Coimbra, Lisbon (Portugal) 1995; Anvers (Belgium) 1995; Salonic (Greece) 1997; Csongrad, Szeged (Hungary) 1998, 1999.

Artistic gatherings and symposiums: Deliblatski Pesak (Serbia) 1978, 1979, 1983, 1988; Budapest (Hungary) 1995; Salonic (Greece) 1997; Drobak (Norway) 1998; Csongrad (Hungary) 1998; Garana, Brebu Nou, Bozovici, Rudaria, Mraconia, Herculane, Nadlac, Trei Ape, Somesul Cald - Cluj (Romania).

Awards: second prize European Community poster exhibitions (1995, Anvers, Belgium).

First solo exhibitions since 1974: "Helios" Gallery Timisoara, Resita, Herculane, Lugoj (Romania), Pancevo (Yugoslavia).

The most important part of his works are oil paintings on canvas. He does also miniatures on cardboard or silk. He is also preoccupied by graphic arts.

Today same of this works are exhibited in many private and the state callections in: Romania, Yugoslavia, Moldavia, Hungary, France, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Denmark, Portugal, England, Japan, U.S.A. , Canada, Turkey, Netherlands, Colombia, Norway.

Studio address :
Str. General Dragalina, nr.29, ap.0
1900 Timisoara - Romania
Mobile phone: +40 (0)722 801137