Ioan Sbarciu

Ioan Sbarciu, is one of the most important Romanian painters. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Cluj, in 1973, majoring in painting in the class of Prof. Petre Abrudan.

Sbarciu was a professor at the University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca (UAD), where he acted successively as Head of the Painting Department, Dean and Rector. Currently he is the Honorary Chairman of the Senate of the University. His teaching activity and his distinctive style of painting acted as a powerful incentive and point of reference for several generations of young Romanian artists, including his students Adrian Ghenie, Victor Man, Serban Savu, and Mircea Suciu.