Born: 1982, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
Lives and works: Bucharest, Romania
Website: www.chob-art.com
Instagram: @olga.ciob

EDUCATION

2004–2006
Master’s Degree in Scenography and Costume Design
National University of Arts, Bucharest, Romania

2000–2004
Bachelor’s Degree in Painting
University of Art and Design, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

1996–2000
Art High School “Octav Băncilă”, Iași, Romania

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2025
Inventarul de vise — Student Culture House, Bucharest, Romania

Solo Exhibition — Layer Gallery, Bucharest, Romania

FUTURE EXHIBITIONS

21.10.2026 Solo Exhibition — Layer Gallery, Bucharest, Romania

Group Exhibitions

05.10.2026 L’art, un bien en commun — Maison Folie Moulins, Lille, France

06.10.2026 After the Kiss — BCM Gallery, Barcelona, Spain

10.10.2026 A New Hope — Malmaison, Bucharest, Romania

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2026

SCAF - Sibiu International Art Festival, Sibiu, Romania

Reimagine Brașov — Brașov Art Museum, Brașov, Romania

Au f’ille de Green — City of Andrésy, France

Expo Seed — Irridiscent Gallery, Alba Iulia, Romania

Sculptures en l’Île 2026 — Parc de l’Hôtel de Ville d’Andrésy, France

Book art.est #2 — French Cultural Center, Bucharest, Romania

International Salon of Contemporary Art — Lyon, France

Salon des Artistes Français — Paris, France

2025

Reimagine Brașov — Brașov Art Museum, Brașov, Romania

Brașov Art Connect — Banca de Cultură, Brașov, Romania

Urban Mirror — Cosmic House Gallery, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Living with a Bag — Să Fiți Cuminti Gallery, Bucharest, Romania

Prahova International Biennale 2025 — Ploiești, Romania

International Salon of Contemporary Art — Fontvieille, Monaco

International Watercolor Art Fair 2025 — National Museum of the Union, Alba Iulia, Romania

Summer — Cluj Art Gallery, Corvin Castle, Hunedoara, Romania

Urban Mirror Project — Romanian Pavilion, London Design Biennale, London, United Kingdom

Post-Utopia — Să Fiți Cuminti Gallery / Goethe-Institut, Bucharest, Romania

Random Acts of Kindness — Galeria 1001 Arte, Bucharest, Romania
Curators: Cristian Cojanu & Victor Briceag

Shouted Secrets of a Dream — Tête-à-Tête Gallery, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Passato e Presente: Dialogo tra Tradizione e Arte Contemporanea — Museo Luigi Bellini, Florence, Italy
Curator: Loredana Trestin

Art Paris — Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France

1999

In Memoriam of Călin Postolache — Palace of Culture, Iași, Romania

WORKSHOPS & RESIDENCIES

2025
UnLoc Workshop — Bucharest, Romania

COLLECTIONS

Works by CHOB are held in private collections in Romania, France, Monaco, Switzerland, and the United States.

AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS

2025 — Special Prize, Basm Association, International Watercolor Art Fair, Alba Iulia, Romania

1999 — 3rd Prize, “Gheorghe Naum” Visual Arts Contest, Brăila, Romania

1999 — Special Prize for Outstanding Achievements, Local Council of Iași, Romania

1998 — 1st Prize and Grand Prix, National Visual Arts Olympiad, Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania

1997 — 1st Prize, National Visual Arts Olympiad, Galați, Romania