ALUPI Calin (Romania)

Calin Alupi (1906 - 1988) is a Romanian Post-Impressionist painter cited along with Baba or Ciucurencu when one considers contemporary Romanian art. His work can be found in the galleries of Romania (Bucharest National Art Gallery, Iasi Art Gallery, Bacau Art Gallery, etc.), as well as in diverse private collections in Romania, France, Italy, etc.

1906 - 20 July : Birth of Calinic, son of Teodor and Antonina Alupi, small farmers family of the Vancicauti village, Hotin department, Bessarabia (future U.R.S.S.),

1917 - His father dies at the front in Galicia, being a soldier of the Russian Imperial Army,

1919 - He becomes a pupil of the Normal school of Sendriceni - Dorohoi, his drawing teacher is the painter Nicolae Popovici Lespezi,

1925 - Student at the Fine Arts Academy of Iasi, his teachers are Jean I. Cosmovici for artistic drawing and Stefan Dimitrescu for painting. During his studies, he is an employee at the Iasi library. He obtains the Schiller Grant and the Grigorovici Prize,

1925-26 - He is a student at the Officer of the Reserve school of Bacau,

1932 - Graduate of the Fine Arts Academy of Iasi, painting section, with the highest distinction,

1933 - He exhibits at the Official exhibition of Moldavia organized in Iasi,

1934 - Personal exhibition in Iasi,

1935 - Supply teacher at the Normal school of Sendriceni, in the Drawing and Calligraphy section,

1936 - He goes back to Iasi and participates in some local exhibitions. From now on he paints under the direction of Nicolae Tonitza (with Corneliu Baba, Mihai Camarut and others) the Durau monastery, at the foot of the Ceahlau mountain,

1938 - He exhibits with the Moldavian artists' group "Grup Iesean", at Bucharest, Dalles Hall, with Al. Clavel, Mihai Camarut and N. Popa. The exhibition was favorably commented in the newspaper Adevarul literar si artistic,

1939 - He exhibits at the Official exhibition of Moldavia organized in Iasi,

1940-44 - He is sent to the front. He does all the war on the front lines - being in charge of drawing the enemy positions,

1944 - He exhibits at the Official painting and sculpture exhibition of Bucharest,

1945 - The lieutenant of the Reserve Calin Alupi receives the "Order of the Rumanian Crown" with swords in the Knight Grade and the "Military Virtue" ribbon. His decoration for special arm deeds is mentioned in the Monitorul Official of the 7th of April 1945,

1946 - Exhibits with Moldavian artists in Bucharest, at Dalles Hall, near Ion Irimescu, Petre Hârtopeanu and Nicolae Popa,

1947 - He is promoted to assistant in the drawing section of the Fine Arts Academy of Iasi, he quickly becomes a professor,

1948 - Participates in the Anual State painting and sculpture exhibition organized in Bucharest,

Participates in the regional graphic art exhibition of Iasi,

He marries Sanda Constantinescu Ballif,

1949 - Participates in the Anual State painting and sculpture exhibition organized in Bucharest,

1950 - Teacher at the Plastic Art Lyceum of Iasi. Birth of his unique daughter, Antonina, painter and teacher in Paris,

 1953 - Participates in the Anual State plastic art exhibition organized in Bucharest,

1954 - Participates in the Rumanian Art Exhibition of Sofia ; Prix d'Honneur,

Exhibits at the Anual State plastic art exhibition organized in Bucharest,

He is promoted professor at the Plastic Art Lyceum of Bucharest,

 1955 - Participates in the Interregional Plastic Art exhibition organized in Iasi,

Participates in the Rumanian Graphic Art exhibition organized in Warsaw, Poland,

1956 - Participates in the Interregional Plastic Art exhibition organized in Iasi,

Participates in the Anual State Graphic Art exhibition organized in Bucharest,

1957 - Exhibits at the Interregional painting, sculpture and graphic art exhibition - Iasi,

1958 - Participates at the Anual State Graphic Art exhibition of Bucharest. His presence is noted in a report by Petru Comarnescu, in the newspaper « Informatia » of January 1958,

1962-67 - Exhibits at all the Interregional painting exhibitions of Iasi,

1966 - Documentation trip in Hungary and Czechoslovakia,

1968 - He is promoted to painting teacher at the Pedagogical Institute of Iasi,

1971 - Personal exhibition at the Corso Galeries - Trieste (Italy),

Personal exhibition at the Centro Australiano Qantas in Rome,

1972 - Paris-Sud International Exhibition,

1973 - Exhibits at the International Art Exhibition of Paris,

1975 - 19 February - Evocation « Nicolae Tonitza » at the Homage Party organized by the National Art Muzeum of Rumania,

1976 - Personal exhibition at « Caminul Artei », Bucharest,

Personal exhibition at the Art Galeries, Iasi,

Participates in the « Voronetiana » Artistic Festival, Suceava,

 1978 - Retrospective Exhibition - National Art Muzeum, Bucuresti,

Evocation « Stefan Dimitrescu » at the Homage Party organised by the National Art Muzeum of Rumania,

1979 - Participation in the Maison Nationale des Artistes Exhibition in Paris,

Personal exhibition at Saint Germain en Laye, France,

1985 - Pastel exhibition at the Book House Galeries in Iasi,

1986 - Exhibition at the Cultural Committee Gallery of the Iasi department,

20 July - Homagial Party Culture Palace of Iasi for his 80th birthday,

Exhibition at the « Coanda » Hall,

1988 - 19 September : Calin Alupi dies at the age of 82. He is buried in the Eternitate cemetery (Iasi).

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