28 Notable alumni of National University of Arts of Bucharest
Updated: June 01, 2026 EliteDegrees
National University of Arts of Bucharest is ranked #8,539 in the world and #50 in Romania by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 28 notable alumni from National University of Arts of Bucharest sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with National University of Arts of Bucharest won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Alex Gâlmeanu
1978-. (aged 48)
photographer
cinematographer
Alexandru Pompiliu Gâlmeanu is a Romanian photographer and image director. He started working in 1998, and has primarily focused on editorial, advertising, fashion or abstract photography.
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2. Céline Emilian
1895-1983 (aged 88)
artist
sculptor
Céline Emilian was a French-born Romanian sculptor, notable for her portrait work.
3. Jean Alexandru Steriadi
1880-1956 (aged 76)
painter
Jean Alexandru Steriadi was a Romanian painter and drawing artist. He made portraits and compositions based on a strong, expressive drawing; then he evolved towards impressionistic influenced landscapes in which the subtle harmony is combined with a refined sense of picturesque ("The Morizzi House", "Ships in the Brăila Harbour"). Jean Alexandru Steriadi was a titular member of the Romanian Academy...
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4. Nicolae Dărăscu
1883-1959 (aged 76)
painter
Nicolae Dărăscu was a Romanian painter. He was influenced by Impressionism and Neo-impressionism.
5. Eugen Mihăescu
1937-. (aged 89)
politician
painter
pastellist
illustrator
draftsperson
Eugen Mihăescu is a Romanian painter, graphic designer and politician. He has been an honorary member of the Romanian Academy since September 8, 1993.
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6. Nicolae Petrescu-Găină
1871-1931 (aged 60)
cartoonist
Nicolae S. Petrescu-Găină was a Romanian cartoonist. There is a park named after him in the Drumul Taberei neighborhood of Bucharest.
7. Costin Petrescu
1872-1954 (aged 82)
university teacher
painter
opinion journalist
Costin Petrescu was a Romanian painter. Born in Pitești, he moved to Bucharest in 1892, attending the Fine Arts School for three years. He executed the monumental fresco in the Romanian Athenaeum between 1934 and 1939.
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8. George Demetrescu-Mirea
1852-1934 (aged 82)
teacher
painter
George Demetrescu Mirea was a Romanian portrait painter, muralist and art teacher.
9. Ipolit Strâmbu
1871-1934 (aged 63)
painter
Ipolit Strâmbulescu, known as Ipolit Strâmbu, was a Romanian painter best known for his portraits of women, which ranged from domestic scenes to nudes.
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10. Corneliu Ionescu
1956-. (aged 70)
painter
Corneliu Ionescu is a Romanian painter, famous for his ballerinas.
11. Aurel Ciupe
1900-1988 (aged 88)
painter
Aurel Ciupe, was a Romanian painter, educator, and museum director. He authored numerous portraits, and landscape paintings, and worked within the Fauvism movement. Ciupe was a professor at the Institute of Fine Arts in Cluj, and served as a director of the Museum of Banat (now National Museum of Banat).
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12. Margaret Cossaceanu
1899-1980 (aged 81)
portraitist
painter
sculptor
graphic artist
Margaret Cossaceanu, born Margareta Cosăceanu, later Margaret Cossaceanu-Lavrillier was a French sculptor of Romanian origin.
13. Alexandru Ciucurencu
1903-1977 (aged 74)
painter
Alexandru Ciucurencu was a Romanian Post-Impressionist painter, and a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy.
14. Apcar Baltazar
1880-1909 (aged 29)
painter
muralist
art critic
essayist
illustrator
Apcar Baltazar was a Romanian painter and art critic of Armenian parentage. His first name is often spelled Abgar, due to differing transliterations from Armenian.
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15. Andrei Pleșu
1948-. (aged 78)
politician
diplomat
philosopher
art historian
art theorist
Andrei Gabriel Pleșu is a Romanian philosopher, essayist, journalist, literary and art critic. He has been intermittently involved in politics, having been appointed Minister of Culture (1989–1991), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1997–1999) and presidential counsellor for external affairs (2004–2005).
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16. Sabin Bălașa
1932-2008 (aged 76)
writer
painter
film director
informant
Sabin Bălașa was a contemporary Romanian painter. His works were described by himself as belonging to cosmic Romanticism.
17. Camil Ressu
1880-1962 (aged 82)
painter
Camil Ressu was a Romanian painter and academic, one of the most significant art figures of Romania.
18. Gheorghe Petrașcu
1872-1949 (aged 77)
painter
Gheorghe Petrașcu was a Romanian painter. He won numerous prizes throughout his lifetime and had his paintings exhibited posthumously at the Paris International Exhibition and the Venice Biennale. He was the brother of N. Petrașcu, a literary critic and novelist.
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19. Ștefan Câlția
1942-. (aged 84)
painter
university teacher
Ștefan Câlția is a contemporary Romanian painter.
20. Ion Theodorescu-Sion
1882-1939 (aged 57)
painter
caricaturist
trade unionist
Ion Theodorescu-Sion was a Romanian painter and draftsman, known for his contributions to modern art and especially for his traditionalist, primitivist, handicraft-inspired and Christian painting. Trained in academic art, initially an Impressionist, he dabbled in various modern styles in the years before World War I. Theodorescu-Sion's palette was interchangeably post-Impressionist, Divisionist, Realist, Symbolist, Synthetist, Fauve or Cubist, but his creation...
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21. Frederic Storck
1872-1942 (aged 70)
professor
sculptor
Frederic Storck was a Romanian sculptor. His father was the sculptor Karl Storck. His brother, Carol Storck, was also a sculptor and his wife, Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck was a painter.
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22. Sava Henția
1848-1904 (aged 56)
painter
illustrator
muralist
Sava Henția was an Imperial Austrian-born Romanian painter, decorator and illustrator.
23. Constantin Brâncuși
1876-1957 (aged 81)
painter
architectural draftsperson
sculptor
assemblage artist
illustrator
Constantin Brâncuși was a Romanian sculptor, painter, and photographer who made his career in France. Considered one of the most influential sculptors of the 20th century and a pioneer of modernism, Brâncuși is called the patriarch of modern sculpture. As a child, he displayed an aptitude for carving wooden farm tools. Formal studies took him first to Bucharest, then to...
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24. Victor Brauner
1903-1966 (aged 63)
graphic designer
draftsperson
sculptor
designer
graphic artist
Victor Brauner was a Romanian painter and sculptor of the surrealist movement.
25. Silvia Radu
1972-. (aged 54)
manager
jurist
philologist
politician
Silvia Radu is a Moldovan politician and manager. Between 2008 and 2015 she was the director of Gas Natural Fenosa in the Republic of Moldova. In 2016, she was an independent candidate in that year's presidential election. From 6 November 2017 until April, 2018 Radu served as the ad interim of Mayor of Chișinău.
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26. Mihai Grecu
1916-1998 (aged 82)
visual artist
painter
Mihai Grecu was a painter from Moldova. According to Lonely Planet:
27. Nándor Balaskó
1918-1996 (aged 78)
sculptor
lecturer
Nándor Balaskó was a sculptor from Romania.
28. Ștefan Luchian
1868-1916 (aged 48)
painter
pastellist
watercolorist
Ștefan Luchian was a Romanian painter, famous for his landscapes and still life works.