"Ideas for my projects come naturally. Any subject that inspires me as a person and is coherent and suitable for a project is suitable for exploration. My hope is that my art ages well and that I achieve a higher standard in my commercial work through my artistic work."
Tomi Borza, an emerging artist and photographer, has always had diverse interests. He started as a drummer in various bands and explored auteur cinema, literature, and IT. Eventually, his passion for photography took over, leading him to leave engineering studies and pursue it professionally.
Tomi has ventured into online marketing, commercial photography, and even worked for the Romanian Government as a photographer. His unique style gained recognition, inspiring him to further explore his creative side. Currently, he is pursuing a visual arts/photography degree at West University of Timișoara. His work has been exhibited in prestigious galleries and publications (see CV below).
CV
Education:
2021 - Present
Bachelor - West University Of Timisoara, Faculty of Arts and Design, Photography/Videography
2015 - 2019
"Mihai Eminescu" National Collage, Oradea - High school, Mathematics and Computer Science
2013 - 2017
"Francisc Hubic" Art School, Oradea - Percussionist
Exhibitions/Festivals/Artistic activity:
(where available, click the link to see more)
2023
- Wet Collodion Process Photography Workshop, Višja Strokovna Šola, Sezana, Slovenia
- Featured in the book "101 Contemporary Artists and More...", published by "Collect Artwork", Tbilisi, Georgia
- Featured on the cover of "Collect Art Magazine, Vol29, B&W Photography", Tbilisi, Georgia
- Curated Group Exhibition "Time" - PH21 PH21 Contemporary Photography Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
- Curated Group Exhibition "RAUSCH" - Stuttgart, Germany
- Curated Group Exhibition "Sur Les Chemnis de Roland", Mediatheque Intercomunale, Pau, France.
- Internationally curated group exhibition "Silence", PH21 Contemporary Photography Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
- Curated group exhibition "Oameni intre oameni", Art Center, WUT, Timisoara, Romania.
- Curated group exhibition via Romanian Embassy in Spain@Spanish Parliament
- Group Exhibition "We are Varadinum" at the FIAP Exhibition Center in Uzhorod, Ukraine.
2022
- Second prize for picture "SpArt-Nouveau" in the competition "Close to the Heritage", at the Faculty of Arts and Design WUT.
- Artwork published in book "Ateliere/Studios", by Faculty of Arts and Design WUT, ISBN 972-973-125-973-4
- Personal Exhibition: "Past to Present"
- Group Exhibition "Day of Photographic Art in Romania", Varadinum Photo Club, Oradea
2021
- Group Exhibition "My Romania", Varadinum Photo Club, Oradea
- Group Exhibition "We are Varadinum", Varadinum Photo Club, 13.01.2021, Oradea
- "V I Z U A L I A | National Student Visual Arts Festival, Online Edition VI | 2021", one of the 16 participants nationwide.