"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. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts - Photography from the Faculty of Arts and Design, West University of Timișoara, where he also served as Head of Promotion. Currently pursuing a Master's degree at the same institution. His work has been exhibited in various galleries and publications in Romania, Hungary, France, Spain, Germany, Georgia and Ukraine.
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Exhibitions/Festivals/Artistic activity:
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2024
- Head of promotion, Bachelors in Fine Arts(Photography, videography), Faculty of Arts and Design, West University of Timișoara.
- Inner Landscapes - Bachelors Degree Group Exhibition, WUT, Faulty of Arts and Design, MX Corneliu Miklosi Museum, Timișoara, Romania
- Published in "Orizont" Magazine #feb.2024 issue, by THE UNION OF WRITERS OF ROMANIA. Timișoara, Romania
- Featured in "Grupaj, issue #3 2024", by Camera Cluj, Curated by Aurora Király. Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2023
- VIZUALIA - National Student Visual Arts Festival, Cluj Napoca, Romania
- Curated Group Exhibition "Light and Shadow" via PH21 Gallery, Valid World Hall, Barcelona, Spain
- Wet Collodion Process Photography Workshop, Višja Strokovna Šola, Sezana, Slovenia
- Workshop by MAGNUM Photographer Nikos Economopoulos
- Featured in the book "101 Contemporary Artists and More...", published by "Collect Art", Tbilisi, Georgia
- Featured on the cover of "Collect Art Magazine, Vol29, B&W Photography", published by "Collect Art" Tbilisi, Georgia
- Curated Group Exhibition "Time" - 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
- Group Exhibition "Salonul Studențesc de Fotografie", Petroșani, Romania
- 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.