For more than 12 years, Sorin Onisor has been wandering through Romanian villages. He crossed the country, from the scattered mountain villages, to hilly regions and the Danube Delta settlements, capturing in his photos the magic of long lost traditions.
His background includes:
Studies
- PhD student at the West University of Timisoara – since 2008
- Folk Art School, Photography department, Timisoara, 2003 – 2005
- Master degree “Oriental Romanity”, West University of Timisoara, 1999-2001
- Bachelor’s degree, Faculty of History,At West University of Timisoara, 1992 – 1997
Personal exhibitions
China, iunie 2019
Washington, mai 2019
New York, mai 2019
Ukraina, aprilie 2019
Vilnius, Lituania, aprilie 2019
Copenhaga, martie 2019
Bruxeles, februarie 2019
Bucuresti, septembrie 2018
Finlanda, septembrie 2018
Olanda, mai 2018
Sibiu, noiembrie 2017
Doha, Quatar, noiembrie 2017
Paris, mai 2017
Timisoara, mai 2017
Bucuresti, noiembrie 2016
Londra, decembrie 2016
Florence, August 2016
Sienna, August 2016
Suceava, June 2016
Bologna, April 2016
Cernauti, May, 2015
Turda, May, 2015
Torino, Italy, March, 2015
Rimini, Italy, July, 2015
Japan, August 2015
Bucharest, September, 2015
Gura Humorului, October, 2015
Bucharest, November, 2015
Iasi, November, 2015
Warsaw, Poland, December, 2015
Zaragosa, Spain, December, 2015
Bruxelles, Belgium, February, 2014
Baden – Vienna, April, 2013
Tulcea, June,A�2013
Drobeta Turnu Severin, June,A�2013
Lyon, France,A�October,A�2013
Zaragosa, Spain,A�December,A�2013
Bucuresti, Grigore Antipa Museum,A�December, 2013
Brasov, JanuaryA�2012
Timisoara, West Univeristy of Timisoara, September,A�2012
Constanta, JulyA�2011
Iasi, August 2011
Pascani, SeptemberA�2011
Suceava, OctoberA�2011
Oradea, JulyA�2010
Iasi, SeptemberA�2010
Cheveresu Mare, Timis county, MarchA�2009
Casa Artelor, Galeria Pygmalion, Timisoara, March, 2008
Romexpo, Bucuresti, October, 2008
Romexpo, Bucuresti, April, 2007
Libraria Joc Secund-Humanitas, Timisoara, April, 2007
Libraria Joc Secund-Humanitas, Timisoara, March,A�2006
Iulius Mall, Timisoara, July 2006
Casa Adam Muller Gutembrun, Timisoara, February, 2005
CollectiveA�exhibitions
Collective exhibitions in many Romanian cities like: Timisoara, Oradea, Cosevita, Buzias, Otelul Rosu, Hunedoara, Cluj, Sibiu, Bucuresti, Buzau, Baia Mare, Tulcea, Suceava, Iasi.
Works exhibited at Tara Vis Gallery, Charleston, USA, May 2016
Other activities
Photography workshops trainer in many of the Romanian regions, since 2009: Maramures,A�Delta Dunarii, Sibiu, Giurgiu, Buzau, Prahova, Brasov, Mures, Alba, Harghita, Iasi, Suceava, Timis, Mehedinti
Founding member and vicepresident of the photographic group F5,6, Timisoara.
Author, in collaboration with A�the Department of Culture, Cults and National Cultural Heritage of Timis County and Banat Mitropolitan Church,A�of the following works:
“Poieni Church – icon, history and symbol”, 2005
“Paths of faith – wooden churches, historic monuments of Timis county”, 2006
Projects
- Wooden churches in Southern Transylvania and Northern Oltenia
- Transylvania’s Blacksmiths (PhD thesis)
- People of the Delta (collaboration with the National Television, 2008-2013)
- Lost in des(integration) – project dedicated to the Roma community in Romania
- Childhood universe in the Romanian contemporary village
Distinctions
Great Prize at the National Salon of Touristic Photography, Bucuresti, October, 2006
First Prize at the Ethnographic Photography Salon, Cluj-Napoca, October, 2006
“Victor Iliu” Special Prize, Photography Salon, Buzau, October, 2006
Finalist at the “My photoreport” contest by Descopera magazine, Bucuresti, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Finalist at the contest organized by the United Nations Population Fund, Bucuresti, November, 2006
First Prize, photojournalism section, at the photography contest from IRAF festival, Timisoara, September, 2007
Second and Third Prizes at the National Salon of Touristic Photography, Bucuresti, October, 2007
Finalist at “Transilvania mea” photography contest, Sibiu, 2007
Finalist at the Ethnographic Photography Salon, Cluj-Napoca, December, 2007
Grand Prize and Jury Prize at theA�National Salon of Touristic Photography, Bucuresti, March,A�2008
Finalist at theA�Photography Salon, Buzau, September, 2008
First Prize at the Ethnographic Photography Salon, Cluj-Napoca, November 2008
Special mention at Orange “Together”, November 2008
Second and Third Prizes at theA�National Salon of Touristic Photography, Bucuresti, March, 2009
Second PrizeA�at theA�National Salon of Touristic Photography, Bucuresti, October, 2009
First Prize at the Ethnographic Photography Salon, Cluj-Napoca, December 2009
“Photographer of the year” and First, Second and Third Prizes at AAFR Salon, photojournalism section “Photographer of the year”, first edition, Bucuresti, January, 2010