Born in Bucharest, Romania, Traian Alexandru Filip took his Master’s degree from the ‘Ioan Grigorescu’ Institute of Fine Arts. As a painter, etcher and sculptor, he held one-man shows in Romania, Italy, Sweden and the United States and took part in several dozens of national and international group exhibitions. Of his numerous awards, we mention the National Union of Fine Arts Award (Romania), the UNICEF Award for Graphic Art and the Silver Medal of The Society of Illustrators (USA). His works have been acquired for museum and private collections in Romania, the United States, Japan and Europe, including the Vatican. From 1989 to his tragic and premature death he lived and worked in the United States.
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