Aida Tomescu b. 1955

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Aida Tomescu was born in Bucharest, Romania, in 1955 and moved to Sydney, Australia, in 1980. Tomescu was the inaugural winner of the LSFA Arts 21 Fellowship (1996), and winner of the Sir John Sulman Prize in 1996, the Wynne Prize in 2001, and the Dobell Prize for Drawing in 2003.
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Name
Aida Tomescu
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1955
Birth place
Bucharest, Romania
Active Period
  • c.1979-
Arrival
  • 1980
Residence
  • 1955 - 1980 Bucharest, Romania
  • 1980- Sydney, NSW
Training
  • Postgraduate degree., 1983 City Art Institute, Sydney, NSW
  • Institute of Fine Arts, Bucharest
Cultural Heritage
  • Romanian
Languages
  • English

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Related collections
  • University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Toowomba Regional Gallery, QLD (collected in)
  • New England Regional Art Museum, NSW (collected in)
  • Newcastle Region Art Gallery, NSW (collected in)
  • National Museum, Bucharest, Romania (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Myer Art Foundation, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Victoria (collected in)
  • Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Mallesons Stephen Jacques, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • La Trobe University Art Museum, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • University of Western Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC (collected in)
  • The Derwent Collection, Tasmania (collected in)
  • Campbelltown City Art Gallery, Campbelltown, NSW (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery, NSW (collected in)
  • Westpac Collection, New York (collected in)
  • IBM Australia (collected in)
  • Allens Arthur Robinson, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • The Macquarie Group Collection (collected in)
  • Artbank (collected in)
  • Auckland City Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Auckland, New Zealand (collected in)
  • The Chartwell Collection (collected in)
  • The British Museum, London, UK (collected in)
  • Heide Museum of Modern Art, Bulleen, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • The National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • The National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • The Holmes a Court Collection, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Toowomba Regional Gallery, QLD (collected in)
  • New England Regional Art Museum, NSW (collected in)
  • Newcastle Region Art Gallery, NSW (collected in)
  • National Museum, Bucharest, Romania (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Myer Art Foundation, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Victoria (collected in)
  • Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Mallesons Stephen Jacques, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • La Trobe University Art Museum, VIC (collected in)
  • University of Western Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC (collected in)
  • The Derwent Collection, Tasmania (collected in)
  • Campbelltown City Art Gallery, Campbelltown, NSW (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • Wagga Wagga City Art Gallery, NSW (collected in)
  • Westpac Collection, New York (collected in)
  • IBM Australia (collected in)
  • Allens Arthur Robinson, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • The Macquarie Group Collection (collected in)
  • Artbank (collected in)
  • Auckland City Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Auckland, New Zealand (collected in)
  • The Chartwell Collection (collected in)
  • The British Museum, London, UK (collected in)
  • Heide Museum of Modern Art, Bulleen, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • The National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • The National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • The Holmes a Court Collection, Perth, WA (collected in)