Corneliu Drăgan-Târgoviște

Corneliu Drăgan-Târgoviște (born 3 March 1956) is a Romanian painter specializing in watercolor painting.

Biography

Drăgan-Târgoviște was born on 3 March 1956 in Bucharest. In 1981 he settled in Târgoviște and graduated from the Faculty of Installations Engineering in Bucharest. Alongside his technical education, he studied painting under Horea Cucerzan and drawing with sculptor Iorgos Iliopolos.

Between 1981 and 1991 he collaborated with Romanian publications including Urzica, Albina, Flacăra Rebus, and Cutezătorii, producing satirical illustration, advertising graphics, and comic strips. In 1988 he created the stage design and scenery for the play Înșir-te, Mărgărite by Victor Eftimiu. In 1990 he became a founding member of the newspaper Glasul Cetății, initially serving as its graphic designer.

In 1990 he left his engineering career to devote himself entirely to painting. Between 1991 and 2002 he collaborated with art galleries in France and Germany.

In 2015 his painting Venice was selected from 3,779 watercolor works submitted by artists from 73 countries to the Shenzhen International Watercolour Biennale in China. He was also the only Romanian artist participating in that edition.

His works are included in public and private collections in Romania and abroad, including France, Germany, Israel, Spain, the United States, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. 2019 – Fourth Prize at the CASTRA International Watercolour Festival, Ajdovščina, Slovenia. 2020 – Nominated in the Graphic Arts section of the Camil Ressu National Art Biennale, Galați Museum of Visual Arts.