My practice has developed gradually through the accumulation of different media and ways of working that emerged at distinct moments throughout my artistic journey and have remained integral to it ever since. Installation, paper perforation, and later marble and wood do not represent shifts in direction, but successive stages of the same inquiry, each opening new ways of understanding and constructing relationships through matter.
I studied at the University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca, while formative periods of study and artistic practice in Spain and Italy played a decisive role in shaping my practice. It was there that I created my first large-scale installation, began working with paper perforation, and later developed an interest in marble and wood—materials that continue to shape my projects today.
Over time, these directions of work led to the gradual development of a conceptual framework articulated around the pore and the membrane. Each project becomes a further stage in the evolution of this framework, with materials and modes of expression emerging in response to the questions each work seeks to explore.
S O L O E X H I B I T I O N S / A R T I S T T A L K S
2026 – Low-Key Epiphany (duo exhibition with Taisia Corbuț), International Center of Contemporary Art – Baia Turcească, Iași (curated by Miruna Drăgușanu)
2025 – Thin Air of a Punctured Light - Annart Gallery, Bucharest, curator Norbert Filep
2025 – Low - Key Epiphany (Duo exhibition with Taisia Corbuț)- Relicvar Gallery, Cluj-Napoca, curator Miruna Drăgușanu
2023 – Póros - Institut Français de Roumanie à Cluj, curator Xenia Tinca
2023 – Póros - Doris Ghetta Gallery, Ortisei, IT
2022 – Ecologies of Repair Conversations with Diana Popuț, Thea Lazăr and Adelina Luft - curator, Tranzit House, Cluj-Napoca, RO
2021 – Viewing Room - Zorzini F Gallery, Cluj-Napoca, RO
2021 – Suddenly Clear (Duo exhibition with Mihai Plătică) – curator Georgia Țidorescu, assistent curator Dr. Bogdan Iacob, Art Museum, Cluj, RO
2020 - Atelier: Diana Popuț - curated by Laurențiu Craioveanu, Studio Arte Contemporanea, Lodi(LO) Milano, IT
2018 - INTRO - A very short introduction - Cold Discussions, curated by Laurentiu Craioveanu, MA-EC Art Gallery, Milan, IT
2015 - Sine Qua Non - Sala Escalera, Fine Arts Faculty of the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, ES
2015 – “Lu” – Casa Matei Gallery, Cluj-Napoca, RO
G R O U P E X H I B I T I O N S
2026 - Iconoflux – National Art Museum, Cluj-Napoca, RO, Curated by Lina Țarmure
2026 - Brâncuși Module – Contemporary Sculptural Practices, Art Farm, Liteni, Suceava
2025 - Catalyst - National Theatre Bucharest, RO
2025 - Soarele în zenit își ține cântarul zilei - curator Norbert Filep, Sector 1 Gallery, Bucharest, RO
2025 - Unfolding Natures - curator Cristina Chirilă, Annart Gallery, Bucharest, RO
2024 - ARCUB, Bucharest, RO
2024 - Unveiling the traces of my own shadows, curator Gabriela Moldovan, Himera, ISHO, Timisoara, RO
2024 - Wanna Be Fog with Me? - curated by Bogdan Iacob, Culture Pallace, Iasi, RO
2022 – Ecologies of Repair - curated by Adelina Luft, Gaep Gallery, Bucharest, RO
2022 – Crama Oprisor awards for contemporary drawing – National Art Museum, Cluj-Napoca
2019 – Open One – Process Gallery, Lenham, UK
2019 – Juventus Contemporary Art Award Anniversary - Triade Gallery, Timisoara, RO
2019 – The Unpleasant Show – the veil – curated by Carmen Casiuc, Jecza Gallery, Timisoara, RO
2019 – Objectified 2019, Cica Museum – Czong Institute for Contemporary Art, Gimpo, South Korea
2018 – Contramonumentul – Triade Gallery, Timisoara, RO
2018 – BIG Awards – Cage Gallery, Barcelona, ES
2018 - Worldwide Show – The Tabernacle, London, UK
2018 - Treasures Room - MA-EC Art Gallery, Milan, IT
2016 - Expo Marathon Recall - Art Museum, Cluj-Napoca, RO
2015 - Out of pattern - within The most beautiful books in Romania contest - Plan B Gallery, Cluj, RO
2014 - Dispositions Through Time and Space, curated by Adrian Bojenoiu - Mobile Biennial 1 at MNAC, in collaboration with Pop Mihai, Bucharest, RO
A W A R D S
2024 – Third Prize – Catalyst Art Award, ARCUB Bucharest, RO
2023 - Prize LA CAVE, Institut Francais, for the best exhibition of the year, Cluj-Napoca, Ro
2022 - Finalist of Crama Oprisor awards for contemporary drawing, Cluj-Napoca, Ro
2021 - Finalist of Zorzini F Gallery artistic residency open call, Cluj-Napoca, Ro
2018 – Jecza Gallery Prize, Contramonumentul, Juventus Contemporary Art Award, Triade Foundation, Timisoara, RO
2018 – Third Prize – Contramonumentul, Juventus Contemporary Art Award, Triade Foundation, Timisoara, RO
2015 - Jury Prize - Research visit at the Biennale of Contemporary Art - Venetia & Plan B Gallery Award - Research visit in Europe, Expo Marathon Competition, Cluj-Napoca, RO
2015 - The Biennale Award, “The Drawing from the Studio" 3rd edition, Timișoara, RO
V I D E O A R T F E S T I V A L S
2021 - Video Art Miden, Greece - online screenings
2019 – Soundtrope Festival – Soufari Sarai, Ioannina Greece
2019 – Photometria International Film Festival - Video Art section, Theater of the Municipal Cultural multiplex – Ioannina Greece
I N T E R V I E W S / A R T I C L E S / O N L I N E A R T M A G A Z I N E S / R A D I O
2025 - Cvltartes.com, conversation between Norbert Filep and Diana Popuț: Between Matter and the Fragility of Time
2023 - Evenimentar.ro - Redactia
2022 - Radio România Cultural - Arte frumoase show, Ecologies of repair
2020 - Il Cittadino - La luce che attraversa la materia: l’indagine sull’arte di Diana Poput
2020 - Artconnect Magazine – Residency in Isolation: A Diary by Diana Poput
2019 - medium.com – Depth in Detail with Diana Poput
2018 - La Milano - INTRO presenta Diana Poput alla Galleria MA-EC
2015 - MI.MO - mierda moderna - Sine Qua Non and Tapestry project
P R I N T E D A R T M A G A Z I N E S , C A T A L O G U E S A N D P R E S S P U B L I C A T I O N S
2024 – GRUPAJ, 3rd printed issue, curated by Aurora Kiraly
2024 - Annual Anthology 2023 Galleria Doris Ghetta catalogue
2022 - Sine Qua Non on the cover of Andrei Lazar's book, L'autobiographie entre le texte et l'image. Publishing house - Casa Cărţii de Ştiinţă, belgica.ro collection, ISBN: 978-606-17-1877-1
2020 - Il Cittadino - N. 175 (24 July) La luce che attraversa la materia: l’indagine sull’arte di Diana Poput, Lodi(LO) Milano, IT
2018 – Average Art #29 (December) – with Finestre artwork series, Liverpool, London, UK
2018 – Wotisart #21 (December) – with Finestre artwork series, Liverpool, London, UK
2018 – A5 Magazine #21 (December) – with Finestre artwork series, Liverpool, London, UK
2018 – Juventus Contemporary Art Award Catalogue - Contramonumentul, Triade Foundation, Timisoara, RO
J U R Y P A R T I C I P A T I O N S
2019 - Participation in the jury made up of independent supporters, of the Juventus contest, Contemporary Art Award, in order to offer a special prize
T R A I N I N G
2022 - ICC Workshop ‘Methods of presentation and sale of the artistic project’ supported by Ami Barak, organized by the French Institute, Cluj-Napoca, RO
2021 – Shortcuts, Intensive mentorship project for emerging artists, GAEP Gallery, Bucharest, RO
2020 - 2021 - Residency (Erasmus+ mobility) Studio Arte Contemporanea, Lodi (LO) Milan, IT
2018 – 2022 - University of Art and Design Cluj-Napoca, PhD. Student
2018 – Survival course for (young) artists - Brush Factory, Cluj-Napoca, Ro
2016 – 2018 - University of Art and Design Cluj-Napoca, Master’s Degree
2016 - Residency (Erasmus+ mobility) Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan, IT
2015 - Residency (Erasmus+ mobility) Universidad de Castilla la Mancha, Cuenca, ES
2013 – 2016 - University of Art and Design Cluj-Napoca, Bachelor Degree