exhibitions and installations

”After 12 Years. Artistic Production in Romania in 180 Works”, National Museum of Contemporary Art of Romania, MNAC, Bucharest, 11th of December 2020 - 31st of January 2021

This exhibition showcases 180 works by 100 contemporary Romanian artists that were acquired by the museum after the last acquisition in 2007, spanning the production time frame of 1970-2020. Two of my works were also purchased and are shown in the exhibition. More here

”Back to the Future- A Commemorative Exhibition for Architect Ion Popa”, Romanian Architects' Union, Bucharest, Romania 22nd of October- 12th of November 2020

Artists: Ion Popa, Vlad Calboreanu, Delia Popa, Claire Murgan, Design & Pedagogy students, organized by ArtCrowd- Artists in Education, exhibition design Vanda Maria Sturdza, co-funded by AFCN

”Europa Wonderland”, Garrison Commend, Timisoara, Romania, 13th of October- 13th of November 2020

Artists: Matei Bejenaru, Catalin Burcea, Delia Calinescu (Zoita), Cosmin Haias, Delia Popa, Decebal Scriba, Valeriu Schiau, curated by Olivia Nitis, in conjunction with "Bodyspace Citizenship and Territories", organized by Contrasens Association, co-funded by AFCN

”Contemporary Art Biennials – Our Hegemonic Machines in States of Emergency”, online Symposium, BB9, 27th - 28th of June 2020

Artistic Interventions by: Delia Popa, minim (Diana Dulgheru), Roma Jam Session art Kollektiv

curated by Dorothee Richter and Ronald Kolb, Conference alongside the 9th Bucharest Biennale, Goethe Inst

GARAGE SALE/[The Great Romania - China Friendship Cafeteria], Sandwich Gallery, Bucharest, 22st of June- 6th of September 2019

Artists: Vlad Basalici, Liliana Basarab, Geta Brătescu, Na Buqi, Alexandra Croitoru, Wu Di, Sun Han, Ma Jianfeng, T.K.L., Peng Lu, Zhang Miao, Alexandru Niculescu, Jin Ningning, Daniela Palimariu, Wang Peng, Dan Perjovschi, Delia Popa, Yao Qingmei, Cristian Raduta, Dan Vezentan, Tan Yingjie, Liu Yue, Xin Yunpeng

The Beach (An Erotic Fantasy), GrawBöckler Garage, Berlin, Germany, 13th of June 2019

Delia Popa, Solo Exhibition at GrawBoeckler, Berlin, Germany

13th of June 2019, curated by GrawBoeckler, part of Berlin Traveling Artists program, generously supported by Bezirksamt Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg.

 "Monument to the Unknown Nurse" in Artists React to WAR Exhibition, WASP Studios, Bucharest, Romania, 21st of December- 15th of December 2018

Artists: Delia Popa, Aurora Kiraly, Valeriu Schiau, Vasile Rata, Sorin Oncu

Curated by Olivia Nitis,WASP/Working Art Space and Production, Bucharest and several high schools across Romania, 21st of November-15th of December 2018, part of War in Images project, supported by AFCN

The Girl with Tentacles, Sandwich Gallery, Bucharest, Romania, 2017

Delia Popa, Solo Exhibition at Sandwich Gallery, Bucharest

29th of June - 21st of September 2017

Girls with Ideas [Boys and Painting], Paintbrush Factory, Cluj, Romania, 2016

Artists: Aurora Kiraly, Liliana Basarab, Ioana Gheorghiu, Delia Popa, Raluca Popa

Curated by Giles Eldridge and Delia Popa, Exhibition at Lateral ArtSpace, Paintbrush Factory, Cluj, Romania

Roundtables at Paintbrush Factory, Cluj and at ODD, Bucharest, Romania

10th of June - 30th of June 2016

A Project of ArtCrowd- Artists in Education, supported by AFCN

"Almost Said and Half Done" in Art on Display #2, Bucharest Public Space, 15th- 25th of October 2015

 ART ON DISPLAY #2, was a series of site-specific projects in unconventional Bucharest spaces, visually animating the city from October 15th to October 25th, 2015.

Artists: Larisa David, Arantxa Etcheverria, Liliana Basarab & Delia Popa, Gonzalo Escobar, Kiki Mihuta & Bogdan Olaru, Jon Dean, Octav Avramescu & Lucian Sandu Milea, Ioana Gheorghiu, Sillyconductor, Carmen Nistor

Curated by Irina Botea Bucan

"Growing Up and Staying Young - Tales of Heidi", Haus zum Palmbaum, Zurich, Switzerland, 2015

Delia Popa, Solo Exhibition at Haus zum Palmbaum, Predigerkirche, Zurich

Curated by Anca Sînpălean, part of index Freiraum residency program

19th - 27st of December 2015

"We, Our Friends and Us" in "Anca Munteanu Rîmnic and Delia Popa at Salonul de Proiecte", Bucharest, 25th of April- 2nd of June 2013 

Anca Munteanu Rîmnic and Delia Popa at Salonul de Proiecte

Curated by Salonul de Proiecte

25th of April - 2nd of June 2013

"Good Girls - Memory, Desire, Power", The National Museum of Contemporary Art Bucharest, Romania, 20th of June- 29th of September 2013

Artists: Nina Arbore (Ro), Ethel Baias (Ro), Ana Banica (Ro), Jurga Barilaitė (Lt), Bureau of Melodramatic Research – Irina Gheorghe & Alina Popa (Ro), Pauline Boudry & Renate Lorenz (De), Geta Bratescu (Ro), Irina Broboana (Ro), Mina Byck-Wepper (Ro), Filipa Cezar (Pt), CHIRKLI Collective (Can), Anetta Mona Chisa & Lucia Tkačová (Cz), Ioana Ciocan (Ro), Maria Ciurdea Steurer (Ro), Alexandra Croitoru (Ro), Larisa Crunteanu (Ro), Cecilia Cutescu – Storck (Ro), Suzana Dan (Ro), Anna Daučikova (Sk), Cristina David (Ro), Lucia Dem Balacescu (Ro), Bianka Dobo (Hun), Simona Dobrescu (Ro), Sandra Dukić & Boris Glamočanin (BiH), Elian (Ro), Suzana Fântânariu (Ro), Aniela Firon (Ro), Mariela Gemisheva (Bg), Chengyao He (Cn), Iraida Icaza (Pa), Corina Ilea (Ro), Orit Ishay (Isr), Hristina Ivanoska (Mkd), Sanja Iveković (Hr), Anna Jermolaewa (Rus), Regina José Galindo (Gtm), Adela Jušić (BiH), Gülsün Karamustafa (Tur), Mihaela Kavdanska (Ro), Lesya Khomenko (Ukr), Aurora Kiraly (Ro), Katrazyna Kozyra (Pol), Elke Krystufek (Aut), Ana Lupas (Ro), Flavia Lupu (Ro), Romana Mateias (Ro), Olivia Mihaltianu (Ro), Adina Paula Moscu (Ro), Anca Munteanu – Rimnic (Ro), Ioana Nemes (Ro), Ilona Németh (Sk), Alexandra Pirici (Ro), Delia Popa (Ro), Marilena Preda – Sânc (Ro), Renee Renard (Ro), Necla Ruzgar (Tur), Véronique Sapin (Fra), Liina Siib (Est), Hito Steyerl (De), Patricia Teodorescu (Ro), Milica Tomić (Srb), Roxana Trestioreanu (Ro), Martha Wilson (USA)

Curated by Bojana Pejic, co-curated by Olivia Nițiș

20th of June - 29th of September 2013

"Chelen Amenca/Dance with Us", The Contemporary Art Gallery of the National Brukenthal Museum, Sibiu, Romania, 5th of October- 11th of November 2012 

Delia Popa and Ellen Rothenberg at the Contemporary Art Gallery of the National Brukenthal Museum, Sibiu

Curated by Anca Verona Mihuleț

5th of October - 11th of November 2012

"I am Gustav von Aschenbach or How to Spend your Eternity in Venice", The Romanian Institute for Humanistic Research, Venice, Italy, 1st -27th of February 2010 

Delia Popa's project was awarded 2nd prize by the international committee selecting a 6 months residency artist in 2009. She was invited to implement her project during the Venice Carnival, in february 2010.

Curated by Anca Sînpălean

1st-27th of February, Romanian Institute for Humanistic Research/ICR Venice and the streets of Venice

"Scraper" site-specific installation in an abandoned space, European Cultural Centre, Sinaia, part of an ArtistNe(s)t Residency, October 2009