Marius Bejera, b. 1986 in Baia Mare (RO), lives and works in Lyon (FR).

Marius Bejera’s artistic practice includes drawing, painting, sculptural assemblages, installations, and video. His creative process begins with a mental image, which he develops by extracting fragments from earlier sketches or from his surroundings and reintroducing them into the composition. Through these acts of extraction and reinsertion, Bejera deconstructs images and materials, shaping his visual language into structures that explore themes such as omission, displacement, and memory.

The characters he depicts are immersed in transitional or new spatial settings, in which fragments and unknown objects appear in various forms. He creates a world in which he portrays his figures with psychological depth, surrounded by brighter, almost cheerful colours, lending the scenes a light, whimsical atmosphere. His playful, fragmented, and experimental approach; blending symbolism, narrative, and emotional intensity, gives his works a distinctive sensitivity.

Bejera’s work invites viewers to explore the blurred boundaries between vision and observation, offering insight into the changing nature of personal and collective memory.

Marius Bejera has presented his work in museums, galleries, and cultural centers. He held solo exhibitions at White Cuib (Cluj-Napoca) and Nano Gallery / Centrul de Interes (Cluj-Napoca), and his works have been included in group exhibitions at Friche Space / Centrul de Interes (Cluj-Napoca), VÆG Contemporary Art Gallery (Aalborg), and Museum of Art and Visual Culture (Odense).

Bejera also participated in a documented performance as part of an art project by Emily Ghazal (Enschede). He was selected for the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists’ RBSA 2023 Drawing Prize and participated in the Luxembourg Art Prize, receiving a certificate of artistic achievement. His practice has been featured in Draxing Pox, Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art Magazine, ISSUE 17, the Contemporary Drawing Publication by Catalina Nistor and Dan Beudean, and Suboart Magazine Nr. 50.

Education

2007-2010 University of Art and Design Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Graphic Arts (BFA)

2007-2010 University of Art and Design Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Department for Teacher Training

Solo Exhibitions

“Default Image” at White Cuib, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in 2023.

“DemoGraphics – Rhythm and Flow” at Nano Gallery (Centrul de Interes), Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in 2019.

Selected Group Exhibitions

”Why is there something and not nothing?” at Friche Space (Centrul de Interes), Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in 2021.

”Winter Selections” at VÆG-Contemporary Art Gallery, Aalborg, Denmark, in 2015.

“Tattoo – From Maritime Heroes to World Art” at Brandts – Museum of Art and Visual Culture, Odense, Denmark, in 2014.