Radu Oreian (b. 1984, Târnăveni, Romania) lives and works in France. He graduated from the University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca in 2005 and from the National University of Arts in Bucharest in 2007.

His practice focuses on the classical mediums of drawing and painting, exploring how history, ancient myths, and visual archives shape our understanding of humanity. A recurring thread in Radu Oreian’s work is the creation of a new, meditative visual imprint of a particular density, which appears to exist in a pulsating state between tension and relaxation.

Radu Oreian has held numerous solo exhibitions in galleries and institutions across Europe and the United States, including 1969 Gallery, New York; Gallery Nosco, Brussels and London; albertz benda, Los Angeles; SECCI Gallery, Milan; and SVIT Gallery, Prague. His work has also been presented in institutional contexts such as the Taubman Museum of Art (Roanoke), La Foundazione (Rome), Plan B Foundation (Cluj-Napoca), and the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature (Paris).

He is represented by 1969 Gallery, Eduardo Secci Gallery, and Gallery Nosco, and his works are held in public and private collections in Europe and the United States.