{"id":4897,"date":"2026-06-09T13:32:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artencounters.ro\/?post_type=artist&#038;p=4897"},"modified":"2026-06-10T06:59:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T06:59:06","slug":"gloria-grati","status":"publish","type":"artist","link":"https:\/\/artencounters.ro\/en\/artist\/gloria-grati\/","title":{"rendered":"Gloria Grati"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gloria Grati (b. 1972), a ceramic artist, graduated from the Ceramics and Glass program at the University of Art and Design (UAD) in Cluj-Napoca in 1997. She lives in Timi\u0219oara and is an associate professor at the Faculty of Arts and Design at the West University. Her professional journey has been a deliberate path, leading her from her formative experience in high school art education in Alba Iulia and Timi\u0219oara to the academic world. Her artistic career harmoniously intertwines with her pedagogical vocation in all aspects of organizing, mentoring, and professionally guiding multiple generations of young people in this field, while maintaining ongoing collaborations with various specialized companies and institutions. Shaped by the creative atmosphere of her father\u2019s ceramics studio, Gloria Grati crystallized her artistic vision at the intersection of cultural heritage and academic rigor, which allowed her to develop a unique sensitivity for exploring the plastic possibilities of clay. Creatively, the artist explores ceramics as a language of memory and primordial forms. Her fascination with the archaic realm translates today into a practice that harmonizes the tradition of ceramic art with the demands of contemporary art. In recent years, her research has focused on the intersection between sculptural ceramics and multimedia installation, and she has made her mark through numerous participations in prestigious group exhibitions, art fairs, and biennials, both in Romania and abroad. His professional experience in the field of contemporary ceramics, both in Romania and abroad, is evidenced by his numerous participations in group and solo exhibitions, creative camps, biennials, salons, and other artistic events, as well as his service as a juror in various specialized competitions. He is an active member of the Union of Plastic Artists of Romania and a member of the UAPT Board of Directors.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gloria Grati (b. 1972), a ceramic artist, graduated from the Ceramics and Glass program at the University of Art and Design (UAD) in Cluj-Napoca in 1997. She lives in Timi\u0219oara and is an associate professor at the Faculty of Arts and Design at the West University. Her professional journey has been a deliberate path, leading [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"bienala":[],"class_list":["post-4897","artist","type-artist","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artencounters.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist\/4897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artencounters.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artencounters.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/artist"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artencounters.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bienala","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artencounters.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bienala?post=4897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}