Contemporar Gallery, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Independent Curator
Gabriela
Moldovan
Curator · Researcher · Cultural Professional
Gabriela Moldovan (b. 2000, Satu Mare) is a curator, researcher and cultural professional, lives and works in Cluj-Napoca. She is an independent curator with an interdisciplinary practice situated at the intersection of art, scenography, and cinematography. She is interested in creating immersive and participatory environments in which the exhibition space becomes a living stage, a fluid framework that guides visitors through a coherent and reflective narrative.
Immersive Exhibitions
New Media
Scenography
Interdisciplinary
Light Art
Exhibition Management
Public Programming
Community Projects
Her curatorial practice is driven by a strong interest in how space, objects, and visual technologies can shape perception and audience engagement with contemporary art. Gabriela understands space not merely as a site of display, but as an active element of artistic discourse, capable of generating emotion and fostering authentic connections between the public and the artwork.
Exhibitions
Artists
Countries
Scenography
Dragoste și Iubire
Film2026Directed by Matei Filip · With Cosmin Stănilă, Matei Filip, Tudor Vasiliu, Radu Dogaru a.o. · Cinematography: Mircea Drăgoi · Production: Espe Broina, Matei Filip · Set design: Gabriela Moldovan · Costumes: Natalia Elena Valișcu
Ceatârna la răscruce
Film2026Directed by Matei Filip · With Arhanghela, Radu Dogaru
Space is not merely a site of display,
but an active element of artistic discourse.
CV
Experience
Head of Production
Plan B Foundation
Artistic Residency Facilitator
Cluj Cultural Centre
Gallery Assistant
Plan B Gallery
Gallery Assistant
Sector 1 Gallery
Co-Curator
Art Expo S.I.A
Cultural Mediator
Light Art România
Education
PhD in Cinematography and Media
University Babeș Bolyai, Faculty of Theatre and Cinematography
Master in Contemporary Curatorial Practices
University of Arts and Design Cluj-Napoca
Bachelor Degree in Art History
University Babeș Bolyai, Faculty of Philosophy and History
Residencies & Programs
Praxis! Emergent Curators' Days 2026
University of Arts and Design Cluj-Napoca x Contemporar
Flash Residency
Lux Helsinki
Light Art History Net - Webinar
Light Art History Net
FORWARD: Curators in residence
Matca Art Space
Ars Electronica Study Visit
Studiotopia
The Unschool Of Curating #7
Cluj Cultural Centre x Art Encounters
Praxis! Emergent Curators' Days 2025
University of Arts and Design Cluj-Napoca
Culture Moves Europe
Creative Europe
I.C.K.H.S. – Independent Curating Know-How Sharing
Lapsus
Media
Let's work together
Based in
Cluj-Napoca, Romania