Valeria BARBAS
CONTEMPORARY ARTIST - MIXED MEDIA
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Valeria BARBAS
CONTEMPORARY ARTIST - MIXED MEDIA
Valeria Barbas, (born 1984) is mixed media artist, singer, composer based in Chişinău, Republic of Moldova. She studied for a B.A. (2001-2006) and a M.A. (2006-2008) in music composition, Academy of Music, Theatre and Art, Chişinău, Republic of Moldova. Electronic music courses with Mikhail Afanasiev (2005-2006). In 2004-2008 she also studied for a B.A. in painting, at „Ion Creangă” State Pedagogical University. Lecturer at Academy of Music, Theatre and Art, R. Moldova (2014-2015). Researcher at the Institute of Cultural Heritage, Academy of Sciences, Moldova (2010-2020). Valeria Barbas is a member of the Moldovan Union of Composers and Musicologists, Moldovan Union of Painters (2009), Moldovan Association of woman in cinematography ANTHILL. 2017 – PhD in study of art and culturology. Author of 33 scientific articles and of a book investigating new music phenomena in Republic of Moldova from 1991-to 2018 (Chisinau:ARC, 2019). Director/concept author of radio programs Ars Nova at Radio Moldova(2014-2016), and of Tv program Zona Ars at public Tv MOLDOVA 1 (2019-present). Collaborates as artist since 2008 with KSA:K Center for Contemporary Art, and Oberliht Young Artists Association. Co-founder of ARTPLATFORMA NGO, MUZART NGO. Working medium: music, painting, performance,video-art, sound-installation, film.