Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae
George Pomponiu
Senior Referent II, Wealth Management
National Art University Bucharest, Romania
About me
As a teacher and artist, I have developed a consistent and continually advancing professional trajectory over the years. Throughout my career, I have acquired and refined organizational, administrative, and research skills. I am characterized by my ease of communication, attention to detail, inclination towards study and mentoring, and an educated sense of aesthetics. I am motivated by the freedom of creativity, which I believe is the spark that ignites innovation and inspires progress. Creativity thrives where nature, technology, education, and art converge, shaping a future of growth and harmony.
Profesional experience
Nov 2014 - present
Senior Referent II, Wealth Management – National Art University
Bucharest | Textile / Fashion design | Education / Training
Event Coordinator, Photographer, Videographer, Photo & Video editor, Heritage Administrator
Dec 2005 - Dec 2021
Designer, painter - Recon'Art
16 years and 1 month
Bucharest | Architecture / Interior design | Arts / Entertainment
Family Crafting Business, designing, crafting, and painting neo-traditional wood furniture and more.
Photographing the products and documenting the evolution stages of the artwork
Sep 2011 - Jul 2018
Entertainment coordinator, Unconventional teacher, MC - Joy Club
6 years and 11 months
Bucharest | Education / Training / Arts | Arts / Entertainment
Educational parties
Nov 2008 - Nov 2017
Unconventional teacher, MC - Fun Science
9 years and 1 month
Bucharest | Education / Training / Arts | Education / Training
Scientific experiments for children.
Educational programs focused on entertainment in almost all fields of science.
Feb 2007 - Oct 2014
Photographer - Danart
7 years and 9 months
Bucharest | Education / Training / Arts | Arts / Entertainment
Step-by-step photography documenting each stage of the restoration process, including assessment,
preparation, cleaning, restoration, and conservation.
Mar 2006 - Feb 2007
Jr. Copywriter & Jr. Art Director - Logo Bigger
1 year
Bucharest | Advertising | Advertising / Marketing / PR
Education
2020 - 2021
Bachelor's degree - Department for Teacher Training, Faculty of Art History and Theory,
National Art University
Teaching Degree II / Visual Arts Teacher in High School and University | Bucharest
2019 - 2020
Bachelor's degree - Department for Teacher Training, Faculty of Art History and Theory,
National Art University
Teaching Degree I / Visual Arts Teacher in Primary School and Gymnasium | Bucharest
2014 - 2018
Doctorate (PhD) - Faculty of Decorative Arts and Design, National Art University
Performing Arts | Bucharest
Immersive Video Installation, "The circle dance of life and death"
2008 - 2012
Master's degree - Faculty of Decorative Arts and Design, National Art University
Performance costume | Bucharest
Video mapping installation, "Metamorphosis with the universe"
2004 - 2008
Bachelor's degree - Faculty of Decorative Arts and Design, National Art University
Scenography/ Theater and film set design | Bucharest
Film set design, "The Beatle"
Theater set design, "Năpasta"
2000 - 2004
High School / Vocational school - Spiru Haret National Collage
Intensive Math-IT, Intensive English | Bucharest
1994 - 2000
Elementary school - Ion Heliade Rădulescu School
Primary School and Gymnasium | Bucharest
1991 - 1993
Elementary school - Lycée Français Anna de Noailles
Elementary school: Primary School | Bucharest
Certifications
Professional Photographer
The Center for Professional Training in Culture
date acquired Jul 2009
Driving licence
Category B
date acquired 2006
Foreign languages
Romanian: Advanced
English: Advanced
French: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
Italian: Beginner
Publications
Experimental performance in unconventional spaces
date published May 2018
Projects
Video-Mapping Private event Cyclic @ Promenada Mall
period Aug 2024 - Aug 2024
https://www.onevent.ro/evenimente/cyclic-presents-urban-rooftop-w-goldcher/
Video-Mapping at Saga Festival @ Romaero Băneasa
period Jul 2024 - Jul 2024
Brand activation for Ploom https://www.sagafestival.com
Video-Mapping at Caldera Crescendo Celebration @ Chemin Fais'art, Chapdes-Beaufort, France
period Jun 2024 - Jun 2024
Radar Psy Events https://www.goabase.net/festival/caldera-crescendo-celebration/112404
Video-Mapping at Romanian Creative Week @ Palace of Culture Iași
period May 2024 - May 2024
https://romaniancreativeweek.ro
Video-Mapping at PeWall Festival @ Constanța old town
period Oct 2023 - Oct 2023
Mural paintings video mapping https://tomistv.ro/2023/10/19/festivalul-pewall-s-a-incheiat-constanta-e-un-picmai-frumoasa/
Video Mapping at Sînziana Mircea's Piano Concert
period Sep 2023 - Sep 2023
Video-Mapping Private event UNO
period Apr 2023 - Apr 2023
Video-Mapping Kristal Club
period Sep 2022 - Apr 2023
Video Mapping at B/plr. NYE 2023 @Timisoara Convention Center
period Dec 2022 - Jan 2023
Video-Mapping Privat event One Tower
period Dec 2022 - Dec 2022
Antiques and Handcrafted Goods Fair @ MȚR
period Dec 2022 - Dec 2022
Antiques and Painted Furniture and Gifts organized by the The National Museum of the Romanian Peasant
Exhibition ”Perpetuum cloth” @ Combinatul Fondului Plastic
period Nov 2022 - Dec 2022
Video installation with textiles
Video-Mapping Hip Hop Takeovers @ The Hare
period Aug 2022 - Aug 2022
Group Exhibition Art Safari
period May 2022 - Jun 2022
Video Installation with Sergiu Chihaia
Exhibition '50 Years of Fashion School in Bucharest
period Jun 2021 - Sep 2021
Presentation of short movies featuring the semester or graduation projects of Fashion Design students from the National Art University Bucharest. National Museum of Art of Romania, Bucharest.
Kiosk mall design for Head and Shoulders
period Apr 2020 - Apr 2020
Commercial island design
Brand activation design for Old Spice
period Mar 2020 - Mar 2020
Pop-up kiosk -Event experiences - Interactive displays Digital activations
Brand activation design for Head and Shoulders
period Feb 2020 - Feb 2020
Pop-up kiosk - Event experiences - Interactive displays Digital activations
Fair and Exhibition Design Coordinator for Etnorama Festival
period May 2018 - May 2018
Design Project
Set Designer for Jerry's Pizza Commercial
period Mar 2017 - Mar 2017
Set Design Project, Set Construction, Props Acquisition - Rollin Studio SRL, Bucharest
Hand Painted Furniture and Gifts Exhibition with Live Workshops
period Mar 2004 - Dec 2015
Triannual Fair organized by the Dimitrie Gusti Village Museum, Bucharest
Hand Painted Furniture and Gifts Exhibition with Live Workshops
period Mar 2004 - Mar 2015
Biannual Fair organized by the The National Museum of the Romanian Peasant
Photographer
period Apr 2010 - Nov 2014
Step-by-step photography documenting each stage of the restoration process, including assessment, preparation, cleaning, restoration, and conservation of the tapestries:
Teatrul Lumii: 740 X 2250 cm
Odă patriei: 1145 X 880 cm - Război şi pace: 1100 X 900 cm https://www.tnb.ro/ro/restaurarea-celor-mai-mari-tapiserii-din-lume-la-tnb
Photographer
period May 2009 - Sep 2014
Step-by-step photography documenting each stage of the restoration process, including assessment, preparation, cleaning, restoration, and conservation of the Brâncovenesc embroidery.
Hand The Folk Artisans Fair- Painted Furniture and Gifts Exhibition with Live Workshops
period Aug 2010 - Aug 2014
Annual fair organized by the Astra Museum Sibiu
Set Design for "The Tempest" play by William Shakespeare, directed by
Alexander Morfov
period Jan 2014 - May 2014
Set design 1st assistant
Set design project, set construction, props acquisition, photographer, art director http://www.tnb.ro/ro/furtuna-fnt
Exhibition ”Metamorphosis with the universe”
period Nov 2013 - Jan 2014
Video Installation - Tripoteca - Bucharest Experimental Film Festival http://tripoteca.com/bucharest
Exhibition ”Kaleidoscope Dress”
period Jun 2013 - Jun 2013
"Kaleidoscope Dress" - Video installation for Open House Day at the National University of Arts Bucharest
Photographer
period Dec 2012 - Jan 2013
Step-by-step photography documenting each stage of the restoration process, including assessment, preparation, cleaning, restoration, and conservation of the tapestry ”Ode to Man”, offered as a gift by the Romanian state to the United Nations in New York in 1968 https://www.un.org/ungifts/ode-man
Costume designer for "Noaptea Sânzienelor"
period Jun 2012 - Jun 2012
Art Performance - "The Night of Sânziene" refers to a traditional Romanian celebration associated with Midsummer's Eve, linked to folklore and magical beliefs about fairies known as Sânziene. http://artdetox.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/my-soul-has-gained-the-freedom-ofthe-night-in-imagini/ @ Mogoșoaia Palace
Set Design for "The Man with the Nag" play by George Ciprian, directed by Anca Brad
period Apr 2011 - Nov 2011
Set design assistant
Set design project, set construction, props acquisition, photographer, art director https://www.tnb.ro/ro/omul-cu-martoaga
Set Design for "Macbeth" play by William Shakespeare, directed by
Radu Penciulescu
period Sep 2010 - Mar 2011
Set design 1st assistant
Set design project, set construction, props acquisition, photographer, art director https://www.tnb.ro/ro/macbeth-549
Television Set Design for ”Plasa de stele” (Tv Show)
period Apr 2010 - Sep 2010
Set design project, set construction, props acquisition Dream Production ( Antena 1 TV) https://www.intactmediagroup.ro/our-divisions/b2b/intact-production/
Costume designer & performer
period Jun 2010 - Jun 2010
Art Performance under the direction of Prof. Dr. Ruxandra Popp @ The National
Art University - Faculty of Decorative Arts and Design
Movie Set Design ”Viața Mea Sexuală”
period May 2009 - Sep 2009
Set design project, set construction, props acquisition Paradox Film Production https://www.cinemagia.ro/filme/viata-mea-sexuala-30157/
Costume designer & performer
period Apr 2009 - Apr 2009
Art Performance under the direction of Prof. Dr. Ruxandra Popp @ Bucharest Fashion Week
Exhibition 'Romanian Artists at the Thames Festival
period Sep 2008 - Sep 2008
Romanian Cultural Institute Bucharest - Romanian Cultural Institute London https://hotnews.ro/artisti-si-mesteri-populari-romani-participa-la-festivalultamisei-1647327
Television Set Design for ”Popa Prostu” (Tv Show)
period Mar 2008 - Jun 2008
Set design project, set construction, props acquisition
Zuchero Media (B1 TV) https://www.zucchero.ro/ro/portfolio/popa-prostu/
Costume designer & performer
period Apr 2007 - Apr 2007
Art Performance under the direction of Prof. Dr. Ruxandra Popp @ Cărturești Library
”The City Beneath the City” a project in collaboration with Masca Theatre and the Bucharest City Hall, the Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs, and Metrorex, participation in the project ”The Maidens Take the Subway” the costumes were made from unconventional materials.
Costume designer & performer
period May 2006 - May 2006
Art Performance under the direction of Prof. Dr. Ruxandra Popp @ Parc Hotel Bucharest
Costume designer & performer
period Oct 2005 - Oct 2005
Art Performance under the direction of Prof. Dr. Ruxandra Popp @ Cărturești Library
Library
Portfolio