SEBASTIAN HOSU

BIOGRAPHY

Sebastian Hosu (b. 1988, Satu Mare, Romania) is a Leipzig-based painter whose expressive and dynamic work explores the relationship between the human body and its natural or psychological environments. Trained in Romania, Italy, Belgium, and Germany—including a Meisterschüler at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig—Hosu has developed a distinctive visual language that merges figuration with abstraction, characterized by gestural brushwork, vibrant color contrasts, and immersive compositions. His paintings frequently reference personal memories and physical movement, portraying figures that dissolve into landscapes or ambiguous spaces, reflecting on memory, vulnerability, and presence. Since 2013, he has held numerous solo exhibitions across Europe and Asia, including at Museum der Bildenden Künste Leipzig, Anca Poterasu Gallery (Bucharest), Double Q Gallery (Hong Kong), and DUVE Berlin, and has participated in major group shows from Paris to Toronto. Hosu's work is included in prestigious collections such as G2 Kunsthalle (Hildebrand Collection), MdbK Leipzig, Dresden State Art Collections, and the Technical University of Darmstadt. Recognized with multiple international awards—including three Elisabeth Greenshields Awards and the KAAD scholarship—he continues to be a vital force in contemporary European painting, contributing a vivid and emotionally resonant perspective to figurative expressionism.