Environmental Artist

Environmental artist
Ana Maria Surdu is an environmental Artist working in mixed media. Artist Born in Romania and based in West Cork, Ireland and having nature’s wellbeing at heart. The Unnatural Museum marks her solo exhibition in LHQ Gallery, Cork County Council called. Previous group exhibitions: Craft NI Gallery, Lavit Gallery, James Barry Gallery and EMERGE.
Education
- Contemporary Applied Art, MTU Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork (2023)
- Art and Design, Skibbereen (2020)
Exhibitions
- 2024 – LHQ Gallery, The Unnatural Museum, Cork County Council – Solo Exhibition
- 2024 – Glass Runway, Glass Society of Ireland, Craft NI Gallery, Belfast – Group
- 2023 – Lavit Gallery, Cork – Group
- 2023 – James Barry Gallery, exhibitions Momentum and STEAM, Cork – Group
- 2023 – EMERGE, Grand Parade Gallery, Cork – Group
- 2023 – Zeitgeist, CCAD, Cork – Graduation Exhibition
- 2022 – Mend, Grand Parade, Cork – Group
- 2020 – Vision, West Cork Hotel, Skibbereen – Group
- 2019 – Le Ch é ile, O’Driscoll Building, Skibbereen – Group

Commission
- 2022 – Tech Industry Alliance – it@cork & KerrySciTech Leaders Awards 2022, Cork “Recognising Excellence in Innovation, Business & Technology” – 11 awards commissioned in glass, copper and clay. Read article.
Awards
- 2023 – Cork County Council Bursary
- 2023 – EMERGE Cork Craft & Design Award
- 2023 – Lavit Gallery Graduates Award
- 2023 – MTU STEAM Exhibition Award
- 2023 – MTU Student Engagement Award
- 2023 – The Executive Institution Annual Award
Press
- 2024 – Visual Artists Ireland / Ana Maria Surdu at LHQ Gallery
- 2024 – Cork County Council / The Unnatural Museum opens at LHQ Gallery
- 2024 – Irish Independent / The Unnatural Museum exhibition scheduled to open at LHQ Gallery in Cork
- 2024 – The Echo / Unnatural Museum to show plastics’ impact
- 2024 – The Irish Times / The Glass Runway: Fashion designers and glass artists across Ireland join forces to create extraordinary work
- 2024 – Craft NI Gallery / All Caps
- 2023 – Irish Arts Review / Printed Article / Portfolio
Owenahincha Beach
West Cork, Ireland
