Environmental Artist
Environmental artist
Ana Maria Surdu is an environmental Artist working with mixed media. Born in Romania, living in West Cork, Ireland, having nature’s wellbeing at heart. Currently running a solo exhibition in LHQ Gallery, Cork County Council called The Unnatural Museum. Previous group exhibitions: Craft NI Gallery, Lavit Gallery, James Barry Gallery and EMERGE.
Member
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, 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