Environmental Artist

Ana Maria Surdu - Environmental Artist - West Cork Ireland

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