ARTIST PROFILE
Born in Oradea, Romania, in 1961, Sanda Sudor is a contemporary artist whose work explores the human soul and collective consciousness. Her practice moves freely across emotions and borders, turning each work into a dialogue between personal experience and universal reflection.
After a personal tragedy, the loss of her daughter Alina in a road accident, her artistic path merged with that of the foundation created in Alina’s memory, turning grief into a social and cultural mission.
EDUCATION
1985 – Degree in Textile Engineering, Gheorghe Asachi Polytechnic Institute, Iași, Romania
EXHIBITIONS AND ARTISTIC PATH
ROMANIA AND FIRST YEARS IN ITALY (1983–1988)
1983–1985 – National Theatre, Iași
First solo exhibitions: an intimate collection of portraits of people close to her, the beginning of a dialogue between inner life and representation.
1983 – Galleria Aldo Riso, Rome
First major solo exhibition in Italy.
1985–1987 – Union of Fine Artists of Romania, Bucharest
Several group exhibitions before her move to Italy.
1988 – Accademia di Romania, Rome
Solo exhibition marking her definitive move into the Italian art scene.
WORK IN ITALY (1995–2017)
1995–1998 – Galleria di Arte Personale, Spoleto
A period of intense exhibition activity in Umbria.
1999 – Patras Carnival, Greece
Solo exhibition, the first international step of her research.
2000 – Baghdad Biennial
Participation with the Italian delegation.
2005–2010 – Group exhibitions in Spoleto, Perugia, Milan and Rome
Years in which her artistic language took its mature form.
2009–2016 – Studio Pixal Creazioni, Spoleto
Ongoing collaboration in graphic design, broadening her technical and expressive range.
2010–2016 – ADI Umbria (Association for Industrial Design)
Organised design exhibitions with ADI and individual designers in several Umbrian towns, extending her work into applied art.
THE NETHERLANDS AND THE FOUNDATION (2017–present)
2017 – Moves to The Hague, the Netherlands
The start of a new creative and geographical chapter.
2020 – Founds Alina Art Foundation
A non-profit foundation established in the Netherlands in memory of her daughter Alina, devoted to contemporary art as a way to awaken individual and collective awareness.
EXHIBITION CYCLE “THE TRILOGY OF CONSCIENCE” (2020–2023)
A narrative cycle exploring the contemporary human condition through three core themes:
2020 – “Artists for Alina”, Forlì
The foundation’s first event: personal grief transformed into shared creative energy.
2021 – “Justice”, Cremona – Forlì – Spoleto
A cycle of 26 works questioning the mechanisms of law, fairness and social justice.
2022 – “Conscience”, Palazzo Barolo, Turin
On the inner dimension of the human being and individual responsibility towards the collective.
2023 – “Power”, Paratissima, Turin
A critical look at power dynamics in contemporary society, completing the trilogy.
2023 – “Fear”, Collegiata San Pietro, Aosta
Finalists’ exhibition of the competition of the same name, part of ARTEALTA, a project developing step by step with artists and contemporary art institutions across the Alpine region.
RECENT EXHIBITIONS (2024–2026)
2024 – “Embrace”, Amsterdam (18 July – 4 August 2025)
Group exhibition with three Dutch artists, in support of the leading organisation for LGBTQ+ rights.
2024 – Palazzo Ateliè, San Raffaele Alto (5–7 September 2025)
Participation in the Moon Festival, part of her ongoing presence in Piedmont, where she lives when in Italy.
2025 – “Universi Paralleli”, Palazzo Ateliè, San Raffaele Alto (5 September – 5 October, weekends)
Solo exhibition of A4 graphic works built around the sphere, fracture and the layering of memory: a “geography of the soul” in which intimate format meets wide-ranging thought.
CURATORIAL WORK
2025 – “A Mountain of… Signs – Ice Imprints”, Forte di Bard, Aosta Valley
Curator, for Alina Art Foundation, of the first edition of the international graphic art and illustration competition on glaciers and the marks they leave on the landscape, and of the finalists’ exhibition at Forte di Bard (summer 2025). Within the European project TransiT, Interreg ALCOTRA France–Italy.
2026 – “A Mountain of… Pastures”, Forte di Bard, Aosta Valley
Curator, for Alina Art Foundation, of the second edition of the competition, on alpine pastures, transhumance and mountain communities, and of the finalists’ exhibition at Forte di Bard (until 6 September 2026). The exhibition will tour art academies in 2027.
ALINA ART FOUNDATION – ARTISTIC DIRECTION
Since 2020, Sanda Sudor has directed Alina Art Foundation, which supports emerging and established artists by giving them a platform to share their vision. The foundation organises exhibitions, cultural events and collaborations with cultural institutions, aiming to make art accessible and to encourage cultural dialogue.
Main projects:
Artists for Alina – annual exhibition of emerging and established artists
ArteAlta – international contemporary art competition
A Mountain of… – international graphic art and illustration competition with Forte di Bard
Artist residency programmes
International collaborations with cultural institutions
ARTIST STATEMENT
“My art is a constant dialogue between conscience and awareness. Each work invites the viewer to explore their own inner world, opening up unexpected reflections and connections. Through Alina Art Foundation, this dialogue extends to the collective, turning the personal experience of grief into an opportunity for growth and awareness for the international art community.”
CONTACT
Website: www.sandasudor.com
Alina Art Foundation: www.alinaartfoundation.com
Email: info@alinaartfoundation.com / sandasudorart@gmail.com
Based in: The Hague, the Netherlands