CV & Statement

Sabina Stan is an inter-media artist who creates interactive installations, three-dimensional objects made of rope and aluminum, as well as video performances. The themes addressed follow the artist’s journey of self-discovery, starting from defining herself as an individual and her role in the community, to observing her emotions and then consolidating the values she would like in society. She graduated from UNArte in Bucharest, from the Department of Textile Arts and Design. Since 2012, she has developed the technique of rope weaving, which she perfected through the works “The Perfect Home” (2015) and “Evolution” (2022-2024). The technique of working in aluminum is inspired by weaving. She began working in this technique through playing, discovering the malleability of aluminum, which gave her the opportunity to develop kinetic interactive objects, through the project “Heartbeats” (2020). Her training in computer science allows her to integrate micro-controllers into the installations or objects created to make them interactive. She has participated in numerous national and international exhibitions, collaborations and group projects. In 2023, she had a solo exhibition as part of Ecosistem Festival, with the project “From an Orange Point of View” which includes all the techniques she has used previously as well as the new directions she is currently exploring, video editing and performance. Both the 2023 project and the current one, “Devyah”, explore female identity beyond the stereotypes of a patriarchal society.

Education:

• College of Computer Science “Tudor Vianu”, Bucharest, Romania, 2007
• Bachelor degree in textile art and design, National University of Arts Bucharest, Romania, 2010

Personal exhibitions:

• – “From an orange point of view”, Cinema Europa, 23-27^th August 2023
• – “Meeting in between” – collaboration with Bomkii, Echoes Haus, Bucharest, 30^th May – 7^th June 2024
• “The moment before I woke”, Vertical Gallery, Bucharest, Romania, 4 August 2025 – 8 September 2025“D
• “Devyah” – preliminary research presentation and exhibition – artouching, Timișoara, Romania, 14-16 November 2025

Awards:

• Can Art&Design Festival 2020 – “Between two heartbeats”
• Can Art&Design Festival 2022 – “Censorship – a survival mechanism”
• Can Art&Design Festival 2023 – „Orange lights”

Performances:

• “Welcome to our Cosmic Museum”, coordinated by Alina Pietrăreanu, Casa Kerim, 20^th November 2021
• “Urban dream”, itinerant performance, concept by Alina Pietrăreanu, Ecosistem Festival 2022 organized by Șangri-La Artistic Ground Association, Bucharest, 20^th August 2022
• “Imaginarium – itinerant performance in Drumul Taberei Park” concept and coordination by choreographer Cosmin Manolescu, Bucharest, 15^th October 2022
• „How to be fed up with oranges without eating any”, video performance concept by Sabina Stan, 2023
• „I_do_not_want_to”, video performance concept and production by Sabina Stan, 2023
• “Falling grounds”, performative flash-mob coordinated by Alexandra Girbea, Civic Park, Timisoara, 17^th August 2024
• Who is afraid of Baba Yaga?, performance and concept by Sabina Stan, artouching, Timișoara, 16 November 2025

Group exhibitions:

• Biennial of Decorative Arts, National Museum of Decorative Arts, Bucharest, Romania, 27^th November 2012 – 14^th April 2013
• Biennial of Decorative Arts , National Museum of Art, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova, 25^th April – 10^th June 2013
• The VIII International Biennial of Textile Miniatures “Thoughts – that is…”, Gallery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania, 7^th – 28^th September 2013
• International Textile Art Biennial, KUNSTSTICHTING PERSPEKTIEF VZW, Haacht, Belgium, 21^st February – 1^st March 2015
• The IX International Biennial of Textile Miniatures “Out of the box”, Gallery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania, 19^th June – 11^th July, 2015
• BIAMT – International Biennial of Miniature Art, Faculty of Arts and Design Timișoara, 25th of April – 23^rd May 2016
• The 11th International Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Textile Art “Scythia”, Kherson, Ukraine, 15^th – 26^th June 2016
• International Exhibition “Textile for Young” under auspices of “Scythia”, Kherson, Ukraine, 15^th – 26^th June 2016
• Book-object exhibition DadA, Gallery, Bucharest, Romania, 22th June – 22th July 2016
• “To weave dreams – MINIARTEXTIL 2016”, San Francesco Church, Como, Italy, 1^st October – 20^th November 2016
• Miniartextil “To weave dreams”, Le Beffroi, Montrouge, France, 22^nd February – 19^th March 2017
• “Theater under the moonlight” Festival, third edition, Quantic Pub, Bucharest, 1^st – 16^th July 2017
• The 8^th International Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Mini Textile Art “Scythia”, Kherson/ Ivano-Frankivs’k, Ukraine, 19th of June – 2^nd July 2017 / 15^th July – 30^th July 2017
• Texpoart, Universitas Gallery, Iași, Romania, 1^st – 29^th November 2017
• BIAMT 2018 – International Biennial of Miniature Art, Faculty of Arts and Design Timișoara, 26th October – 15^th November 2018
• Fusion Arts Expo 2019, Palace Noblesse, Bucharest, 24-25^th May 2019
• XIIth Florence Biennale 2019, Fortezza da Basso, Florence, 18^th – 27^th October 2019
• The 13^th International Textile Art Biennial “Scythia”, Ivano-Frankivs’k, Ukraine, 6-18^th of August 2020
• Can Art&Design Festival, Bucharest, Ploiesti, Iasi, Cluj, Constanta and other cities, Romania, July – November 2020
• Can Art&Design Festival, Pitesti, Cluj, Baia Mare, Constanta, Bucharest, July – September 2021
• Textured II, online, EnvisionArtShow.com, October 2021
• Blue Biennale, Brașov, Romania, 17^th October – 21^st November 2021
• Bucharest Art Exhibition, Athenee Palace Hilton, Bucharest, Romania, 3^rd – 5^th December 2021
• Can Art&Design Festival, Bucharest, Romania, July – November 2022
• Fusion Arts Expo 2022, Noblesse Palace, Bucharest, 24^th-25^th September 2022
• “Desavarsire”, organized by Atoma Art Community, Katakomba, Bucharest, Romania, 24^th – 31^st March 2023
• West Side Flower Fest 2023, Drumul Taberei Park, Bucharest, Romania, June 2023
• The Hidden Gems, Kamellebuttek, Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxemburg, 22^nd July – 2^nd September 2023
• Art Your Christmas, Centrul de Proiecte, Timisoara, 18^th December 2024 – 20^th January 2025
• Feelings in color: a creative dialogue, Hidden, Bucharest, 22^nd March – 12^th April 2025
• Queerencia, Agentia Bucuresti, 1^st – 30^th June 2024

Workshops:

• 11^th, July/ 15^th August 2020 / 28^th November 2021 – Mall Vitan / Mega Mall/ Promenda Mall, Bucharest – Can Art&Design Festival/ Green Tech Film Festival, upcycling aluminum cans workshop
• 25^th September 2022 – Sf. Gheorghe, Covasna, Romania – Can Art&Design Festival
• 19^th May 2023 / 21^st January, 1^st June 2024 – Kraft Market/ Heavy Yard, Bucharest, upcycling collage workshop with painter Maria Bratu
• 29^th June 2023/ 6^th of July 2024/ 19^th January 2025/ 9^th February 2025 – Kraft Market, Bucharest/ Pride park Timisoara/ Centrul de Proiecte Timisoara/ Yoga Hugger Studio Bucharest, wire modeling workshop
• 23^rd March 2024 – Heavy Yard, Bucharest, macrame workshop with artist Teodora Grindei
• 29^th September, 10^th November 2024 – Heavy Yeard, Bucharest, macrame workshop

Other projects:

• Participation in West meets East – A Cultural Book Exchange project:
  • Warwick, USA, 14th of September – 14th of October 2010
  • UNArte Gallery, Bucharest, Romania, 1st of November – 1st of December 2010
  • Art Museum, Iași, Romania, 10th – 20th of September 2011
  • Parliament House, Brancuși Hall, Bucharest, Romania, 10th – 28th of October 2011
  • Art Galleries Focșani, Romania, 24th of January – 15th of February 2012
  • Art Museum, Constanța, Romania, 1st – 30th of August 2012
  • County Library “Marin Preda”, Alexandria, Romania, 1st – 27th of March 2016
  • Art Galleries Focșani, Romania, March-April 2016
• Participation in the project An Inventory of Al-Mutanabbi Street in 2012 with “Before and after” book-objects.
• Attendance at ORA Training Course at Lecceta di Torino di Sangro, Italy, (25th of May – 3rd of June, 2013). I was part of the workshop for Graphics and Video, during which I made comics for children and drawings for promotional and educational material.
• Participation in organizing the exhibitions DecoArt 2009 (Tulcea, 14th of August – 14th of September), West meets East (Bucharest, 1st of November – 1st of December, 2010), the Wall for Peace (Bucharest, 12th of September – 18th of September, 2011) and Books for Mind and Soul (Constanta, Museum of Art, 1st – 30th of August 2012).
• Participation at the Conference organized by CFCECAS on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25th of November 2016, with Tree of emotions.
• Created Aluminium dress – A new beginning for the Can Art&Design Festival exhibition at Mega Mall Bucharest – 14th – 23rd August 2020

Media links and mentions:

• The Unfiltered Lens, vol. VI issue 20, October 13th, 2010, page 6
• Forma-revista de arta, nr.7/2011, page 43
• West meets East – Book object – 2012
• “WEST MEETS EAST – A Cultural Book Exchange” – 2012
• “Before and after” in bookarts.uwe.ac.uk – 2012
• Books for Mind and Soul – 2013
• The 11th International Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Textile Art “Scythia” – 2016
• Miniartextil 2016 – To weave dreams – 2016
• BIAMT Catalogue – 2016
• The 8th InternationalMini Textile Art Exhibition“Scythia” – 2017
• 20+ with Evelina Manea (A7TV) – When passion turns into job (II) – 2018
• Made in Ro #12 by disignist.ro – 2018
• Made in Ro #13 by designist.ro – 2019
• designist.ro – Can Art&Design Festival winners
• “E vremea ta!” – TVR2 – 17.06.2020
• “Eroul zilei” – Antena 3 – 1.07.2020
• The 13th International Textile Art Biennial “Scythia”
• Made in Ro #15 by Designist.ro – 2020
• iBookSquare evenings – “Cuvinte si cafea” editia 27 – 10.06.2021
• Interview on anonymomuza.ro
• Can Art & Design Festival 2022 winners – theinstitute.ro
• Zoomer …gen, TVR3, 17.03.2023
• Art Your Christmas
  • Radio Timisoara
  • tion.ro
• Feelings in color catalogue