Marilena Preda Sânc
Marilena Preda Sânc (born April 17, 1955 in Bucharest) is a Romanian visual artist, art educator (current position – professor at National University of Arts, Bucharest, and author of feminism and Public Art writings. She is known for being one of the most active feminist artists in the country. She uses a multidisciplinary approach by employing various media such as drawing, painting, mural art, book-objects, video, performance, photography, and installation; her work has been shown in museums, galleries, conferences, symposium, and broadcast venues around the world.
Her career has spanned two eras in Romania: the social, cultural, and political restrictions of the Communist era, and the freedom of the post-revolution era which allowed her to expand her expression. Preda Sânc explor a variety of themes including feminism, gender identity, gender fusion, globalization, self-exploration, and the interaction between public and private spaces.