Ioana Mincu

Born 2001 in Romania

Lives and works in Bucharest, Romania

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Ioana Mincu

Swarming, 2026
watercolor on paper, ceramic frame
46 x 50 x 6 cm

Ioana Mincu

Bucharest is a Crumbly Cookie, 2026
watercolor on paper, ceramic
100 x 40 x 32 cm

Ioana Mincu

*The insides of an Air Conditioning*, 2026
ceramic
70 x 40 x 22 cm

Ioana Mincu

Installation view: Bucharest is a Crumbly Cookie, Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, 2026

Ioana Mincu

Franj, 2026
ceramic
77 x 40 x 26 cm

Ioana Mincu

Accidental Brutality, 2026
watercolor on paper, ceramic frame
74 x 42 x 5 cm

Ioana Mincu

common pigeon, 2026
ceramic
172 x 60 x 7 cm

Ioana Mincu

*Point of Connection 2*, 2025
Glazed ceramic
23 x 12 cm

Ioana Mincu

*Point of Connection*, 2025
Glazed ceramic
56 x 20 cm

Ioana Mincu

What Knots Knots, 2025
watercolour on paper with glazed ceramic frame
190 x 260 cm

Ioana Mincu

Installation view: *What knots knot knots,* Atelier 35, Bucharest, 2025

Ioana Mincu is a visual artist whose practice navigates a universe of personal mythologies, shaped by an unfiltered, at times naive, fascination with the world. Her work unfolds across multiple media, ranging from drawing and traditional painting to ceramics, video, and installation.

Rooted in the animist beliefs of childhood, nature, folklore, and animation, Mincu employs fantasy and escapism not as a means of detachment from reality but as a way to cultivate deeper connections with environmental, social, and mental ecologies. Her magical creatures quietly emerge from the realm of imagination, manifesting within everyday settings as symbols of the invisible interconnectivity that surrounds us.

EDUCATION

2019 - 2023: BA Illustration, Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London, London

2011 - 2019: Graphic Design and Printmaking, Nicolae Tonitza Fine Arts High School, Bucharest

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2026: Bucharest is a Crumbly Cookie/ Bucureștiul e un Biscuite Sfărâmicios, Galeria Catinca Tabacaru, Bucharest

2025: What Knots Knot Knots, Atelier 35, Bucharest

2024: Sleeping Through the Cracks, Out House Gallery, London

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025: Home, Goodbuy Gallery, Bucharest

Steaua, Young & Innocent Days, Ivan Gallery, Bucharest

Violence in My Heart, Muzeul Tehnic, Bucharest

RAD Art Fair, Caro Hotel, Bucharest

2024: Cultura Obiectelor, Suprainfinit, Bucharest (with STOL Collective)

Garage Sale Utopia, RAD Art Fair, Caro Hotel, Bucharest (STOL collaborative installation)

After the Orgy 003, Pharmakon Gallery, Bucharest

Cei Noi / Graduate Curated, MARe Museum, Bucharest

2023: Aici a fost odată câmp / Here Was Once a Field, Fiasco Festival & Suprainfinit, Bucharest (with Mara and

Housewarming, Peckham Levels, London

Prop Room, Safehouse, London (with Mara Verhoogt)

Candle Burning Ritual, Avalon Café, London (with Mara Verhoogt)

2022: Visions of the Unseen, Art Hub Studios, Deptford, London & Entrance Gallery, Prague (with Mara Verhoogt)

Had a Dream You Won’t Understand, Goodbuy Gallery, Bucharest

RESIDENCIES

2025: Watermelon Extravaganza, Watermelon Air, Bechet, Romania