Linda Saskia Menczel

Bronze and stone sculptor. Born on the 23rd of March 1972 in Timisoara, Romania. Studied at the Johannesburg Art, Ballet, Drama and Music School in South Africa until 1989. Upon returning to Romania she studied sculpture at the Western University Timişoara from which obtained a Ph.D. in fine arts Summa cum Laude. Member of the Romanian Union of Fine Arts since 1999. Founding member of the “Dor” artists’ group since 2001. Selected to represent Romania at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and at the EU Parliament in 2005. Recipient of Excellence in Fine Arts awards in 2005, 2009 and 2015.

Alumni of the Johannesburg Art, Ballet, Drama and Music School in South Africa, and Ph.D. in Fine Art from the Faculty of Art and Design of the Western University in Timisoara Romania.

Solo Exhibitions

2023 ‘OPUS 25’. Pod Gallery, Timișoara, Ro

2022 ‘Coda’, Helios Gallery, Timişoara, Ro

2022 ‘Bible in Bronze’, Casa de cultură Jimbolia, Ro

2022 ‘The 72 Names’, Centrul Oftalmologic Prof. Dr. Munteanu, Timișoara, Ro

2020 ‘From letter to Word’, Saskial Art Promotions art space, Timișoara, Ro

2019 ‘Musica Universalis’, Art Museum, Timisoara, Ro

2019 ‘Thought-Forms’, EMArt Gallery, Deva, Ro

2016 ‘Becoming’ Pygmalion Gallery, Timisoara, Ro

2016 ‘Embodiment’ Banatul Philharmonic, Timisoara, Ro

2013 ‘Confession II’ Helios Gallery, Timisoara Ro

2011 ‘Confession’ Helios Gallery, Timisoara Ro

2009 ‘Shemot-Names’ Helios Gallery, Tiffin University, Timisoara, Ro

2007 ‘Codex’ CJT, Opera House Timisoara, Ro

2006 ‘Exodus 14.19-21’, Helios Gallery, Timisoara, Ro

2006 ‘Secrets and Secret Places’ Artis Gallery Bucharest, Ro

2004 ‘Persona’ Helios Gallery Timisoara, Ro

2002 ‘Secret’, Helios Gallery, Timisoara, Ro

2001 ’Temple’, Helios Gallery, Timisoara, Ro

1998 ‘Initiation’, Art Gallery, Timisoara, Ro

Monumental Work/ Public Art:

2023 Bust of poet Mihai Eminescu, Caransebeș Episcopal Palace

2021 ‘Commemoration list’, Descent of The Holy Spirit Church, Timisoara

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