Anca Vintilă Dragu

Based in Bucharest, Romania, Anca Vintilă Dragu is a ceramic artist working mainly with porcelain and stoneware. She holds a BA and MA in Decorative Arts from the National University of Arts Bucharest (UNArte) and has been a member of the Union of Artists Bucharest since 2017.

Her practice focuses on the relationship between inner experience and external form. Anca works intuitively, allowing ideas to develop through making. She experiments with a mix of techniques and materials, from hand-building and casting to ceramic painting and small mixed-media elements. Some of her projects also involve collaborations with other disciplines such as music and video.

Since 2016, Anca has participated in exhibitions in Romania and across Europe, including Spain, Belgium, Italy, Austria, Germany, Finland, Poland, Denmark, and Portugal. In 2024, she took part in the Blanc de Chine international art residency and the European Ceramic Context in Bornholm, Denmark. She received an Honorable Mention at the International Ceramic Biennial of Manises in Spain.

Anca is part of the curatorial team at Galateea Contemporary Art in Bucharest, a gallery dedicated to contemporary ceramics run by the Union of Artists. Alongside her studio work, she founded Una ca Luna, a small design brand focused on porcelain objects. These pieces are functional yet playful, bringing her interest in material and form into everyday use. The brand has been shown at various design events in Romania.

Across all of her work, Anca values a balance between idea and material. “I trust the things I am attracted to,” she says, aiming to create pieces that reflect personal sensations and thoughts while leaving space for viewers to connect in their own way.

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