Buy High / Sell Higher

Collage, mixed technique / paper. Variable dimensions. 

Buy High / Sell Higher becomes an unexpected revelation. The works are not merely visual elements, but portals to multiple interpretations. In a reshaped reality, these works are not only artistic expressions, but invitations to a journey into the unseen layers of advertising—the discovery of a universe of hidden meanings and unconventional connections. 

Graphite and colored pencils on paper / 100 works. Variable dimensions. 

Personal Objects explores the quiet relationship between objects and the lives that surround them. Through drawing, familiar things become traces of memory, fragments of identity, and vessels of personal meaning. What appears ordinary at first glance gradually reveals an intimate world, where the material presence of an object opens onto the invisible narratives of everyday life

Mixed technique / paper. Variable dimensions. 

Sketches for a New World represents a personal endeavor to explore creativity and to share my vision of a reimagined world. Through these sketches, I open a dialogue on the infinite possibilities of imagination, inviting each viewer to find their own path of interpretation and to contribute to this exploration of the boundless potential of art. 

Watercolor on paper, folded into an origami salt cellar. 4 works. Variable dimensions.

Maps brings together the idea of territory and the fragile geometry of folded paper. Cartographic forms emerge on an everyday object, shifting between the flatness of representation and the spatial presence of the fold. The map becomes both image and object, a miniature territory suspended between orientation and disorientation, where the act of mapping opens onto unexpected ways of inhabiting space. 

Egg tempera / paper. 100 x 100 cm. 

Micro / Macro explores the shift in perception that occurs when small-scale objects are removed from their ordinary context and enlarged beyond their expected proportions. Through painting, the project investigates the tension between familiarity and estrangement, transforming overlooked details into dominant visual presences. By altering scale, the works invite a reconsideration of how attention, materiality, and spatial perception shape our relationship to everyday forms. 

Graphite and stain on glossy paper, 70 gsm. 60x90 cm

Pseudo-Maps unfolds as a series of enigmatic formations caught between the logic of dreams and the illusion of order. Their intricate structures evoke fragments of an unknown reality, where reason falters, familiar patterns become unstable, and meaning resists interpretation. Neither entirely imaginary nor entirely decipherable, these works inhabit the threshold between the visible and the unknowable, suggesting that every attempt to impose order may conceal another, stranger reality beneath it.

The site acts as a visual framework for an ongoing exploration of graphic language, print processes, and material presence. 

The practice focuses on structure, repetition, compositional balance, and the tactile dimension of printed matter. Images are approached not as isolated outcomes, but as parts of larger visual systems shaped through layering, fragmentation, and spatial rhythm.

Ana Ștefan is a visual artist whose practice operates at the intersection of graphic art, printmaking, and the exploration of paper’s materiality as a space for visual thinking. 


Year and place of birth 2002, Bucharest, Romania 
Studies & Education 2024–2026 — Master’s Degree Studies, National University of Arts Bucharest, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Graphic Arts; 
2025 — Graduate of the certified professional training program in Digital Competence, including Internet Safety and Cybersecurity, organized by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity, Bucharest, Romania;
2025 — Graduate of the certified professional training program in Entrepreneurial Competence, organized by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity, Bucharest, Romania;
2021–2024 — Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts, National University of Arts Bucharest, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Graphic Arts; 
2013–2021 — Nicolae Tonitza Fine Arts High School; 
Psycho-Pedagogical Training 
2024–2026 — Level II Psycho-Pedagogical Training Program, Department for Teacher Training, National University of Arts Bucharest; 
2021–2024 — Graduate of the Level I Psycho-Pedagogical Training Program, Department for Teacher Training, National University of Arts Bucharest; 
Professional Affiliations 
2025 — Member of the Union of Fine Artists of Romania, Bucharest Graphic Arts Branch; 

Exhibitions (selection) 
international shows 
2022 — Villa Suita, Balchik, Bulgaria; 
2022 — The Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn Art Library, New York, United States; 
2021 — Collage & Collaboration, Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany; 
2021 — Back to the Future of Public Space, Media Architecture Biennale; 
2021 — Back to the Future of Public Space, Testing Grounds, Melbourne, Australia; 
2021 — Back to the Future of Public Space: Postcards from 2020, A+B School, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia; 
2021 — Diversity Type Project, diversitytype.com; 
2020 — Bestiarium, Pandolfini & Siaterli, Athens, Greece; 
2020 — Martha Bibescu International Fine Arts Competition, Romania; group shows 
2024 — Diploma, Simeza Gallery, Bucharest, Romania; 
2023 — De la hârtie la galerie, UNAGaleria, Bucharest, Romania; 
2022 — Constantin Găvenea National Graphic Arts Biennale, 2nd Edition, Tulcea, Romania (ISBN 978-606-598-765-4); 
2022 — Balchik Art Residency, Elite Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania; 
2021 — National Salon of Contemporary Art, Simeza Gallery, Romania (ISBN 978-606-720-150-5); 
2021 — Transpandemic, Goethe-Institut, Bucharest, Romania; 
2019 — TONITZA 70, The National Museum of the Romanian Peasant, Irina Nicolau Hall, Bucharest, Romania; 
2019 — România mea, Osiris Gallery, Bucharest, Romania; 
2019 — Dragobete Art Ro, Victoria Gallery, Iași, Romania; 

Research Projects & Collaborations 2025 — Collaborator within the Extracurricular Cultural Activities Center, Clubul vis în dungi, Asociația Dintr-un Basm, Bucharest, Romania; 
2024 — Collaborator within Media 10 After School, Bucharest, Romania; 
2022 — Collaborator within The Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn Art Library, New York, United States; 
2021 — Collaborator in the development and creation of  Diversity Type, The Distillery London Ltd. diversitytype.com; wearedistillery.co; 

Awards & Scholarships 2021–2022 — Scholarships awarded by National University of Arts Bucharest; 
2019 — First Prize awarded within the exhibition România mea, Osiris Gallery, Bucharest, Romania; 
2017–2020 — Scholarships awarded by Nicolae Tonitza Fine Arts High School, Romania; 

Art Residencies 2022 — Villa Suita, Balchik, Bulgaria; 

Works in Public Collections Brooklyn Art Library, New York, United States; 

Works in Private Collections Armenia; Greece; Romania; United States; Sweden;