CRISTINA SCHEK

b. Transylvania

Cristina Schek is the photosensitive kind. She thinks in pictures; her imagination is always in focus. A Transylvanian Surrealist now rooted in London, Schek crafts conceptual work that explores identity and the nature of representation, with literature, films, and art history as her muses. Her true passion lies in storytelling—venturing into the unknown, layering, and crafting images into creative compositions.

Art historian and critic Estelle Lovatt, FRSA, perfectly captures the magic of this piece: "First I see a very strong image looking like commonplace nature. More than this, it’s aesthetically magical. Ripping with Byzantine focus, its absolute realism and pseudoscience. Surprisingly shocking, the utterly bizarre, wholly (un)expected and pretty extraordinary. Making that which looks simple into something of a visual conundrum, from Cristina Schek’s inner mindfulness and (de)mystifying associations of philosophical expression, extrasensory automatism, and surrealist experimentation."

Schek's portfolio is celebrated on a global scale, highlighted by prestigious exhibitions and art fairs such as the London Art Fair, Art Miami, NY Art Fair, LA Art Show. Her notable achievements include Young Masters Focus On The Female Art Created During Lockdown Award 2021 for her work 'Florence Lightingale', receiving recognition at Phillips Auction House with the BFAMI Art Exhibition 2022 and winning the W4 Fourth Plinth with 'The Ceiling In The Sky' monumental 4x4m public art installation in 2023. This prestigious recognition follows in the footsteps of Sir Peter Blake, whose artwork was the inaugural work on display.

Cristina Schek has been honored with two prestigious accolades at the Young Masters Awards 2025: First Prize in the People’s Choice Award, generously sponsored by The Brownhill Insurance Group, as well as a Highly Commended recognition in the Rudolph Blume Foundation Acquisition Award.