Sandra Ramos | |
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 Ramos in her installation 50 Miles at 55th Venice Biennial. Cuban Pavilion. Venice National Archeological Museum at St. Mark’s Square. | |
| Born | Sandra Ramos Lorenzo 1969 Havana, Cuba |
| Education | Instituto Superior de Arte, Havana, Cuba |
| Known for | Engraving, printmaking, painting, drawing, film |
| Website | www |
Sandra Ramos (born Oct, 1969) is a Cuban contemporary painter, printmaker, collagist, video and installation artist who explores nationality, gender, and identity in her work. She is known for works featuring her character of the Cuban Pioneer girl, who is composed of a self-portrait and an appropriated portion of an old illustration from 1895' L' illustration French magazine. Ramos currently lives in Miami, Florida, and serves as an artist in residence at Bakehouse Art Complex. Previously, she was a resident artist at The Foutain Head Art Studios. She is also a renowned curator in Cuba, and she won a national award for her curatorial work on the exhibition La Huella Múltiple (Multiple Fingerprint) in 2003 from the Consejo Nacional de las Artes Plásticas (CNAP) in Havana, Cuba.