Sanda Cook

Since her childhood in Romania, Sanda Cook's innate talent for painting has been evident. After some time modeling in Japan, Sanda came to America and established a reputation as one of metro Detroit's most prolific painters. She has also demonstrated a natural ability for photography, and occasionally exhibits her photos.

In a statement displayed at many of her exhibitions, Sanda says her childhood in Romania still influences her style today.

In recent years, Sanda has been experimenting more and more with including glass and metal in her paintings.

Detail of an abstract painting by Sanda Cook evocative of a seascape.

Flags on the 5th of July, charcoal drawing.

Upcoming exhibitions

Mystical World at 333 Midland. Slated to open October 12, with a reception from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., and run to October 13.
Working title: "Blue Harvest", tentative for 2025, gallery TBA.

Plus various other plans.

Past exhibitions

Sanda continued to exhibit during the first few waves of the coronavirus pandemic. The following list may have gaps for 2020 to 2022.

Unleashed Abstract at Atomic Cafe. January 27, 2024 — ??? ??, 2024.
Sanda magical world at Atomic Cafe. December 9 — ??? 30 ????, 2023.
Sanda Room at Atomic Cafe. June 17, 2023 — October? ??, 2023.
Time and Place at Poster Art & Framing, 17005 Kercheval, Grosse Pointe. February 14, 2023 — March 18, 2023.
Essays in the Gallery at Brewery Park. December 9, 2022 — January 3, 2023.
Otherworldly at Level One Bank, 22635 Woodward, Ferndale. June 10, 2022 — ¿July 2022?
Irradiance at Edo Ramen, 4313 W. 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak. June 5, 2021 — ¿December 2021?
Evocative Life at Two James, 2445 Michigan Avenue, Detroit. May 14, 2021 — ¿July 2021?
Past and Present at Atomic Cafe. December 11, ¿2020? — ¿January 2021?
Cosmic Energy at Barter Detroit, 11601 Jos Campau, Hamtramck. January 17, 2020 — ¿2021?
The Empire Starts Back at Atomic Cafe. November 9, 2019.
Ocean of Dreams at the Detroit Shipping Company. She introduced her "Spirits" series. August 21, 2019 — September 30, 2019.
Somewhere Else at Hatch Art. October 5 — 26, 2019.
Enchanted Dreams at the Boll Family YMCA in Detroit. June 14, 2019 — July ??, 2019.
Drawings group exhibit at M Contemporary Art. March 22, 2019 — April 13, 2019.
Captured in the D's: Detroit/Dearborn Photography at Black Box Gallery. Curated by Jack O. Summers. February 8, 2019 — March 2, 2019.
Wicked at the Atomic Cafe. November 3, 2018.
Meet the Artists Night, the Beginning of Something New at Holding House. Sponsored by USArt Boutique. December 8, 2018.
Black Box Gallery opening exhibit. June 22, 2018 — July 15, 2018.
Solo show at the Conserva in Ferndale. June 12, 2018 — July 14, 2018.
Spring Paintings at Cafe 1923, 2287 Holbrook, Hamtramck, Michigan. April 14, 2018?
Bliss at the Boll Family YMCA in Detroit. March 8, 2018.
A portrait exhibit in Dearborn, June 22, 2017?
Starlight, with Lexie Takis at the Loft Fine Art, 81 Macomb Place, Mt. Clements. October 14 — 28, 2017.
Irradiance at the Oloman Cafe, 10215 Joseph Campau, Hamtramck. September 8, 2017.
Beyond Invisible at Hatch Art. July 8 — 29, 2017.
Ethereal Space, solo show at the Detroit Public Library's Galleria. April 24, 2017 — June 24, 2017.
Tranquil Transcendence, solo show at the Ferndale Public Library. February 20, 2017 — April 8, 2017.
Beautiful Brushwork at Pittmann-Puckett Art Gallery. March 2, 2017 — April 1, 2017.
Frame.ography, with Luke MacGilvray, at the Level One Bank Community Art Gallery. November 7, 2016 — December 19, 2016.
Entwine Deux, with Luke MacGilvray, at the Downriver Council for the Arts. November 4 — 23, 2016.
There Is No I in Hamtramck, at Hatch Art. October 1 — 29, 2016.
Greetings from Detroit: Wish You Were Here at Detroit Artists Market. July 29, 2016 — August 27, 2016.
Enchanted at the Gerry Kulick Community Center in Ferndale. June 30, 2016 — September 11, 2016.
Sacred Art of 1000 Days at The StoreFront Gallery. October 3, 2015.
Pop-up at St. CeCe's, The Femme Show, group show with Anne Garvaglie, Hollie Ogden, Kelly O'Hara and Kasey Pierce. September 3 — 25, 2015.
We The Vehicles: A Tribute to Detroit Bicycle Culture at Detroit Artists Market, July 31, 2015 — August 28, 2015.
Carnival of Imagination at the Downriver Council for the Arts. July 24, 2015 — August 26, 2015.
Let's Pretend at River's Edge Gallery. June 19, 2015 — July 24, 2015.
Creative Instinct at The Carr Center, with Rose Lewandowski and Timothy Orikri. June 19, 2015 — July 17, 2015.
Show Love at 555 Gallery & Studios. January 15, 2015 — February 5, 2015.
A Tribute to Rosa Parks & Gilda Snowden at Live Coal Gallery.
Art For The Holidays 2014 at Detroit Artists Market. November 7, 2014 - December 30, 2014.
Request for Visions at Affirmations Gallery in Ferndale, November 2014.
If You Build It, They Will Come at Detroit Artists Market. August 1 - 29, 2014.
Side by Side at the Majestic Cafe. July 17, 2014 — August 17, 2014.
Haiku at 555 Gallery & Studios, August 1 — 16, 2014.
Earth Shatters at River's Edge Gallery, May 2014.
Capture: A Dialogue Between Paintings & Photographs at Corktown Studios. February 15 — 22, 2014.
...many more...

Sanda also exhibited in Romania in her childhood.

External links

News

Crystal A. Proxmire, "Love and Art: Couple’s Level One Exhibit is a Colorful Match of Styles", Oakland County Times, November 24, 2016.
Alonso del Arte, "9 artists who live in Detroit", Examiner.com, January 6, 2015.
Alonso del Arte, "Sanda Cook puts paintings and photographs side by side at the Majestic", Examiner.com, July 17, 2014.

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