Adina Drinceanu

Adina Drinceanu is a researcher, curator, and cultural consultant working across 20th and 21st century art, socially engaged practice, and institutional strategy. She is the founder and president of ERA – Eco Ricerca Arte, a non-profit that uses art as a tool for social transformation and inclusion, collaborating with vulnerable communities, public institutions, and cultural networks in Italy and abroad. Her research-driven curatorial practice integrates exhibitions, public programs, interdisciplinary collaboration, and collective knowledge production. Recent projects include A Gap in the Clouds (2025–26, University of Cambridge), Refacerea (2025–26, Nicodim Gallery, Bucharest), and Lingua Ignota (2024, Istituto della Pietà and Archivi della Misericordia, Venice), a participatory installation engaging communities across borders. Since 2014, she has collaborated with Gruppo Valorizzazioni Culturali / Art Events on initiatives across Italy and France, including projects for the Venice Biennale.

As a consultant, she has developed cultural and educational strategies for institutions, including the Mastaba Foundation, New York, where she conceived a long-term program reflecting Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s vision. She also serves on the advisory board of a private collection in England. Her research focuses on Eastern Europe, conceptual and experimental practices of the 1960s and 1970s, and the cultural legacies of the Cold War beyond Europe.