Luiza Preda (born 1996) is a Romanian visual artist, cultural producer, and art educator based in Espoo, Finland.
Preda uses photography as a reflective and experiential tool to explore time, places and their relationship with the subconscious. Her projects are usually long-term and process-based, inviting viewers to slow down and engage with their own sensory and psychological awareness.
Preda’s first solo exhibition, I CAN’T SEE (2018), was presented as a large-scale sensory photography installation at the Museum of Art in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Her work has been included in research-based publications and is held in the Finnish Heritage Agency collection through the collaborative photobook No Justice, No Peace (2020). She has received cultural grants from the cities of Tampere (2021) and Espoo (2025), and in 2025 was commissioned to produce interactive art and art–technology installations for public institutions and private sector partners, including the City of Espoo and Nokia.
Preda is educated in fine arts, media and culture studies and is a certified art educator by The Ministry of Education and Culture in Finland and Romania, working with youth and adult education. Her practice is informed by artists such as Joseph Beuys, Olafur Eliasson, Paweł Althamer, and Sally Mann.
Alongside her individual artistic practice, Preda develops socially engaged and educational initiatives that expand art into everyday contexts. In 2023, she started Creative Harmony, an initiative focused on increasing access to art and exploring its role in self-development, experiential learning, and social connection across diverse communities and age groups.
CV down below:
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022
Aerial Roots, Himmelblau Art Gallery, Tampere, Finland
2017
I CAN'T SEE , Museum of Art, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 (upcoming)
More Than Human, Katve Art Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2025
Christmas Art Fair, Koola Art Space, Helsinki, Finland
Thresholds, Viikki Campus, University of Helsinki, Finland
Price of Peace, Lauttasaari Church, Helsinki, Finland
Finding Light Within The Dark, Too Tired Project, Online Exhibition
2020
Visual Catalysts , Backlight Festival, Culture House Laikku, Tampere, Finland
Likellä, Nykyaika Photographic Centre, Tampere, Finland
Future Art Virtual Group Exhibition, Online
2019
INTAC, University of Applied Sciences Europe, Berlin, Germany
Speculum Artium DigitalBigScreening, Trbovlje, Slovenia
TECHNOGENIC, Hiedanranta Castle, Tampere, Finland
Yhdessä, Group Exhibition, Ronga Gallery, Tampere, Finland
Close-Up, Fosta Casa De Moda, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Albedo, Group Exhibition at Garage 4, Bucharest, Romania
2018
Joulusalonki, Ronga Art Gallery, Tampere, Finland
UAD Fine Art Graduates, Expo-Transilvania, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Between Pixel Based Image and Traditional Art, Graphic Art Biennial of Szeklerland, Sfant Gheorghe, Romania
Elektroarts Art Festival, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2017
21, Banffy Castle, Cluj, Romania
Dortmund Air Post, Museum of Art, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Dortmund Air Post, Dortmund, Germany
COORDINATED EXHIBITIONS
2025
Creative Harmony IV, Virtual 3D Photography Art Exhibition
Creative Harmony III, Virtual 3D Photography Art Exhibition
Creative Harmony II, Virtual 3D Photography Art Exhibition
Creative Harmony I, Virtual 3D Photography Art Exhibition
2022
Aerial Roots, Himmelblau Art Gallery, Tampere, Finland
2020
First Online International Art & Media Week Art Exhibition, TAMK, Finland
Visual Catalysts Hybrid Art Exhibition, Kultturitalo Laikku, Tampere, Finland
2017
I CAN'T SEE , Museum of Art, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
GRANTS & AWARDS
Espoo City Cultural Grant, 2025
Genelec Prize, Aalto University, 2023 — Awarded in Digital Creatives: Art & Tech Competition
Tampere City Cultural Grant, 2022
AFFILIATIONS
Globe Art Point (GAP) Association
HIAA Helsinki International Artists Association
AFA Art For All Association
Catalysti Transcultural Artists Association
LECTURES
(2026)
Visiting Lecturer, University of Art and Design Cluj-Napoca (UAD) — Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Photography and Videography Department (BA & MA) — March 2026
Guest Lecturer, Visual Arts Highschool „Romulus Ladea” — Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Art Education Department — March 2026
2025
Visiting Lecturer, Liceul de Arte „Dimitrie Cuclin” Galați — Galați, Romania
Drawing Class — June 2025
Guest Lecturer, Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) — Tampere, Finland
Degree Programme in Media and Arts – Contemporary Photography Class — October 2025