Alina Schiau was born in Romania in 1980. At the age of three, her family fled the dictatorship of Ceaușescu and found refuge in Switzerland. Growing up between two cultures, two languages, and two histories early on nurtured a reflection on identity, transmission, and what makes us who we are.
Trained at the École d'Arts Appliqués Bellecour in Geneva, she explored different modes of artistic expression before fully dedicating herself to painting in 2019.
Through painting, engraved words, and immersive installations, she explores questions that have been with her since childhood: what we carry within us, what connects us to one another, and what continues to live when everything seems to have disappeared.
She lives and works in the Paris region. Her work is represented by ACID Gallery (Lille) and the Galerie Partage (Lyon).