Where It All Began
I'm Carmen Marinescu, a graphic designer, illustrator and visual artist based in Bucharest.
MANDRAGORA is the creative identity through which I develop visual work across branding, illustration, editorial design and artistic practice.
It represents the space where professional design meets personal exploration, bringing together visual communication, storytelling and contemporary image-making.
Creative Adventures
◉ 2024 – Present: Mandragora PFA, Bucharest - Art Director & Graphic Designer
◉ 2024 – Present: Vâlvele Artist Run - Founder & Creative Director
◉ 2025 – 2026: re7Consulting, Bucharest - Graphic Designer (Marketing Online)
◉ 2025: UNTOLD Creators — Digital Prodigy (Social Media & Storytelling)
◉ 2024 – 2025: Frontiera ZERO — Project Coordinator & Graphic Designer
◉ 2023 – 2025: CTDI Sibiu — CAD Designer
◉ 2022 – 2023: Dobri Partner BK — Industrial Designer
◉ 2021 – 2022: Bubulina Anisia SRL — Graphic Design DTP & Media Specialist
◉ 2021 – 2022: SYLA — Department Coordinator & Graphic Designer
◉ 2019 – 2021: Fiverr — Freelance - Graphic Designer & Illustrator
Featured Exhibitions
◉ 2025 — Morphology of the Paradox, NAC Gallery, Sibiu (RO)
◉ 2025 — London Design Biennale, Somerset House, London (UK)
◉ 2025 — Tête-à-Tête: Shouted Secrets of a Dream, Cluj-Napoca (RO)
◉ 2025 — Dream Dimensions, Vâlvele Artist Run, Ghimbav, Brașov (RO)
◉ 2024 — Winter Whimsies, CreativAct Atelier 17, Sibiu (RO)
◉ 2024 — Photography Marathon, ASTRA Library, Sibiu (RO)
◉ 2024 — International Comics Festival, National Art Museum, Cluj-Napoca (RO)
◉ 2024 — Haos Fantastic, NAC Gallery, Sibiu (RO)
◉ 2024 — Fantasy Art Festival, Hala X, Sibiu (RO)
◉ 2021 — Super Vâlcea, Cozia Gallery Space, Râmnicu Vâlcea (RO)
◉ 2019 — Adamclisi Painting & Sculpture Symposium, Adamclisi (RO)
◉ 2019 — Art Walk Festival IX, Bucharest (RO)
◉ 2018 — Art Walk Festival VIII, Bucharest (RO)
