Silvia Cambir

Silvia Cambir (24 January 1924 – 2007) was a Romanian Expressionist painter, portraitist, and book illustrator.

Born in Hanu Conachi, Galați County, Cambir studied at the Faculty of Literature and Philosophy of the University of Bucharest, as well as at the Bucharest National University of Arts under Camil Ressu. She became a member of the Union of Romanian Visual Artists (UAP) in 1956. Her work has won acclaim from local art critics such as Petru Comarnescu, Ion Frunzetti and Dan Grigorescu. Their en plein air works are regularly showcased in group exhibits. She is also the author of a dictionary on Romanian art.

Awards 2004 – Samuil Rosei Award 2005 – Margareta Sterian Award 2006 – UAP Grand Prize