▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Cub an ▁contemporary ▁painter , ▁print maker , ▁col lag ist , ▁and ▁installation ▁artist ▁who ▁expl ores ▁national ity , ▁gender , ▁and ▁identity ▁in ▁her ▁work . ▁She ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁works ▁featuring ▁her ▁character ▁Ari ad ne , ▁who ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁a ▁self - port rait ▁and ▁an ▁appropri ated ▁portion ▁of ▁an ▁illustr ation ▁from ▁Alice ▁in ▁Wonder land . ▁Ram os ▁currently ▁lives ▁in ▁Miami , ▁Florida , ▁and ▁serves ▁as ▁an ▁artist ▁in ▁residence ▁at ▁B ake house ▁Art ▁Complex ▁and ▁a ▁contract ed ▁exhibition ▁artist ▁at ▁The ▁F out ain ▁Head ▁Art ▁Studios . ▁She ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁ren owned ▁cur ator ▁in ▁Cuba , ▁and ▁she ▁won ▁a ▁national ▁award ▁for ▁her ▁cur atorial ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁exhibition ▁Le ▁H uel la ▁M últ i ple ▁( Multi ple ▁F inger print ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁from ▁the ▁Conse jo ▁Nacional ▁de ▁las ▁Ar tes ▁Pl ást icas ▁( CN AP ) ▁in ▁Hav ana , ▁Cuba .[ 1 ] ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Sand ra ▁Ram os ▁Lorenzo ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Hav ana , ▁Cuba , ▁to ▁two ▁native ▁Cub an ▁parents , ▁and ▁she ▁now ▁lives ▁in ▁Miami , ▁Florida . ▁ ▁Although ▁Ram os ▁doesn ' t ▁come ▁from ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁artists , ▁she ▁was ▁non eth eless ▁still ▁heavily ▁inspired ▁by ▁painter ▁Gl oria ▁González ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁Ram