Sandra Ramos (born 1969) Havana, Cuba is a visual artist known for her surrealist expression of her relationship to Cuba’s political and social situation. She continued her studies at the prestigious San Alejandro Art Academy and the "Instituto Superior de Arte" in Havana where she was instructed by notable artists like José Bedia, Leandro Soto and Carlos Cárdenas, among others. Ramos began her career as an artist during Cuba's "Special Period." This period began in 1990 and was a result of the dissolution of the Soviet Union (USRR) and the embargo that the United States imposed on Cuba.