Claudia Cobizev (Russian: Клавдия Семёновна Кобизева, romanized: Klavdiya Semyonovna Kobizeva; 20 March 1905 - 28 April 1995) was a Soviet realist sculptor from the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. Known for the sensitivity she introduced to her soviet realist works, many of her sculptures and reliefs are held in the National Museum of Fine Arts, Chișinău. Cobizev's work was first exhibited in 1930 by the Fine Arts Society of Bessarabia. Many of her works were inspired by the lives and experiences of rural, Moldavian women. She is also known for her sensitive portrayal of children. A pioneer in Moldovan post-war sculptural practice, she also produced works inspired by socialist realism, both in bronze and aluminium, that protested against capitalism. She was also known for her works in sculptural relief. This included the interior of a Palace of Culture in Chișinău. In 1948 her work Cap de moldoveancă was exhibited at the Paris International Exhibition to wide acclaim. It was viewed as both a symbol of Moldova, and a symbol of the strength of women. From 1951 to 1952 she was commissioned to produce several works which were displayed as part of the Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy (EREN) of Moldova in Moscow. She later exhibited across the states of the former USSR, including in Ulan-Bator. In the late 1950s she was commissioned to produce a sculpture of soil scientist and founder of Tashkent University, Nikolay Dimo. Cobisev died on 28 April 1995 in Chișinău.

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