Claudia Peña Salinas
Claudia Peña Salinas (1975) is a mixed media artist specializing in sculpture, painting, photography, and installation.[1]
Biography[edit]
Salinas was born in Montemorelos, Nuevo León, Mexico, and is now a resident of Brooklyn, New York.[1] Her work draws inspiration from indigenous perspectives and worldviews, with a focus on raising awareness of the shared cultural memory of the Americas.[2]
Salinas earned a Bachelor of Fine Art from the Art Institute of Chicago (1999) and a Master of Fine Arts from Hunter College in New York (2009).[3] She also studied abroad at the Frank Mohr Institute in Groningen, Netherlands, and did an independent study at the New York Studio Program (AICAD) in New York.[3] Salinas also completed residencies at the Contemporary Artist Center at North Adams, Massachusetts in 2005; SOMA in Mexico City in 2011; and the Process Space at Governors Island, New York in 2016.[4]
Art[edit]
The exhibition "Anaranja" at Forever & Today in New York City in 2012 marked the beginning of this artist's exhibition record.[5] Notably, she recently participated in the "Nada Art Fair New York 2023" at 548 West in New York City.[5] Over the past 11 years, Peña Salinas has presented her works in at least 7 solo shows and 25 group shows.[5] Her art has also graced renowned institutions such as Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City.[5] Salinas holds a global ranking within the Top 10,000 artists worldwide and is recognized among the Top 100 artists in Mexico.[5] Salinas is a recipient of the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship (2007)[6] and the Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte Award (2020).[6]
Solo Exhibitions include Atlpan, The Club, Tokyo, Japan, 2019; Field Station, MSU BROAD Museum, Lansing, MI, 2018; Tlalotlicuetlan, Embajada, San Juan, PR, 2017; and Birdie, GoldRush Fine Art, Skowhegan, ME, 2012. [7] Group Exhibitions include Aimless, Confronting Imago Mundi, Es Baluard Museu d’Art Modern, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 2023; Breaking Water, Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center (CAC), Cincinnati, OH, United States, 2022; Forward Ground, Fridman Gallery, New York City, NY, United States, 2022; and Hearts and Minds, Carriage Trade, New York City, NY, United States, 2021[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "MAKE Literary Productions, NFP | An Interview with Claudia Peña Salinas". 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ "Claudia Peña Salinas: Quetzalli | Exhibitions | DePaul Art Museum | DePaul University, Chicago". resources.depaul.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ a b "Claudia Pena Salinas". DALLAS CONTEMPORARY. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ "SalinasCV — embajada". embajadada.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ a b c d e ArtFacts. "Claudia Peña Salinas | Artist". ArtFacts. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ a b "Claudia Peña Salinas - MacDowell Fellow in Visual Arts". MacDowell. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ a b "CLAUDIA PEÑA". ccandratx.eu. Retrieved 2023-12-02.