Cristina De Santana

After leaving home at the age of sixteen I struggled with compounded survival issues including not only where to physically go, but also whom to trust and just exactly how to embark on this life I’d chosen. I was on a path to freedom with neither compass nor map. Art provided me with direction and purpose as a means of expression that continues to fulfill and guide me to this day, allowing me to work on several bodies of work.



As a self taught artist since 1998, I have worked intensively and rigorously to craft my skill and search for beauty amidst materials that have been cast aside. I simultaneously examine my life experiences, my immediate and global environment as well as topical issues addressing our society as a whole. This is a physically engaging organic process of creating and an opportunity to present myself with something paradoxically strange and familiar without restriction. My work allows me to view my environment where we struggle for Power, Greed, Territory, Love, Respect, Religion and Freedom.





The “Lords Of War” series resonates spiritually with current struggles of freedom and corporate slavery. The series is a reflection of the real world we live in, our society and our daily struggles for s...

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CRISTINA DE SANTANA

Born Bahia, Brasil, 1965
Lives and Works in Düsseldorf, Germany
SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2017 DIE GROSSE Kunstausstellung NRW Düsseldorf 2017 Kunstpalast

2016 - The International Art Project Cap d'Ail, France

2016 – Regiment Armory. New York

2016 - The Vision Art Project Hamburg, Germany

2015 Group Show Women as Witness New York, NY
2015 Artist Residence Romania Art Foundation, Romania
2014 Deutsche Bank, Düsseldorf, Germany
2014 Between Worlds, Düsseldorf, Germany
2013 Lords of War video show Dr.Thompson´s Düsseldorf, Germany
2012 K4 Kulturbüro Kiefernstrasse, Düsseldorf.
2011 Presentation of Project City of Dreams Haniel Park Düsseldorf, Germany
2010 The Can Factory - Art Project with Knut Kargel.
2010 Art in Flingern, Düsseldorf, Germany
2009 The Dangerous Ability to Fascinate Other People, Düsseldorf, Germany
2008 Infinite Universe, Contemporary Art Gallery, Düsseldorf, Flingern
2008 Das Leben Draussen Kunstfilmtag 2010 Malkasten Düsseldorf
2008 Charity Exhibition for Haiti Schloss Bedburg, Bedburg, Germany
2007 Group Show Korbrennerei Gallery Düsseldorf Haan, Germany
2006 Group Exhibition Natur Eins, Düsseldorf, Germany
2006 Breath Galeria DZS, Düsseldorf, Germa...