Patricia -Vikinga- Sanabria

Patricia Sanabria- Ibarra is a Visual Artist born in San Juan, Puerto Rico better known as Vikinga in the art street scene of the island. She began dedicating her life to become an artist very young, studying and graduating from the prestigious school of the arts Central High School of Visual Arts, specializing in painting with high honors.

Following, a BFA in Studio Painting with a minor in History of Art at the University of Puerto Rico where she holds leadership roles as president of the Association of Fine Arts Students among others. Her high competences and great passion for art, design and architecture directed her to Harvard Graduate School of Design where she completed a summer program in Landscaping Architecture receiving outstanding critiques. Likewise, she has an internship at the University of Salamanca, Spain at the Faculty of Fine Arts, in Studio Art and Theory of Art.

Her artwork has been presented in notorious spaces such as Miami Art Basel and Santurce es Ley. In 2017 the deadly Hurricane Maria hit Vikinga’s homeland causing 4,645 deaths and changing the artist forever. She flees to New Orleans, Louisiana escaping the disaster. It took her almost two years to reopen a new art studio in New Orleans to continu...

University of Puerto Rico. B.F.A., Fine Arts & History of Art, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, 2016.

Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Landscaping Architecture Summer Program, Boston, U.S.A., 2015.

University of Salamanca. Fine Arts Studio Internship, Salamanca, Spain, 2012.

Central High School of Visual Arts. Painting Specialization, Santurce, Puerto Rico, 2009.

Group Exhibitions:

2017- Petrus Gallery, Miami Art Basel, “Puerto Rican Artist Collective”, Miami, U.S.A.

2016- Francisco Oller Museum, Espacio Emergente, “Transición”, Bayamón, Puerto Rico.

2014- 206 Gallery, “Taller Investigativo II”, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico.

2013- Oller Gallery, “Cara a Cara”, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico.

2012- University of Puerto Rico, “Certamen de Arte Contemporáneo II”, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico.

2010- Vatican Center, “All I Need is You 2”, Santurce, Puerto Rico.

2009- Veve Gallery, “Travesías”, Condado, Puerto Rico.

2009- Central High School of Visual Arts, “Extemporáneo”, Santurce, Puerto Rico.

2008- University of Puerto Rico, “Paisajes”, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico.

2008- Popular Bank, “Verde: Educando a Puerto Rico”, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.