Christina Barrera

Christina Barrera recently graduated with a BFA in Interdisciplinary Fine Arts and Art History from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland. She was born and raised in West Palm Beach, Florida where she attended the Alexander W. Dreyfoos jr. High School of the Arts. Christina's work deals with, examines, and visualizes the structure of the universe through ideas found in super string theory, multiverse theory, and science of mind ideology. She is thinking about the idea that the basic element building our universe and our existence is a universal energy or consciousness with the use of woven imagery, undulating, permeable planes, and forms derived from physical models of potential other universes or dimensions. Barrera intuitively creates, alters, and combines forms and planes of existence in order to explore the idea that all things are the same in their material and immaterial existences despite their seeming separateness. Barrera's works incorporate painting, drawing, printmaking, collage, sculpture, photography and textile. She has received many honors and awards, most notable the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Trust Scholarship, which allowed her to attend MICA on a full tuition, room and board scholarship. B...

MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART, Baltimore, MD 2007-2011
Bachelor of Fine Arts in General Fine Arts
Minor in Art History
Gelman Scholar Award (One of four students selected to receive full tuition, housing and meal plan over four years at an estimated value of $180,000)

ALEXANDER W. DREYFOOS JR. HIGH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, West Palm Beach,FL 2003-07

ÉCOLE NATIONALE SUPÉRIERE DES BEAUX ARTS, Paris, France, summer 2006

MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART, Baltimore,MD, summer 2005

MILWAUKEE INSTITUTE OF ART AND DESIGN, Milwaukee, WI, summer 2004

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

FORTHCOMING
Cultural Context - Integration and Exchange: A Group Exhibition
Nepalese Academy of the Fine Arts, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2013
Newah Organization of America, Silver Spring, MD, 2013
TBA, Baltimore, MD, 2013

2012
Baker Awards Satellite Show, Joe2, Baltimore, MD
Station North Salon, The Wind Up Space, Baltimore, MD
Walk the Line, School 33, Baltimore, MD
Atelierx8, Fleckenstein Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Lotta Art, Silo Point, Baltimore, MD
Out of Order, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
MICA @ Miami Basel The Betsey Hotel, Miami, FL

2011
MICA Commencement Exhibition,Fox, Baltimore,MD
Senior Thesis focus show, Fox 2 Gallery, Baltimore, MD

2010
Senior Thesis focus show, Fox 2 Gallery, Baltimore,MD
MICA @ SACI, SACI Gallery, Florence, Italy
Juried Undergraduate Exhibition at MICA, Decker Gallery, Baltimore, MD

2009
General Fine Arts Department Show, Fox 2 Gallery, Baltimore, MD
MICA Summer Intensive Exhibition 09, Fox 3 Gallery, Baltimore, MD
General Fine Arts Department show, Fox 2 Gallery, Baltimore, MD
General Fine Arts open house show, Fox 2 Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Disegno II: Undergraduate Drawing, MICA, Maryland, CCA, California, KCAI, Kansas