Adriana Miranda

Adriana Miranda (b. 1995) is a Chicago-based painter whose work merges Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art with autobiographical storytelling. Originally from Phoenix, Arizona and raised in Oak Park, Illinois, she has been painting since early childhood and now brings a playful yet unflinching lens to themes of memory, cultural identity, and emotional legacy.

Miranda’s highly textured, color-saturated canvases are rooted in the language of nostalgia; referencing pop culture, childhood symbolism, and personal archives. Her visual vocabulary is shaped by artists like David Choe and Paul Klee, but her voice is unmistakably her own: irreverent, tender, and deeply human.

In the past four years, her work has gained momentum across Chicago’s art scene, including solo shows at Arc Gallery, Cherry Mountain Arts, and River North Design District. Her work has been featured by Chicago Gallery News, Hypebeast, and Block Club Chicago.

With a growing list of collectors and press recognition, Miranda represents a new wave of emerging artists redefining narrative-based abstraction. Her vision is rooted in joy with aspirations to exhibit internationally and connect audiences across borders through color, memory, and truth.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago 2011, 2012
Fashion Institute of Technology New York City 2015-2016
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2024-Present

Select Exhibitions

26ths Arts North International, Hopkins Art Center, February 2021

"Art In the Time of Corona", Dab Art on Artsy, 2021-2023

"I’m Here", self-curated solo exhibition, private space, Chicago IL, May 2021

"Next Level Art Exhibition", Hairpin Art Center, Chicago IL, December 2021

"Nesting", self-curated solo exhibition, private space, Chicago IL, February 2022

"Broken Glass Ceilings & The Freedom of Love", Cherry Mountain Arts, Chicago IL September-October 2022

"River North Design District Gallery Walk," group exhibition, Chicago IL, September-October 2024

'Legends Never Get Old', group exhibition, Recycled Modern/Arte Haus Studios/ SVRN/ Jordan, Chicago IL, November 2024



Solo Shows

"DomeShtick", Arc Gallery, Chicago IL, November 2022

"Dreaming with Open Eyes," Cherry Mountain Arts, Chicago IL September-October 2024

Domestic Arrangements, Chicago IL, February 2025

Spaces Between, Silver Room Design Lab, Chicago IL, April-May 2025



Awards

Art for Social Justice grant awarded by Art for Your Cause, 2020

Global Art Award in Mixed Media awarded by The Tokyo International Art Fair, 2021



Special Collections

Sarah’s Circle, Non-profit Collection, “Found”, Chicago IL, 2020



Press

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