Born and raised in Colombia, South America, Xiomara Salinas has been involved in the arts since a very young age. She has studied singing, writing and dancing, but especially painting and sculpting. She taught herself painting as a teenager and demonstrated outstanding talents and a unique style, winning several art competitions. After high school, she spent time back in her home country and acquired her BA Degree in Fine Arts. In the US, she has worked as an art teacher, art business proprietor, muralist, interior designer, and tattoo designer. She is also studying computer graphics and animation. She continues to win art competitions, hold art exhibits, and work as a freelance artist. Her art is colorful, imaginative, unique, exquisite and extremely passionate.
Click here to read Xiomara's resume for Art...
Currently Exhibiting:

Through Saturday, December 2, 2006

Suenos
Unifying the Mind, Body and Soul
Illuminating Our Existence Beyond Life and Death

at Gallery One
in Embarcadero One - Second Floor
(on Sacramento and Front), San Francisco CA

For more info, click here


" Balance"
3'x2' - Acrylics & Goache

"Fight Fire With Fire"
3'x2' - Mixed Media

"Vampira"
4'x3' - Goaches

"Creacion"
5'x4' - Glow in the Dark

"Armageddon"
3'x2' - Acrylics

"Confecion"
2'x1' - Goaches

"Royal Flush"
3'x2' - Acrylics

"Da'Vida"
3'x2' - Mixed Media

"Hope"
2'x1' - Acrylics
 
Note: All paintings are for sale, unless listed otherwise. Please e-mail for more info. Xiomara also paints custom murals, does graphic design for advertsing, and creates art for tattoos.
Xiomara Salinas
P.O. Box 642221, San Franciso CA, 94164 --------- xiosa9@sbcglobal.net
Experience
Graphic Artist
2004 - present
 “La India Catalina”
§ Designed graphics for a children’s book.
“La Buena Mesa”
§ Designed graphics for a cookbook.
Muralist
2003 - present
 "Private Homes"
§ Painted in-door and outdoor murals.
“Old School Hip-Hop Shop”
§ Spray painted art on the walls of a retail store.
Interior Designer
2003
 § Organized furniture layout and painted wall designs.
Tattoo Designer
2003 - present
 § Designed Tribal and Celtic tattoos.
Art Business
Proprietor
2000 - 2003
 “Universal Awareness”
§ Sculpted pendants, painted them and made molds.
§ Designed graphics on T-shirts.
§ Performed wholesale distribution in the U.S. and Japan.
Art Teacher
1998 – 2000
 “Creativity Explored”
§ Taught painting techniques to people all ages.
§ Designed art projects and fieldtrips for the students.
Art Exhibits
2006
2005
2004
“Gallery One Embarcadero”
“Academy of Sciences”
“Mission Cultural Center”
Education
2005 – present
 “Art Institute and Silicon Valley College”
AA Degree in Computer Graphics and Animation end of 2006.
1993 - 1997
 “National University”
BA Degree in Fine Arts and Minor in Dance.
1989 - 1992
 “Mc. Ateer School of the Arts”
High school diploma, dance scholarship.
Skills
Computer:
 Photoshop, In Design, Illustrator, Excel, Word Processing
Illustration:
 Storyboarding, Perspective, Anatomy, 2-D Animation
Painting:
 Acrylics, oils, watercolors, air brush
Sculpting:
 3D Modeling, sculpey, ceramics, latex and silicon molds
Styles:
 Surrealism, Realism and Abstract
Writing:
 Scripts, essays, short stories, poetry
Languages:
 Fluent Spanish and English, and knowledge of French

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