BIO
Karina Carrescia is an Italo-Argentine visual artist whose practice encompasses hyperrealist painting, atmospheric landscapes and a contemporary exploration of light, perception and place.
Her work brings together the technical discipline of the European pictorial tradition and the chromatic and symbolic intensity of Latin America. Through the representation of landscapes and changing atmospheres of light, she creates images that explore contemplation, cultural memory and the relationship between perception and place.
Her artistic production includes hyperrealist painting, landscapes, views and projects connected to sacred arts in the Americas..
Alongside her artistic practice, Carrescia has developed work in teaching, research and cultural management. Her work has been exhibited and presented in Argentina, Italy, the United States, Spain, Finland and the United Kingdom.
Her research and paintings `Mary in the Americas´ has been recognized by Pope Francis at the Vatican.
EDUCATION & RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
National School of Fine Arts Buenos Aires - Degree: Professor of Arts. 1991- 1995
International Postgraduate course in Arts and Culture Management in Flacso Argentina. 2012
International School of Arts. Montecastello di Vibio, Italy. Visiting Professor. 2011
National School of Fine Arts and IUNA University - Faculty - Buenos Aires. 2001 - 2011
Accademia di Belli Arti Santa Giulia di Brescia, Italy. Visiting Professor. 2008
International School of Art in Umbria, Italy. Visiting Professor. 2011
Art Land School - Academic Director and Professor. Buenos Aires. 2013 - 2023
Producer of Short Films using AI, integrating visual storytelling, conceptual art, and emerging technologies.
CONFERENCES & LECTURES
2022 Museum Cathedral of La Plata. Buenos Aires
2020 Museo del Virreinato de San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
2020 Museo del Virreinato de San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
Forum on Mexican Colonial Heritage.
MAIN SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026 - Mary in the Americas - Centro Cultural America. Salta, Argentina
2022/3 Mary in the Americas - Museum Cathedral of La Plata. Buenos Aires
2022 - Mary in the Americas - Our Lady of Fatima Church. Buenos Aires
2017 Panal Gallery. Buenos Aires
2012 The Willow Gallery. Oswestry, UK.
2011 ISA Gallery- Montecastello di Vibio, Italia
2009 Winchester Center Gallery. Las Vegas, USA.
2009 Hispanic Museum of Nevada. Las Vegas, USA.
2008 Arie del Rio de la Plata - Brescia’s Town Hall – Brescia, Italy.
2008 Views of Buenos Aires - El Socorro Gallery, Buenos Aires.
2004 City de Beccar Townhall. Buenos Aires
2001 Winchester Centre Gallery. Las Vegas, USA.
2001 Art Gallery 2000. Las Vegas, USA.
1999 Alliance Francaise Art Gallery. Buenos Aires.
SELECTED AWARDS
2005 1st Prize in Painting - Sundvall Gallery. Finland.
2004 1st Prize in Painting - San Isidro Biennale. Buenos Aires.
2003 1st Prize in Painting - III Biennale of Beccar. Buenos Aires.
2002 1st Prize in Drawing - Vicente López House of Culture. Buenos Aires.
2001 2nd Prize in Painting - Yellow Pages contest - ARTE BA Fair.
2001 1st Award in Drawing - I Biennale of Beccar. Buenos Aires.
2001 1st Award in Drawing - XVI San Isidro Drawing Contest - S. Isidro House of Culture.
MAIN GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Sanctuary Our Lady of Pilar. Recoleta, Buenos Aires
2023/4 Mary. Virgen Mother. Museum Cathedral of La Plata. Buenos Aires. (2023 - 2024 - 2025)
2019 Museo Marcó del Pont. Buenos Aires
2019 Espacio La Blanco Encalada. Buenos Aires
2016 Blossoms Gallery. Aberystwyth, UK
2013 MUMBAT Museum of Fine Arts. Religius Art. Tandil, Buenos Aires
2012 The Willow Gallery. Oswestry, UK
2007 Galería Colección Alvear de Zurbarán. Buenos Aires
2006 Praxis International Art Gallery, Buenos Aires
2005 Sundvall Gallery. Helsinki, Finland
2004 Alliance Francaise, Art Gallery, Buenos Aires
2003 El Socorro. Gallery. Buenos Aires
2003 Isidro Miranda Gallery. Buenos Aires
2002 Sívori Museum - Drawing Award. Buenos Aires
2001 ARTE BA Fair. Cover Illustration Contest - Yellow Pages, Telecom Group.
2001 Fundación Avon - Buenos Aires
2001 Art Gallery 2000. Las Vegas, USA.
2001 Museum of Fine Arts Félix Amador. Tango Contest. Luján, Bs. As
EDUCATION & MAIN COURSES TAKEN
Museum teaching strategies. MOMA (Museum of Modern Art, New York). 2013
Italian Arts and Literature. 2008 - 2014
Latin American Art History. National Museum of Fine Arts. 2003
Scenography Course - Colón Theatre. Buenos Aires. 1996
Painting apprenticeship with Maestro Alejandro Boim (1993 - 2002), Guillermo Roux studio (2009) Alejandra Roux,
Paula Linares (Mallorca, Spain 1996), Pablo Giacomini (1985 -1990)
Anatomy Drawing - Regina Pacis Fine Arts School and Fine Arts Graduates’ Centre. 1994 -1997
SELECTED AWARDS
2005 1st Prize in Painting - Sundvall Gallery. Finland.
2004 1st Prize in Painting - San Isidro Biennale. Buenos Aires.
2003 1st Prize in Painting - III Biennale of Beccar. Buenos Aires.
2002 1st Prize in Drawing - Vicente López House of Culture. Buenos Aires.
2001 2nd Prize in Painting - Yellow Pages contest - ARTE BA Fair.
2001 1st Award in Drawing - I Biennale of Beccar. Buenos Aires.
2001 1st Award in Drawing - XVI San Isidro Drawing Contest - S. Isidro House of Culture.
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
Spanish - English - Italian