Adriana Barrios

Adriana Barrios is a queer, biracial, Latina artist who grew up on the coastal borderlands of San Diego, California. Barrios received her B.F.A. from the University of Texas at San Antonio and is an M.F.A. graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Barrios has exhibited her artwork in both solo and group exhibitions internationally in Italy and Mexico and nationally in Colorado, New Mexico, New York, and Texas. Barrios has received awards for her artwork including the 2020 Women Artist Forward Fund Art Prize and the Nō Studios Artist Grant. Barrios has participated in artist residencies at Pilchuck Glass School, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, and KALA Art Institute. Barrios currently holds the position of Vice President at Santa Reparata International School of Art (SRISA), where she works closely with U.S. admissions office and Florence, Italy, colleagues to manage relationships with affiliates, prospective partners, and students.