Paul Cristina was born in Cleveland, OH in August of 1983. Cristina’s work focuses on combining disparate aesthetics through the experimentation of various styles and mediums, while using drawing as a primary foundation for his development. He currently lives and works in South Carolina.
CV / Exhibitions:
Solo Exhibitions: 2018 Down Into Folds, Beresford Gallery, Charleston, SC 2018: Born from Tomorrow, TRAX Visual Arts Center, Lake City, SC 2018: Through Birth & Burial, Booth Gallery, New York, NY 2017: We Were Never Told the Truth..(2nd Install), Redux Contemporary Art Center, Charleston, SC 2017: We Were Never Told the Truth About the Dying of the Sun, Beresford Gallery, Charleston, SC 2016: Observations of Death in the Daylight, Tua Lingua Gallery, N. Charleston, SC
Selected Group Exhibitons: 2019: ON PAPER, Booth Gallery.New York, NY 2018: INTRO, 535 King St., Charleston, SC 2017: Anonymous, York College. York, PA 2017: The 13th Hour, Booth Gallery, New York, NY 2017: ArtFields Juried Exhibition, Lake City, SC 2017: Two Person Exhibition, Beyond Flesh, Last Rites Gallery, New York, NY 2017: Paintguide, Booth Gallery, New York, NY 2016: The 13th Hour, Last Rites Gallery, New York, NY 2016: The Waiting Room Pt. 4, Pulp Gallery, Charleston, SC 2015: My Language, Circular Meeting Space, Charleston, SC North Charleston Arts Festival Juried Exhibition, N. Charleston, SC 2014: In Dreams, Tua Lingua Gallery, N. Charleston, SC 2012: Reconstruct/Deconstruct, LOCAL Art Gallery, Charleston, SC Kulture Klash VII, 10 Storehouse Row Gallery, N. Charleston, SC
Lectures: 2017: Artist Talk on the Current Body of Work, Beresford Gallery, Charleston, SC
Awards: 2015: The First Place Prize for Fine Art and Drawing, North Charleston Fine Arts Festival Juried Exhibition