Costal Borderlands: Between Sea and Life, Handmade abaca paper, mulberry paper, screen print, photographs sourced from Google Earth, 2024

​Adriana Barrios is a queer, biracial Latina artist who grew up in the coastal borderlands of San Diego, California. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio and her Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Barrios has exhibited her artwork in numerous solo and group exhibitions both internationally, in Italy and Mexico, and nationally, in New York, Colorado, Wisconsin, and Texas. She has received numerous awards for her work, including recognition from the Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Arts + Literature Laboratory, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Women Artists Forward Fund Art Prize, and the Nō Studios Artist Grant. Barrios has participated in artist residencies at the Pilchuck Glass School, the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, and Kala Art Institute. She currently holds the position of Vice President at the Santa Reparata International School of Art (SRISA), where she works closely with her colleagues in the U.S. and Florence, Italy, managing relationships with affiliate schools, prospective partners, and students.