Bio
Adriana was born in Bogotá, Colombia, in 1972 and moved to the United States in 1989. Her passion for photography and the physics of light and optics were ignited in high school.
In 1995 she received a B.S. in physics with a minor in Russian from the University of Arizona. She intensified her Russian language studies with an immersion at Saint Petersburg's State University in Russia. She moved back to Colombia in 1995 for an internship at the Institute of Applied Optics at the National University in Bogotá. As part of her unique interests she learned to make exhibition quality holograms of preColumbian relics from the National Gold Museum in Bogotá.
She returned to the U.S. and worked in laser research and development in Silicon Valley, from 1997 until 2001. Adriana then moved to Wisconsin, where she continued her work in laser research and simultaneously earned a Master's degree in Physics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
In 2003 she moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico and has since taken her lifelong passion for photography to a higher level. In 2010 she participated in “Natural Eye – The Winter Landscape” with Eddie Soloway at the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops. Recently, she had a “One on One” photographic experience tutorial with Art Wolfe in West Seattle. She is currently pursuing a photography degree at Santa Fe Community College. She is also a free lance portrait photographer.
Her photography transcends the ordinary and portrays a unique vision of the intuitive. Her emotionally charged images challenge the viewer to question their own perceptions and perhaps their own inner struggles.
In 1995 she received a B.S. in physics with a minor in Russian from the University of Arizona. She intensified her Russian language studies with an immersion at Saint Petersburg's State University in Russia. She moved back to Colombia in 1995 for an internship at the Institute of Applied Optics at the National University in Bogotá. As part of her unique interests she learned to make exhibition quality holograms of preColumbian relics from the National Gold Museum in Bogotá.
She returned to the U.S. and worked in laser research and development in Silicon Valley, from 1997 until 2001. Adriana then moved to Wisconsin, where she continued her work in laser research and simultaneously earned a Master's degree in Physics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
In 2003 she moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico and has since taken her lifelong passion for photography to a higher level. In 2010 she participated in “Natural Eye – The Winter Landscape” with Eddie Soloway at the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops. Recently, she had a “One on One” photographic experience tutorial with Art Wolfe in West Seattle. She is currently pursuing a photography degree at Santa Fe Community College. She is also a free lance portrait photographer.
Her photography transcends the ordinary and portrays a unique vision of the intuitive. Her emotionally charged images challenge the viewer to question their own perceptions and perhaps their own inner struggles.
Awards
- The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards – Honorable mention “Fine Art Competition” Online Dec. 2012, published book.
- Honorable mention (2nd place) in the Santa Fe Community College School of Arts and Design Juried Student Show. May 2011
- Honorable mention (4thplace) in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge International juried photography contest. Nov. 2011
- Invited to exhibit at La Luna Gallery, Santa Fe, NM. in September 2011.
- Non juried exhibition: Santa Fe Community Gallery -“Common ground” - Santa Fe, NM. Aug. 24th-Sept29 2012
Juried Exhibitions
- Kiernan Gallery - "Botanicals" Lexington, Virginia, Oct. 2 -Nov. 10, 2013
- Jay Etkin Gallery - "Unexpected/Juxtapositions" Santa Fe, NM. July -Aug. 2013
- Red Dot Gallery - "Summer Arts Show" Santa Fe, NM. July - Sept. 2013
- InSight - “Women's Photography Exhibit” – Fine Arts Building at EXPO NM, Albuquerque, NM. April 2013
- Red Dot Gallery - "Holiday Arts 2012-2013" Santa Fe, NM. Dec. 14, 2012 - Feb. 17 2013
- Worldwide Photography Gala Awards - "Fine Art" - Honorable mention, catalog
- Kiernan Gallery - "The Unreal" Lexington, VA. Online exhibition and catalog
- Santa Fe Community Gallery-“Botanical Treasures of NM”- Santa Fe, NM. June-Aug 2013
- Red Dot Gallery - "Remarkable" Santa Fe, NM. Nov. 16 - Dec. 9, 2012
- 1650 Gallery “The Nature of Birds” - Los Angeles, CA. Aug. 4th-Sept 1st 2012
- Center For Fine Art Photography - “Illusion” - Fort Collins, Co. Aug. 3 – Sept. 1, 2012
- Chasing the Light “Flowers:Objects of Romance” - Online Gallery
- Red Dot Gallery - “From the ground up” - Santa Fe, NM. June 29-Oct 9, 2012
- SFCC Fine Art Gallery “Juried Student Showcase” Santa Fe, NM. May-Aug 2012
- InSight - “Women's Photography Exhibit” – Fine Arts EXPO, Albuquerque, NM. April 2012
- Red Dot Gallery – “Lumen Photographic Show” - Santa Fe, NM. Nov. 2011-Feb. 2012
- SFCC Fine Art Gallery “Juried Student Showcase” - Regional SPE conference Nov. 2011
- Calumet Photo Gallery – “Altered Realities Show”, New York, NY. Sept. 26 – Oct. 15 2011
- Terri Bell Photo Gallery – “Is this how I look Show” Denver, Co. Aug. 17-Sept. 4th 2011
- Red Dot Gallery – Inaugural Show - Santa Fe, NM. April-October 2011
- SFCC Fine Art Gallery “Juried Student Showcase” Santa Fe, NM May-Aug 2011
