About
Citlali Elena
Born in Torrance CA
Lives & works in Cincinnati Ohio.
Citlali Elena received her B.F.A in painting and Drawing at Ohio University in 2019, with a minor in Art History and a certificate in Museum Studies.
Through landscapes she created autobiographical illustrations, drawing inspirations from her heritage her paintings depict flora and fauna found in different regions of Mexico. She is currently focusing on tattoos as a for of self expression. She does this in order to assist people in their journey to reclaiming their body and reinventing themselves.
Citlali started her tattooing career in Athens Ohio in 2020. She recently relocated to Cincinnati with her two Gargoyles (cats) Foxxy and Gina.
Education
2019 B.F.A, Painting and Drawing, Ohio University, Athens Ohio
Art History Minor, Ohio University, Athens Ohio
Museum Studies Certificate, Ohio University, Athens Ohio
2018 “Italy: Rome Studio: Place, Context & Response” Interior Architecture study abroad
2017 “AISEC internship in Buenos Aires” teaching art classes at Escuela Martin Buber
2016 “Explore the arts in London” fine arts study abroad
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Group exhibitions
2019 "Emergency", Trisolini Gallery, Athens Ohio
"It Figures", Station 116, Athens Ohio
2018 Survey show for Darwin day, Kennedy Museum of Art, Athens Ohio
“Perceptive Prosections”, Cube 4, Athens Ohio
“Memories” , Station 116, Athens, Ohio
2017 “snag” College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dublin Ohio
“Empathic Bodies”, Cube 4 Gallery, Athens Ohio
2016 “Black and White” Artists at Alden, Athens Ohio
2015 Ohio Governors Youth art Exhibition ​
publications
2019 "Untitled" on Sphere Magazine Issue Sixty Three, Athens Ohio
2018 “Madeline” on Sphere Magazine Issue Sixty Two, Athens Ohio
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Collaborations
Jave Yoshimoto, “The Transference Of Weight”