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Catalina Estrada Profile

BY: | December 16, 2009

Born and raised in the countryside of Colombia, Catalina Estrada has been living and working as an illustrator in Barcelona, Spain since 1999. Her exuberant and colorful artwork combines the flavor of traditional folk art and contemporary Asian influences with a contemporary pop culture edge. The ever-present botanical and floral shapes from earth, sea and sky are reminiscent of the decorative Arts & Crafts movement, whether seen in her wonderland settings or intricate repeat patterns and icons. Catalina’s enchanting characters and fantasy lands have cross-generational appeal and are inspired by her travels, literature, music, fairytales, family and childhood experiences playing in nature in the mountains of Colombia.

Described by Computer Arts Magazine as “vibrant, sweet and enchanting”, Catalina’s work has been utilized in advertising, merchandise, apparel, textiles, sporting goods, magazines, book publishing, posters, packaging, environmental graphics, social expression (greeting cards and wrapping paper, etc.), and point of purchase. She has worked with a truly international list of clients showing the breadth of her work’s appeal and the reach of her exposure in this rapidly shrinking world. Past and current clients hail from USA, Australia, Brazil, Spain, United Arab Emirates, France, Netherlands, England, France, Germany, Columbia, Belgium and Japan.

Catalina has exhibited extensively in group shows, including the influential Johnathan LeVine Gallery in New York and the “Two Steps Back” exhibition which traveled to Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, London, Rome, Barcelona, Zurich, and Tokyo. She has had solo shows at Roq la Rue Gallery in Seattle, Iguapop Gallery in Barcelona, Spain and la Sala de Exposiciones Comfenalco in Medellin, Colombia. Her work has also been exhibited in events such as the InkThis exhibition “Dreams & Nightmares” that opened in Leicester, England and travelled to Hong Kong. She had a solo show at La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles in November 2007.

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