Elia Salinas
Fine Artist from San Luis Potosi, México.
Born in 1988 San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
My parents own a photography studio that was my first encounter with art without even knowing painting existed. I learned how to draw and retouch photographs when I was 12. Drawing for me was my way to communicate since I was a very shy child, that made my confidence grow and I became an oil painter at the age of 17 painting mostly abstracts and surrealistic work.
I feel passionate about Photography, Painting, Drawing, Singing, Dancing and Acting. Even though I have more of an inclination for Painting, I love to explore different ways of expression.
I hold a BFA from the State School of Fine Arts of San Luis Potosi.
Right after I graduated in 2014 I moved to the USA, and I had been mostly painting on my own, exhibiting in solo and group exhibitions mostly in the midwest and now California.
In 2022 I had a revival experience in my career, I rediscovered Pleinair and it has been a mind blowing and career revival.
I had attended workshops in France and studied with artists like Dottie Leatherwood, Marc Hanson, Susan Lyon, Scott Burdock, Aldo Balding, Casey Childs, Olga Krimon, Michel Dunaway, Joseph Zbukvic and Stuart White. Also Atelier Mesones in Mexico City and studied online and in person with Cesar Meza and Elena Manero.
I currently pursue my painting career in the mountains of San Jacinto in soCal in a little Town called Idyllwild along with my Fiance and my cat Lynx.
My work has been collected across the USA and Mexico.
Please contact me if you would like to be part of my collectors.
Much love,
Elia.