About Corina



👩🎨 About the Artist

Corina Ioana is a Romanian-American contemporary artist and photographer based in California, originally from Transylvania. Her multidisciplinary practice spans abstract painting, mixed media, sculpture, and photography, creating immersive, emotionally resonant work rooted in transformation, resilience, and raw beauty.

Known for richly textured surfaces and the unique use of natural elements like sand, pebbles, wood, moss, cement, jute, cotton, molding paste, and glass, Corina’s work feels both ancient and immediate—bold yet vulnerable, expressive yet quiet. Each piece invites viewers into a deeper emotional experience: a feeling, a memory, a moment of reflection.

Her photographic work—both analog and digital—captures intimate connections to nature and the human form, while her digital paintings and photography collections further explore color, form, and emotion in vibrant new dimensions.

Corina’s work has been exhibited nationally, featured in juried shows, and published internationally. Through her creative studio, Corinafoto, she continues to explore visual storytelling that resonates deeply and invites introspection.

Artist Statement

I create to connect—with emotion, with memory, with the invisible.

My work lives at the intersection of abstract painting, photography, and mixed media, where bold colors, layered textures, and organic materials express what words often cannot.

Every piece I make is grounded in nature. I use raw, elemental materials—sand, rocks, wood, moss, cement, jute, glass—not just for texture, but for meaning. These fragments of the earth carry stories of their own and become part of a larger narrative. My process is intuitive and physical, shaped by curiosity and a desire to explore what lies beneath the surface—of ourselves, of the moment, of the world.

Each work is both a question and an offering. A pause. A breath. A shift.

I don’t create for perfection—I create for presence. To make something that doesn’t just hang on the wall, but lingers. Something bold, raw, and alive.

Current Series: Validation Is For Parking

An ongoing collection of original abstract paintings, mixed media works, and sculptures that speak in raw textures and unfiltered emotion. These bold, unruly pieces pulse with intuitive energy and radiant color—an act of becoming on your own terms. No permission. No apology. These works don’t seek validation—they offer it.

Collections

Nature Infused
Limited edition abstract photography inspired by the wild beauty of the natural world. These pieces bring the outdoors in—art that breathes, calms, and connects.

Femme Fatale
A captivating collection of female portraits intertwined with delicate floral motifs. Bold, resilient, and empowering, these artworks celebrate strength and beauty, adding a striking and elegant presence to any space. Limited edition prints, signed and certified.

Splash of Magic
Bring vibrant energy and color into your home with this lively collection of abstract art prints. Bursting with dynamic movement and rich hues, these works brighten modern interiors and spark conversation. Limited to 25 prints per piece, each with a Certificate of Authenticity.

🖼️ Exhibitions & Recognition

Selected Group & Solo Exhibitions, Awards & Publications

2025

  • October – Grand Opening Exhibition, Stuff by Luxe, San Francisco, CA (34 large-scale pieces)

  • September – Art Explosion Open Studios, San Francisco, CA (25 large-scale works)

  • September – Finalist, Best in Medium 2025, Camelback Gallery ("Golden Passage of Becoming")

  • August – Validation Is For Parking selected for HerStory 2025 Invitational, Manhattan Arts International

  • July – Pancakes & Booze Art Show, San Francisco – featured five new mixed media pop-up pieces

  • June – Nominated Artist of the Month, Camelback Gallery ("Midnight Bloom")

  • April – Open Studios, Art Explosion Studios, San Francisco, CA

  • March – Exhibitor, Superfine Art Fair, San Francisco

2024

  • December – Bronze Medal, My Best Work of 2024, Camelback Gallery ("Colors of the Spirit")

  • May – Forum Literary Magazine, San Francisco – featured four artworks
      – "Girl on Fire" chosen as cover art

2023

  • December – Finalist, All Abstracts 2023, Camelback Gallery ("Chaotic Pixel Symphony")

  • December – Artist of the Month nominee, Camelback Gallery ("Geometric Wonderland")

  • December – Finalist, TopArtAwards International, ("Timeless Reflections")

  • November – Artist of the Month nominee, Camelback Gallery ("Path of Enlightenment")

  • July – Art review by Renee Phillips, Manhattan Arts International
      – Described as “extraordinary talent” with a “transformative vision”

Earlier Exhibitions & Publications

  • 2018 – Don’t Like Blah, Just Wow, Encinitas Civic Art Center, CA

  • 2017 – Solo Exhibition, Jana’s RedRoom Gallery, Las Vegas, NV

  • 2008 – Featured in Photography Vibes – Best of Edition for “Body” and “Wild Beauty”