BIO: 
Christine Cortes (they/she) is a first generation Colombian-American artist born in Miami, FL,  and raised between Miami and Colombia. As a photo-based artist, they are interested in exploring Post-Documentary Photography through alternative and non-traditional processes of image-making, image-printing, book-making, print-making, and installing images. Christine's community efforts are fundamental to their artist practices, using photography, art education and workshops, and music to make engaging and positive changes in their community in grassroots and DIY spaces. Their work has been featured in Miami Dade Public Library System, The Frost Art Museum, Cumulus Photo, The Bakehouse Art Complex, Void Projects Miami, and The Library of Congress. Christine holds a Bachelors in Fine Arts Photography from New World School of The Arts (2020).

Currently, Christine is an associate artist at Bakehouse Art Complex and the Digital Lab Manager for the space.
The Bakehouse Digital Print Lab is the first Bakehouse facility accessible to Non-Bakehouse Artists.
Click Here For more information about The Digital Print Lab.

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EDUCATION:

2020

        BFA in Photography, New World School of the Arts, University of Florida, Miami, FL.

        Minor in Art History. New World School of the Arts, University of Florida, Miami, FL.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2025   “Strange Natures”, A Group Exhibition, The Bakehouse Art Complex Swenson Gallery, Curated by Krysten Ortega
                                                                                                                                            (April 10th - July 10th 2025)

            “Documenting Goombay & Little Bahamas”, Group Exhibition, Sanctuary of The Arts & FIU Wolfsonian Public Humanities Lab,
                                                                                                                                            (June 1st, 2025)

2024
            “What They Saw: Historical Photobooks by Women Reading room”, Group Exhibition at The Miami-Dade Public Library System,
                                     Presented by the Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA) in collaboration with 10x10 Photobooks,
                                                                                                                                            Curated by Amanda Bradley and Zonia Zena

          “PALM ANNAL No, 1”, Group Exhibition, The Betancourt Gallery, Curated by Peter Betancourt of Palm Film Lab

          “No Soy Eterno”, Spring Group Exhibition at Tactile Studios, Curated by Jon Millan, Miami Florida

2023
          “How We Remember” Summer Semester Exhibition group show featuring works by Ruth Orkin, Joel Meyerowitz,                                                     Roscoe B. Thicke III and Christine Cortes, Frost Art Museum FIU, Curated by Amy Galpin

2022
            “Art To Save Lives Gallery” Group Exhibition, curated by Luba Kladienko-Ramirez, by December 2022

        
            “Hô Lô” collaborative performance exhibition”, curated by artist Vũ (Khánh Nguyên Hoàng Vũ)
                                            Season 4 Commissioner organization The Deering Estate, Miami, Florida 
2020
          “Housefire- Where Do We Go From Here?”, Curated by Nick Drain, Cumulus Photo Online

          “untitled”, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL

          “EQUILIBRIA”, BFA thesis exhibition, New World School of The Arts, Miami, FL 
                                                                 (For access to virtual exhibition, click here.)

           “Rising Stars”, a spring group exhibition, New World School of The Arts, Miami, FL

           “Opaque” Void Projects, Miami, FL

2019
        “PROJECTO”, a collaborative group installation with visiting artist Patricia Meneses
                                hosted by New World School of The Arts, NWSA Gallery, Miami, FL

        “The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be”, For Art Basel Miami in collaborative association with New World School of                                         The Arts hosted by the Kampong Gardens, Coconut Grove, FL, December  (click here for more)

        “Where The Land Is Free”, Poetry For The People, Bakehouse Art Complex, Wynwood Miami, FL

2018
        “Diaspora”, For Art Basel Miami in collaborative association with New World School of The Arts,
                                                     hosted by the Kampong Gardens, Coconut Grove, FL, December (click here for more)

2016
        “Locust Art Builders”, Locust Projects, Miami, FL

ARTIST RESIDENCIES AND AWARDED GRANTS:

Current        Bakehouse Art Complex, Associate Artist, Miami, FL

2022-23       Individual Artist Grant, Miami Dade County Cultural Affairs Department

2021             Bakehouse Art Complex, Summer Open Residency, Miami, FL

2019-2020    Void Projects, Associate Artist Resident and organizer of Void Photo Collective, Miami, FL

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WORKSHOPS, PUBLICATIONS AND ARTIST COLLABORATIONS:

2025       “FACE FOR THE ALGO II ”, 2025 calendar project for Miami organizations, organized by Agua Dulce,
                                                                                 All proceeds donated to Miami Workers Center and WeCount Miami


2024
       `        “Zip Odes”, a photo and poetry book published by O’Miami

                “Library of Congress”, Images from The 2024 Goombay Fest in Coconut Grove in collaboration with The FIU Humanities Lab
                                                                                                                                            and Archival African Diaspora department

               “Tertulia Nights”, a public artist workshop hosted by The FIU Frost Museum

               “Clay Club Mud Brawl (I & II) a volunteer mud wrestling event organized by Christine Cortes & Jon Millan
                  All proceeds donated to The Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund (January 2023) and Medical Aid Palestine (March 2023)
             
                “FACE FOR THE ALGO”, 2024 calendar project for Miami organizations, organized by Agua Dulce and Sabrina Diaz

2022       
                “A little Pop Up”, Artist fundraiser pop up for Indigenous Women Rising, at The Bakehouse Art Complex
                                                    During The Artist Studio Open curated by Christine Cortes and Khánh Nguyên Hoàng Vũ

                “powGUAO with Flor & Lil’Brat” podcast on Verge.FM (collaborative discussions with artist Gabriela Fernandez)

               
                Hô Lô” collaborative performance exhibition”, curated by artist Vũ (Khánh Nguyên Hoàng Vũ),
                                        Season 4 Commissioner organization The Deering Estate, Miami, Florida


2020        “Housefire- Where Do We Go From Here?” publication by Cumulus Photo, Curated by Nick Drain

PRESS, ARTICLES, AND FEATURES:

Social Distance Gallery, 2020

https://www.alwayslunes.com/highlights/christine-cortes

https://www.manacontemporary.com/artist-at-mana/physical-work-in-a-digital-world/

http://voyagemia.com/interview/life-work-christine-cortes