Cristi López
b. 1993
I am an artist, mental health advocate, and first-generation American of Dominican, Spanish, and Cuban descent. I graduated from Ringling College of Art and Design in 2016 with a BFA in Illustration. I am currently based in St. Petersburg, Florida, and am represented by VSG Contemporary in Chicago.
My work illustrates the often invisible journeys of navigating mental illness, femininity, and faith. I aim to remind others that their unique, complex journeys deserve to be acknowledged without judgment. To be portrayed is to be seen. The neurodivergent mind is not to be relegated to the shadows; it is to be explored in full color.
Press
– Psychology Today 2024 / 2023
Selected Exhibitions
2024
July – Thank You Two! Group Show, A Very Serious Gallery in Chicago, IL
June – BLISS! Group Show, The Factory in St. Pete, FL
May – Anima: The Feral Femme Solo Show, A Very Serious Gallery in Chicago, IL
March – OUTSIDEr Art Group Show, Green Bench Brewing in St. Pete, FL
February – Equality Illinois Annual Gala Art Auction in Chicago, IL
2023
November – Super Secret Supper Club, A Very Serious Gallery in Chicago, IL
August – Wag your Tail, Vertical Projects Space in Chicago, IL
June – HOT BOX, SPACE in St. Pete, FL
May – Come Kiss, A Very Serious Gallery in Chicago, IL
April – Unravel: Portraits of My Obsessions Solo Show, A Very Serious Gallery in Chicago, IL
2022
November – On Point, A Very Serious Gallery in Chicago, IL
July – Sold Out, Don’t Come, A Very Serious Gallery in Chicago, IL
January – Bergart Presents: Winter Dreams, Congruent Space in Chicago, IL
2021
January – It Was All A Dream, Vertical Gallery in Chicago, IL
January – #ink, Vertical Project Space in Chicago, IL
2020
August – Love Adjacent, Sally Centigrade Gallery in Boulder, CO
August – Art Listing, Bergart, Chicago, IL.
April – Women Supporting Women, Zhou B Art Center in Chicago, IL
2019
November – Group Show, Grace Jane Projects in Chicago, IL
October – Slaps! Show, Young Chicago Authors in Chicago, IL
September – Blake Jones Solo Show, All Star Press in Chicago, IL
August – More Nostalgia...ish, Cards Against Humanity Gallery in Chicago, IL
June – Third Annual Juried Exhibition, Line Dot Editions in Chicago, IL
June – Slaps! Show, Vault Gallerie in Chicago, IL
May – The Fabric Show, Sentrock Studio in Chicago, IL
March – Her•o•ism Presented by Elevation Worldwide, Artspace 8, Chicago, IL
February – Smalls to the Walls, Galerie F in Chicago, IL
2018
October – Funhaus II, All Star Press in Chicago, IL
September – Figure & Form Art Show, Phillip Schalekamp’s Studio Chicago, IL
July – Artist-In-Residence 2017–18 Exhibition, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago
July – Beauty Con(Scious), Girls’ Club in Fort Lauderdale, FL
2017
December – You Are Beautiful Exhibition, Galerie F in Chicago, IL
2016
May – Senior Exhibition, Ringling College in Sarasota, FL
2015
October – Illest of Ill, Ringling College in Sarasota, FL
2012
July – A Glimpse At PhotoVogue, 10 Corso Como Gallery in Milan, Italy
Residencies
2017–18, Drawing and Painting Department, Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago, IL
Education
Ringling College of Art & Design, Illustration BFA 2016
The Illustration Academy Summer Program 2014
University of Florida, Drawing Major 2011–13