About
Citlali Elena
Lives & works in Cincinnati Ohio.
Through landscapes she created autobiographical illustrations, drawing inspirations from her heritage her paintings depict flora and fauna found in different regions of Mexico.
She is currently focusing on tattoos as a form of self expression in order to assist people in their journey to reclaiming their body and reinventing themselves.
Her tattoo designs are inspired by indigenous artists and their ornamental designs found in pottery and textile work.
Citlali started her tattooing career in Athens Ohio in 2020. She recently relocated to her own private Studio in Pendleton Cincinnati
Education
2019 B.F.A, Painting and Drawing, Ohio University, Athens Ohio
Art History Minor, Ohio University, Athens Ohio
Museum Studies Certificate, Ohio University, Athens Ohio
2018 “Italy: Rome Studio: Place, Context & Response” Interior Architecture study abroad
2017 “AISEC internship in Buenos Aires” teaching art classes at Escuela Martin Buber
2016 “Explore the arts in London” fine arts study abroad
Group exhibitions
2025 "Querencia", Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky Ohio
2019 "Emergency", Trisolini Gallery, Athens Ohio
"It Figures", Station 116, Athens Ohio
2018 Survey show for Darwin day, Kennedy Museum of Art, Athens Ohio
“Perceptive Prosections”, Cube 4, Athens Ohio
“Memories” , Station 116, Athens, Ohio
2017 “snag” College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dublin Ohio
“Empathic Bodies”, Cube 4 Gallery, Athens Ohio
2016 “Black and White” Artists at Alden, Athens Ohio
2015 Ohio Governors Youth art Exhibition
publications
2019 "Untitled" on Sphere Magazine Issue Sixty Three, Athens Ohio
2018 “Madeline” on Sphere Magazine Issue Sixty Two, Athens Ohio
Collaborations
Jave Yoshimoto, “The Transference Of Weight”