Zeina Baltagi is a multi-media artist and educator. Baltagi is a candidate for a B.A. in Fine Arts with an emphasis in printmaking and painting from Callifornia State University Northridge(CSUN). She teaches workshops at CSUN and curates shows and events for the student body as president of the CSUN Printmaking Society and Treasurer of the CSUN Painting Guild. Baltagi is also an active member of the Los Angeles Printmaking Society. Baltagi's work investigates actions as traces left behind, mapping thoughts and movements that create a visual lexicon. Organic artifacts, including cancer cells, scars, and dead skin are aestheticized metaphors for transformation and possibility. Her hand-made and commercial papers bear images, textures, and flaws receiving ideas and actions made visible. Baltagi won best in show in the exhibit Singles and Series juried by Xavier Fumat, master printer at Gemini GEL, for her work, Fibrosis(Every single scar on my body). She has exhibited work at CSUN Galleries, and Los Angeles pop up venues.
B.A. 2013, Fine Arts, Specialty in Printmaking,California State University, Northridge(CSUN)
2012-2013, Student assistant, CSUN Art Galleries
Group Exhibitions:
2012, CSUN Illustration Exhibition, California State Universities Galleries, juried by: Mark Todd, Laurel Long, Eric Sandberg,
Northridge, CA
New Surrealism, California State University Galleries, juried by: Matthew Schum, Northridge, CA
Video: Digital Walk, CSUN art department courtyards, curated by: David Callaghan & Niku Kashef, Northridge, CA
Painting as Object, California State University Galleries, juried by: Painting Guild, Northridge, CA
Singles and Series, California State University Galleries, juried by: Xavier Fumat, Northridge, CA *Best in show
Meet the Guild Show, California State University Galleries, juried by: CSUN Painting Guild, Northridge, CA
Open Studios, CSUN, Northridge, CA
Salon de Refuses, CSUN, Northridge, CA
L.A. Hand Prints, HomeRoom, Los Angeles, CA
2011, Fictilis, Seattle, WA.
Entartete Kunst, D.A.D.A., Culver City, CA
Iowa State University national print exchange, curated by April Katz
2010, Iowa State University national print exchange, curated by April Katz
Professional Experience/Curatorial projects:
2012, Painting As Object, California State University Galleries, juried by: CSUN Painting Guild, Northridge, CA
Singles and Series, California State University Galleries, juried by:Xavier Fumat,CSUN Printmaking Society,
Northridge, CA
Libby Clark, CSUN visiting artist, Designing & Printing a Protest Poster, 4 day screen printing workshop; in
collaboration with the CSUN Printmaking Society & Tomorrowland visiting artist exhibition series,workshop assistant,
Northridge, CA
Los Angeles Printmaking Society/CSUN, Monothon 2012, 2 day mono-printing workshop,
workshop assistant/artist, Northridge, CA
Cai Guo Qiang, Sky Ladder, assistant/volunteer, MOCA, Los Angeles, CA
Salon de Refuses, Assisted with exhibition preparation, installation,and
deinstallation, CSUN, Northridge, CA
Judy Chicago, Sublime Environments, Pacific Standard Time Kick Starter,
assistant/volunteer, Santa Monica, CA
Xenia Fedorchenko, stone lithography CSUN visiting artist, workshops assistant,
Northridge, CA
Taught a one day bookmaking workshop, CSUN, Northridge, CA
Co-taught a one day polyester plate lithography workshop, CSUN, Northridge, CA
Co-taught a one day polyester plate lithography workshop, CSUN, Northridge, CA
2011, Craig Stecyk’s Rogue Print Shop, curator Lee Tusman Xerox lithography and screen
printing workshop in collaboration with the CSUN Printmaking Society, Workshop
assistant, Northridge, CA
Taught a one day Xerox lithography workshop, CSUN, Northridge, CA
Professional Affiliations:
L.A. Print Making Society, member
CSUN Printmaking Society, President, 2011-2013
CSUN Painting Guild, Treasurer, 2012-2013
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