Gabriela Salazar (b. 1981, New York, NY) has an MFA from RISD (2009), BFA from Yale University (2003), and participated in the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture (2011). Solo shows include Eye of Palm at Efrain Lopez Gallery, Chicago; My Lands are Islands at NURTUREArt, Brooklyn; and In Advance of a Storm (for two) (for parents) (for Luis and Antonia) (for L and A), The Lighthouse Works’ Public Art Fellowship, Fishers Island. She has been included in group exhibitions at The Queens Museum, Storm King Art Center, The Drawing Center, Abrons Art Center, and El Museo del Barrio; and has been in residence with Open Sessions, The Drawing Center; Workspace, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council; Yaddo, and MacDowell. Gabriela lives, works, and teaches in NYC.