Antonio Serna is a visual artist, researcher, and educator. His work focuses on the relationship between visual culture, social history, and geography. Antonio creates art installations featuring artwork inspired by his archival research into the history of art, exhibitions, and printed media produced by communities of color in America. Additionally, Antonio’s studio practice includes multimedia projects that utilize painting, sculpture, and video to explore personal and social histories in relation to geography and time. He has exhibited in New York, Texas, Las Vegas, Spain, Mexico, Berlin, Amsterdam, Croatia, and Taiwan.
Antonio’s art projects and collaborative work have been included in the following books: Art for the Future: Artists Call and Central American Solidarities, edited by Erina Duganne and Abigail Satinsky. Inventory Press & Tufts University Galleries, 2022; Making and Being: Embodiment, Collaboration, & Circulation in the Visual Arts by Caroline Woolard, Susan Jahoda, BFAMFAPHD. Pioneer Works Press, 2020; Art As Social Action: An Introduction to the Principles and Practices of Teaching Social Practice Art by Gregory Sholette, Chloe Bass, Social Practice Queens. Allworth Press, 2018.
Antonio Serna studied art in New York City and Amsterdam. He holds a Master of Fine Arts from The City University of New York, Brooklyn College, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Parsons School of Art. He has served as Adjunct Faculty in art and design programs at Parsons School of Design, City University of New York, Brooklyn College, and Alamo Colleges.
