Karian Amaya works through drawing, photography, and sculpture to explore notions of subjectivity and the self. Her work is deeply influenced by her upbringing in northern Mexico, where her practice unfolds in a personal and often quietly political context.

Process and materials are essential to her practice, always seeking a unique formal solution in each series. Informed by minimalism, her visual explorations address language, the degradation of the landscape, and the inherent tensions of human existence.

A graduate of the University of Guadalajara, Amaya also studied Mixed Media at The Art Students League of New York. Her work has been exhibited in Mexico, the United States, and Europe. She has been part of major migrant artist programs, such as the New York Foundation for the Arts in 2015, and her work was included in the Biennial of the Border at the El Paso Museum of Art (2016). Additionally, she has received numerous awards, including the Alfaro Siqueiros Scholarship (2017) and the Grodman Legacy Scholarship (2018), among others.