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My name is Tina Alberni, and my life in art has always been about resilience, curiosity, and an ever-deepening connection to the world around me. I invite you to explore my work—art that lives at the intersection of human fragility, environmental urgency, and a longing for harmony.
Born in New York and raised in Puerto Rico and Bogotá, Colombia, I grew up immersed in the vibrant contrasts of Latin America: joy and sorrow, privilege and poverty, light and shadow. This multicultural, bilingual upbringing gave me a wide lens through which I began to understand the world—and eventually, to interpret it visually. My earliest memories are of watching my mother paint, and by age six, I was making my own marks in oil.
For fifteen years, I taught art to middle and high schoolers, many of whom went on to become artists themselves. But a series of personal and global upheavals in the ’90s pushed me to dig deeper. I began creating mixed-media drawings and expanding into digital art, teaching myself new skills, and working with multinational companies in design. I always knew art was the throughline in my life—it just took different shapes as I moved through it.
A major turning point came when I moved to Charlotte, NC. I joined the local arts community, co-owned a gallery, mentored other artists, and participated in public projects that invited community members to be part of the creative process. These experiences helped me embrace my role not just as an artist, but as an artivist—someone who uses art to raise awareness and inspire change.
Living with Marfan Syndrome has shaped my work more deeply than anything else. Multiple surgeries and vision challenges have taught me to treasure both the fragility and resilience of life. I often incorporate broken glass into my paintings as a symbol of healing, layering textures and symbols with found and recycled materials. I work large, physical, and intuitively, often led by a sense of sound and color that stems from my experience with synesthesia.
My creative practice uses a variety of expressions through painting, digital art, and mixed media collage. With each piece, I explore how technology, climate change, and human connection are affecting the soul of our world. I donate a portion of every sale to nonprofits tied to the work's subject—because I believe art is a spark for change. I’ve been honored to exhibit internationally and to see my work live on in collections from Baltimore to Bogotá to Madrid.
Looking ahead, I’m diving deeper into the world of Web3, blending digital, AI, and AR layers into physical works. I want viewers to experience art not just as something they look at—but something they feel, hear, and interact with.
Because for me, art has never been just for the few—it’s a language we all speak, whether with our eyes, our hands, or our hearts. It is meant to be accessible, to spark conversation, and to make us feel more alive. Art is for everyone.
If any part of my journey resonates with you, I invite you to connect. Share your thoughts, your questions, your presence. The world needs more beauty, more honesty, and more connection—and I believe art helps get us there.
With gratitude and creative energy,
Tina Alberni
Read my Bio and CV
My name is Tina Alberni, and my life in art has always been about resilience, curiosity, and an ever-deepening connection to the world around me. I invite you to explore my work—art that lives at the intersection of human fragility, environmental urgency, and a longing for harmony.
Born in New York and raised in Puerto Rico and Bogotá, Colombia, I grew up immersed in the vibrant contrasts of Latin America: joy and sorrow, privilege and poverty, light and shadow. This multicultural, bilingual upbringing gave me a wide lens through which I began to understand the world—and eventually, to interpret it visually. My earliest memories are of watching my mother paint, and by age six, I was making my own marks in oil.
For fifteen years, I taught art to middle and high schoolers, many of whom went on to become artists themselves. But a series of personal and global upheavals in the ’90s pushed me to dig deeper. I began creating mixed-media drawings and expanding into digital art, teaching myself new skills, and working with multinational companies in design. I always knew art was the throughline in my life—it just took different shapes as I moved through it.
A major turning point came when I moved to Charlotte, NC. I joined the local arts community, co-owned a gallery, mentored other artists, and participated in public projects that invited community members to be part of the creative process. These experiences helped me embrace my role not just as an artist, but as an artivist—someone who uses art to raise awareness and inspire change.
Living with Marfan Syndrome has shaped my work more deeply than anything else. Multiple surgeries and vision challenges have taught me to treasure both the fragility and resilience of life. I often incorporate broken glass into my paintings as a symbol of healing, layering textures and symbols with found and recycled materials. I work large, physical, and intuitively, often led by a sense of sound and color that stems from my experience with synesthesia.
My creative practice uses a variety of expressions through painting, digital art, and mixed media collage. With each piece, I explore how technology, climate change, and human connection are affecting the soul of our world. I donate a portion of every sale to nonprofits tied to the work's subject—because I believe art is a spark for change. I’ve been honored to exhibit internationally and to see my work live on in collections from Baltimore to Bogotá to Madrid.
Looking ahead, I’m diving deeper into the world of Web3, blending digital, AI, and AR layers into physical works. I want viewers to experience art not just as something they look at—but something they feel, hear, and interact with.
Because for me, art has never been just for the few—it’s a language we all speak, whether with our eyes, our hands, or our hearts. It is meant to be accessible, to spark conversation, and to make us feel more alive. Art is for everyone.
If any part of my journey resonates with you, I invite you to connect. Share your thoughts, your questions, your presence. The world needs more beauty, more honesty, and more connection—and I believe art helps get us there.
With gratitude and creative energy,
Tina Alberni
Read my Bio and CV
Listen to my artistic journey
(*) NOTE
Marfan syndrome is an inherited disorder that affects the connective tissue, which is the fibers that support and hold organs and other structures in the body. It frequently affects the heart, eyes, blood vessels, and skeleton.
Individuals with this syndrome are typically tall and slender, and their arms, legs, toes, and fingers are unusually long. The damage caused by Marfan syndrome can range from mild to severe. If the aorta is affected, the condition can be life-threatening.
Source: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/marfan-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20350782
In my home studio
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In my Mount Holly studio. Photo by Emily Andress
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I feel each medium, style and subject I develop directly correlates to what I'm going through on a physical and mental level (ie. when I worked in a heavily textured geometric style for about 6 years, it was an uncertain time for my life survival and totally out of my control. Heavy textures and geometric shapes served figuratively as structures and stitches holding me together to avoid further aneurysms.
My work with glass is all about life's extreme fragility and extreme strength because I've been at each of those extremes and the glass was a way for me to express how on one end I felt broken but on the other I felt like the bionic woman.
My current work with endangered animals is so full of empathy. Animals are so vulnerable and definitely underdogs falling prey to humans to a point of extinction. The pandemic put me in a very vulnerable position because of my preconditions, and I have always very much been the underdog in most situations throughout my life. It's not an easy place but it's certainly a place where I've learned to be resilient, find my strength and stay the course.
