I am Cristina Burns, an American-Italian multi-disciplinary artist exploring the intricate dynamics of human behavior in an ever-changing world.
My work is deeply committed to social causes, encouraging viewers to reflect on their choices and their consequences.
Using toys and playful elements to awaken our inner child, I address crucial issues such as mental health, eating disorders, the influence of sugar on our health, violence against women, and environmental sustainability. My goal is to raise awareness and inspire positive change through creative expression.
My recognitions includes the "Raffaele Pezzuti per l’Arte" award, and my works are permanently displayed at the Vanvitelli Metro Station in Naples, alongside artists like Anish Kapoor.​​​​​​​
I have collaborated with the Department of Culture and Tourism of Naples for my solo exhibition "CandyLand" at the Palazzo delle Arti - PAN. I continued to engage audiences with my "Escapism" exhibition at the Foundation Royal Palace of Carditello.
In a strong stance against female genital mutilation, I contributed my work "Lost Venus" to this important cause, making it the symbol of the Interdisciplinary Summit on Female Genital Mutilation held at the Italian Senate and at the Federico II University of Padua and Palermo.
My photograph "Candy Girl" led to an invitation from the Lombardy Region to honor and represent Women Victims of the Mafia through my art.
My art has been recognized with exhibitions all over the world, including the Leica Gallery in Milan in collaboration with Vogue Italia, Arte Laguna Prize at the Arsenale in Venice (Italy), Casa de la Cultura Teodoro Cuesta (Spain), the Koehnline Museum of Art, The Mosesian Center for the Arts (USA), and the York Gallery (UK) for the Aesthetica Art Prize.
My works have been featured in international magazines like Vogue, Vanity Fair, El Mundo, and Plastik Magazine.
EXHIBITIONS 
2024
Solo Exhibition Dulce Engaño - Centro Cultural Alfonso X El Sabio, El Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain 
Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year - Mall Galleries, London, Uk
"Lost Venus", University of Palermo, Italy
Aesthetica Art Prize, York Art Gallery, UK
"Feast: Food Represented in  the Visual Arts", The Mosesian Center for the Arts, Waterfront, USA
 "Women in Photography", Glasgow Gallery of Photography, UK
2023
"Don't Drag Me Down", Koehnline Museum of Art, Oakton College​​​​​​​, USA
"Lost Venus", Italian Senate, Rome, Italy
"Laguna Art Prize", Arsenale di Venezia, Italy
2022
"Lost Venus", University of Padova, Palazzo Bo, Italy
In The Locked Garden, Tel Aviv, Israel
2021
Solo Exhibition "Escapism", Foundation Royal Palace of Carditello, Italy
"Ten paciencia, mujer, que eres oscura: el mito patriarcal de las mujeres enfermas" Casa de la Cultura “Teodoro Cuesta” Mieres, Spain
2019
"Lost Venus", University of Naples “Federico II, Italy
"Inside Me", Bourbon Tunnel, Naples, Italy
"Sweet Art", Lemon Frame Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2018
CandyLand solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, "PAN", Naples, Italy 
Artwork to represent the Memorial Day of Mafia Victims, Regione Lombardia - Palazzo Pirelli, Milan, Italy
2017
Part of the art collection of Naples Metro, in permanent exhibition, Vanvitelli Station, Italy
Art Installation for ANM and the City of Naples, Italy, permanent exhibition Funicolare Centrale
"Premio Raffaele Pezzuti per l'Arte", group show exhibition, sponsored by the City of Naples, ANM and Motor Village
"A World of Harmony", Vogue Italia and Natuzzi, Photovogue Festival, Milan, Italy
Contemporary Photography Exhibition, CICA Museum - South Korea
Women Artists -  Lemon Frame Gallery, Tel Aviv
2016
Luxembourg art fair
PhotoVogue Festival Exhibition Huawei and Vogue Italia, Base Milano
Lemon Frame art Gallery, Tel Aviv
22 Artists mad for Naples, Castel dell'Ovo, Group, Napoli
2015
45 Frames from PhotoVogue, (Group) Leica Gallery, Milan, Italy
Alice and The Beanstalk Gallery, (Group), Tokyo, Japan
Sacripante Gallery, (Group), Rome, Italy
2014
An Iconic View of White - Vogue Italia and Porsche Design - (Group), Milan, Italy
Hive Gallery , (Group), Los Angeles, USA
F+ Gallery, (Group), Santa Ana, USA
Sm'Art Aix , Aix-en-Provence, France
Affordable Art Fair, Milan, Italy
Art3F , Nantes, France
Art for a Cure, (Group), Rome, Italy
2013
Affordable Art Fair, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Swab Art Fair, Barcelona, Spain
Affordable Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden
Solo show "Freaky love" Temporary Art Gallery, Naples, Italy
"Notti d'Arte" Video projection and exhibition,  for the city of Naples, Italy
PUBLICATIONS AND FEATURES
La Cucina Italiana
Il Mattino
La Repubblica
Foto Cult
Ilas Magazine
Plastik Magazine, issue 31
Anthology Anatomy Rocks
HIGGS  - cover - issue 2 
San Francisco MOMA 
Vogue.it
"Not For Print", issue n°2, WeTransfer and Ello
Premio "Raffaele Pezzuti per L'Arte" catalogue, City of Naples
Photo Vogue Festival Book Vogue Italia and Huawei
San Pellegrino
El Mundo
Vanity Fair
Fine Dining Lovers
Clutter Magazine
Style.it
Espresso.it
Espresso Napoletano 
MetropoliRoma
Panorama
AWARDS AND HONORS
2023
Laguna Art Prize 2023
International Photography Awards, Honourable Mention for  "Delusional Parasitosis" series.
2021
International Photography Awards, Honourable Mention for  "Temporal Intersections" series.
2017
Winner of "Premio Raffaele Pezzuti per l'Arte"
2016
Included in the 10 most representative Still Life photographers of Photo Vogue Italia
International Photography Awards, Honourable Mention for "Through the Mirror" series.
2015
Included in the top 100 of Photo Vogue Italia of 2015 Photo of the day on Vogue.it