Florencia Urbina
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Why this artist is listed
We list an artist when at least one of these is quoted from a source. Each is a separate claim, shown only as the source states it.
- Born in Costa Rica Quoted below
País de nacimiento y residencia Costa Rica, San José.
- Residence in Costa Rica, as the source records it Quoted below
País de nacimiento y residencia Costa Rica, San José.
- Has exhibited in Costa Rica Quoted below
Adentro-Afuera. Museo de Arte Costarricense. San José. Costa Rica.
Our reading written by Costa Rica Artists
The profile frames Florencia Urbina as a painter who also makes prints: she won the national Aquileo J. Echeverría painting prize in 2005, and her work with the artists' group Bocaracá includes screenprints. Her training, as listed, took place abroad.
The profile's phrase for her, a chronicler of the contemporary, is its one-line summary of her subject. Its collections list opens with two museums, and it records that she has exhibited with Bocaracá.
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Media named in the quotes below Painting Printmaking
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Practice and materials
Es miembro del Grupo Bocaracá con quienes ha expuesto, entre otras muestras en el Museo de La Estampa de México.Our translation She is a member of Grupo Bocaracá, with whom she has exhibited, among other venues, at the Museo de la Estampa in Mexico.
Urbina es una cronista de lo contemporáneoOur translation Urbina is a chronicler of the contemporary
Bocaracá, (serigrafías). Casa de la Cultura. Cartago, Costa Rica.Our translation Bocaracá (screenprints), Casa de la Cultura, Cartago, Costa Rica.
Training and life
País de nacimiento y residencia Costa Rica, San José.Our translation Country of birth and residence: Costa Rica, San José.
Estudió en "Univerity of Florida, USA" y en Jakarta, Indonesia.Our translation Studied at the University of Florida, USA, and in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Exhibitions, prizes and collections
Premio Nacional de Pintura Aquileo J. Echeverría 2005. Costa Rica.Our translation Aquileo J. Echeverría National Painting Prize 2005, Costa Rica.
Adentro-Afuera. Museo de Arte Costarricense. San José. Costa Rica.Our translation 'Adentro-Afuera', Museo de Arte Costarricense, San José.
Colecciones Museo de Arte Costarricense. San José, Costa Rica. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico.Our translation Collections include Museo de Arte Costarricense (San José) and Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico.
Sources for this profile
- Florencia Urbina | Directorio de artistas (MADC), Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo (MADC). Our check: October 19, 2026.
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