Carlos Barrios

Carlos Manuel Barrios Rosa was born in San Salvador, El Salvador, Central America in 1966. Barrios' father was an archaeologist who introduced him to the art and artifacts of ancient Central American cultures from an early age. Barrios first began to paint at the age of six. Barrios was mentored by the artist Ramón Merino in El Salvador who taught him the technique of oil painting. Barrios immigrated to Australia in 1990 where upon arrival in Sydney he joined the East Sydney Technical College, which was later established as the National Art School.

The primary subject matter of Barrios' work includes the human form, animals and spirits. Barrios works with the mediums of oil, charcoal, acrylic, mixed media and bronze. Carlos Barrios had won numerous art awards including Salvadorian Art Prize, El Salvador1995, Zacatecoluca Art Prize, El Salvador1995, Cultural Diversity Art Prize, Fairfield 1997, Spanish Club Art Prize, Sydney 1999 and 2000 and Liverpool City Art Prize 2009. His artwork was exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Melbourne Exhibition Centre, and the Australian Museum. Carlos Barrios has twice been a finalist for the Art Gallery of New South Wales Sulman Art Prize, in 2005 and 2006. He was also a finalist for the Blake Prize for Religious Art, in 2006 and 2007. Carlos Barrios had exhibited extensively in different states in Australia, Miami in U.S.A, and in China.