Ana Barrientos
Ana Barrientos is an Australian artist originally from El Salvador, whose vibrant acrylic paintings celebrate her childhood memories and cultural heritage. Now based in regional Victoria, Barrientos creates works that act as a love letter to her homeland, reflecting its landscapes, traditions, and lived experiences. Her paintings are distinguished by their vivid colour, intricate detail, and storytelling quality, capturing scenes from rural El Salvador, from coffee fields to historic Mayan ruins.
Barrientos’ works, including El Salamar, El Cafetol (The Coffee Field), and El Tazumal, reveal a deep connection to her roots, blending personal narrative with broader cultural memory. Through her art, she preserves and shares the rhythms, textures, and spirit of Salvadoran life with an Australian audience. Her practice demonstrates the enduring power of memory, migration, and the ties that bind people to place. Barrientos continues to exhibit nationally, contributing to the richness of Australia’s multicultural art landscape.
Recent Exhibition Catalogue
El Salamar 55 x 156cm Acrylic on Canvas $4,500
Bebe en Canasta (Baby in a Basket) 54 x 80cm Acrylic on Canvas $3,000
El Cafetol (The Coffee Field) 80 x 105cm Acrylic on Canvas $4,500
El Canton, San Juan Chiquito (The Village) 66 x 95cm Acrylic on Canvas $4,000
El Derumbe, Santo Tomas (The Fall) 54 x 80cm Acrylic on Canvas $3,000
El Pajonal 64 x 54cm Acrylic on Canvas $2,500
El Tazumal 55 x 80cm Acrylic on Canvas $3,000
En el Puente, Santo Tomas (On the Bridge) 55 x 65cm Acrylic on Canvas $2,500
Suchitoto 55 x 65cm Acrylic on Canvas $2,500
Tiempo de Familia (Family Time) 65 x 95cm Acrylic on Canvas $4,500
Playa el Tunco (The Pig’s Beach) 55cm x 156cm Acrylic on Canvas $4,500