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Thirty-five year old Patricia Krebs grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Between nine and twelve years old, she attended the Vocational Institute of Art (I.V.A.) where she participated in group classes of music, art, puppetry, drama, literature, dance and movement.

At the age of thirteen, Krebs started her career as a Visual Artist at the 'Rogelio Yrurtia' National School of Fine Arts, where she graduated as a Fine Arts Teacher; after this, she completed her superior studies at the 'Prilidiano Pueyrredón' National School of Fine Arts with a degree in Painting; and then in 2001 she obtained a degree in Contemporary Visual Arts from the National Institute University of Art (IUNA).

Concurrently, Krebs studied guitar and singing lessons at the Walter Malosetti Superior School of Jazz. Today she's both a visual artist and a musician.

Over the last fifteen years, Krebs has had the chance to work in collaboration with artists, writers, actors, artisans, musicians and educators on many projects, in the capacity of a singer, songwriter, illustrator, portraitist, muralist and graphic designer. In addition, she has created puppets, props and costumes for teathical events (Group of Investigation, Production and Education of Music GIPEM, Cantartes, Buenos Aires Conservatory of Drama, Librujas, Abravida); written lyrics & music for her own musical projects as well as for other artists and companies; and recorded Spanish voiceovers for major movies, such as Corpse Bride, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Happy Feet and Beowulf..

These collaborations have influenced Krebs’ paintings, sculptures and illustrations, and inspired her to include and fuse elements from different artistic expressions in her visual work.

Her artwork has been exhibited internationally in galleries, including Abasto Gallery in Buenos Aires, Cactus Gallery in Eagle Rock, The Courtyard Gallery in Idyllwild, C1D Gallery in Long Beach, GhettoGloss & Monkeyhouse Galleries in Silver Lake, C.A.V.E. Gallery in Venice, EcoLogicalArt in MidWilshire, Infusion & ArtDeCollectors Galleries in Los Angeles, Ave50 & Acorn Galleries in Highland Park, and The Folk Tree & Fremont Galleries in Pasadena; as well as in cultural centers, including Recoleta, Gral. San Martín, José Hernández & Argentine Society of Writers Cultural Centers in Buenos Aires; Islas Malvinas Cultural Center in La Plata; Eagle Rock Center for the Arts and Korean Cultural Center in Los Angeles.

Krebs' art has been commissioned by private collectors and published in book and album covers (ICMus Editions, USal Editions, Desert Music, among others); magazine articles (Decisio Magazine, published by the Center of Regional Cooperation for the Education of Adults in Latin America and the Caribbean, CREFAL, sponsored by UNESCO and the Mexican Government); educational posters (PreVIHsida, Program for the Prevention of HIV, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of Argentina; 2005 International Congress of Music Therapy, Montevideo, Uruguay); and in award winning children's books, such as Zee... Adventure One: Borrowing China; Circus Fever; Classic Songs, Rhymes and Activities in English, Spanish and ASL; On Your Mark, Get Set Go! and the upcoming I'm 5.

Some highlights in Krebs' career include: being selected by MOCA curator Alma Ruiz for the Women Artists On Immigration exhibition at the Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles (Feb. 2008); being selected for the Latino Heritage MonthCalendar & Cultural Guide (2007, 08, 09) published by the Department of Cultural Affairs of Los Angeles (2007, 2008 & 2009); being selected by the Mayor among hundreds of artists for the Official Invitation of the Latino Heritage Month Opening Celebration (Sep. 2009); receiving a Certificate of Special Recognition "in appreciation of outstanding and invaluable artistic contribution to the City of Los Angeles 2009 Latino Heritage Month" presented during the exhibition "CELEBRANDO!" at Fremont Gallery in South Pasadena (Jan. 2010).

More recently, the book Classic Songs, Rhymes, and Activities in English, Spanish and ASL, which Krebs illustrated, has been selected for the Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities Collection by IBBY (the International Board on Books for Young People) presented at the Biennial International Children's Book Fair in Bologna, Italy, on March of 2011.

Biografía en castellano (español)