Man smokes lights cigarette at abandoned gas station beside empty highway at dusk. Fine art photograph by Juan Correa – From a Buick 66, Liminal Spaces series, American Southwest

between neon

and dust

the poetry of the in-between

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ARTIST STATEMENT
ARTIST STATEMENT

Liminal Spaces is a photographic exploration of contemporary American anxiety, memory, and cultural dislocation. Through cinematic imagery of the American Southwest, Juan Correa examines the emotional terrain between disappearing myths and unresolved futures. The work functions as both document and confession—an archive of the in-between.

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EDUCATION
EDUCATION

MA IN ARTS MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP - UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

MFA ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY

BFA IN FILM STUDIES - UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

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AWARDS
AWARDS

CENTER SANTA FE PORTFOLIO REVIEW INVITE

City of Albuquerque Public Arts Award

1st Place in the Academy of Art San Francisco Art Show

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BIO
BIO

Juan Correa is a contemporary fine art photographer based in New Mexico whose work investigates liminality, modern anxiety, and the evolving psychological landscape of the American Southwest. Through cinematic imagery influenced by film noir and literary realism, Correa examines spaces suspended between belief and disillusionment.

His ongoing series, Liminal Spaces, functions as both cultural document and poetic archive, capturing environments where the mythology of twentieth-century America quietly erodes. Correa holds degrees in Film Studies, Fine Art Photography, and Arts Management, and his work has been featured in juried exhibitions and portfolio reviews, including CENTER Santa Fe.

Whiyr Pall Mall text relaying "Liminal Spaces" above colorful bar using South Western colors. The words "American Odyssey" are set below it