Born in Buenos Aires, January 1976
Fine Arts at Rogelio Yrurtia National School of Fine Arts.
Communication Studies at the University of Buenos Aires.
Founder / 2nd Vice President of the Art Directors Asociation of Argentina (AADA).
Professor of Art Direction at the National School of Experimentation and Cinematographic Studies (ENERC).
English fluent
Worked with international directors: Andre Stringer, Phillippe Tempelman, Colin Tilley, Steven Klein+Madonna, Johan Renck, Jonas Akerlund, Janusz Kaminski, Eden Tyler, Angus Wall, Martin De Turah, Karina Taira, Nick Livesey, Yael Staav, Benito Montorio, Laurent Chanez, Ruairi Robinson, Matt Aselton, Bjorn Amend, Hisahi Eto, AB/CD/CD, Chris Robinson, Andrew Becker, Matt Smukler, Patrick Hughes, Diederik Spaargaren, Nick Livesey, Mark Gilbert, Kim Jacobs & Alain Briere, Kevin Samuels, Carl Byrd, Jake Schreier, Sofie Le Sourd, Luciano Moura, Thomas Kloss, Michael Schapiro, Justin Reardon, Eric Toledano & Olivier Nacache, and with argentine directors: Daniel Rosenfeld, Augusto Gimenez Zapiola, Andy Fogwill, Pucho Mentasti, Nicolás Kasakoff, Sebastián Schor, Juan Taratuto, Pablo Flehner, Pablo Fusco, Emiliano Cruz López, Rafael González del Cerro and Lisandro Grané, among others.
Karina has also shot in Uruguay, Chile, Mexico and Colombia with directors +jacksonkarinja, Arno Salters, Andre Stringer, Laurence Thrush (Rabbit Content - US), John O´Hagan (RSA - US) Carlos Manga Jr. (Paranoid - Brazil) and Gary Lankford (Lankford Films - US), Alexis Durán, Vladimir Durán , Diego Nuñez, Daniel Tello, Pablo Flehner and Felipe Cortés.
Worked for productions companies like: Reset, Partners Films, RSA, @radicalmedia, Partizan, Anonymous Content, Rabbit Content, Identity, Biscuit Filmworks, Cinéland, Henry de Czar, Goodgate, Jacarandá Films, Indio, Labhouse, Landia, Altana Films, Argentinacine.
2001-2004. Lived in the US. Full time Researcher/Art Assistant at Jet Sets, a Set Design & Scenery Construction Company based in Los Angeles, CA. Worked for Production Designer Michael Gaw for clients like: Heineken, Coca Cola, GE, Nextel, Visa, Toyota, Samsung, Buick, Mastercard, MTV, Cadillac, M&M´s, Jack in the Box, Burger King, Home Depot, Sierra Mist, Denny´s, Lays, Pizza Hut, AT&T among others.
Karina also worked in the US as a researcher for Production Designers: Carol Clements (FM Rocks/Maria Carey Music Video, Reebok/Kranky Prod., Lincoln/Giraldi Suarez), Molly Flannegan (Nextel, Hewlett Packard/Joe Pytka), Bruce McCloskey (Lexus, SBC, Microsoft, AT&T/Anonymous Content), Steve McHale (Fox Sports Nascar), Richard Amend (Playstation/House of Usher), Paul Jackson (Verizon/Mia Films), and as an art assistant for Dominic Watkins (MJZ/Frederic Bond).