Cristina Szalay de Wiedemann (; 26 March 1900–1991) was a Polish–Colombian painter and conservator.
Biography Christina Szalay was born on 26 March 1900 in Kraków, Grand Duchy of Kraków (present-day Poland) to Louis Szalay and Wanda Schoder.
Szalay first studied painting in either Kraków or Warsaw, before continuing her studies in Vienna. Szalay later studied under Willy Jaeckel in Berlin.
In 1942, Szalay immigrated to Bogotá, Colombia. In 1949, Szalay exhibited a series of portraits at a solo show at the National Museum of Colombia. In 1952, Szalay exhibited the painting "Yellow Blouse" at the IX Salón Anual de Artistas Colombianos.
From 1952 to 1964, Szalay worked as a paintings conservator at the National Museum of Colombia.
In 1969, Szalay was living in Key Biscayne, Florida. Szalay became a US citizen in the 1970s.
Personal life In 1953, Szalay married the German-Colombian painter .
On 21 February 1991, Szalay died in Florida aged 90.
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