Cristina Córdova

Córdova was on track to becoming an engineer when she realized that it wasn't for her. She switched to art school, where she could pursue her interest in ceramics. After graduating in 2002 she was selected to serve as a resident artist at Penland School of Crafts. Córdova moved to Penland, North Carolina to participate in the residency in 2002. After completing her residency she and her family made their home and studio on the Penland campus where she maintains her studio and offers workshops.

Córdova graduated from the Academia del Perpetuo Socorro, Miramar, Puerto Rico in 1994 and earned a Bachelor of Arts and a concentration in Fine Arts from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus in 1998. During the summer of 1999 she finished courses at Touchtone School of Crafts at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. That same summer she completed courses at the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle, Maine. Later, she began studies as a special student in independent studies at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. She was supervised by Wayne Higby and Walter McConnell. She earned a scholarship to Alfred University for her master's degree in ceramics in 2000. She earned a Masters of Fine Arts from New York State College of Ceramics.

Cristina Córdova (b. 1976) is an American-born, Puerto Rican sculptor who works and lives in Penland, North Carolina.

Córdova's work is in the collection of the Mint Museum Auxiliary, and the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, Her work, Araña, was acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum as part of the Renwick Gallery's 50th Anniversary Campaign.