Originally from Mexico, I recently moved to Salt Lake City after almost five years in Los Angeles. I’m a neurodivergent, interdisciplinary artist, who identifies as a queer person of color. I am a domestic [violence] and gang violence survivor, who found a new home in the United States in 2016 after a security threat to my life.

I’m currently pursuing a Clinical Social Work degree to complement my previous education as a Graphic Designer, knowing that these two fields can complement one another in my creative work. As a result, I seek to support my community through immersive art experiences that provide awareness and advocate for human rights.

My work is driven by the social issues I have experience with, and that I seek to heal—not only internally, but within my community. I embrace social confrontation in my work by taking on topics that others might find taboo, awkward, or uncomfortable.

It is incredibly important to me to find ways to provide an experience to my audience, so they can wear the shoes that my subjects wear daily. I invite my audience to realize that no matter the religion, the place where we live, their socioeconomic status, gender or traditions; any of us can experience pain, rejection, trauma, discrimination, and the loss of our own identity in the process of it. At the same time, my work also depicts how even under those circumstances, there is always hope and a way into a new chapter,. This testimony is shared by all my subjects and me.

My main goal is to humanize the people behind the statistics, connect members of my community, and–as process and result—find ways to improve our social and family dynamics together.