JULIANA RICO
Visual Artist, Consultant, & Educator
Juliana Rico is an award winning, nationally showcased, queer, Latinx, visual artist working primarily in photography and video. She earned her MFA in Creative Photography from California State University Fullerton and BFA in Photography from San Jose State University.
Identity and representation are themes that are integral to Rico’s practice as an artist and educator. She comes from an intersectional identity that consistently placed her in the position of “the other.” She uses this perspective to question and counter the colonialist defaults to carve out spaced aide in a collective healing for so many underrepresented groups who have not seen themselves reflected in art and media. Rico’s works have been showcased nationally in Chicago, University of Texas at Arlington, Miami, New Mexico, and throughout California.
In addition to being an artist, Rico is an educator. In 2012 she co-founded the Emerging Artist Society, an artist community built upon sharing resources and aiding emerging artists in professional development. She teaches photography at Pasadena City College and mentors community members through community organizations.
Interview with ShoutOut LA
An interview for the Taking Up Space exhibition at Brea Gallery in 2021.