Natalia Rocafuerte is a bilingual multimedia artist interested mysticism, land and labor. Her work often explores community building and inner experiences.
Rocafuerte works as a commercial photographer and video editor for the Fastenal based out of Winona, MN and an adjunct faculty in the Art Department at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Natalia co-owns La Crosse gallery Sweet 208. She is also programmer/organizer of several Latino/a/x focused film festivals across the Midwest and South: Miraaa Media Fest, Future Traditions Festival, and Serpentina Film Fest.
Rocafuerte received my Master of Fine Arts at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor as a Rackham Fellow in 2022.
Rocafuerte spent her formative years in the South Texas borderlands.
nataliarocafuerte (@) gmail.com
SELECTED EXHIBITS & FILM SCREENINGS:
2027 Upcoming: SooVac Gallery | Minneapolis, MN
2026 Upcoming: Sometimes Space | Ypsilanti, MI
2025 Soy De Tejas | The Cheech | Riverside, CA
2025 Giphy Museum | GiphyMuseum | Worldwide
2025 Friends & Family | THIS Gallery | Winona, MN
2024 Solo Show | Winona State University | Winona, MN
2024 Latina and Latinx MN | The Catherine Murphy Gallery | St. Paul, MN
2024 62nd Ann Arbor Film Festival | Ann Arbor, MI
2024 Solo Show | Flint Institute of Arts | Flint, MI
2024 Soy de Tejas | Fort Worth Art Center | Fort Worth, TX
2023 Castilian Roses in December | San Benito Cultural Museum
2023 Intriga | Casa Daphne | Laredo, TX
2023 Art Prize | Salon | Grand Rapids, MI
2023 Form and Function | Ivester Contemporary| Austin, TX
2023 Soy de Tejas | Center De Artes | San Antonio, TX
2023 Energy Transfer | Ann Arbor Art Center | Ann Arbor, MI
2022 Dream Hotline | Ivester Contemporary| Austin, TX
2022 Castilian Roses in December | San Benito Cultural Museum
2022 MASS+1 | Mass Gallery | Austin, TX
2022 Michigan Emerging Graduate Artists | Grand Rapid, MI
2022 MASA: Mars Needs More Women | San Antonio, TX
2022 60th Ann Arbor Film Festival | Ann Arbor, MI
2022 STAMPS MFA Thesis Show | Ann Arbor, MI
2021 ACROSS Curated by Jose Villalobos | Urban Arts Center | Dallas, TX
2021 Fortune Teller Group Show | Ivester Contemporary| Austin, TX
2021 Choose Your Own Adventure: First Year MFA Show |Virtual
2021 Andie and Natalia's Experimental Show | World Wide Web | Austin, TX
2021 Living Pixels | Aztec Theater, San Antonio, TX
2021 59th Ann Arbor Film Festival | Ann Arbor, MI
2021 MULTI | Emma Barrientos Cultural Center | Austin, TX
2020 Austin Studio Tour | Austin, TX
2020 Respond/ Resist/ Rethink: A Stamps Student Poster & Video Exhibition
| Ann Arbor, MI
2020 Concept Animals Video Art Show | Martha Contemporary | Austin, TX
2020 SOUNDLOT Mass Gallery Virtual Video Show
2020 NMASS: Quarantine Virtual Concerts
2020 Xicanx: New Visions | Centro De Artes | San Antonio, TX
2020 Artist in Residence The Line Hotel X Big Medium | Austin, TX
2020 Artist in Residence Future Front Texas | Austin, TX
2019 Exhibiting artist at Austin Public Library | All Shades Considered | Austin, TX
2019 Bring Your Own Beamer | Menil Collection | Houston, TX
2019 HBO X SXSW Human By Orientation | Brazos Hall | Austin, TX
2018 Sacramento Zine Fest 2018 | Verge Center for the Arts | Sacramento, CA
2018 Young Latino Artists 23: Beyond Walls, Between Gates, Under Bridges |
Mexic-Arte Museum | Austin, TX
2017 SXSW | Known Unknown Experimental Film Fest | Austin TX
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
CitizenM Hotel, Austin, TX. Acquired 2024
SoHo House Austin, TX. Acquired 2021
COLLECTIVES / BOARDS
2024 Moonplay Cinema
2017 - Present Chulita Vinyl Club
2019 - Present Future Traditions Festival
AWARDS
2022 Jean Paul Slusser Honorable Mention Award
2021 59th Ann Arbor Film Festival Best Michigan Filmmaker Award
FELLOWSHIPS & SCHOLARSHIPS
May 2021 Anne Reek Amendt Scholarship
January 2019 NYFA Immigrant Artist Mentorship Program
RESIDENCIES
June 2021 The Line Artist in Residence| Austin, TX
March 2021 NALAC Catalyst for Change and Race Forward Immigrant Butterfly Lab
June 2009 Artist in Residence at Rosales Lugo Gallery, Tamaulipas, MX.
WORKSHOPS
July 2022 Experimental Printmaking, Contemporary Laguna Gloria, Austin TX
January 2020 OBS and Video Editing Workshop, Big Medium, Austin, TX
Dec 2019 Abstract Printmaking, The Contemporary, Austin, TX
June 2019 Summer DJ Camp workshop, Ballroom Marfa. Marfa, TX
April 2019 Alone, Together: A Workshop On Collaboration, BossbabesATX, Austin, TX
Nov 2018 Dia de Los Muertos Virtual Lecture for Streamable Learning, Austin, TX
August 2018 Screen Printing workshop, YLA 23 Closing, Mexic-Arte Museum. Austin, TX
July 2018 Screen It! Screen Printing Workshops Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, TX
June 2018 Screen It! Screen Printing Workshops Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, TX
May 2018 Cinco de Mayo Virtual Lecture for Streamable Learning, Austin, TX
April 2018 Screen Printing Workshop, Mexic-Arte Museum. Austin, TX
April 2017 Summer DJ Camp workshop, Ballroom Marfa. Marfa, TX
RESIDENCIES
June 2021 The Line Artist in Residence| Austin, TX
March 2021 NALAC Catalyst for Change and Race Forward Immigrant Butterfly Lab
June 2009 Artist in Residence at Rosales Lugo Gallery, Tamaulipas, MX.
ARTIST TALKS:
Sept 2024 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
March 2024 St. Olaf University
Nov 2023 Portland State University
May 2023 Portland State University
March 2023 STAMPS School of Art and Design
October 2021 Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
March 2021 Choose Your Own Adventure First Year Show Artist Talk, Virtual
May 2019 QFest, Experimental Videos, Houston, TX
May 2019 Future Traditions, Indigenous and Futuristic Music Panel, Austin, TX
July 2018 Young Latinx Artist:23, Artist Talk, Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, TX
GRANTS:
Art Prize, 2023
Smuckers Wagstaff Grant, Winter 2021
Selected artist for JOLT Artist Grant, February 2017
Selected artist for Go Collaborative City of Austin Mural grant, 2017
COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE:
Winter 2023 Panelist for National Association of Latino Arts & Cultures (NALAC)
Film Arts Fund
Feb - Dec 2018 Education Associate at Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, TX
April 2016 - Jan 2019 Tenant Organizer for Texas RioGrande Legal Aid. Austin, TX
August 2016 Organizer Fight for $15 National conference. Richmond, VA
May 2016 Power of Pink PlannedParenthood advocate training. Pittsburgh, PA
October 2015 Volunteer Councilmember Kshama Sawant campaign. Seattle,WA
September 2015 Speaker at Planned Parenthood Conference, San Antonio TX
August 2015 Lobbyist for Texas Freedom Network State Conference. Austin, TX
July 2015 Texas Lobbyist for Planned Parenthood. Washington D.C.
2014-2015 Representative for Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equality TSU
2014-2015 Vice President for Feminists United at TSU
Selected Media:
How Austin's Queer Community Supports It's Own