Clau Rocha is an interdisciplinary artist, writer, and divinatory practitioner located in Chicago, IL.
Education
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL Visual and Critical Studies MA “Do Ghosts Cast Shadows? An Exploration of Select Archives Using Ritual Practice and Intuitive Work” September 2020 - May 2022
Western Washington University, WA Art Studio BA Mixed Media September 2015 - March 2020 Fairhaven Concentration “Latinx Narratives Through Creative Writing and Community Arts” September 2015 - March 2020
Work Experience
Access Services Assistant John M. Flaxman Library, July 2022 - Present
Teaching Artist
Olive Tree Arts Network, March 2023- May 2023
Spray Paint Instructor Studio WIP, November 2021 - March 2023
Archival Scanning Diana Solis Project at LATITUDE February 2021 - February 2022 (periodically)
Teaching Assistant Undergraduate VCS Seminar at SAIC September 2020 - December 2020
Projects and Exhibitions
Home Not Home Exhibition
AnySquared with Pilsen Arts & Community House - May 2024 (upcoming)
Tarot Reader
SAIC BIPOC Student Mixer - February 2024
Soothsaying with the Flaxman Collection Bibliodérive - October 2023
The Unquiet Coffin Storyteller
Dorothy’s Downstairs - October 2023
Diana Solis Exhibition
Co-Prosperity Cultural Center - August - September 2023
Contributor Issue 3
Mujer Manifesto ATX Gallery Zine - August 2023
Collaborative Collage Oracle Deck Workshop
Home Not Home Exhibition Agitator Gallery - July 2023
Featured Artist Issue One
Fiilthy Glo Zine - May 2023
Soothsaying with the Flaxman Collection Bibliodérive - November 2022
Collaborative Divination Performance SAIC Galleries - March 2022
Graduate Exhibition One SAIC Galleries - March 2022
Communal Altar to Queer safety and Home The LGBTQ+ Intergenerational Dialogue Project - December 2021
The Tanda Program Chuquimarca Art Library - Spring 2021
Anomalous Exhibition B Gallery WWU - March 2020
Chicana Tattoo Collaborative Installation Fairhaven College - December 2019
Street Art: Exploring Contemporary Mexican Visual Culture Adventure Learning Grant - October 2017 - July 2018
Bad Business Art Show Bremerton Eagles Aerie - September 2016
Labyrinth Gallery Show VU Gallery WWU - March 2016
Presentations
“Tending the Untenable” Panel Discussion MAVCS Symposium (virtual) - April 2022
“The Storyteller’s Oracle; a practice in collaborative divination” Graduate Lecture (virtual) - December 2021
“Street Art, Agroecology, and Womxn and Resistance in Central and South America: Adventure Learning Grant 2017 – 2018” Panel Discussion World Issue Forum Fairhaven College - April 2019
Selected Awards
MAVCS Fellowship Recipient May 2022
VCS Teaching Assistantship Fall 2020
Adventure Learning Grant 2017 - 2018