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