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Emilia Cruz, born in 1993, is a Mexican-American visual artist born in San Diego, California. At the age of three she moved to Simi Valley, CA from San Diego. However, she often traveled back and forth from the United States to Mexican border cities of Tijuana and Baja California, Mexico with family. According to Emilia, her identity consciousness is grounded in her early childhood experiences from traveling between the borderlands. A major part of Emilia's work is to capture, honor, and represent women of color. She incorporates subjects such as her niece and other mujeres who are close to her.

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Art Center College of Design

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She works primarily with acrylic or oil paints to make her vibrant figurative pieces come to life.

The upbringing she had within these divergent environments ignited an interest for these dual cultural identities which is often referenced in her work. Cruz makes it a point to celebrate women of color, especially those who she has close relationships with. She works primarily with acrylic or oil paints to make her vibrant figurative pieces come to life.

Cruz is currently enrolled in the Illustration program at. She teaches art classes for kids at Plaza de la Raza’s Performing and Visual Arts school located in Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, CA. She was recently commissioned by CNN en Español for Proyecto Ser Humano (Humanity Project) and for an upcoming Netflix series called Gente-fied.

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