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Rosy Cortez
Rosy Cortez, born in 1988 is a first generation Mexican American artist, whose work features a variety of mediums such as oil painting, photography, and muralism. Rosy is known for her community art and commitment to spreading and advocating for art in her local community.

Rosy Cortez was born and raised in Riverside, California. She first studied Fine Art and Photography at Riverside Community College before transferring to California State University of Long Beach to complete her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Figurative painting. During the course of her education, Cortez interned at Watts Towers Art Center as a Getty Multicultural Intern and was a curatorial intern for Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Site. Since graduating, Rosy has worked as a community artist. She currently works with the Riverside Art Museum and the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture. Additionally, Rosy is an Artist-In-Residence for the Latino and Latin American Research Studies Center at UC Riverside. She also works as a member of the community art studio, Eastside Arthouse, a studio that aims to empower artists in the Inland Empire.

Since joining the Eastside Arthouse, Cortez has begun creating murals around her community of Riverside and Moreno Valley. She works with Juan Navarro as a part of the Eastside Revitalization project, funded by the Riverside Art Museum and Riverside Community Health Foundation, to assist in a community-based murals project.

Art


 * Dreamers (2022) - displayed in Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture
 * El Trigo Mural - created to illustrate the outside of a restaurant named “wheat”, and incorporates elements of the name as well as traditional Mexican weaving.
 * Yolanda (2022) - Kristen Farrah Naeem, S. W. (2023, March 14). “hecho con ganas” exhibit at Munzón Gallery closes Saturday. Signal Tribune.
 * “Rebirth” (2023) Oil on canvas 48x48 inches by Rosy Cortez is included in the exhibit “Indigenous Futurism” at Altura Credit Union Community Gallery at The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum[11]. (Curated by Riverside-based artist Denise Silva)