Contributing Artists

Guadalupe Arellanes, PhD is an artist, researcher, and educator. Her PhD research, (Im)migrant Ecologies: Relating Beyond Borders, examines the centrality of “place” and relationality within (im)migrant-led environmental struggles in Southern California in order to consider the abolition of borders and nations. She has lectured at various California universities and presented at numerous conferences, including American Studies Association and the National Women’s Studies Association. She is one of the first fellows of the Crossing Latinidades Mellon Foundation initiative. 


Her art explores existential questions while also often centering ecological themes and elements of surrealism. As an oil painter, she is mentored by Chicana muralist Margaret Garcia. Her visual poem, “Ungrounded Silhouettes of Desire” is an official selection of the 2025 International Poetry Film Festival.

@gwadalinaaa

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