ABOUT Claudia

Claudia was born in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Claudia’s professional career as an artist has expanded in sharing, exhibiting, and working between Denver, Seattle, and San Antonio where she currently resides. Her work as a self taught artist began with painting and illustration from a young age where she applied her knowledge and technical skills. As a young adult Claudia’s work explored her contribution to community art projects by way of murals and clients based design in Denver, Colorado. Her professional work has been shared through exhibitions and formal project based work via her professional time in the coffee industry. Throughout this time,she worked on branding projects, product design, illustration, and collaborative projects. Most notably, she headed the artistic direction for new shops in the Denver and Seattle area. In 2022, Claudia shifted focus from traditional fine art forms to textile and apparel design when she created her company Tinta Printing Co. Under this professional debut, her work has showcased printmaking design to an audience through markets, workshops, and a growing online presence. During this time, Claudia was granted into New York for Fine Arts 2024 immigrant artist cohort where she currently works alongside a mentor and team of artists to facilitate the next generation of emerging artists in San Antonio.