Alicia Rojas (Bogota,1976) is a Colombian multidisciplinary artist living in Santa Ana, CA, whose work is rooted in immigrant rights, anti-gentrification, social and economic equity, and ecological justice. Her artistic practice integrates collaboration, storytelling, and the interplay between nature, land, place, and people. Through installations and public art, she creates immersive experiences that highlight the interconnectedness of human and environmental narratives.
 

Alicia’s process blends studio work, field research, and deep community engagement. She collaborates with communities to gather personal narratives, histories, and experiences, ensuring that her projects authentically reflect the voices of those involved. Her work fosters collective storytelling, weaving individual experiences into a broader narrative that explores the relationships between people and place.
 

She is also the Director and Co-founder of the Santa Ana Community Artis(a) Coalition, an organization dedicated to connecting artists with communities to create collaborative public art.
 

She has received grants from the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures and is a California Arts Council Established Artists Fellow and an 18th Street Arts Center–Creative Corps Fellow. Alicia has held residencies at Grand Central Art Center, funded by The Andy Warhol Foundation, and participated in a Community Engagement Residency in Akumal, Mexico.
 

“I am shaped by my experiences and relationships with others but I am an artist because of my own immigrant experience. My story is not unique, quite the contrary it’s very common in many immigrant children. What we do with that is what is extraordinary. We are extraordinary Americans.”