We are the continuation of our ancestors, their struggles, and their search for liberation. I believe in the power of image to demystify colonial repressions and claim our native knowledge and right to self-determination.  I was encouraged by the Comandancia of the EZLN to spread the word of the Zapatista, their vision of a “world where many worlds fit.”  With my paintings I aim to make recognizable the disruptions that hamper our continuation as caretakers of the earth, and offer visual remedies from attempted termination, war, and displacement.  Through the act of art making I invoke our native stories, our experiences, and cosmo vision. ‘Te miki tay tupal’, “What is ours will not die” (Nahuat Pipil). 

Alicia is a Nahuat-Pipil Native artist/muralist from Cuscatlan (El Salvador).  Her paintings and murals can be found in public spaces, in Native Communities and private collections throughout the continent.  She holds a Masters in Native American Studies.