Nuestra Co-Founder
Interdisciplinary Artist / Painting and Drawing

Tina Medina is an artist, educator, and curator living in Dallas, Texas. Originally from West Texas, she earned her BFA at Texas Tech University and MFA at the University of North Texas and is a Dallas College art professor. Medina’s art was exhibited most recently in Soy de Tejas, a statewide survey of Latinx art in San Antonio. As co-founder of Nuestra Artist Collective, she collaboratively organized exhibitions of Texas women artists in Dallas (2022) and San Antonio (2023). Through a mixed media approach Medina’s art represents Mexican American voices in our community.

Nuestra Co-Founder
Interdisciplinary Artist / Installation / Clay

Mexican-born, American-based artist Karla García creates sculptures and installations influenced by her Mexican heritage and life in the Texas-Mexico borderlands. She earned her MFA in Ceramics from the University of North Texas in 2019. García is represented by 12.26 Gallery in Dallas, Texas. She was an artist resident at 100 W Corsicana, and exhibits nationally and internationally. She has been published in the Nasher Magazine, Scalawag, and NPR Morning Edition. Her work is currently on view at the Old Jail Art Center for the Cell Series installation When the Grass Stands Still.

Nuestra Co-Founder
Painting / Drawing

Eliana Miranda is an artist and co-founder of Nuestra Artist Collective. In 2010, she completed her BA from Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., and her MFA in 2015 from the University of Dallas. Her work explores ecological disasters that stem from climate change and the influence on the migration of people headed towards the U.S./ Mexico border. She’s been in numerous exhibitions including Latino Americans 500 Years of History at Idaho State University and the AMOA Biennial 600: Justice• Equality• Race• Identity at the Amarillo Museum of Art. Her work has been in D Magazine, KERA, and the Dallas Observer.

Nuestra Member
Interdisciplinary Artist / Photography

Melissa Gámez-Herrera is an interdisciplinary artist who works in photography, bookmaking, and other multimedia practices. Her work speaks on violations of human rights and the way art can be used to interpret and create a pathway to collective healing. She is from San Antonio, TX and earned a BA in Art and Art History from Colgate University. She also earned an MFA in Studio Art Photography from the University of North Texas in 2020. Melissa has participated in exhibitions throughout the state of Texas. She is a grantee of the City of San Antonio Individual Artist Grant in 2023.

Nuestra Member
Performer / Choreographer

Sara Herrera is a performing artist, choreographer, and educator. Originally from Fort Worth, TX, Sara has taught dance and showcased work in DC, NYC, NJ, ME, TX, MD, VA, NC, PA and Italy. Sara received her BFA in Modern Dance from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA, where she now resides. Sara’s work is driven by personal stories using movement as a powerful medium to explore and interpret the complexities of the world. Her choreography is a bridge, forging connections and providing catharsis for all who experience it.

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Multi-disciplinary Artist / Painting and Drawing

Tesa Morin is a multidisciplinary artist working in painting, photography, and textiles. Her recent series titled Borders/Boundaries explores her studies of physical and psychological boundaries. Personal history informs Morin’s experience as a Texan and an artist. She was born in Spain to American parents. Her mother left the country with the children, leaving her father behind, so they could avoid the political unrest of the post-Franco era. Morin received her BFA from Texas Tech University and her MFA from the University of North Texas. She is an online adjunct professor of art for Collin College.

Nuestra Member
Photography
Lupita Murillo Tinnen was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She serves as Dean of Fine Arts and Education at Collin College Plano Campus. Tinnen earned a Ph.D. in Aesthetic Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas. Her dissertation addressed the historical portrayal of immigrants in documentary photography, the use of the photograph for social advocacy, and defined methods for the post documentary. She holds an MFA in Photography from the University of North Texas and a BA in Photography from Texas A&M-Commerce. Her work focuses on cultural and personal issues stemming from her background as a first-generation Mexican American.

Nuestra Member
Multi-disciplinary Artist / Painting

Michelle Cortez Gonzales is a Fort Worth multidisciplinary artist. As a third-generation Mexican American, she examines the personal and emotional consequences of cultural loss. She earned her BFA from the University of Texas at Arlington, and MFA from the University of Dallas. She’s exhibited in various shows throughout Texas and has been awarded residencies from Cuttyhunk, Massachusetts (2021), and the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. She was the recipient of the 2023 NEA: Challenge America Grant from the Dallas District Colleges. In addition to her studio practice, she works as a public art project manager with Arts Fort Worth.