Tatiana Guerrero

Bio

Tatiana Guerrero, a sculptor and multimedia artist, was raised in El Salvador by a family of artists and migrated to Los Angeles, where she explores memory and identity themes through sculpture, installation, and collaborative projects.

Her work reflects her journey and the stories of displacement and adaptation she has encountered.
Using various materials, Guerrero creates sculptures exploring how people and the natural world adapt and endure. Guerrero’s creative process is not solitary but rather a collaborative effort. Her involvement in the nomadic collective «Imaginaries of the Future» and her experiences in collaborative studio environments actively shape her art. For Guerrero, creating art is about shared experiences that influence her work, making her a part of a larger artistic community.
Guerrero often uses inspiration from different entities and materials. The work invites viewers to rethink traditional ideas about identity and place, offering a complex view of the migrant experience. She considers how people and the natural world adapt and endure. Her sculptures testify to the resilience and creativity that occur from displacement, motivating us to consider how memory and migration influence our understanding of the world and our place in it.

  • Gallery

    • Intricate network of pores and fractures in rock formations—a profound reminder of our planet’s past, present, and future interconnectedness.
    • The commercialization of cultural foods. For many immigrants, canned beans are more than just a convenient meal—they are a close link to their homeland, a way to experience the comfort of a familiar taste in an unfamiliar place.
    • Due to its mobility, Tillandsia is commonly known as an «air plant» and is often viewed as a parasite. It can survive and prosper without placing its roots. This work raises questions such as: What does it mean to be a parasite? How are parasites defined? And who gets to apply these labels?
    • The tongues evoke themes of communication, heritage, and the visceral connection to one’s roots and identity, which can be transformed through migration to a new place with a different language. As languages physically move with migrating people, they collect new influences and change.

Group Exhibitions

  • CEIBA (August 08 to December 09, 2024) Manetti Shrem Museum. 254 Old Davis Rd., Davis, CA, On the UC Davis Campus, Davis, CA 95616
  • ART STUDENT INVITATIONAL (May 13 to May 31, 2024) Lavc Art Gallery. 5800 Fulton Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91401
  • DESPUÉS DE LA LLUVIA / AFTER THE RAIN (October 07 to October 28, 2023) Blue Roof Gallery. 7329 S Broadway. Lawndale, CA 90003-2031
  • FUTURING Earth Edition (September 15 to September 24, 2023) California Institute of the Arts, 24700 McBean Pkwy. Valencia, CA 91355
  • OTHER FREQUENCIES. (April 02 to May 13, 2023) Lazy Eye Gallery. 57275 Canterbury St. Yucca Valley, CA. 92284

Group Publications

  • SLOW CONNECTION, 2023. The Pallas Gallery. 1111 Geary Boulevard. San Francisco

Work Experience

  • Studio Assistant 2018-2024