"I'm currently figuring out where my practice as an artist ends and being an educator begins... Does my making turn into teaching practice or does my individually developed practice need to become collaborative? My work stems from focuses on radiating affects of colonialism and US imperialism through assimilation in education, specifically with first & second generation children of immigrants living in the US.
My research continues with storytelling, blurring the lines between personal and public archives, exploring the non-linear and performative facets that can lead me to connect with others who share experiences parallel to my own. To seek out the placeholder that may be a useful steppingstone for future generations with consideration to the nuances of experience and action beyond survival.”
Lucero Aguirre (Lucero/They) is originally from Chicago, Illinois and is an Artist & Educator skilled in Interdisciplinary Practices. Lucero holds a BFA from Illinois State University, an MFA from the University of Colorado-Boulder, an MA in Art Education from the University of Arkansas, and is currently a PhD student in Art Education at the University of Illinois.