Sara Serratos (b. Estado de México) is an interdisciplinary artist and art educator originally from Hidalgo, Mexico—on Ēxcān Tlahtōlōyān and Hñähñu territories— now based in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Timpanogos, Shoshone, Goshute, and Ute lands. She migrated to Utah at the age of 26, the same age her great-grandfather, a locomotive operator, was when he lost his life in a coal mine accident in what was once Rains, Utah.

Serratos’ art practice explores and addresses inhabitable spaces and the socio-environmental impact of architecture—particularly housing—, landscapes, language, social constructs, cultural shock, and migration. Her artwork is informed by a sociological and decolonial perspective, rooted in her personal experiences. Engaging with various media, including film, digital and analog photography, video, sculpture, performance, text, and painting, Serratos has created two cohesive bodies of work “Madrigueras de Cemento” (2015-2017) and “Who Sustains Our Tables?” (2022-2025) that challenge and inspire dialogue. Her artwork has been featured in solo and group exhibitions in the United States, Mexico, and online. In 2024, she was awarded an Artist Residency at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, where she is currently developing a new body of work.

Serratos holds an MFA in Photography and Digital Imaging from the University of Utah (2023) and a BFA from the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado “La Esmeralda” (2017), where she graduated with honors. She was a recipient of the Support Program for Cultural and Art Professionals for Postgraduate Studies Abroad (2021–2023), awarded by the National Council for Culture and Arts of Mexico and the National Council of Humanities, Sciences, and Technologies of Mexico. Currently, she serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Art & Art History at the University of Utah and the Department of Visual Art and Design at Weber State University.

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