Announcing! 2024 Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program: San Antonio Participants

Program mentees’ home countries and regions include China, Mexico, Ukraine, and Venezuela.

Through the support of San Antonio Area Foundation, NYFA is pleased to announce the participants in the 2024 NYFA Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program: San Antonio, presented in collaboration with San Antonio cultural partners University of Texas, San Antonio (UTSA), Centro Cultural Aztlan, Contemporary at Blue Star, and Say Sí.

With thanks to our partner University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) and Dr. Scott A. Sherer, Director of Galleries, UTSA, the current cohort will have the opportunity to exhibit their work in the Russell Hill Rogers Galleries in a Fall 2025 exhibition.

NYFA’s Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program pairs immigrant artists with artist mentors who provide one-on-one support for their mentee, guiding them to achieve specific goals and providing them with broader access to the U.S. cultural world through an exchange of ideas, resources, and experiences.

Most importantly, the mentoring program fosters a community, providing opportunities to connect with other immigrant artists through group meetings, peer learning, and informal gatherings that include 1K alumni from 2007 to the present. Through access to other artists, arts professionals, and organizations, the program offers immigrant artists the opportunity to focus on their career goals while navigating the shared experiences and challenges of being an immigrant artist.

Meet this year’s participants!

2024 Participants and Disciplines:

Mentee Claudia Campero, Visual (Mexico), paired with Mentor Brandy González, Visual (USA).

Mentee Huakai Chen, Visual (China), paired with Mentor Roberto Gonzalez, Visual (USA).

Mentee Violeta De Leon Davila, Dance (Mexico), paired with Mentor Julya Jara, Video/Film/New Media (Latvia).

Mentee Julieta Ferrer, Visual (Mexico), paired with Mentor Gloria Sanchez Hart, Visual (Mexico).

Mentee Manuela Gonzalez, Visual (Venezuela), paired with Mentor Brandy González, Visual (USA).

Mentee Ana Hernandez, Visual (Mexico/USA), paired with Mentor Ana Fernandez, Visual (USA).

Mentee Victoria Leal, Visual (Mexico), paired with Mentor Juan de Dios Mora, Visual (Mexico).

Mentee Georgie Lee, Literary (Mexico), paired with Mentor Anthony The Poet, Literary (USA).

Mentee Yamin Li, Visual  (China), paired with Mentor Scott Sherer, Arts Administrator (USA).

Mentee Gabi Magaly, Visual (Mexico/USA), paired with Mentor Claudia Zapata, Visual (USA).

Mentee Angel Moreno, Visual (Mexico), paired with Mentor Raul Rene Gonzalez, Visual (USA).

Mentee Ashley Perez, Visual (Mexico/USA), paired with Mentor Mark Menjívar, Socially-engaged Practice (USA/Puerto Rico/El Salvador).

Mentee Roberto Rios Ortega, Visual (Mexico), paired with Mentor Scott Cooper, Multidisciplinary (USA).

Mentee Angeles Salinas, Visual (Mexico), paired with Mentor Jacqueline Saragoza McGilvray, Visual (USA).

Mentee Maxim Shirkov, Visual (Ukraine), paired with Mentor Andrea V Rivas, Visual (Honduras).

Mentee Juan Vallejo, Visual (Mexico), paired with Mentor David Anthony Garcia, Multidisciplinary (Spain).

Click here for more information on the Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program. And don’t forget to sign up for the monthly Immigrant Artist Program Newsletter to receive opportunities and events as well as artist features directly to your inbox.