About

Mariana Rockwell (Chicago, 1993) is an interdisciplinary visual artist from Chicago,
Illinois, USA. Her work explores our ancient relationship between place and the
subconscious, as well as the grief that arises from moving away from a world that
feels natural to us. Her work evaluates definitions of the sacred and reflects on the
everyday cycles of death, rebirth, mourning, and celebration.

She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
in 2015 and has since participated in numerous group exhibitions and two solo shows. She was invited to the No Nation Art Lab residency program in Chicago, where she created several large-scale mural installations, curated various group exhibitions, and presented her first solo exhibition in the United States, 'Heavy Handed,' in 2021. In 2024, she was invited to the Rondo Art Residency in Mexico City, and in 2025, she held her first solo exhibition in Mexico, 'En El Fondo de la Mente', with Galería Plomo (Mexico City). Since then, she has participated in several art fairs such as Clavo (Mexico City) and Tryst (Los Angeles), and most recently in the Picudo art residency in Mascota, Jalisco. Mariana lives, works, and collaborates with artists between Chicago and Guadalajara.