Sara Serratos

Sara Serratos (b. Estado de México) is an interdisciplinary artist originally from Hidalgo, Mexico—on Ēxcān Tlahtōlōyān and Hñähñu territories—and 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’ artwork explores and addresses inhabitable spaces, the socio-environmental impact of architecture—particularly housing—landscapes, language, social constructs, cultural shock, and migration, all from a sociological and decolonial perspective rooted in her personal experiences. She engages with various media, including film, digital and analog photography, video, sculpture, performance, text, and painting. Sara’s art pieces have been featured in solo and group exhibitions in the United States, Mexico, and online.

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), graduating with honors. She was a fellowship recipient of the Support Program for Cultural and Art Professionals for Postgraduate Studies Abroad (2021-2023) through the Mexican Ministry of Culture and CONAHCYT. 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.