ana atalaya magdalena
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Ana Atalaya Magdalena is a Queer Chicana multi-media artist and poet
based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Across word, video, sculpture, and painting, her work explores the queer body as a site / of occupation, resistance, and liberation. She has been a Brower Youth Award Winner, a recipient of the 30 under 30 Changemaker’s Award, and at one time the Santa Fe Youth Poet Laureate. Her artwork has been shown by Des Lee Gallery, Zane Bennet Contemporary Art Gallery, The SITE Santa Fe Museum, and the El Museo Cultural Santa Fe, among others. In 2024, Magdalena attended the Yale Norfolk School of Art Residency, and from 2024-2025, Magdalena served as an Atkins Fellow for the Gephart Institute. In May of 2025, she earned a B.A. in Studio Arts, with a Second Major in American Studies from the Sam Fox School at Washington University. Her favorite color is the teal of a hummingbird feather.
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