Alicia Carmen is a Guatamelan-born artist and arts educator raised in the United States by her adoptive family. She is a recent honors graduate of Alverno College with a bachelors in Arts Education. As an adoptee, Alicia continues to explore her Guatamalan and Mayan roots through her artistic practices. Her work is deeply rooted in the natural world with a particular interest in foraging pigments, pressed flowers and other natural materials to create art. She is drawn to process of gathering, preserving, transforming, and giving new life to materials found in the environment. Whether through creating, teaching or collaborating with others, she strives to build creative spaces where people feel seen, inspired and connected. Her practice is an ongoing conversation between nature, culture , memory and imagination.