Artist Bio

Gael Luna (they/them) is a transgender immigrant artist based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, working in digital large-scale prints and installations. Originally from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, they migrated to the U.S at age seven. Luna earned a bachelor’s degree in Media Arts from New Mexico Highlands University in 2014. As a Seabury Fellow, they developed Joteria Undocumented, a community-engaged art project exhibited in New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah. They have collaborated with local and national community organizations and contributed art pieces to the public art programs of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County. Through the UETF Artists Resiliency Residency and the Residency for Art & Social Justice at Harwood Art Center, Luna created their most recent body of work Lucha Libre Trans Queer Art Espectacular, an immersive installation featuring custom luchador masks and capes that amplify the stories of trans and queer athletes.