ARACELI ZUNIGA | Programs & Development Support Manager

Araceli Zuniga is a Mexican-American artist based in the midwest whose work is defined by intimacy and play. Through expansive materiality, Zuniga uses child-like qualities to encourage a reflective process as a mediation between self and others. 

Zuniga’s work has been featured at Crosswalk, Tala, FLXST, Povos, and Genesis galleries, respectively.

They were a member of the Underbelly collective based in Madison, WI, as well as the LUNA collective in Milwaukee, WI. Zuniga completed a fellowship at the BlackPaint Studios’ Creative Leadership Program in Milwaukee followed by a growing collaboration with Communication, a Madison-based nonprofit dedicated to fostering a vibrant creative community.

After receiving their bachelor’s degree at SAIC, they completed a residency with Chuquimarca, an art library project based in Chicago and attended ACRE, a cooperative residency based in Steuben, Wisconsin. Zuniga is currently a resident at Parlour and Ramp located in West Pilsen, Chicago and a Programs & Development Support Manager at Chicago Art Department.