OMAA Conversations: Cara Romero at Leavitt Theatre

Join us at the historic Leavitt Theatre for a lecture by artist Cara Romero.

Cara Romero is an enrolled citizen of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, a visual storyteller, activist, and mother. She is known for dramatic fine art photography that examines Indigenous life in contemporary contexts. Her work is shaped by 25 years of formal study and artistic practice in photography. Blurring the lines between fine art and activism, Romero tells stories of cultural memory, collective histories, and autobiography to convey the complex realities of contemporary Native peoples. Her work has been acquired by major institutions including The Met, The MoMA, The Amon Carter, as well as the Forge Project Collection. She has been commissioned to create monumental-scale public art including the 2019 Desert X Biennial and NDN Collective’s #TONGVALAND billboard series in Los Angeles. Romero travels between Santa Fe and the Chemehuevi Valley Indian Reservation, where she inherited her childhood home and maintains close ties to her tribal community and ancestral homelands through art and activism.