Stephanie Guillermina Castro

Stephanie Guillermina Castro, known as Castro among her peers, is a first-generation Queer woman Indigenous to South America. She is deeply passionate about creative storytelling, community organizing, connecting with and protecting the land & water and providing support to others through birth work and various healing and artistic modalities. As a multidisciplinary artist, she is guided by her ancestors in the practice of painting, graphic art, performance, poetry, and event curation. Castro spent much of her upbringing in her parents’ homelands of Colombia and Chile. Her connection to and access to her ancestral lands and culture have significantly influenced her perspective on the human experience and her role as a Condor on Eagle land. In her art, Castro explores narratives of her indigeneity and spirituality, the myths of Latinidad, the impact of colonization, intergenerational trauma, and gender and sexuality. Through her work she expresses her deepest gratitude towards her ancestors, who guide and protect her.