About – Yocelyn Riojas | Latino Artist & illustrator

¡Hola! Meet
Yocelyn Riojas

Yocelyn Riojas is a Mexican-American multidisciplinary artist/designer born in Mexico and raised across the border in Eagle Pass, TX. Her art depicts themes of Latinx culture, women empowerment, and issues surrounding immigration to create spaces for stories to be shared. Yocelyn started her artist roots in Texas, but now currently resides in Truth or Consequences, NM.

She received her Master of Fine Arts at Texas State in Communication Design in 2021, focusing on social impact. Passionate about empowering her community by creating a voice for people of color, supporting people of color through art. Currently, she works as a managing partner at SparkNerds digital agency and Community/Partnership Manager at Turtleback Coworking.

Strategy &
Art Direction.

As a managing partner at SparkNerds, I have over 5 years of experience in strategy and art direction working with progressive leaders and causes. I utilize visuals that strategically express information ranging from–branding, advertising, or web to amplify messages and voices that connect with communities.

Website
UX/UI Design.

My experience also includes working with entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and progressive candidates to build their online presence through web to showcase their band values and personas. This means leading teams in UX/UI to translate brands or cultural backgrounds online to create diversity in the web.

Other initiatives

Where working
together is working.

Testimonials

Some friends
I’ve made
in the process.

More Reviews

“Yocelyn Riojas is one of the most talented and exceptional artists I have worked with. She designed and led campaigns that reached millions of Americans from issues on immigration, black and brown organizing and for election campaigns. She is one of the most brilliant and cutting edge Latina artists in the country.”

Cristina Tzintzun

Executive Director of NextGen America

"Yocelyn's work uplifts the voices of impacted communities and beautifully reflects a deep need for equality and inclusion."

Barbara Peña

Director of Strategic Partnerships

“We had a wonderful experience working with Yocelyn, she was very professional about the scope of work and our deadline. She delivered beautiful quality work that reflected our team's feedback and our organization's values and culture. We are so impressed by the turnaround and cannot wait to work with Yocelyn again.”