Natalia Anciso

Natalia Anciso is a Mexican-American who was born and raised in Texas near the Mexican-American border along the Rio Grande. Her art work mainly portrays legends that have been passed down through her family, and the struggles of living along the Mexican-American border with the issues those attempting to come across illegally into the United States, the violence surrounding the area, and drug trafficking. In her series "Pinches Rinches" exams how many of those attempting to cross the border were captured by Texas Rangers and were lynched and killed.