Martha Osornio Ruiz is an interdisciplinary artist born in Veracruz, Mexico, raised in Chicago, Illinois. Since moving to the Chicago, Osornio Ruiz started her art career after graduating with her BA in Cinema and Photography & MFA in Sculpture from the School of Art and Design at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Collaborating on various community projects, installations, and video performances. Her current work focuses on her experiance of first generation immmigrant and her DACAmented status. She currently teaches film courses at HP Film Skool in Chicago.
