Artist Bio

(Pictured: Sen Mendez is an indigenous non-binary person smiling at the camera with long dark black and brown hair. They are wearing brown lipstick, a blue transparent square framed glasses and beaded circular earrings. They are wearing a button down demin dress with short sleeves and a collar printed with the phrase STOP MEN by Xara Thustra printed all over the dress. Behind them is their newest series called Coyolxauhqui. )

Sen Mendez (they/them), also known as Queen Sen, is a non-binary indigenous (Otomí and Nahua-Pipil) interdisciplinary artist, cultural practitioner, entrepreneur, and educator deeply rooted and born in the Huichin Ohlone Territory/Oakland, California. 

Their work addresses themes of decolonization, ancestry, migration, gender justice, disability justice, and mental health. 

Their personal creative practice spans from their healing process to embracing their identity as a first-generation, transgender non-binary person, with complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Anxiety, embracing mental health and intergenerational healing through visual art and storytelling.

Their artistic practice employs visual storytelling through block printing by creating a space for community engagement within the intersections of LGBTQIA+, Indigenous, Disabled, Refugees, and Immigrant individuals to empower personal narratives, envision futures of liberation, and heal intergenerational trauma. 

Sen’s intention is to create a visual story that humanizes narratives among the following communities: LGBTQIA+, Indigenous, Disabled, Refugees, and Immigrants.

Sen’s creative partnerships include Queer Ancestors Project, ARTogether, Macy’s, Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants, Moments Cooperative and Community Space, and among many others across the Bay Area. The ubiquitous nature of Sen’s work, empowering everpresent marginalized narratives, has allowed them to showcase their work in California, Texas, and even France, and published it in magazines, art books, and anthologies.