Clau Rocha is an interdisciplinary artist, divinatory practitioner, and library professional based in Chicago, IL. Their hybrid research-studio practice centers on exploring archival materials, Latiné mythologies, and queer histories, often layering institutional and folk aesthetics to uncover interconnected narratives. They work in mediums such as intuitive ritual, collaborative divination, altar assemblage, experimental zine-making, and illustrative collage.
Clau received their MA in Visual and Critical Studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2022. They have exhibited regionally in galleries such as CoProsperity, Agitator Gallery, and Pilsen Arts & Community House, and has been independently published across the USA, including in Push/Pull’s Stanza: Nonbinary Anthology and ATX Gallery’s Mujer Manifesto.
They have collaborated with the LGBTQ+ Intergenerational Dialogue Project and Chicago-based photographers Diana Solis and Patric McCoy. Notable awards include the 2017-2018 Adventure Learning Grant awarded through Fairhaven College, and the 2022 Visual and Critical Studies Fellowship awarded through SAIC. They were a resident in Pocoapoco’s 2026 Sur o No Sur artist residency in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Image by Diana Solis