Yesenia Mejia Urieta



























Yesenia Mejia Urieta
css.yesenia@protonmail.com
@colitasanasana


Yesenia Mejia Urieta (b. 1996, Dallas, TX) is a community-taught painter and printmaker based in Dallas, Texas. Their work draws on pre-Columbian Mexican art and mythology to reinterpret working-class histories in the United States and Mexico, contributing to a living visual archive of the Mexican diaspora. Through painting, block printing, and other accessible artmaking practices, they approach image-making as both a disciplined practice and an offering to their ancestors.

Yesenia earned a BA in Biological Anthropology from Dartmouth College and an MSW from Boston University. Their interdisciplinary background in anthropology, social work, and community organizing informs a practice rooted in storytelling, cultural continuity, and community care. 

They are a founding member of Nuestra Tierra Artist Collective, collaborating on projects that celebrate Mexican and Indigenous histories through contemporary art.

Yesenia is currently an artist-in-residence at Art on Main in Dallas, where they are preparing a solo exhibition opening January 16, 2027. Their work will also be featured in the upcoming Nuestra Tierra Artist Collective exhibition at the Mattie Rhodes Center on September 4, 2026.



Public Works

2021
What Binds The Block 
Muralist With A Cause - Rebel Cause Inc. (Dorchester, MA)

2021 
Nubiana Live Mural
Black Market Nubian (Boston, MA)

2021
Transportation Justice Chalktivism
Harbor Arts, Toole Design Group 
GoHub! Stations Chalktivism Project (East Boston, MA)

2022
Amor Sin Fin 
“Many Culture, One Heart” Public Art Project (Framingham, MA)
sponsored by OUT MetroWest

2024
Resistencia Guerrerense
Olmec Trails: Culture and Legacy
Mexican Cultural Center DuPage  (Chicago, IL)



Solo Shows
2027 (upcoming)
Art On Main Gallery (Dallas)
Artist Residency Exhibition


Group Shows
2025 
Nuestra Tierra: Here & There
Zhao B Arts Center (Chicago)
Tonantzin Renace, Catrina en Kuffiyeh

2026
International Working Women’s Day Exhibition
Dallas Liberation Center (Dallas)
Raiz y Lucha block print series

2026
Chicano Group Show
Art On Main Gallery (Dallas)
la tierra recuerda

2026
Rebirth Group Show
Gallery 86 (Dallas)
y no me trago la tierra 

2026
Hecho en Dallas 16th Annual Show
Latino Cultural Center (Dallas) 
te daria mi vida pero la estoy usando 

2026
Salon-style Smalls Works Exhibition
Lakewood Branch Library (Dallas) 
rituales

2026
Nuestra Tierra: Breaking Borders
Mattie Rhodes Center (Kansas CIty)

2026
Art on Main Studio Showcase
Art on Main Gallery (Dallas) 
In Lak-ech, Ollin Huitzilin







Raíz y lucha: Angela Davis
linocut on paper, 4x6”
2026
Raíz y lucha: Emma Tenayuca
linocut on paper, 4x6”
2026
ollin huitzilin
acrylic on canvas
24 x 24 x 2.5 cm
2026
Gwendolyn Brooks
linocut on paper, 4 x 6 cm
2019
Raíz y lucha: Frida Kahlo 
linocut on paper, 4x6”
2026
Rituales
Acrylic and modeling paste on canvas, 10” diameter
2026
The Return of Quetzalcoatl: Tu Lucha es Mi Lucha!
Linocut on Paper, 8x10” 
2020
La tierra recuerda
Mixed media on canvas, 24x30x2”
2026
Latino Arts Project Collection

Mapa de Dallas I
linocut on paper
2026
Curate mijita
Acrylic on canvas
approx. 60 x 58 in. (irregular)
Curate mijita II
2026
Acrylic and modeling paste on canvas
24 x 32 x 2.5 in

What binds the block
2020 
Aerosol and acrylic on stucco

no me trago la tierra 
pen and acrylic on paper, 8.5 x 11 cm
2026
Te daria mi vida pero la estoy usando
linocut on paper, 8 x 10 cm
2026























Yesenia Mejia Urieta
Instagram: @colitasanasana
Email: css.yesenia@protonmail.com