Biography
Díana Rocha is a community-based artist from San Antonio, Texas. Her practice explores the ephemeral nature of life, generational trauma, and cultural reclamation, weaving in themes of feminism, female rage, animal symbolism, and Curanderismo. She works across murals, paintings, and sculpture.
Since 1999, Rocha has been active in community-engaged projects, particularly public murals and their restoration, which serve as cultural beacons for local neighborhoods. She has contributed to the restoration of several murals on San Antonio’s Westside and recently became a Lead Muralist for her own project, Strength Fosters Change, created in collaboration with San Anto Cultural Arts, the City of San Antonio’s Office of Sustainability, and Texas Creative.
In 2013, Rocha interned with Sarah Castillo, Creative Director at Lady Base Gallery, an interdisciplinary and performance artist, and most recently, Lauri Garcia-Jones (Loot Achris), a multidisciplinary artist who creates humanoid portraits with felt material. Rocha’s work has been featured in Saytown Review ‘Zine, News4 San Antonio & Fox 29 San Antonio, San Antonio Report, and That Gray Zine.
She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in painting in Spring 2025 from the University of Texas at San Antonio. In 2024, she was selected for a year-long studio residency at Space C7, where she continues to expand her practice through watercolor and oil painting, pyrography, woodcarving, and the integration of naturally occurring materials in her work, deepening her journey of cultural reclamation.