Ilien Guadalupe Tolteca

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Ilien Guadalupe Tolteca (born 2001) is a mixed media artist known for their commission Desde Casita where they promoted vaccination through coloring books.
Biography
Early life
Ilien Guadalupe Tolteca was born in Ventura, CA and raised in Oxnard, CA. Their parents are a field worker and a line cook. Their work is inspired by their identity of being Mexican American and lacking space for representation. They show this in their art “Ni de Aqui, Ni de Alla” to represent belonging to two identities.
Education
Tolteca is an undergraduate student double majoring in visual arts and Chicanx Studies at the .
In high school, they were honored by the Teaching and Educational Careers Academy at Pacifica High School as an outstanding leader in the year 2016-2017.
Community involvement
They are involved in their community through the Oxnard Performing Arts Center where they donated coloring books to promote vaccination rates in Oxnard, CA. In addition, they donate stickers to local organizations such as Oxnard Student Success for their 2019-2020 school supply distribution.
Art
* Keep your community safe, vaccinate! is a coloring book that promotes vaccination in the community. This project began in 2021. <ref name=":1" />
* No Rompas Mas is a sticker showcasing Mexican candy. The sticker was created in 2020. <ref name=":0" />
* Desde Casita is a project created in 2021 to recognize essential workers specifically field workers. <ref name=":0" />
Further reading
* “Meeting Agendas and Minutes Archive.” Meeting Agendas and Minutes Archive - Student Government - CSU Channel Islands, https://studentgov.csuci.edu/agendas-minutes-16-17/agenda-archive.htm .
* “2021-2022 ASI Election Candidates.” 2021-2022 ASI Election Candidates - Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) - CSU Channel Islands, https://asi.csuci.edu/asi-elections/asielectioncandidates.htm .
* Santos, Senerey de los. “Vaccine Outreach Campaign Begins in Ventura County.” NewsChannel 3-12, 18 June 2021, https://keyt.com/news/2021/06/17/vaccine-outreach-campaign-begins-in-ventura-county/

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