Bio

Alicia Fonseca Leon was born in Southern California. The daughter of immigrants from Mexico, she is the 8th of 11 children. Her work has been exhibited at the California College of the Arts, the Upper Market Gallery in San Francisco, and the JackKnife Gallery in Oakland. She graduated from Stanford University and currently lives in San Francisco.

Artist Statement

Alicia’s work explores the human body to understand disconnection, specifically Self-alienation and the impact of being alone in a group.

Rooted in her working class roots and with a wry sense of humor, she takes a scientific approach that examines function, literalism, and various materials to find answers. Her work is meant to be touched and handled.

Through the lens of labor, she presents the question: in a past, present, and possible future where our bodies are mere husks and our minds are rented out to technology, what then becomes of the relationship between ourselves and our bodies?