Congratulations to Department of Art & Art History alumna Nancy E. Rivera (BFA '16) for receiving the 2024 Jay and Susie Tyrrell Excellence in Works by Hand Award for her series “No Present To Remember." View more from Rivera’s series online.
Nancy is a visual artist whose practice intertwines photography, fiber art, and sculpture to explore themes of identity, belonging, and citizenship. Her work is deeply informed by her family's immigration journey, including twelve years of living undocumented in the United States. In her role as Director of Planning & Program at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Rivera oversees the museum's programmatic initiatives, including exhibition planning in support of the institution’s mission and core values. Rivera’s work has been featured in prominent group and two-person exhibitions across the U.S., including Spring/Break Art Show in Los Angeles, PS122 in New York City, the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art in Salt Lake City, and Granary Arts in Ephraim, Utah. Her pieces are held in private and public collections such as the Center for Creative Photography, Hood Museum of Art, and the State of Utah Alice Merrill Horne Art Collection.