Alessandra Vertrees

Alessandra Vertrees is a multidisciplinary artist, software engineer, and food storyteller of Mexican ancestry based in Brooklyn. She was the Grand Canyon Conservancy's Artist in Residence in 2026. Her work connects technology, ancestral knowledge, and sensory design, often using Indigenous plants as raw material. During the residency she traced her maternal family roots in Williams, Arizona, and created the exhibition Under the Rim.