Yaritza Flores-Bustos

Yaritza Flores Bustos is a Phoenix-based interdisciplinary artist and community organizer working in ceramics, installation, and site-specific work. Born in Michoacán, Mexico, she was raised in the U.S. and is based in Maryvale, Arizona. She co-founded LABOR, a community initiative developed with the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture, and teaches workshops with CALA Alliance, Aliento, and Fuerte AZ. Her workshops combine art-making with healing and cultural expression. In 2023 she received a Lehmann Emerging Artist Award from Phoenix Art Museum, and CALA Alliance selected her as a Regional Resident Artist for its Residencias Artisticas program.