Vicky Lowe K’ulub’s artistic practice focuses on continuing Indigenous knowledge and cultural diasporic memories. She enjoys working with oils, acrylics, handcrafted paper collage, natural dyes and Backstrap weaving.
Vicky works as an art and Spanish teacher in Salt Lake City. She also dedicates her time on creating personal art and facilitating community initiatives. She is the program director of “Born from Corn” and “Weaving Memories” for Artes de Mexico en Utah. She develops classroom curriculum and facilitates workshops based on these programs. She aims to provide opportunities for the community to share about Indigenous history, stories and practices through art.
My artwork explores the connection between Identity, land, and power through storytelling. It has become the umbilical cord that connects me to my homeland, my memories, it feeds my spirit as it helps me build community. The central purpose of my art is focused on fighting against the erasure of Indigenous stories.
Growing up in Chiapas, Mexico, as the daughter of a Maya Tseltal mother and my father’s archaeological background, I have experienced various aspects of modern-day and ancestral Maya traditions. My maternal grandparents were my first guides in using art as a tool for the preservation of ancestral knowledge.
