Xicana Mutlifaceted Holistic Artivist
Connecting Culture, Community, Consciousness
Felicia 'Fe' Montes
Artist / Educator / Curator / Performer / Wellness Practitioner
Felicia ‘Fe’ Montes (M.A./M.F.A.) is a Xicana Indigenous artivist living and working in East Los Angeles, California. She is a holistic artivist, femcee, designer, poet, practitioner of the healing arts, and assistant professor of Chicanx/Latinx arts and Social Practice at Cal State Long Beach. She is the co-founder and director of artivist organizations and projects Mujeres de Maiz, In Lak Ech, Botanica del Barrio and El MERCADO. Fe is known throughout the United States as an established cultural worker with over 3 decades experience in art, community and ancestral traditions
MY PRACTICE
Nurtures community activations that build on communal ancestral knowledge and cultural memory. As part of my practice, I actively seek out and study with Chicana, Indigenous, and Latinx mentors and teachers. I am an apprentice of Mexican Traditional Medicine (curanderismo), a traditional Indigenous dancer and singer, and a facilitator of cultural knowledge.
The mobile social practice artwork I produce is an offering for justice and wellbeing to and for my community.
MY OFFERINGS
Felicia has consulted, shared workshops and presented to various audiences and communities with a mix of age, gender, education since 1997. Her welcoming demeanor and passion for community and transformation are apparent in all her work.
Creative
Felicia is an artist and performer dedicated to create, curate, exhibit. perform and produce creative programs such as exhibitions, performances art, social practice works, and more.
She is an interdisciplinary social practice artist who believes art can educate, empower and transform. She creates installations, silkscreens, interventions, happenings, photographs and social practice art work. including sculpture, video, and performance.
Her work has been shared in local and international spaces including galleries, universities, and cultural centers.
Learn MoreWorkshops
Felicia has shared workshops and presentations to various audiences and communities with a mix of age, gender, education since 1997. Her welcoming demeanor and passion for community and transformation are apparent in her work, art and presentations.
An interdisciplinary Artivist and Edutainer her goal is to educate, empower, transform, create and inspire others to do the same.
Offerings are tailored for the community and audience and special events, topics and causes like Women’s Month, Hispanic Heritage Month and more.
Learn MoreConsulting
Felicia is a trusted consultant creating programming, outreach, and special events for dozens of organizations. Her expertise in the arts, community organizing and wellness are an important blend of, by and for the community.
She is a experienced community organizer, education coordinator, and public outreach director. She has worked in both local and transnational organizing efforts crossing borders and connecting issues like education, prison industrial complex, women’s, indigenous, and LGTBQ rights and much more.
Felicia is available to share her experiences in organizing and working within various communities, share information on different issues and causes, and make connection across communities. Her focus is women, art, activism, and Indigenous peoples and worldview
Learn MoreOfrendas
Felicia ‘Fe’ Montes is a Xicana Indigenous healer, artist, and wellness advocate dedicated to holistic health, cultural preservation, and community empowerment. As a practitioner of the healing arts, she integrates Western Herbalism, Mexican Traditional Medicine, and Indigenous dance into her approach to wellness. Through her initiative, La Botanica del Barrio, Montes offers self-care workshops and holistic health to diverse audiences, fostering healing and empowerment across generations.
Felicia founder the Coyolxauqh Talking Circle where she has facilitated monthly circles for 15 years. She also has been asked to offer rites of passage for various people seeking to reconnect with cultural knowledge and MeXica(n) tradition.
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FEATURED ON
Press and Media Outlets I have been featured on
EXHIBITED / PERFORMED
Museums, galleries and art centers I have exhibited and/or performed at.
CAMPUSES
Campuses I have shared at.
What People Are Saying
“Very empowering” “Very inspirational” “You inspire me”
— Workshop Participants
