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Eva Aguila is a Mexican American interdisciplinary artist whose work examines the complexities of diasporic identity through video, sound, and installation. Born in Los Angeles as a first-generation American, Aguila centers her practice on oral histories of the Mexican diaspora, particularly drawing from her ancestral communities in rural Michoacán. Her research-driven work engages with personal archives and the materiality of memory, examining the in-betweenness of the Latiné experience.
Inspired by ephemerality and Indigenous Futurism, Aguila employs time-based media to construct alternative histories and reimagine cultural narratives of the diaspora. Her practice challenges dominant portrayals while honoring the lived experiences and stories of her community.
Beyond her studio practice, Aguila is a dedicated cultural organizer and co-founder of Coaxial Arts Foundation, an artist-run nonprofit supporting experimental sound, video, and performance art in Los Angeles. She established Coaxial to address the need for institutional support of interdisciplinary media artists and ephemeral art forms often excluded from traditional gallery spaces. Through grassroots organizing, she works to amplify underrepresented artist communities and foster meaningful connections within LA's experimental arts scene.
She has exhibited and performed locally at the Vincent Price Art Museum (2025) SUR:biennial (2023); CURRENT:LA FOOD (2019); and Human Resources, Los Angeles (2013) and internationally in Mexico, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Aguila holds an MFA in Art from the Roski School of Art and Design at the University of Southern California and a BFA in Stage Management from the School of Theater and Design at California Institute of the Arts.