Joan “Zeta” Zamora

Co-FOUNDER/artist & Organizer

Joan “Zeta” Zamora is a mixed media artist who came to the United States illegally at the age of eight from Mexico. Her addresses have included: Bell Gardens, Panorama City, Sun Valley, London, San Francisco and East LA. She earned a bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University with an emphasis in painting and photography. In 2013 she joined the Ovarian Psycos, an all women of color bicycle brigade, and appeared in the PBS documentary about them. Three years later she left the Ovarian Psycos to help cofound Ni Santas, an all women of color art collective. Ever since she has been making her own artwork, along with making collaborative artwork and conducting free art workshops with Ni Santas. View her art here.

Clover

Co-FOUNDER/artist & Organizer

Trenely “Clover” Garcia , born on occupied Tongva territory, South Central Los Angeles. Clover is a LACMA collected interdisciplinary artist, certified Sign Painter, a Muralist, Print Maker & Teaching Artist. Most of their work can be found in the Los Angeles county, their introduction to the arts was through organizing & graffiti, expressing political views & healing messages as a teen. In 2013 began mural restorations for 2 years & Completed the Sign Graphics course at Los Angeles Trade Tech College 2014//15, Clover is a co-founder of the Ni Santas Collective, 2016-present. Currently a teaching artist for Self Help Graphic & Arts Barrio Mobile Art Studio, they have taught for various non profits and organizations such as Art Division, The Boyle Heights Arts Conservatory, Las Fotos Project , Youth Justice Coalition, La Plaza De Cultura y Arte, Justice For My Sister & Arts For Incarcerated Youth Network to name a few. Currently working on Paintings, Gilding, Sculptures & printmaking from their studio in the Downtown Los Angeles//Arts District.

Andi Xoch

former Member, Co-Founder

Andi Xoch, born in Mexico City and raised in Eastside Los Angeles, is a street and print artist, specializing in stencil making, doll making, interior design and murals. Her practice is deeply embedded in community activism. She is a former founding member of the Ovarian Psycos Bicycle Brigade in 2010, a Boyle Heights-based collective. After parting with Ovarian Psycos, Xoch co-founded the artist collective, Ni Santas in 2016. In 2020, Xoch created Latinx With Plants and opened up two stores in Boyle Heights. She has since taken a step back from organizing and creating with Ni Santas.