Nadia Botello — artist, composer, engineer
Nadia Botello (b. 1986) is an artist, composer, and engineer. A 9th-generation Tejana, she’s based in San Antonio. Botello’s work has been exhibited and performed at MATA Festival, Nameless Sound, MoMA PS1’s Clocktower, the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Philadelphia Mural Arts, the Contemporary at Blue Star, and James Turrell’s Skyspace Gathered Leading, among others. Her work has been featured by The New York Times, BBC Radio 3, and NPR. She has lectured and led workshops at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Johns Hopkins University (MA), the University of Pennsylvania (MFA/PhD), and Columbia University (MFA). She holds an MFA in Music/Sound from Bard College.
Photo credit: Agarita.
2026:
Costa for Susan Miranda @ Padre Island National Seashore — April 18th (Corpus Christi, TX)
Underwater composition/installation in collaboration with Christiane Huber for “Pool People” (part of Public Art München) — August 6th-9th (Munich, Germany)
2025:
Finalist for the 10th Annual Water, Texas Film Festival with What the River Says — April 1st (Austin, TX)
From the Great Lakes to the Great Plains @ Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts — June 13th through September 14th (Omaha, NE)
Taco Talk (curator walk-through and artist Q&A) @ Contemporary at Blue Star — July 11th (San Antonio, TX)
Theophany @ Contemporary at Blue Star — July 11th (Opening Night) through October 5th (San Antonio, TX)
Paper Marbling Workshop for Family Day @ Contemporary at Blue Star — July 19th (San Antonio, TX)
Artist Talk for Leadership San Antonio @ Contemporary at Blue Star — August 6th (San Antonio, TX)
Other Channels reprised by the Omaha Symphony @ Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts — August 23rd (Omaha, NE)