Agua Dulce is a queer, neurodivergent, and transdisciplinary artist, community organizer, and energy worker born and based in Miami, FL. They hold two Bachelor's degrees, in Psychology and Art History, from Florida International University and creates via performance, assemblage, installations, poetry, metal, ceramics, tattoo, and sound.

Agua’s practice is influenced by community organizing, transformative justice, and a deep commitment to exploring themes of memory, identity, and ancestral connection. Their initiation into sound healing began through mentorship by Guadalupe Maravilla, and their apprenticeship in metalworking has developed under the wisdom of Sterling Rook. Their work integrates intuitive connections with ancestors, spiritual practices related to the land, and a diverse range of mediums to cultivate a liberatory expressive practice.

Agua is an Associate Artist at the Bakehouse Art Complex. They were a 2024-25 ProjectArt Resident Teaching Artist, and a Resident Artist at Oolite Arts Project Space for 2024. Agua has received an Ellie’s Creator Award in 2023 for a series in metalwork, and two MIA Art Grants (2024, 2025). 

They have shown work in art institutions and festivals in Miami and abroad including: ICA Miami, ICA Richmond, NADA Art Fair, Satellite Art Fair, MOCA, Oolite, OMiami, Airie, BFI, Commissioner, Deering Estate, The Bass Museum, Mana Contemporary Art Museum, Edge Zones, Atlantic Center for the Arts, Aspen Ideas, and more.

Agua is a trained circle keeper through Fanm Saj. Additionally, they previously served as the Narrative Teaching Artist for ICA Miami (2022-2023) and as a Healing Educator for The Healing and Justice Center (2022). They have collaborated with community organizations such as The Alliance for LGBTQ Youth, WeCount!, and Miami Workers Center, and were a member of the queer feminist art collective Fempower.

“I am a transdisciplinary artist exploring the intersections of memory, identity, transformation, and healing. My work aims to cultivate conversations that question societal expectations and uncover the origins of said belief systems, inviting viewers into realms of imagination, reflection, and possibility.

Rooted in themes of race, gender, disability, and mental health, I look towards radical transformative justice, community care, and magical realism as methods for interacting with the world; finding the divine in the mundane.

Employing a range of mediums, including poetry, performance, sound, photography, and video, I’m interested in cultivating a liberatory expressive practice reflecting my experience as a differently-abled trans person of color. My altar installations serve as sacred spaces for honoring and healing, while my sculptural, assemblage, ceramic, fiber, and metal work incorporates readymade, organic, found, industrial, and household materials. This approach aims to demystify the role of the artist, making art more accessible and queering materials to challenge established conventions.

My work is informed by intuitive exploration in connection with my ancestors, the land, and the ocean as an ancestor, and is inspired by indigenous practices of deep spiritual connections with one’s surroundings.

Ultimately, I seek to deepen our understanding of the human condition. Art, for me, is about expanding empathetic capacities, witnessing suffering, and envisioning and working towards a more equitable and easeful existence for all. By melding my artistic work with a social practice that incorporates healing modalities, I hope to further the holistic discourse of the body and its experiences and create safer spaces to process pain, grief, fear, BIPOC resilience, queer joy, and pleasure.”