Fellow:Estrella Chinchay


Name Estrella Chinchay School (Cohort) Utah Valley University (2023 cohort) Majoring in Art & Design, Photography Country United States Email Special:EmailUser/Estrelladchinchay

Bio

Estrella is an undergraduate student pursuing a BFA in photography and a minor in creative writing. She attends Utah Valley University, serves as a Fellow for the UVU Center for Social Impact, and is a member of the School of Arts BIPOC Committee. She is passionate about social impact and making art accessible to her BIPOC community.

This year, she assisted her friends in a community initiative, R.E.C.CLAIM UTAH, to help QTBIWOC rest, heal, and experience joy through the outdoors in Utah County. This initiative was created during a design thinking competition at her university. After this, Estrella learned how impactful the design thinking process could be to her communities.

Achievements

Art

Published works in JSTAE, an art education journal, 2021.
Artwork in exhibition at Springville Museum of Art, 2021.

Research

Poster session at Why it Matters International Conference, 2022.
Undergraduate research accepted into NCA Conference, 2023.
Undergraduate research presented at UVU SCULPT, 2023.

Community & University Works

Resource Development and Community Building Fellowship with UVU Center for Social Impact, 2023-24.
University Innovation Fellowship, 2023-24.
Project manager and team member with UVU Innovation Academy.
UVU School of Arts, BIPOC committee as the art and design representative.
Art liaison, project designer, strategist, and social media outreach for R.E.C.CLAIM Utah.