Nancy E. Rivera is a visual artist whose practice intertwines photography, fiber art, and sculpture to explore themes of identity, memory, and citizenship. Her work is deeply informed by her family's immigration journey, including twelve years of living undocumented in the United States.

Rivera’s work has been featured in prominent group and two-person exhibitions across the U.S., including Spring/Break Art Show in Los Angeles, PS122 in New York City, the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art in Salt Lake City, and Granary Arts in Ephraim, Utah. Her pieces are held in private and public collections such as the Center for Creative Photography, Hood Museum of Art, and the State of Utah Alice Merrill Horne Art Collection.

She is a 2025 Visual Arts Fellow with the Utah Division of Arts & Museums and a recipient of the Center for Photographic Art Emerging Artist Grant. In 2024, she was also recognized with CENTER’s Jay and Susie Tyrrell Excellence in Works by Hand Award and is an alumna of the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) Leadership Institute. Rivera has served as a guest lecturer, juror, and board member for organizations including 516 Arts, Brigham Young University, the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Salt Lake City Arts Council.

In addition to her artistic practice and community engagement, she serves as Director of Planning & Program at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, where she oversees the museum's programmatic initiatives, including exhibition planning in support of the institution’s mission and core values.