Nancy Rivera is a Mexican American visual artist and arts administrator currently living and working in Salt Lake City, Utah. Through the mediums of photography and mixed media, Rivera explores the interplay between migration and hybridity as part of an evolving practice that investigates notions of identity, belonging, and citizenship.

She has exhibited nationally in a variety of traditional and nontraditional venues including Spring/Break Art Show in Los Angeles, California, Ruffin Gallery at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Granary Arts in Ephraim, Utah. Her work is part of private and public collections such as the Center for Creative Photography, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, and the State of Utah Alice Merrill Horne Art Collection.

Rivera is an alumna of the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) Leadership Institute and has served as a guest lecturer, juror, and board member for institutions such as 516 Arts, Brigham Young University, the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Salt Lake City Arts Council. In her current role as the Director of Planning & Program at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, she oversees the museum’s programmatic initiatives, including exhibition planning in support of the institution’s mission and core values.