Moises Salazar Tlatenchi (B. 1996, Chicago, IL) is a non-binary artist based in Chicago, Illinois. Salazar’s practices is dedicate  to advocating for the communities they are a part of, their paintings are  a visual exploration of interests including Colonial, Mexican, and Catholic histories, primarily alongside LGTBQIA+ narratives. Their existence as a non-binary, first generation Mexican American creates a state of conflict within their identity, and this tension is the most prevalent influence in their practice. As a queer person who is also a New American, their lived experience have been one of constantly combating instability, discrimination, and erasure.