Cinthia Rincón (they/them) is a Latinx artist from Houston, Texas who uses art to communicate complex ideas and emotions through imagery and symbolism. Rincón believes that by challenging the learning curve that language, culture, and educational barriers created in communication, one will begin to grow. While their work has mainly been shown in Louisiana and in Texas but they have collaborated internationally with the University of Limerick in Ireland. Therealong with a group of graphic designers, they created infographics portraying the importance of using a trained translator to express medical attention and care for Syrian refugees. During their time as an undergraduate, they worked with local scientists and healthcare professionals to create assets and materials to communicate their work. Rincón also completed an Honors thesis during this time championing the usage and importance of art as a form of communication to bypass these barriers. In 2019, Rincón graduated cum laude with their B.F.A in Studio Art from Louisiana Tech University with Senior Honors distinction as well as a minor in Pre-Medical Illustration.
After graduation, Rincón moved back to Texas and lived in their aunt’s garage. There they worked two part-time jobs and attended a local community college with the intention to apply to graduate school the following year. When the lockdown started, Rincón had to make the difficult decision of leaving one of their jobs in favor of their family’s safety. The pandemic has shown the need for translated and catered resources for minority groups. With this in mind, they joined the online organization contraCOVID.
contraCOVID is an organization created by a group of Harvard Medical School students and professionals dedicated to providing people of all backgrounds the information, health, and social resources needed to thrive during the COVID–19 pandemic. There Rincón acted as the Head of Graphics for the National team where they created content for the Social Media team as well as infographics, illustrations, and offline resources to communicate health information to a Non-English-speaking audience. Sadly, Rincón left this position due to personal and family issues that were happening at the time and required more attention.
With things beginning to settle down in their personal life, Rincón has decided to return to a past project of theirs with the goal of completing it. The Loteria Card Project showcases the lives of individuals within the Latinx community in hopes that audience members can feel the weight of true stories versus cold statics and biased stories portrayed in the media.
If they are not in their studio painting or at work, Rincón is hanging out with their friends, playing video games, or reading a book from their ever-growing pile