DESIREE RIOS Desiree Rios earned her BFA in Documentary Photography from Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. She was a finalist for photo documentary from Duke University and has received NEA/Arizona commission on the Arts grants. She is a fifth-generation-Arizona born Chicana, with Yaqui roots. She worked as a staff photographer for Tucson Weekly, between 1994 and 2001. A series on the process of historical tortilla making by one of Tucson’s most revered Tortilleras, was later featured in an article titled “Bread of Life: A portrait of traditional tortilla making,” published in Tucson Guide Quarterly.
Cover photograph for Autumnal; an Audio CD Cover photograph for While Light is Built Pronunciation Broadside (this is out of print) |
