Lea May Rivera is a first-generation Filipino American mixed media artist, born in 1990, with humble beginnings in Honolulu, Hawaii and then in Manila, Philippines. At an early age, she was self taught in drawing figures, painting landscapes, and later in portraiture. As an honors graduate, she obtained an Associate’s Degree in Arts at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. From 2010 to 2023, Lea has participated in various exhibitions, workshops, painted commissions, and immersed in acting and managerial roles in local theater productions. She has worked with organizations from the Philippine American Cultural Foundation, the Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago, the Philippine Consulate of Chicago, the Chicago Public Library and recently with Reclaim13, a non-profit faith-based organization that helps reclaim the lives of children impacted from abuse and exploitation.
