Juanita Viera (she/her) is a native New Yorker with elders from Puerto Rico. She identifies as a “Nuyorican” and has been surrounded by music and arts from an early age.
Juanita decided to pursue professional art education and applied to New York’s "fame school" LaGuardia High School of Music & Arts, where she was accepted as a student and majored in visual arts. After LaGuardia, Juanita received full scholarships to the University of Rochester, where she studied psychology and studio art, and Nazareth College of Rochester, where she completed her Master's in Creative Arts Therapies.
Juanita entered the burgeoning DIY arts scene in Bushwick, Brooklyn after completing her studies. Since then, she has been an active community member creating therapeutic art programming in collaboration with local wellness spaces, elixirs bars, and nightlife dance events throughout Brooklyn.
Juanita is excited to launch her practice offering art therapy for healing trauma and creativity development services for collective wellbeing.
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