Veronica Melendez is an interdisciplinary artist, curator, and educator. Having been raised in and around Washington D.C amongst one of the largest Central American populations in the U.S, her work centers diaspora studies and the archive. Her work has been featured in the Washington Post, NPR, VICE, Hyperallergic, and The Brooklyn Rail among others. Veronica is also founder of La Horchata Zine, an arts publication highlighting creatives from the Central American diaspora. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Photography, Creative Arts and Visual Culture at Hampshire College.