Catalina Lopez is an artist based in Claremont, California. She received a BA from the University of La Verne and an MA from San Jose State University. She is currently pursuing an MFA in Art at Claremont Graduate University.

Her work explores materiality and space, repurposing familiar materials to evoke themes of migration, family, and intergenerational struggle. Recent installations, such as Orange Fence and Book Installation, engage viewers through interactive and immersive compositions that highlight physical and symbolic boundaries.

Between 2014 and 2016, Catalina worked as a muralist, serving as a Lead Artist for the non-profit United Way Inland SoCal. During this time, she painted large-scale murals for schools across the Inland Valley, using public art as a means of community engagement.

She also served as a Teaching Assistant at Harvey Mudd College for a 19th-century hand press printing class, where she engaged with typography, historical printing methods, and the relationship between text and form. This interest in language and structure continues to inform the way she constructs visual narratives.