Karla Ramirez-Santin is a multimedia artist, whose work inspects the complexity of being a woman/girl and how the negative effects of external expectations are a direct result of gender stereotypes. Ramirez-Santin was born in Toluca, Estado de México and immigrated with her family to the United States when she was a year and eight months old. She received her Associate of Arts in Art from Navarro College and Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art with a Concentration in Drawing and Painting from the University of North Texas. Ramirez-Santin is a Master of Fine Arts candidate at Texas Woman's University, where she has also taught several studio art classes including: Drawing Foundations, Introduction to Painting, and Intermediate Painting. Additionally, Ramirez-Santin has exhibited her artwork in various locations including New York City’s Gallery 524, SITE Santa Fe, and Woman Made (online) Gallery. She is a recipient of the TWU Open Educational Practices Grant and multiple scholarships such as the Marie Delleney Art Scholarship. In December, she will have her solo show at the Latino Cultural Center.