Born in 1985 in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Sofía Córdova received her BFA from St. John’s
University in Queens, NY in 2006, and her MFA from the California College of the Arts
in San Francisco in 2010. She also completed the one year certificate program at the
International Center for Photography in New York in 2006. Currently, Córdova lives and works
in Oakland, California. Her work has been exhibited internationally.
Sofía Córdova began her career as a photographer, but her current work involves
performance, video, and installation. As part of her most recent project Baby, Remember
My Name, Córdova has created a series of music videos to accompany a concept album
made under the pseudonym ChuCha Santamaría y Usted. These works draw from
the conventions and pictorial language of mainstream music videos, while creating a
narrative surrounding specific issues of the Carribean diaspora and identity politics.
University in Queens, NY in 2006, and her MFA from the California College of the Arts
in San Francisco in 2010. She also completed the one year certificate program at the
International Center for Photography in New York in 2006. Currently, Córdova lives and works
in Oakland, California. Her work has been exhibited internationally.
Sofía Córdova began her career as a photographer, but her current work involves
performance, video, and installation. As part of her most recent project Baby, Remember
My Name, Córdova has created a series of music videos to accompany a concept album
made under the pseudonym ChuCha Santamaría y Usted. These works draw from
the conventions and pictorial language of mainstream music videos, while creating a
narrative surrounding specific issues of the Carribean diaspora and identity politics.
