Jaleria Lisonia Rivera
Strategist
Contact
Spacecraftknox.com
Jaleria.com
Knoxville, TN (Open to Travel, Remote)
Profile
A multi-hyphenated storyteller, who incites meaningful change through creative and purpose-driven design. With a B.A. in Communications and Creative Writing, plus a near decade of experience in Sales Marketing and Creative Strategy, Jaleria pushes convention through art practices such as Transnational Fusion Belly Dance, ceramic wearable art, and co-leading grassroots art advocacy organizations.
Education
B.A. Communications & Creative Writing, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
2024
The Next Economy MBA, Lift Economy
2023
Business Design, d.MBA
Workshops & Intensives
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Professional Experience
2019
Associate Account Executive, Comcast (Effectv), Chattanooga, TN, USA
Selected Commissions
2023
Bone, Hugs & Harmony, The Birdhouse, Knoxville, TN | Executive Producer
2023
Bailey Grant Recipients Showcase, Emporium, Knoxville, TN | Dancer
2023
Collective Effervescence: Decolonizing Black Imagination, Ironwood Studios, Knoxville, TN | Executive Producer
2023
Rhinestone Fest, Knoxville, TN | Emcee
2023
Vibe: Textile Thread Color, Lilienthal Gallery, Knoxville, TN | Dancer
2023
Performance, In the Next Room by Sarah Ruhl, River & Rail Theatre Company, Knoxville, TN | Assistant Director
2022
Performance, PASS OVER by Antoinette Nwandu, River & Rail Theatre Company, Knoxville, TN | Stagehand
Selected Productions
2023
Raising & Rising Company Showcase, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, Knoxville, TN | Pitch
2023
Grassroots Artist Fair, The Birdhouse, Knoxville, TN | Produced by Open Arts Knoxville
2023
Pride Jam: Celebrating Black Queer Culture, The Bottom, Knoxville, TN | Produced by SpaceCraft, Knox Community Street Dance, and Sadie Pearl Records
2023
Our Common Nature: An Appalachian Celebration with Yo-Yo Ma & Friends, Knoxville, TN | Produced by Cattywampus Puppet Council
2023
Deciphering the Cypher, The Bottom, Knoxville, TN |Produced by SpaceCraft, Knox Community Street Dance, and Sadie Pearl Records
2023
Knoxville Artists for the Tennessee Three, Pretentious Beer, Knoxville, TN | Produced by Free Women Waltzing Club
2023
Sadie Pearl Records: Record Store Day Celebration, The Bottom, Knoxville, TN | Produced by SpaceCraft, Knox Community Street Dance, and Sadie Pearl Records
2023
Exhibition, Resist Repair Reclaim, Mighty Mud, Knoxville, TN | Produced by The Bottom
2022
Listening Space, Pretentious Beer, Knoxville, TN | Hosted by SpaceCraft and Free Women Waltzing Club
2022
Emerging Artists’ Talk & Exhibition, Playful Practice, The Birdhouse, Knoxville, TN | Produced by Open Arts Knoxville
Selected Publications
2023
Canvas Rebel, Meet Jaleria Rivera
2023
Knox News, Knoxville Mayor’s Maker Council welcomes four new artists
2023
Big Ideas Welcome, Jaleria Rivera's Big Idea: Collective Imagination Has The Power To Transform Reality
2023
CleanEnergy.org, Driving on Sunshine: Visiting ‘The Bottom’ Bookstore to Get Ready for Pride
2023
Knox News, Black women empower each other through entrepreneurship in Knoxville's Crown Pitch Contest
2023
ABC WVLT Channel 8, Rhinestone Fest returns to Knoxville
2023
Inside of Knoxville, Rhinestone Fest 2023 sparkles up the Old City
2023
Inside of Knoxville, A Weekend in the City
2023
Teknovation, Creating a community space for Knoxville artists
2023
Let Her Speak, The Found project
2023
Knox News, Missed Big Ears Festival? See downtown’s most memorable moments
2023
Knox News, KEC's 2023 What's the Big Idea Pitch competition
2023
WBIR, What's the Big Idea? Public voting almost over
2022
Knox News, Open Arts Knoxville: ‘low-stakes,’ supportive and welcoming
2022
Knox News, Open Arts Knox hosts first meeting inside The Birdhouse
Awards
2024
Arrowmont, Windgate Fellowship, Pattern Play, Jen Hewett, Gatlinburg, TN
2023
Let Her Lead Aspiring Leader, Let Her Speak, Knoxville, TN
2023
The Crown Pitch Competition, The Women & Shora Foundation, Knoxville, TN | Shortlist
2023
Individual Bailey Grant, Arts & Culture Alliance, Knoxville, TN
2023
What’s the Big Idea? Pitch Competition, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, Knoxville, TN | Shortlist