Simona Rael (2001, Pena Blanca, NM) is a Nuevo Mexicana Latina, painter, singer, and fashion designer. Her interdisciplinary practice explores spiritual empowerment through artistic performance and healing. Rael is a graduate of New Mexico School for the Arts, a Simon Scholar, and a first-generation college student at The Institute of The American Indian Arts who is working toward a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a minor in performance art. She is an international muralist, local fashion designer, and a singer in her family band Sequence. Simona has completed murals from Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Artesia, Mexico City, and Venice Blvd 1080 Los Angeles. Simona's very versatility within the arts encompasses singing, live painting, directing fashion shows, and using her artistry as a spiritual healing for the community.