Natalia Neira (she, her) is a cultural worker, curator, and strategist based in Huichin, Ohlone Territory (Oakland, CA). A Chilean immigrant of Mapuche, Andean, and Spanish heritage, she focuses her artistic practice on cultural revitalization projects rooted in ancestral knowledge and traditional art forms. 

Working closely with Indigenous and traditional arts cultural bearers, she creates gatherings that revitalize ancestral wisdom, lifeways, and language for well-being and collective liberation. These projects form The Caracol Collective, a framework and network that emphasizes healing ourselves to heal society and Mother Earth. With nearly a decade of experience, Natalia supports BIPOC artists and the ecosystems sustaining them across the Bay Area arts landscape. 

As the former Executive Director of La Peña Cultural Center, she became attuned to BIPOC artists' needs across the Bay (2016-2024). She also co-chaired the Berkeley Cultural Trust’s Equity & Inclusion Committee from 2019 to 2023, leading advocacy efforts that centered racial justice. 

Currently, Natalia is a Creative West Greater Bay Area Arts & Culture Coalition Fellow, where she advocates for racial and economic equity. Her fellowship project documents coalition-building practices rooted in Indigeneity and racial justice, creating frameworks and tools to share with the field.