Education

University of Illinois at Chicago, Bachelor of Arts in Criminal, Law, Justice, 2016

Public Speaking

Soho House Mexico City: Beyond the Game— Art, Sport and Culture with Juan Toscano-Anderson and Runsy (conversation), December 2024, Mexico City, Mexico.

Smithsonian Institution: National Museum of the American Latino—Latinas in Sport (panel), October 2024, Washington, D.C.

Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: Make the Connection Signature Breakfast (panel), August 2019, Chicago, IL

TEDxUofIChicago: Expanding the Spectrum of Mexican Art, April 2018, Chicago, IL

Exhibitions

Nice To Finally Meet You (group show), Good Mother Gallery, Los Angeles, California, November 23, 2024 - December 21, 2024.

Time of Our Lives (group show), Toyko, Japan, September 27, 2024 - October 20, 2024.

Diaspora Renaissance Gallery (group show), Paris, France, June 29, 2024 - July 28, 2024.

Sole Perspectives (group show), Miami, Florida, December 8, 2023 - December 10, 2023.

The New Contemporaries Vol III. (group show), Residency Gallery, Inglewood, CA, September 23, 2023 - November 19, 2023.

IZ-US (group show), John Doe Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, September 24, 2023 - November 4, 2023.

Hat Trick (group show), Rusha & Co., Los Angeles, CA, July 15, 2023 - August 26, 2023.

Plata O Plomo (solo show), Cherry Mountain Arts, Chicago, IL, May 17, 2023 - June 15, 2023.

Plata O Plomo (solo show), Franchise Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, February 18, 2023 - March 18, 2023.

NEXUS IV: RAIZ (group show), Brand Library and Arts Center, Glendale, CA, January 21, 2023 - March 25, 2023.

Throw Shade (group show), RCVA Artist Network Program, San Francisco, CA, January 13, 2023 - February 10, 2023.

Juntos (group show), TLALOC Studios, Los Angeles, CA, November 12, 2023 - December 2023.

Frank 151: Chief Keef (group show), The Seventh Letter Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, December 2014.

Special Projects

Juan Toscano-Anderson, merchandise collaboration, Mexico City, Mexico. December 2024.

Don Julio: 70 Con Runsy, artist feature, October 2024.

Don Julio: Trajinera at El Grito Festival, digitally printed artwork on vinyl, Chicago, IL, September 14 -15, 2024.

Chicago DCASE: Track(ed) Changes, digitally printed artwork on vinyl, Chicago, IL, August 12, 2024 - Spring 2025.

Beams T x Runsy, t-shirt collaboration, Toyko, Japan. June 2024.

Chicago Bulls x Runsy, basketball and packaging design collaboration, February 2024.

MLB: El Béisbol Es Otra Cosas, artist feature, June 2024.

Jordan Brand: Jordan 1 Low ‘Shadow’, artist feature, May 2024.

Oakley x Hypebeast, artist feature, July 2023.

JP Morgan: Wealth Management Summit for Latina and Black Women, showcased artwork and public interview, April 2023.

Joefreshgoods: Performance Art, artist feature, October 2022.

Chicago White Sox x Runsy, artist collaboration, September 2022.

Nike Running, artist feature, August 2022.

Let’s Do Better x Runsy, artwork commission, July 2022.

Don Julio x Time: 80 Mexicans Shaping Contemporary Culture, artist feature, May 2022.

NTWRK x Runsy, print release, December 2021.

Beyond the Streets x NTWRK x Garbage Pail Kids x Topps, artist collaboration, December 2021.

RSVP Gallery x Runsy, t-shirt collaboration, Chicago, Illinois. September 2021.

Ulta Beauty, commissioned illustration, September 2021.

Nike: Playbox, commissioned illustrations, September 2021.

Adidas Wicker Park, artist workshop, Chicago, IL, August 2021.

Footlocker x Adidas: Forum Fridays, artist talk, June 2021.

Infinite Archives x Topps: Project 70, artwork commission, May 2021.

Vans Custom Culture, shoe customization commission, February 2021.

Nike Storefront, artwork commission, Seattle, Washington, November 2020.

RSVP x Sprite: WRKSHP, workshop, Chicago, Il, August 10, 2019.

Cult Classic: SÁNCHEZ-KANE, interviewer, April 2019.

Red Bull: XICAGO, artwork commission for event flyer, September 2018.

Red Bull x Runsy, artwork commission, December 2017.

Red Bull Sound Select 30 Days of Chicago: Kehlani, artwork commission, November 2017.

Red Bull Sound Select x Lollapalooza, artwork commission, August 2017.

Frank 151 x Runsy, t-shirt collaboration, December 2014.

Bibliography

Print

Street Dreams Magazine, “Issue 17”, 2024

The New York Times, “New Public Art Rides the Rails in Chicago”, August 17, 2024

Cult Classic Magazine, “Issue 03: Nocturnal”, 2019

Frank 151, “Chapter 58: Frank Sosa”, 2014

Selected Website Publications

Van Strateen, Laura. “New Public Art Rides the Rails in Chicago, Timed to the Democratic Convention.” The New York Times, 12 August. 2024, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/12/arts/design/chicago-art-trains-elections.html

Barbeito, Camila. “The 17 Artists You Can’t Miss at Art Basel Miami.” Mitu, Dec. 2023 https://wearemitu.com/crema/art-basel-2023-event-guide/

Ghassemitari, Shawn. “Runsy presents ‘Plata o Plomo’ at FRANCHISE.” Hypeart, Feb. 2023, https://hypebeast.com/2023/2/esperanza-runsy-plata-o-plomo-exhibition-franchise

Remezcla Estaff. “6 Tips For Building an Art Career From Chicana Artist Runsy.” Remezcla, Oct. 2018, remezcla.com/features/culture/6-tips-building-art-career-chicana-artist-runsy/.

Pennick, Bailey. “Meet the Artist Remixing Family Photos to Break Stereotypes.” Red Bull, Red Bull, 19 Dec. 2017, www.redbull.com/us-en/runsy-remixing-family-photos-to-break-stereotypes.

Whaley, Natelegé. “Runsy's Art Is a Salute to Her Mexican Roots, the South Side of Chicago and a Mother's Touch.” Mic, Mic Network Inc., 6 Dec. 2017, mic.com/articles/186551/runsys-art-is-a-salute-to-her-mexican-roots-the-south-side-of-chicago-and-a-mothers-touch#.NRLEekxo6.

Betancourt, Bianca. “22-Year-Old Runsy, Self-Described ‘Naca From El Sur De Chicago," Is Making the Art World Take Notice.” Remezcla, 2015, remezcla.com/features/culture/runsy-artist-chicago/.