Angelica Muro received a MFA degree from Mills College in 2005, and a B.A. in photography from San Jose State University in 1998. Muro uses irony to explore class and cultural identity, merging provocative and destabilizing elements to facilitate a dialogue about the social, cultural and political issues that define and shape our consumer identity.
She is the recipient of the Herringer Family Foundation Award for Excellence in Art and the Trefethen Merit Award. In 2007 she co-founded Space 47, a San Jose-based alternative venue dedicated to showcasing emerging artists.