James Negron (he/him) is a Latinx mixed media artist based in Cleveland, Ohio where he obtained his BFA in Sculpture and Expanded Media from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 2024. Throughout his time in undergraduate school, he developed a prominent interest in working with fiber and textiles, alongside other media, to communicate themes of memory, mental health, and queer identity. Negron embraces DIY aesthetics within his work to exemplify the affordability and achievability of the techniques he implements in his practice. This has led the artist on a passionate path to art education, where he can facilitate support in making fabrication processes more accessible to children. Negron’s work has been exhibited at Praxis Fiber Workshop in Cleveland (OH) in 2025, Summit Artspace in Akron (OH) in 2025, and The Morgan Conservatory in Cleveland (OH) in 2024, among others.