Esperanza Rosas, also known by her creative moniker Runsy, is a Chicago-based multidisciplinary artist specializing in illustration and design. Her work encompasses the layered intersectionality of her identity as a Mexican-American woman from the South Side of Chicago.

Runsy’s subjects are raw and realistically depicted, centering around motifs such as family, legacy, and womanhood. The treasured cultural symbols that appear in her work represent the unabashed pride of Mexicanidad in America and its influence that will continue to persevere through generations.