about

short and sweet version:
With at least 20 tabs open in her brain at all times, Catalina’s artistic practice involves movement, installation, and film. Aside from the arts, dogs and cooking bring her the most fulfillment.
Colombian-American Bay Area native, Los Angeles based artist.

dance
Catalina Jackson-Urueña, Colombian-American Bay Area native, began her dance training under Beth Hoge at Danspace in Oakland. She has had the pleasure of working closely with Claudine Naganuma, Paola Escobar, and Marissa Osato. She has presented her own work at CalArts, RedCat, MOCA Geffen, The Place London, Frame Rush Dance Film Festival ’19, Edinburgh Fringe Festival ’19, Brockus Shift/WEST Spring Residency ‘20, VOICES at Stomping Ground LA ’23, and 622Gallery ’24, among others.

While in LA, she has performed with MashUp Contemporary Dance Company and in works by Tess Hewlett, Waeli Wang, Sarah Rodenhouse, Victoria Brown, Stephanie Heckert, Kevin Zambrano, MarieElena Martingano, and André Mergerdichian. Catalina has danced in productions featured at The BROAD Stage, the Getty Villa, LA Dance Project, and World Parkinson Congress. She currently performs with dNaga Dance in the Bay Area and freelances in Los Angeles.

production
In addition to her dance practice, Catalina works in production & events.
Credits include Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company, MashUp Contemporary Dance Company, Invertigo Dance Theatre, Stadium Feedback, & Create Something Amazing. From 2023-2025, she founded her own event company, Stadium Feedback.

As the Director of Invertigo Dance Theatre’s Dancing Through Parkinson’s program, she has produced multiple large scale wellness events supported by CALMHSA’s TakeAction Initiative, and performances supported by the California Arts Council.
Wellness Weekend 2024 ~ Arts in the Park 2025 ~ Cartography of Hope 2024 ~ A Form to Return To 2025

other
Catalina is currently developing a dance booking app: Dancebook.

contact
cjackson.uruena@gmail.com