Colombian/USA artist Lia Uribe is associate chair and associate professor of music at the University of Arkansas. She maintains an active national and international career as a chamber musician, orchestral player and teaching artist. An advocate for diversity/inclusion/representation/balance in the arts, her research is centered on music by and for the historically excluded and underrepresented. She directs RefleXions Music Series, a celebration of music, musicians, advocates and audiences, that fosters creative justice and diversity through opportunities to reflect, learn, grow, change and teach.