Carmen Alcocer (b. 2003) is a mixed-media artist from Knoxville, Tennessee, living and working in New Orleans, Louisiana. She works with trash, found objects, and pop culture ephemera to reckon with the modern landscape and relational connections in an increasingly divided world.

She graduated with a BFA in Studio Art, BAs in Art History and Latin American Studies, and a minor in Spanish from Tulane University in 2026, with her honors thesis exploring gas station convenience stores as the final frontier for battles between desire, consumption, and shame. Her graduating thesis in Latin American Studies argued that personified packaging of Mexican food products perpetuates colonial white supremacy.

She has attended residencies at Yale Norfolk Summer School of Art, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and Middle Tennessee State University, and currently works as an associate with 812 Royal Gallery. She has held positions with the Carroll Gallery, the Middle America Research Institute, and the Knoxville Museum of Art. She enjoys long walks on the beach and attending Mass.