Portrait by Stevie Ochwat
Natásia Gascón is an award-winning journalist, documentary filmmaker and arts administrator based in Southern California
Natásia is a storyteller, cultural worker, and arts advocate who has spent 20+ years helping communities see themselves in the stories they tell.
Raised in Pearl Harbor, Hawai‘i, Natásia found her calling in the MeneMAC Media program at Moanalua High School and went on to produce community programming for ‘Ōlelo Community Media. In 2008, she moved to Los Angeles to study at the Art Institute of California - Los Angeles, supported by a Journalism scholarship from the James Alan Cox Foundation. After interning with the Syfy Channel, she returned to her first love: community journalism, reporting for Culver City and Blue Pacific News.
After earning her Associates of Science Degree, in Video Production, she was accepted into the prestigious Getty Multicultural Undergraduate Internship Program and the Los Angeles County Arts Internship Program, which introduced her into the arts, culture and museum industries. She earned her Bachelors of Science Degree in Digital Filmmaking and Video Production in 2013 from the Art Institute of California - Hollywood, and has since built a career across three connected paths: media, museums, and the arts. She has spent more than a decade in front-line museum and cultural institution operations, including helping launch the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, and she brings a growing HR background into public sector and nonprofit institutions. Her work has been recognized by The Telly Awards, General Assembly, Arts for LA, Emerging Arts Leaders of Los Angeles, and the Visitor Experience Group.
Today, Natásia is an arts and culture TV reporter for the City of El Segundo, telling stories that connect residents to civic life and the local arts scene. She also serves as a Public Art Commissioner for the City of Palm Springs and was a student leader at the California Indian Nations College.
Natásia is open to opportunities in cultural planning, public service, and creative storytelling. If you're building something where people, culture, and community meet, she'd love to connect.
