Gracianna Mae is a Latinx, Indigenous, and Black artist whose practice focuses on race, identity, and visibility through photography. Rothering was born in Bogota, Colombia in 2000 and was adopted that same year. She was raised in the small town of Cochrane, Wisconsin. Rothering is the recipient of the Harold Spitznagel Medal for Achievement in Art that she received at Augustana University in 2022.