Ariella Granados

Multidisciplinary Artist

2023 Bodies of Work

Music

Ariella Granados (she/they) AKA Sparklmami is a multidisciplinary artist that transcends mediums to build a world untethered to conventional structures. Born in Texas and based in Chicago, Sparklemami introduces us to a new world, engaging us in a story of childhood, memory, and belonging.

Having grown up singing in church, Sparklmami uses instinctual improvisation reminiscent of Brazilian jazz, experimental soul, Mexican bolero, and funk to express the sentient nature of being. Her much-anticipated debut album In This Body is composed of kaleidoscopic vignettes that tap into her confessional subconscious. Sweet melodies and spoken word grace polyrhythmic loops as Sparklmami explores how our perception of the past shapes our present identity.

Running - Sparklmami music video, 2024, Chicago, IL

Sparklmami live, Elevator Music, July 2024, Chicago, IL

TOUCH - Sparklmami music video, 2025, Chicago IL

Ariella Granados's Website

A still from a music video where a woman with long brown hair is collaged stylistically. Her eyes are huge and she is playing a saxophone.

Still from Running - Sparklmami music video, 2024

Featured Artworks

A woman with long brown hair and red glasses sits in front of a microphone. Behind her is a five piece band. They are in an elevator

Elevator Live - Sparklmami, 2024

A woman with long brown hair, red lipstick and glasses stares into a mirror while singing.

Still from TOUCH - Sparklmami music video, 2025

A still from a music video. There are fifteen squares each depicting a different image. Some are in the grass and some are in the air. Images range from kites to a performer moving around.

Still from Running - Sparklmami music video, 2025

An art piece where two individuals are posed on a Resident Alien card.

A performer dresses in all blue with a pink wig. They are standing in a crowded park.

Two performers stand in front of a green screen. Both of them are speaking into a camera, one has a microphone.