Design — Kat Chávez

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Kat Chávez

Soft model of landscape mosaics created by patch-mosaic prescribed burning techniques. Completed as a part of master’s thesis work at Cal Poly Pomona.

Diagram exploring different approaches and understandings of type conversion with fire in southern California. Created as a part of master's thesis work at Cal Poly Pomona.

Mapping the migration network of the Least Bell’s Vireo across the Mexico-U.S. Border, focusing on possibilities for expanding habitat restoration. Completed as a part of Transborder Landscapes, a Visiting School with the Architectural Association in San Diego/Tijuana, 2024.

Studio project exploring a transformation of a corner lot in Chatsworth, CA, near my childhood home.

About Me

Kat Chávez is a multidisciplinary artist-researcher, collaborative landscape designer, and cultural worker. Raised on Tongva, Chumash, and Tataviam lands, Kat’s ongoing work centers local knowledges and storytelling, with a focus on diasporic Indigenous science and traditional landscape caretaking strategies.

Kat has worked in education, curatorial, and public programming roles at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Self-Help Graphics and Art, the Feminist Center for Creative Work, the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, the Whitney Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and the American Museum of Ceramic Art. She is currently a Landscape Designer at Craftwater Engineering, a Board Member with Frogtown Arts, and a member of the Programming Committee with Materials & Applications.

Kat received her A.B. in Visual Art and History of Art & Architecture from Brown University, and she obtained her Master of Landscape Architecture from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Kat’s work has been exhibited at the Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA; SoLA Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA; Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT; the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, San Luis Obispo, CA; New Women Space, Brooklyn, NY; AS220’s Resident Gallery, Providence, RI; the List Art Center, Providence, RI; and the David Winton Bell Gallery, Providence, RI.

Email

studio.kchavez [at] gmail.com