About

KAT CHÁVEZ

Kat Chávez is a multidisciplinary artist-researcher and cultural worker. Raised on Tongva and Chumash land -- often referred to as Los Angeles, California -- Kat works predominantly in printmaking and textiles, occasionally combining mediums to create installations. She has worked in education and curatorial 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, and the Brooklyn Museum. Kat also co-curates the ongoing performance and visual arts series Se Aculilló? with Benjamin Lundberg Torres Sánchez.

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.

Kat currently lives and works on Pawtucket and Massachusett lands -- often referred to as Boston, Massachusetts.