Curriculum Vitae
KAT CHáVEZ
Lives and works in Boston, MA
EDUCATION
Brown University, Magna cum laude
Providence, Rhode Island
AB in Visual Art
AB in History of Art & Architecture
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Like Water, 2021
Group exhibition curated by Josh Cabello, SoLA Contemporary (Los Angeles, California)
Sanctuary Cities and the Politics of the American Dream, 2019
Group exhibition curated by Luciana McClure, Creative Arts Workshop (New Haven, Connecticut)
De Generación a Generación: A Subconscious Lineage, 2019
Juried group exhibition, Museum of Latin American Art (Long Beach, California)
The Hummingbird’s Nest, 2019
Solo exhibition, List Art Center (Providence, Rhode Island)
Sentades en Silencio, 2018
Group exhibition, New Women Space (Brooklyn, New York)
The Americas, 2018
Juried group exhibition, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs (Providence, Rhode Island)
Anthropocene: human // nature, 2018
Group exhibition, Science Center at Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island)
Pressing Matters, 2018
Juried group exhibition, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (San Luis Obispo, California)
Botánica Extraña, 2018
Solo exhibition, List Art Center (Providence, Rhode Island)
38th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, 2018
Juried group exhibition, David Winton Bell Gallery (Providence, Rhode Island)
Printersession, 2018
Group exhibition, Benson Hall Gallery (Providence, Rhode Island)
¿Se Aculilló? / Are you scared?, 2017
Group exhibition, AS220 Resident Gallery (Providence, Rhode Island)
Art of the Book, 2016
Group exhibition, List Art Center (Providence, Rhode Island)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
“‘We’re so much more than our day job,’” 2021
Feature in the Harvard Gazette about the 1st University-wide Harvard Staff Art Show
“At CAW, Artists Rally For Sanctuary,” 2019
Review of group exhibition Sanctuary Cities and the Politics of the American Dream by Arts Council of Greater New Haven
“Local gallery holds exhibit on sanctuary cities,” 2019
Review of group exhibition Sanctuary Cities and the Politics of the American Dream by Yale Daily News
“Student Spotlight: Kat Chavez ‘19,” 2018
Feature by the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs
“Artist Spotlight: Katherine Chavez,” 2018
Feature by Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) on the RISCA Blog
“Reimagine Everything Print Portfolio,” 2017
A selection of prints showing the collective, creative labor of the many people who have gathered at Metabolic Studio’s print workshop on Thursday evenings throughout 2017 to manifest their imaginings, featuring my silkscreen print Take Your Time (2017)
“Unravel Scariness this October at ‘Se Aculilló?,’” 2017
Review of the group show ¿Se Aculilló? / Are You Scared? at AS220’s Resident Gallery by The Blognonian, Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island)
“Interactive display conveys personal experience through books,” 2016
Review of the group show Art of the Book at List Art Center by The Brown Daily Herald, Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island)
SELECTED CURATORIAL WORK
¿Se Aculilló? | PRIMXS/ES | MAG-PISAN | COUSINS, 2019
Group exhibition, The Center for Reconciliation (Providence, Rhode Island)
A Culmination, 2019
Group exhibition, Sarah Doyle Center for Women & Gender (Providence, Rhode Island)
Racism or Gluten: Why Do I Feel This Way?, 2019
Solo exhibition of work by Lo Smith, Sarah Doyle Center for Women & Gender (Providence, Rhode Island)
Reverberations, 2018
Solo exhibition of work by Lois Harada, Sarah Doyle Center for Women & Gender (Providence, Rhode Island)
¿Se Aculilló? / La sutura tierna, 2018
Group exhibition, Granoff Center for the Creative Arts (Providence, Rhode Island)
Sembrando Semillas, 2018
Solo exhibition of work by Priscilla Carrion, Sarah Doyle Center for Women & Gender (Providence, Rhode Island)
¿Se Aculilló? / Groundhog Day, 2018
Group exhibition, Trade Pop-Up (Providence, Rhode Island)
AWARDS
Dorry Award Nomination: Best Group Exhibition, 2019
Presented by the Law and Order Party publication (Providence, Rhode Island)
Project Fund for the Arts Grant (Providence Dept. of Arts Culture + Tourism), 2019
Funding for exhibition, Se Aculilló? PRIMXS/ES | MAG-PINSAN | COUSINS (Providence, Rhode Island)
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Project Grant, 2019
Funding for exhibition, Se Aculilló? PRIMXS/ES | MAG-PINSAN | COUSINS (Providence, Rhode Island)
Roberta Joslin Prize for Excellence in Art, 2019
Visual Art Department, Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island)
Flexible Flyer Fellowship Award, 2019
Visual Art Department, Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island)
Royce Fellowship, 2018-2019
Swearer Center, Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island)
Jurors' First Prize, 2018
The Americas, juried exhibition at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs (Providence, Rhode Island)
Hugh Townley Travel Fellowship Award, 2018
Visual Art Department, Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island)
Brown Arts Initiative (BAI) Student Grant, 2017 - 2018
Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island)
Undergraduate Research Award, 2017
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island)
Julie Sloane Fellowship Award, 2017
Visual Art Department, Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Museum Education Fellow, Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York, 2019 - 2020
Assisted with the Gallery/Studio Program and Teen Programs at the Museum
Led weekly Guided Gallery Visits for school groups visiting the Museum
Artists’ Assistant, SOY Artista Youth Arts Program Self Help Graphics and Art
Boyle Heights, California, 2017
Organized the 5-week SOY (Summer of Youth) Artista program, with attendees ages 12-24
Teaching Assistant, Providence ¡CityArts! for Youth, Inc.
Providence, Rhode Island, 2017
Supported the teaching artists in the classes “Comics and Social Justice” and “MURALS”
Intern, Education Department at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
Los Angeles, California, 2013 - 2015
Assisted with family and youth workshops and other events managed by the Museum
Led tours of middle and high school students through multiple Museum galleries
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Public Programs Coordinator, Harvard Graduate School of Design
Cambridge, MA, 2020 - present
Works with Asssociate Director of Public Programs, Paige Johnston, to plan the public lecture series each semester at the school
Curatorial Assistant, Artfare Inc.
New York, New York, 2021 - 2022
Worked with Head Curator Daniela Holban to facilitate artist invitations, create cohesive selections of artists’ work, and share residency/funding opportunities with artist members
Curatorial Intern, Whitney Museum of American Art
New York, New York, 2019
Worked with Curatorial Assistant Kelly Long and Curator Elisabeth Sussman on upcoming exhibitions and photography acquisitions to the Museum’s Permanent Collection
Gallery Coordinator, Sarah Doyle Center for Women and Gender
Providence, Rhode Island, 2018 - 2019
Curated exhibitions in the gallery space at the Sarah Doyle Center for Women and Gender on the Brown University campus
Studio Monitor, Department of Visual Art at Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island, 2018 - 2019
Worked in the Walter Feldman Book Arts Studio managing safety and equipment, assisting artists with various projects, and cleaning the space
Curatorial Intern, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASSMoCA)
North Adams, Massachusetts, 2018
Worked with curators Denise Markonish, Susan Cross, and Alexandra Foradas on various projects between June and September
Co-Chair, Better World x Design Conference
Providence, Rhode Island, 2017 - 2018
Lead a committee of 25 Brown/RISD students to plan an annual weekend conference in September
Production Assistant, France-Los Angeles Exchange (FLAX)
Los Angeles, California, 2017
Assisted in the planning and execution of a performance art piece entitled “The Distance is beautiful. La distance la plus courte entre deux points n’est pas une ligne droite” in Grand Park LA created by artists Lola Gonzàlez, Oguri, and Paul Chavez
Programming Intern, Women’s Center for Creative Work
Los Angeles, California, 2017
Coordinated and updated their Wordpress site, online and physical calendar, and Facebook events
Documented events/archived general information about the Center for an upcoming book
Intern, NOW Art LA
Los Angeles, California, 2017
Conducted research for various current and upcoming projects at the organization
Curatorial Intern, Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater (REDCAT) Gallery
Los Angeles, California, 2016
Helped the head curator Ruth Estévez with planning for Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA