Visual Artist, educator, curator - Santiago, Chile / New York, USA.
BIO
Catalina is a multidisciplinary Visual Artist, educator, and independent curator, working in the intersections of geographic identities, collective memories, and hybrid systems of collaboration and participation through existing technologies.
After earning a BFA and a degree in Visual Arts Education, she developed her career in Santiago, showing her work in solo and group exhibitions, teaching visual arts and film, and creating and directing art spaces. She participated in art residencies, in Japan, Colombia, and the United States. Following these experiences, In 2016 she moved to the US to pursue an MFA at Rutgers University from where she graduated in 2018. After that, she was a member at NEW INC, The New Museum Incubator Program NY, a resident at NARS Foundation NY, a fellow at The Interdisciplinary Art and Theory Program, NY, and at Collider Art Residency, Contemporary Calgary, CA, 2020.
She is currently Adjunct Professor at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY.
CV
EDUCATION
2018 MFA, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, NJ, USA.
2015 Skowhegan School of painting and sculpture, Skowhegan, ME, USA.
2007 Bachelor Visual Arts Education, Universidad Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile.
2001 BFA, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
1998 Scholarship for Art studies exchange program at Boston College. Boston, MA, USA.
AWARDS
2022 Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Emergency Grants, NY.
2018 Nominee, Dedalus Foundation, US.A
2008 SPACES TO LIVE AND DIE, First Prize Artes y Letras, El Mercurio, V Visual Arts Contest,
National Museum of Fine Arts, Santiago, Chile.
RESIDENCIES
2020 Contemporary Calgary, Collider Art Residency, CA.
2019 Interdisciplinary Art and Theory Program, NY, US.
2019 NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY, US.
2019 NEW INC, The New Museum Incubator Program, NY, USA.
2015 Skowhegan, School of painting and sculpture, ME, USA.
2014 Taller 7, Medellín, Colombia.
2012 Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo, Japan.
SELECTED SOLO SHOWS
2019 RECORDING BOOTH, This Thing is Red, Gallery Cubed, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
2012 SUGINAMY SKY, Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo, Japan.
2012 REMIX, Oficina Barroca Gallery, Santiago, Chile.
2008 SPACES TO LIVE AND DIE, National Museum of Fine Arts, Santiago, Chile.
2005 UNIQUE REPETITION, Centro Cultural de España, Santiago, Chile.
2005 URGENT, Corporación Cultural de Las Condes, Santiago, Chile.
2004 ON FOOT, Cal y Canto Subway station, Santiago, Chile.
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2022 REROUTING, Contemporary Calgary, CA
2021 TLPS, Lydian Stater, Brooklyn, NY.
2021 SOBRE/MESA, The Clemente, NY.
2020 THE EXTRAORDINARY, Hunter East Harlem Gallery, NY.
2019. LISHUI Photo Festival, Lishui, China.
2019 BEHIND THE SEEN, Nars Foundation, NY.
2019 DIGITAL HUMANISMS, OnCanal, NY.
2019 JAUJA, Brooklyn Army Terminal, NY.
2018 GRAN COLOMBIA, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, NJ, USA.
2018 LEAP CENTURY, Abrons Art Center, NY, USA
2018 MERCURY STREET, Mason Gross School of the Arts, NJ, USA.
2017 VICKI AND I, Woodland Pattern, Milwaukee, USA.
2017 ALMA Cohort and Kara Walker, Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, NJ, USA.
2016 TIMBRE, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, NJ, USA.
2015 LUCK THAI 199, Oficina Barroca, Contemporary Art Fair ArteBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2014 LUCK THAI 199, Oficina Barroca, Contemporary Art Fair CH.ACO 14, Santiago, Chile.
2013 ALL FOR 990, Oficina Barroca, Contemporary Art Fair CHACO 13, Santiago, Chile.
2013 LIMIT AND TERRITORY: Private space, Sala de Carga, Santiago, Chile.
2012 FLUJOGRAM, Tuca/Labbé, Oficina Barroca Gallery, Santiago, Chile.
2011 TUTORIAS BLOC, BLOC, Santiago, Chile.
2008 CICLIC, Urban Intervention, Curicó Train Station, Curicó, Chile.
2006 KIND OF SPACES, Quinta Normal Subway station, Santiago, Chile.
2005 DEPOSIT HERE, Galería Metropolitana, Santiago, Chile.
2004 ASIADENTRO, National Library, Santiago, Chile.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2021-2022. Visiting Instructor Foundation: Light, Color and Design Lab/Studio and Time and Movement.
Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, NJ, US.
2016-2018 Adjunct Professor, Visual Thinking: Color Theory and 2D, 3D, 4D Fundamentals.
Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, NJ, US.
2016-2018 Art Together: Sunday’s Family Art Workshops. (Ages 2 up)
2017 Drawing Club. (Ages 10 to 14)
2017 Summer Camp Art Adventures. (Ages 6 to 14)
Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.
2011-2016 Adjunct Professor, Contemporary Latin American Film.
SIP Non-Profit Educational Foundation (Sociedad de Instruccion Primaria), Santiago, Chile.
2010-2011 Program Supervisor, Curriculum Developer, Lower to High School, Visual Arts Department.
2007-2011 Visual Arts Teacher, High School, Visual Arts Department.
San Nicolas de Mira School, Santiago, Chile
2000-2001 Visual Arts Teacher, Lower to High School, Visual Arts Department.
CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
2022 Ouroboros, April 15, May 15, Stand4 Gallery, Brooklyn , NY.
2019-2020 Co-founder and co-director CABO Residency Space, Santiago, Chile.
2014-2015 Co-founder and co-director Cancha_Santiago Residency Program, Santiago, Chile.
Located in a historic house in downtown Santiago, CANCHA_Santiago was an experimental space that motivated the development of multidisciplinary research projects related to the city, its history, and most current issues. It hosted 26 artists in residence, 8 group exhibitions and 6 public lectures.
2012-2016 Co-founder and co-director Oficina Barroca Gallery, Santiago, Chile.
Its exhibition projects use as basic strategy the occupation of pre-existent spaces to favor the art production of contemporary Chilean artists.
It featured the work of 21 artists, had 17 exhibitions on its gallery space and 3 exhibitions in Art Fairs in Chile and Argentina.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ESTUDIOS
2018 MFA, Mason Gross School of The Arts, Rutgers University, NJ, US.
2015 Skowhegan School of painting and sculpture, Maine, US.
2007 Postgrado en Educación para enseñanza Media en Artes Visuales con Mención en Educación Tecnológica, Universidad Gabriela Mistral.
2005 Taller Corrección de obra, Eugenio Dittborn.
2001 Licenciada en Arte de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
1998 Beca de estudios en Boston College, Boston, U.S. Programa de intercambio - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
PREMIOS
2018 Nominacion, Dedalus Foundation, US.
2008 ESPACIOS PARA VIVIR Y MORIR, Primer Premio V Concurso Artes Y Letras, El Mercurio /Museo de Bellas Artes, 2007.
Proyecto expuesto en la Sala Chile, Museo de Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile.
RESIDENCIAS/COMUNIDADES
2019 NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY, US.
2019 NEW INC, The New Museum Incubator Program, NY, US.
2015 Skowhegan School of painting and sculpture, Maine, US.
2014 Taller 7, Medellín, Colombia.
2012 Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo, Japón.
EXPOSICIONES INDIVIDUALES
2012 SUGINAMI SKY, Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo, Japon.
2012 REMIX, Galería Oficina Barroca, Santiago, Chile.
2008 ESPACIOS PARA VIVIR Y MORIR, Sala Chile, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile.
2005 REPETICION UNICA, Centro Cultural de España, Santiago, Chile.
2005 URGENTE, Corporación Cultural de Las Condes, Santiago, Chile.
2004 (DE) PIE, Galería Cal y Canto, Estación Cal y Canto, Metro de Santiago, Chile.
EXPOSICIONES COLECTIVAS
2019 JAUJA, para The Colossus of Rutgers, Brooklyn Army Terminal, NY, US.
2018 GRAN COLOMBIA, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, NJ, US.
2018 LEAP CENTURY, Thesis Exhibition Part 2, Abrons Art Center, NYC, US.
2018 MERCURY STREET, Thesis Exhibition Part 1, Mason Gross School of the Arts, NJ, US.
2017 VICKI AND I, Woodland Pattern, Milwaukee, US.
2017 VICKI AND I, Woodland Pattern, Milwaukee, US.
2016 SWEET POTATO, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, NJ, US.
2016 TIMBRE, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, NJ, US.
2015 LUCK THAI 199, Oficina Barroca para Arte BA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2014 LUCK THAI 199, Oficina Barroca para Feria CH.ACO 14, Estación mapocho, Santiago, Chile.
2013 DESDE 990, Oficina Barroca para Feria CH.ACO 13, Estación Mapocho, Santiago, Chile.
2013 LIMITE Y TERRITORIO:Espacio Privado, Sala de Carga, Santiago, Chile.
2012 FLUJOGRAMA, Oficina Barroca, Santiago, Chile.
2011 TUTORIAS BLOC, BLOC, Santiago, Chile.
2008 CICLICA, Intervención pública, Estación de trenes Curicó, Curicó, Chile.
2006 ESPECIES DE ESPACIOS, Intervención pública, Estación Metro Quinta Normal, Metro de Santiago, Chile.
2005 DEPOSITE AQUÍ, Galería Metropolitana, Santiago, Chile.
2004 ASIADENTRO, para Fotoamérica, Biblioteca Nacional, Santiago, Chile.
DOCENCIA
2017-2018 Profesor adjunto, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, NJ, US.
2011-2016 Profesor adjunto, Latin American Film, Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.
2010-2011 Coordinadora y Supervisora, Departamento de Artes Visuales, SIP, Santiago, Chile.
2007-2011 Profesora Artes Visuales, Colegio Claudio Matte, SIP, Santiago, Chile.