STATEMENT
I use printmaking and sculpture to fluidly inform one another and to build hybrid objects. I construct spaces that reference the local and regional urban environment, and evoke a sense of place. My process is evident in the layers of material that both visually and conceptually reveal an ongoing construction.
My recent work explores a sense of place informed by current and former residents as they share memories and emotional impressions from places they’ve lived throughout Albany County. After interviewing someone, I visit their home or former home and create observational drawings. These drawings become the structure of a piece, and residents’ recollections guide my attempts to capture the mood and experience of the home. This series includes “Twiller Street” and “Window of Opportunity (Irving Street)”, as well as eight other pieces based on homes throughout Albany County including Arbor Hill, Berne, Pine Hills, Slingerlands, Cohoes, and more.
I use printmaking and sculpture to fluidly inform one another and to build hybrid objects. I construct spaces that reference the local and regional urban environment, and evoke a sense of place. My process is evident in the layers of material that both visually and conceptually reveal an ongoing construction.
My recent work explores a sense of place informed by current and former residents as they share memories and emotional impressions from places they’ve lived throughout Albany County. After interviewing someone, I visit their home or former home and create observational drawings. These drawings become the structure of a piece, and residents’ recollections guide my attempts to capture the mood and experience of the home. This series includes “Twiller Street” and “Window of Opportunity (Irving Street)”, as well as eight other pieces based on homes throughout Albany County including Arbor Hill, Berne, Pine Hills, Slingerlands, Cohoes, and more.
CV
Master of Arts, Studio Art with Concentration in Painting and Drawing, May 2015
The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Dual Concentration in Art Education and Painting, Magna Cum Laude, May 2013
The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY
New York State Professional Certification in Art Education K–12
Grants and Awards
DEC Arts Grant; Individual Artist Commission, 2018
Memory and Observation; A Mixed-Media Study of “Home"
The Arts Center of the Capital Region
Best in Show Runner Up, Fence Show, 2015
The Arts Center of the Capital Region
Graduate Honors in MA in Studio Art, 2015
The College of Saint Rose
Graduate Research Grant, Fall 2014
“Intersections between Painting and Printmaking; An Investigation of Disjointed Spaces”
The College of Saint Rose
Selected Exhibitions
2020 Katherine Chwazik, solo show, Lake George Courthouse Gallery, Lake George, NY
2019 House and Home, solo show, Nine Pin, Albany, NY
2018 Algorithms, group show, Scarlet Seven Fine Art Gallery, Troy, NY
2017 Fence Select, juried show, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Impressive, Albany Barn, Albany, NY
2016 Compound Fragments; Chwazik & Fracalossi, two-woman show, Albany Center Gallery, Albany, NY
2015 BUILT : Albany’s Architecture through Artists’ Eyes, show and auction, Historic Albany Foundation, Albany, NY
Graduate Show, Esther Massry Gallery, The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY
2014 Strung Out, Troy Cloth and Paper, Troy, NY
Your Work Here, Neil Hellman Library, The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY
2013 Self and Other, Graduate group show, Picotte Student Gallery, College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY
2012 Next Phase, Collar Works Gallery, Troy, NY
Master of Arts, Studio Art with Concentration in Painting and Drawing, May 2015
The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Dual Concentration in Art Education and Painting, Magna Cum Laude, May 2013
The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY
New York State Professional Certification in Art Education K–12
Grants and Awards
DEC Arts Grant; Individual Artist Commission, 2018
Memory and Observation; A Mixed-Media Study of “Home"
The Arts Center of the Capital Region
Best in Show Runner Up, Fence Show, 2015
The Arts Center of the Capital Region
Graduate Honors in MA in Studio Art, 2015
The College of Saint Rose
Graduate Research Grant, Fall 2014
“Intersections between Painting and Printmaking; An Investigation of Disjointed Spaces”
The College of Saint Rose
Selected Exhibitions
2020 Katherine Chwazik, solo show, Lake George Courthouse Gallery, Lake George, NY
2019 House and Home, solo show, Nine Pin, Albany, NY
2018 Algorithms, group show, Scarlet Seven Fine Art Gallery, Troy, NY
2017 Fence Select, juried show, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Impressive, Albany Barn, Albany, NY
2016 Compound Fragments; Chwazik & Fracalossi, two-woman show, Albany Center Gallery, Albany, NY
2015 BUILT : Albany’s Architecture through Artists’ Eyes, show and auction, Historic Albany Foundation, Albany, NY
Graduate Show, Esther Massry Gallery, The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY
2014 Strung Out, Troy Cloth and Paper, Troy, NY
Your Work Here, Neil Hellman Library, The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY
2013 Self and Other, Graduate group show, Picotte Student Gallery, College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY
2012 Next Phase, Collar Works Gallery, Troy, NY
