Catherine Feliz is an interdisciplinary artist and medicine person born and raised in Lenapehoking territory [New York City] to parents from Kiskeya Ayiti [Dominican Republic]. An entanglement with archival research, disarming apparatuses of violence, and earth based healing inform their practice. They work to reclaim ancestral technologies that have been systematically erased by drawing from multiple disciplines to unearth histories and make space for decolonial futures.
After almost 10 years of studying and practicing community based herbalism, in late 2020 Catherine launched Botánica Cimarrón. Botánica Cimarrón is a lifestyle brand creating powerful plant medicines and spiritual tools for revolutionary hearts. Inspired by the traditions of Caribbean folk healing, the aesthetics of high romance, and historical experiments in free living, Botánica Cimarrón works to bring earth healing back to the people.
Catherine is currently an MFA candidate at the University of California, Los Angeles department of Interdisciplinary Studio. You might also know Catherine as the co-founder of Abuela Taught Me, an Afro-Taino Two-Spirit educational space, and a founding member of Homecoming, a QTBIPOC radical care collective.
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After almost 10 years of studying and practicing community based herbalism, in late 2020 Catherine launched Botánica Cimarrón. Botánica Cimarrón is a lifestyle brand creating powerful plant medicines and spiritual tools for revolutionary hearts. Inspired by the traditions of Caribbean folk healing, the aesthetics of high romance, and historical experiments in free living, Botánica Cimarrón works to bring earth healing back to the people.
Catherine is currently an MFA candidate at the University of California, Los Angeles department of Interdisciplinary Studio. You might also know Catherine as the co-founder of Abuela Taught Me, an Afro-Taino Two-Spirit educational space, and a founding member of Homecoming, a QTBIPOC radical care collective.
Follow ︎ Instagram Vimeo
Contact ︎ catherinefelizidades@gmail.com
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b. 1992, New York, NY, US
education
2023 UCLA, MFA Candidate in Interdisciplinary Studio
2017 SUNY Purchase College of Art & Design, BFA in Visual Arts/Photography
solo + two person exhibitions
2021 [Upcoming] Para Reclamar, Articule, Montréal, Québec, Canada
selected group exhibitions + performances + screenings
2021 [Upcoming] We Are All Vessels In Collaboration with Maren Hassinger, Susan Inglett Gallery, New York, NY
2020 CYBER HEALING, The Latinx Project at NYU, New York, NY
2019 Temple of Sirius, Group Exhibition, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
WE ARE HERE FEST, Abrons Art Center, New York, NY
2018 In Transit, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, IL
HELIANTHEAE SCALESIA for CIRCUMABULATION at ACRE Projects, Chicago, IL
Reading at Chen’s, Brooklyn, NY
Art in Odd Places 2018: BODY, Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY
Synthetic Zero, Bronx Arts Space, Bronx, NY
2017 Public Access/Open Networks, URe:AD TV, Gallery at BRIC House, Brooklyn, NY
Every Hundred Feet The World Changes, Group BFA Thesis Exhibition, Purchase, NY
Virtual Signals, Online Exhibition Presented by The Nest
2016 Brace for Impact, Group Exhibition, Forum Art Space, Purchase, NY
BLACK WOMEN ARTISTS for BLACK LIVES MATTER, New Museum, New York, NY
What Happens When..., POWRPLNT Gallery, Bushwick, NY
awards + residencies
2022 [Upcoming] Triangle Arts Association, New York, NY
2020 Printed Matter Emerging Artist Publication Grant
2018 International Center of Photography Community Fellowship
2017 Summer Forum for Inquiry & Exchange, Kaneohe, HI
ACRE Residency, Steuben, WI
selected artist talks
2021 Lecturer | Ancient Futures: Reweaving Sacred Connections With Digital Portals, Speclog
Space at Center for Design Research, Hamburg, Germany
2020 Panelist | CYBER HEALING: Digital Space as Safe Space, The Latinx Project NYU, New York, NY
2018 Lecturer | Art & Archives, Teen Curators, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York, NY
Lecturer | BARTALK #11: The Living Archive, The Hague, Netherlands
2017 Panelist | Shapeshifting Practices, Open Engagement Dinner Series, Brooklyn, NY
Panelist | A Live Filming of URe:AD TV "The Show", Gallery at BRIC House, Brooklyn, NY
curatorial
2020 where will i be buried*?, Flux Factory, Long Island City, NY
2019 Mutant Dust Bunnies, Roots & Culture Contemporary Art Center, Chicago, IL
2018 Panel | Diasporic Print Spaces, Contemporary Artists Book Conference at NY Art Book Fair, Queens, NY
2017 BLACK FUTURES, co-curated with Taylor Montague, SUNY Purchase, Purchase, NY
publications
2021 [Upcoming] When Eye Land, Artist Book, Published by Printed Matter
2019 You Will Survive This Rape Trial, Artist Book
2016 Archive of a Maroon in Translation / Archivo de Una Cimarrón en Translación, Artist Book
Cimarron Spirit, Photography book for the 2015 documentary film directed by Ruben Duran
selected press + texts
2020 New York Times | Swipe Through Activist Guides Are the New Zines
Remezcla | ‘Where Will I Be Buried*?’ Is a Virtual Exhibit Exploring Death & Grief for Queer BIPOC
Brooklyn Rail | On-the-Spot with Catherine Feliz
Atmos | Going Black to the Land During a Global Crisis
2019 Artblog | A Shrine to Black Divinity, Temple of Sirius at Da Vinci Art Alliance
selected experiences
2016 Film, Video, and New Media Archive Intern at Artist Pension Trust, New York, NY
2016 Artist Assistant Intern at The Laundromat Project, New York, NY
2015 Studio Intern at Wangechi Mutu Studio, Brooklyn, NY
2014 Curatorial/Collections Management Intern at the Studio Museum of Harlem, New York, NY
public collections
2019 Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture / NYPL
Library at the International Center of Photography
b. 1992, New York, NY, US
education
2023 UCLA, MFA Candidate in Interdisciplinary Studio
2017 SUNY Purchase College of Art & Design, BFA in Visual Arts/Photography
solo + two person exhibitions
2021 [Upcoming] Para Reclamar, Articule, Montréal, Québec, Canada
selected group exhibitions + performances + screenings
2021 [Upcoming] We Are All Vessels In Collaboration with Maren Hassinger, Susan Inglett Gallery, New York, NY
2020 CYBER HEALING, The Latinx Project at NYU, New York, NY
2019 Temple of Sirius, Group Exhibition, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
WE ARE HERE FEST, Abrons Art Center, New York, NY
2018 In Transit, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, IL
HELIANTHEAE SCALESIA for CIRCUMABULATION at ACRE Projects, Chicago, IL
Reading at Chen’s, Brooklyn, NY
Art in Odd Places 2018: BODY, Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY
Synthetic Zero, Bronx Arts Space, Bronx, NY
2017 Public Access/Open Networks, URe:AD TV, Gallery at BRIC House, Brooklyn, NY
Every Hundred Feet The World Changes, Group BFA Thesis Exhibition, Purchase, NY
Virtual Signals, Online Exhibition Presented by The Nest
2016 Brace for Impact, Group Exhibition, Forum Art Space, Purchase, NY
BLACK WOMEN ARTISTS for BLACK LIVES MATTER, New Museum, New York, NY
What Happens When..., POWRPLNT Gallery, Bushwick, NY
awards + residencies
2022 [Upcoming] Triangle Arts Association, New York, NY
2020 Printed Matter Emerging Artist Publication Grant
2018 International Center of Photography Community Fellowship
2017 Summer Forum for Inquiry & Exchange, Kaneohe, HI
ACRE Residency, Steuben, WI
selected artist talks
2021 Lecturer | Ancient Futures: Reweaving Sacred Connections With Digital Portals, Speclog
Space at Center for Design Research, Hamburg, Germany
2020 Panelist | CYBER HEALING: Digital Space as Safe Space, The Latinx Project NYU, New York, NY
2018 Lecturer | Art & Archives, Teen Curators, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York, NY
Lecturer | BARTALK #11: The Living Archive, The Hague, Netherlands
2017 Panelist | Shapeshifting Practices, Open Engagement Dinner Series, Brooklyn, NY
Panelist | A Live Filming of URe:AD TV "The Show", Gallery at BRIC House, Brooklyn, NY
curatorial
2020 where will i be buried*?, Flux Factory, Long Island City, NY
2019 Mutant Dust Bunnies, Roots & Culture Contemporary Art Center, Chicago, IL
2018 Panel | Diasporic Print Spaces, Contemporary Artists Book Conference at NY Art Book Fair, Queens, NY
2017 BLACK FUTURES, co-curated with Taylor Montague, SUNY Purchase, Purchase, NY
publications
2021 [Upcoming] When Eye Land, Artist Book, Published by Printed Matter
2019 You Will Survive This Rape Trial, Artist Book
2016 Archive of a Maroon in Translation / Archivo de Una Cimarrón en Translación, Artist Book
Cimarron Spirit, Photography book for the 2015 documentary film directed by Ruben Duran
selected press + texts
2020 New York Times | Swipe Through Activist Guides Are the New Zines
Remezcla | ‘Where Will I Be Buried*?’ Is a Virtual Exhibit Exploring Death & Grief for Queer BIPOC
Brooklyn Rail | On-the-Spot with Catherine Feliz
Atmos | Going Black to the Land During a Global Crisis
2019 Artblog | A Shrine to Black Divinity, Temple of Sirius at Da Vinci Art Alliance
selected experiences
2016 Film, Video, and New Media Archive Intern at Artist Pension Trust, New York, NY
2016 Artist Assistant Intern at The Laundromat Project, New York, NY
2015 Studio Intern at Wangechi Mutu Studio, Brooklyn, NY
2014 Curatorial/Collections Management Intern at the Studio Museum of Harlem, New York, NY
public collections
2019 Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture / NYPL
Library at the International Center of Photography