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kaory 

lives & works in the ohlone/sf bay area

         education  

    2022 ︎ university of california, berkeley; berkeley, ca.
                               bachelor of arts, media studies & art practice
    2019 ︎ de anza college; cupertino, ca.
                               associate of arts, communication studies (cum laude)

         group exhibitions  

    2025 ︎ 2025 latinx art now!; movimiento de arte y cultura latino america,
                               san jose, ca. (curated by alyssarhaye graciano)
    2024 ︎ afterlife: a celebration of life and remembrance; mexican heritage plaza,
                              san jose, ca. (juried by joe miller)
    2024 ︎ 99 bottles; local color/ noble gallery, san jose, ca                    
                              (community curation)
    2024 ︎ painting at night; opalka gallery at rusell sage college,
                               albany, ny. (curated by sean desiree and alisa sikelianos-carter)
    2024 ︎ what’s cookin’; palo alto art center,
                               palo alto, ca. (juried by greg flood)
    2023 ︎ there is magic here: national juried exhibition; marin museum of contemporary                                      art, novato, ca. (juried by svea lin soll)
    2023 ︎ INDIGENOUS: in celebration of indigenous people’s day, sf district office,
                               san francisco, ca. (curated by joseph abbati & ocean escalanti)
    2023 ︎ an chơi | eat + play ; chopsticks alley art,
                               san jose, ca. (curated by eric bui)
    2023 ︎ all for ray, ray for all; works/san jose art and performance center,
                               san jose, ca. (curated by joe miller)
    2023 ︎ excursions: 2023 juried members show, berkely art center,
                               berkeley, ca. (juried by hoi leung)
    2023 ︎ creative corner; empire seven studios,
                               san jose, ca. (curated by jessica gutierrez)
     2022 ︎ strain: new works in print; worth ryder gallery,
                               berkeley, ca. (curated by professor emily gui)
     2022 ︎ forgiving the forgotten: fall 2022 honors student exhibition;
                               worth ryder gallery, berkeley, ca.
    2022 ︎ many, big, and unusual: works in print; art practice
                               department, berkeley, ca. (curated by professor emily gui)
    2022 ︎ extro-introspection: the spring 2022 senior thesis exhibition;
                               worth ryder gallery, berkeley, ca.
                               (curated by professors brody reiman & stephanie syjuco)
    2021 ︎ transitional lifeways of evolving community; berkeley, ca.
                               (curated by professor sholeh asgary)
    2021 ︎ unruly objects in the uncanny gallery; berkeley, ca.
                               (curated by professor dana hemenway)                    
         residencies & fellowships 

     2025 •  for the mamas community contributor/ coffee bueno;                             san jose, ca. part of the 2025 creative ambassador                           program
     2024 •  city of san jose climate art program – resilient artist                               cohort; san jose, ca. summer/fall 2024; ceramic arts                       fellow


         public commissions 

     2024 •  peaks of the bay – sticker & graphic design;                                              commissioned by the student environmental                                      resource center at uc berkeley; completed in august

         awards & grants 

      2024 •  juror’s award – “what’s cookin’?” group exhibition; palo                       alto, ca for the work: preparando el desayuno (2021)
      2022 •  honors studio recipient; university of california                                         berkeley, department of art practice; fall 2022
      2022 •  certifcate of excellence in the discipline of ceramics;
                      univeristy of california berkeley, department of art                             practice; may 2022
      2021 •  materials quick-grant awardee; university of california
                      berkeley, department of art practice fall 2021
    2019  •  uc berkeley undergraduate scholarship (2019-2022)
                                             
        publication contributions  

    2024  •  “tewi niukiyari/ words of the people/ palabras de la                                   gente” martha street zine issue #10: for the                                         mamas, san jose, ca. july 2024; pg. 24-26
    2023 ︎ the good, the bad, and the wurst,” martha street
                          quarant-zine issue #9: curiosity, san jose, ca.
                          march 2023; pg. 29 (read online)