Previous Curatorial Projects
MOVING IN /
Moving In / Moving Out: a 2-event series curated by Alexandria Knapik
In summer 2024, I curated Moving In / Moving Out, a series exploring home and movement at Comfort Station for Edra Soto’s La Casa de Todos. Featuring SAGE DYE’s homebody performance and Martí Madaula Esquirol’s films, this intimate series fostered connections between art, memory, and place, reflecting my own journey of transition. The events invited viewers to contemplate the shifting nature of home, offering nuanced perspectives on shared spaces and personal histories.
Edra Soto’s La Casa de Todos, reimagining the SCAFFOLD installation, served as an inspiring backdrop for our series. Soto’s practice, rooted in her Puerto Rican heritage, addresses themes of history, diasporic identity, and social constructs. Her installation reconfigures public space to celebrate and engage the community, aligning perfectly with the spirit of our events.
homebody by SAGE DYE
On September 1st, 2024, I curated homebody by SAGE DYE at Comfort Station, as part of Edra Soto’s La Casa de Todos. This performance redefined domesticity through natural dyes and vintage textiles. SAGE’s garment installation transformed with coffee and tea stains as visitors engaged, blending personal and collective histories. homebody celebrated the intimacy of home life and craft, creating a space for reflection on memory and connection.
Screening of "To Plant a Flying Garden" and "A Planet Painted by Hand" by Martí Madaula Esquirol
On July 19th, 2024, I hosted a film screening by Martí Madaula Esquirol, part of La Casa de Todos at Comfort Station. To Plant a Flying Garden and A Planet Painted by Hand explore the meaning of home from earth to the cosmos. These films prompted reflection on belonging and the intersection of the familiar and the alien, merging personal spaces with expansive worlds.
/ MOVING OUT (2024)
What’s for Dinner? (2023)
Designed to be a short break from the worldly questions of the Chicago Food Justice Summit, attendees took a moment to plan on a short-term level. Such as deciding what to eat for dinner after the events of the day. What’s for Dinner is not an escape but rather a story of experience for all to remember what is happening in their individual past, present, and future. Digesting identity is a daily practice of which all can relate.
Exhibited artists include: David Reninger, Tanzen Lilly, Elle Corazon, Jada Russell, Emilka Wolniewicz, Jen Delos Reyes, Hamdi Attia, Chantal Danyluk, Eva Strum-Gross, and Amalia Colón-Nava
Virtual Exhibition artists include: Connor Young, Sabrina Lozada, Patrick Driscoll, Leah Morris, Ann Reinertsen Farrell, Melissa Frueh, and Cat Barr
Satélite Art Fair: Heaven Gallery Booth (2022)
The Franklin Outdoor hosted Satélite Art Fair in response to Heaven Gallery’s Nubes Art Fair. Heaven Gallery’s booth at Satélite featured Julia Arredondo, Christine Forni, and kg.
Saturday Mornings (2022)
Sabrina Lozada’s solo exhibition Saturday Mornings invoked feelings of nostalgia using imagery of American breakfast items and early 2000’s cartoons while utilizing textile media to create a feeling of warmth and safety.
Pushed Processes showcases work from a new generation of photographic artists who push the boundaries of the medium, incorporating their individual perceptions in a contemporary art context. The artists rework old techniques and employ modern ones to create images that demonstrate how photography and light sensitive materials are being used to go beyond traditional photographic conventions. These diverse bodies of work include manipulated prints and moving images, two-dimensional representations and three-dimensional installations, as well as lens-based and camera-less photography.
Featured artists: Karly Fish, Daniel Hojnacki, Ervin A. Johnson, Kristen Kula, Carissa Meier, Rebecca Memoli, Bianca S. Panos, Elina Ruka, Chandler Smith, Jonathan Taala, and Julie Weber.
