Catherine Czacki
THROUGH THE COMBINATION OF RAW AND FOUND MATERIALS, CATHERINE CZACKI BREAKS DOWN THE OPPOSITIONS OF THEIR DISTINCTIONS, INVESTIGATING THE HUMAN IMPERATIVE TO DIVIDE NATURE FROM CULTURE. SUBJECTS AND OBJECTS INTERTWINE THROUGH ACCIDENTAL ENCOUNTERS AND SUSTAINED CONVERSATIONS, MANIFESTING IN SCULPTURAL OUTCOMES AND WRITTEN WORKS. CZACKI RECEIVED A BFA FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE (2003), HER MFA FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (2008) AND IS CURRENTLY A PHD CANDIDATE IN THE ART HISTORY, THEORY AND CRITICISM PROGRAM (CONCENTRATION IN ART PRACTICE) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO. CZACKI’S WORK HAS BEEN EXHIBITED AT THE PRAGUE BIENNALE (2009); DREI RAUM FÜR GEGENWARTSKUNST IN KÖLN, GERMANY (2009); ART IN GENERAL IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK (2011); FAVORITE GOODS IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (2013 / 2014); JOAN IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (2015); THE RANGE IN SAGUACHE, COLORADO (2015), AND SCULPTURE CENTER IN LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK (2015).