https://katyavaz.com katya vaz Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:21:47 +0000 https://katyavaz.com en https://katyavaz.com/Home Sun, 12 Dec 2021 15:57:28 +0000 katya vaz https://katyavaz.com/Home https://katyavaz.com/Information Sun, 12 Dec 2021 15:57:28 +0000 katya vaz https://katyavaz.com/Information About&nbsp; Katya Vaz (b. 1999 Moscow, Russia) is a multidisciplinary artist based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her artistic practice explores how emotional connections shape our perception of physical spaces, often depicting them through evocative imagery that feels like a glimpse into someone’s memories.Drawing inspiration from memories tied to place, Vaz explores the emotional and physical connection between culture and the environment that cultivated it, and how they, in turn, shaped us. By examining the tension between the natural and the built environment, the work investigates ideas of living with instability and transformation principally through processes of degradation and accretion, as well as others rooted in natural principles, such as corrosion,&nbsp;drawing, heat, and submersion. Through these methods, Vaz reflects on the iterative and interconnected quality of the ecological systems while creating works that remain open to expansion and change over time. These ideas take form through installations that assemble various material explorations in dialogue with one another as well as with the viewer. The work considers the environment not as a static backdrop but as an evolving system shaped by continuous interaction. This multiplicity mirrors the evolving relationship between landscapes and cultural systems, suggesting that nothing exists in isolation but rather as part of a dynamic and interconnected whole. EDUCATION 2021 Loyola University New OrleansBachelor of Design, Graphic Design 2017 New Orleans Center for Creative Arts Certificate of Artistry Portfolio - Français CONTACT katyavaz124@gmail.com RESIDENCIES &amp; GRANTS 2025 Fonds des initiatives résidentes (FIR) Grant Cité internationale universitaire de Paris, Paris, France Fulbright-Harriet Hale Woolley Scholar 2025-2026 Fondation des États-Unis, Paris, France The Brackish Artist Collective The Water Collaborative, New Orleans, LA 2024 Joan Mitchell Center Joan Mitchell Center, New Orleans, LA SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2026 Forthcoming – “La goutte qui déborde du vase”&nbsp; Fondation des États-Unis, Paris, France “Un certain regard” George Marshall Center - Hôtel de Talleyrand (US Embassy), Paris, France 2024 “Go I know not where” Good Children Gallery, New Orleans, LA GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2026Forthcoming – “Inner Landscapes” Fondation des États-Unis, Paris, France“Her Verses Unbound” Fondation des États-Unis, Paris, France 2025“Winter Liberty” Fondation des États-Unis, Paris, France “Survey #25” SHED Projects, Cleveland, OH“Our Point in Space” Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA“Refreshing America”Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 2024 “Louisianais.e”Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA2022“Louisianais.e” West Baton Rouge Museum, Baton Rouge, LA2021 “...for our consideration” The Front, New Orleans, LA “After” Diboll Gallery, New Orleans, LA 2019 “Clusterfunk” Dana Center Gallery, New Orleans, LA group exhibition for Vans “Off The Wall” Cafe Istanbul, New Orleans, LA 2018“Nature by Design”Loyola University Design Department, New Orleans, LA 2017“Continued Dreamers” 5 Press Gallery, New Orleans, LA “Revoir” Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, New Orleans, LA CURATORIAL &amp; DESIGN PROJECTS 2025lead graphic designer Musique(s)! Archived at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, Washington D.C. co-curator+preparator pop-up exhibition, “Atis Rezistans” The Historic BK House &amp; Gardens, New Orleans, LA 2024co-curator &amp; graphic designer, “Haiti-Louisiana: Tides of Freedom” Historic BK House &amp; Garden, New Orleans LAUnited Nations, New York City, NY 2023exhibition design, “300 Years of French and Creole Histories” Historic BK House &amp; Gardens, New Orleans, LA&nbsp; Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France &nbsp; https://katyavaz.com/Letterpress Sun, 06 Feb 2022 20:28:56 +0000 katya vaz https://katyavaz.com/Letterpress Letterpress words you can feel...&nbsp; Request Letterpress Printing and/or Design&nbsp;&nbsp;Email zaikaforeverpress@gmail.com for more information. Offerings: event invitations, stationery sets, original design prints, show posters, (nearly) anything your heart desires... 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Created at the Fondation des États-Unis in Paris, France for the Fulbright France Mid-Year Meeting at the George Marshall Center - Hôtel de Talleyrand in Paris, France. Un certain regard investigates the ghosts that become embodied within the present moment. The works integrated throughout the rooms reflect on the passage of time and the necessity of understanding how each moment accumulates. Even when individual moments slip from view, they remain essential. Time is not erased but layered, its presence felt through accretion rather than visibility. Yet, a look through the window is an attestation of such gradual transformation, in preparation for the next glance. The glass block sliding puzzle comprises three photos of the Place de la Concorde– one from the early 20th century, a screenshot from Google Maps dated 2019, and one from the present day. These similar shots will never align perfectly, rendering the puzzle unsolvable. Each intervention from the viewer creates a new image. Similarly, our versions of the past, present, and future rarely coincide. They are continually shifting and reforming. The fractured glass engraving imagines the fountain designed by Guillaume Coustou for Louis III Phélypeaux– a fountain lost to the later construction of the Rue de Rivoli– while other engravings offer views of various windows in Paris. Wooden panels evoke parquet floors, emblematic of French royal interiors. The mounted images depict details of the Hôtel de Talleyrand woven together with another façade in Paris, combining the seemingly disparate aspects of the city to form a continuity of various realities and histories existing simultaneously. Are memories not abstractions and fragments of our past through the lens of the present ? https://katyavaz.com/02 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:26:20 +0000 katya vaz https://katyavaz.com/02 <img width="5712" height="4284" width_o="5712" height_o="4284" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a84163b66089d1023fb97a8b0f9d738546265024fd15d0ba06963a7108f8ce9f/vaz_eversincethen_1.jpg" data-mid="243198182" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a84163b66089d1023fb97a8b0f9d738546265024fd15d0ba06963a7108f8ce9f/vaz_eversincethen_1.jpg" /><img width="5712" height="4284" width_o="5712" height_o="4284" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a51eb17df58a7cc63b69b17304d86ba323333b83cc0b801eef422e5394b0cb94/vaz_eversincethen_3.jpg" data-mid="243198184" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a51eb17df58a7cc63b69b17304d86ba323333b83cc0b801eef422e5394b0cb94/vaz_eversincethen_3.jpg" /><img width="5712" height="4284" width_o="5712" height_o="4284" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9f78213f9b058e35758b2f5cb39d094f36a6895bc34910e551df6e463535a245/vaz_eversincethen_4.jpg" data-mid="243198185" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9f78213f9b058e35758b2f5cb39d094f36a6895bc34910e551df6e463535a245/vaz_eversincethen_4.jpg" /><img width="4189" height="5632" width_o="4189" height_o="5632" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a37f05f802d6510541e6eaee628e91f330437bab4e465d3e62daa907ad41861b/vaz_eversincethen_2.jpg" data-mid="243198183" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a37f05f802d6510541e6eaee628e91f330437bab4e465d3e62daa907ad41861b/vaz_eversincethen_2.jpg" />eversincethen, 2025 Created + presented at the Fondation des États-Unis in Paris, France In eversincethen, digital elements have been introduced to create a starker contrast between the natural graphite medium and subject with modern construction. The graphite drawing reveals the delicate patterns that rainwater creates in the sand and earth, forming feathery structures. It rests on the ground, inside a backlit box, usually used for advertising, allowing the graphite lines to glow with a diaphanous light. Behind it, an eight-second video shows a construction site pouring gravel for a riverside structure, projected onto the wall. Drawing and video enter into a silent dialogue. One evokes the natural association of water with peace and serenity, the other recalls the implicit violence of the commodification of nature. The work seeks to establish a balance, taking into account both human and non-human needs, and to reflect on how our knowledge can be used for the common good. https://katyavaz.com/03 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 16:24:57 +0000 katya vaz https://katyavaz.com/03 <img width="2354" height="3570" width_o="2354" height_o="3570" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/079e3143f41a6500bac02c6da81d46713ae9d58232c2d2d08af127bb01c88383/knownotwhere_front.jpg" data-mid="217640086" border="0" data-scale="52" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/079e3143f41a6500bac02c6da81d46713ae9d58232c2d2d08af127bb01c88383/knownotwhere_front.jpg" /> Go I know not where, 2024 Joan Mitchell Center + Good Children Gallery&nbsp; A series of work begun in residence at the Joan Mitchell Center in 2024, Go I know not where&nbsp;is inspired by the Slavic folkloreism and social geology. The title comes from the story Go I Know Not Where, Bring Back I Know Not What, which tells a royal huntsman whose spared bird-wife helps him through perilous trials. Barbara Henry’s analysis highlights how this tale reflects the transition from magical to practical elements due to industrialization and environmental change. Reflecting this theme, the show explores water’s dual role as both generative and destructive in Southern Louisiana. It features drawings of local waterways, cyanotypes of personal symbols like hair and palm fronds, paper made of algae, and historical references such as Soviet-era exile measures. The work further delves into Slavic folklore with the deity Mokosh, using embroidery patterns to connect with cultural and ecological narratives and the interplay between memory, environment, and tradition. 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Installation shots from solo show, Go I know not where, at Good Children Gallery in New Orleans, Louisiana <img width="5712" height="3213" width_o="5712" height_o="3213" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d57e0c22f21a8e5271a84bdffaec7ba5676e0045313a95aaddcb3bc62395f73c/IMG_2790.png" data-mid="220346044" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d57e0c22f21a8e5271a84bdffaec7ba5676e0045313a95aaddcb3bc62395f73c/IMG_2790.png" /><img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bb8eb0a077da74013eb2d78320f99a6d7799c18427368efb6ffde1c3602afc6d/IMG_4082.JPG" data-mid="220346069" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bb8eb0a077da74013eb2d78320f99a6d7799c18427368efb6ffde1c3602afc6d/IMG_4082.JPG" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/561d033f2b8adef77491568710589f59118f1936d623b47bf8a4152f1d473a25/IMG_4154-2.JPG" data-mid="220346299" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/561d033f2b8adef77491568710589f59118f1936d623b47bf8a4152f1d473a25/IMG_4154-2.JPG" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d03dd872d7f7826f3c14e17828c284fcc9de5c3e90a6d520c4f422ac6b930797/IMG_4063.JPG" data-mid="220346080" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d03dd872d7f7826f3c14e17828c284fcc9de5c3e90a6d520c4f422ac6b930797/IMG_4063.JPG" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0b6646dcee4eabdb69bad51a199ba5ed834fb0eb611dbf68d62a471a1f165981/IMG_4043.JPG" data-mid="220346083" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0b6646dcee4eabdb69bad51a199ba5ed834fb0eb611dbf68d62a471a1f165981/IMG_4043.JPG" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/451358c025be53a7c4fd338118a0ca4e5731ab992700adcc58acdc8598b76ade/IMG_4075.JPG" data-mid="220346073" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/451358c025be53a7c4fd338118a0ca4e5731ab992700adcc58acdc8598b76ade/IMG_4075.JPG" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d54367bc6d890ee5b5a8235fb690cb7f0e3dd6c62b2766bdb65580163ada7e0a/IMG_4073.JPG" data-mid="220346076" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d54367bc6d890ee5b5a8235fb690cb7f0e3dd6c62b2766bdb65580163ada7e0a/IMG_4073.JPG" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/863f187d800d37a1327261e44840ea477c8b3f0b05b52603da0a8de1e60788ad/IMG_4090.JPG" data-mid="220346063" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/863f187d800d37a1327261e44840ea477c8b3f0b05b52603da0a8de1e60788ad/IMG_4090.JPG" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e5b305f74e89a2e0ebf5dd00910bef8f8d1d0c8ab44360202e9253bb2d12f12f/IMG_4092.JPG" data-mid="220346058" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e5b305f74e89a2e0ebf5dd00910bef8f8d1d0c8ab44360202e9253bb2d12f12f/IMG_4092.JPG" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f2978f9015bba6ea8ff51901de20404ba425065d7275fbe4dd3b0c7cb20a80e/IMG_4112.JPG" data-mid="220346054" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2f2978f9015bba6ea8ff51901de20404ba425065d7275fbe4dd3b0c7cb20a80e/IMG_4112.JPG" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/187e2e59aa8532e54d5f65d64cedf58b2a1356c44a75673fdef4f2c3e0f8d1ab/IMG_4047.JPG" data-mid="220346050" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/187e2e59aa8532e54d5f65d64cedf58b2a1356c44a75673fdef4f2c3e0f8d1ab/IMG_4047.JPG" /> Stolovaya September 28, 2024 Photography by Victoria Gudino &amp; Irma Nikolayeva In the frame of the exhibition, Katya Vaz and Katya Simkhovich (founder of Dom Zakuski) organized a multi-course dinner and discussion surrounding Louisiana and Eastern European cuisine, how food and tradition are influenced by geographical location and culture, and finally how to connect with a culture outside of its original context, bringing together 23 people. The dinner was accompanied by a small book that describes both the dinner and significance of the exhibition in further detail, as well as letterpressed menus, both designed and produced by Katya Vaz. The name, Stolovaya, comes from a type of casual dining establishment commonly found in Russia and other former Soviet countries. Often compared to a cafeteria, it offers a variety of affordable, home-style dishes in a straight forward setting. Customers typically select their meals from a counter, where they can choose from options like soups, stews, and salads. Stolovayas are known for their communal atmosphere and are popular for their hearty, traditional offerings. <img width="6016" height="4000" width_o="6016" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/36623975da08a8a737d7e76f43c64f5147299f05cc1c7ad9506d1c74bc40e038/DSC_0004.jpg" data-mid="217640097" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/36623975da08a8a737d7e76f43c64f5147299f05cc1c7ad9506d1c74bc40e038/DSC_0004.jpg" /> <img width="6016" height="4000" width_o="6016" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dc5f4272475295b6fe243154f6727afb42e95810e65003eb4971f7419608a9b0/DSC_0001.jpg" data-mid="217640096" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dc5f4272475295b6fe243154f6727afb42e95810e65003eb4971f7419608a9b0/DSC_0001.jpg" /> <img width="6016" height="4000" width_o="6016" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/15c6a79489b79dd132648f12d8fb8456fe57efbac3392fe1745e106794d9dfa3/DSC_0006.jpg" 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height="2334" width_o="1467" height_o="2334" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/65d8c0d6e704e3b613864f1146251266b249c4c33776a737c7bb9e3a1ecb1106/DSC_0070.jpg" data-mid="217640110" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/65d8c0d6e704e3b613864f1146251266b249c4c33776a737c7bb9e3a1ecb1106/DSC_0070.jpg" /> <img width="3073" height="3466" width_o="3073" height_o="3466" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/55296b56ba70e7605904c8dd9f9ec6fa8f39afb45885ba2b99942138561ec23b/DSC_0111.jpg" data-mid="217640118" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/55296b56ba70e7605904c8dd9f9ec6fa8f39afb45885ba2b99942138561ec23b/DSC_0111.jpg" /> <img width="2246" height="2989" width_o="2246" height_o="2989" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e7aed089af38f6bd88d45d86ba5fb52cff04e1b0f685a6dec0352c5a7c056422/DSC_0134.jpg" data-mid="217640124" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e7aed089af38f6bd88d45d86ba5fb52cff04e1b0f685a6dec0352c5a7c056422/DSC_0134.jpg" /> Individual Works https://katyavaz.com/04 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 15:57:29 +0000 katya vaz https://katyavaz.com/04 <img width="1341" height="1000" width_o="1341" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f59d79d3e6d97bcc7d39222b9b3abb17717d1ea726197fd0ff151baa58a96e68/Vaz_K_Pyaterochka_2.jpg" data-mid="217638551" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f59d79d3e6d97bcc7d39222b9b3abb17717d1ea726197fd0ff151baa58a96e68/Vaz_K_Pyaterochka_2.jpg" /><img width="1210" height="1000" width_o="1210" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0283a81c6f0e99a48a2fec3a485a289d966568be97ae436e55de3923b296c6a4/Vaz_K_Pyaterochka_d2.jpg" data-mid="217638550" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0283a81c6f0e99a48a2fec3a485a289d966568be97ae436e55de3923b296c6a4/Vaz_K_Pyaterochka_d2.jpg" /><img width="1044" height="1000" width_o="1044" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/04b9a3089b9de52e45b22570c23bd2b983268b2f06c11b01c268ab9c43412ac5/Vaz_K_Pyaterochka_d3.jpg" data-mid="217638552" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/04b9a3089b9de52e45b22570c23bd2b983268b2f06c11b01c268ab9c43412ac5/Vaz_K_Pyaterochka_d3.jpg" />pyaterochka, 2019 This painting, featuring a display of sausage in a typical Russian corner store like Pyaterochka, delves into the concept of commonality and familiarity within a specific cultural context. By focusing on this everyday scene, the work explores how certain items and practices become symbols of shared experience and identity among those within the group, while remaining largely unnoticed or even unfamiliar to outsiders. Through this depiction, the painting invites viewers to consider how ordinary objects can serve as markers of cultural belonging and highlight the nuanced boundaries that define inclusivity and exclusivity in everyday life. https://katyavaz.com/05 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 16:24:55 +0000 katya vaz https://katyavaz.com/05 <img width="1495" height="1000" width_o="1495" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/217c45035fdcfeec87bb4033b6bb5f23c5a38bd8fc4605e111904ff12305db61/katyavaz_idontknowyouorme.jpg" data-mid="217638723" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/217c45035fdcfeec87bb4033b6bb5f23c5a38bd8fc4605e111904ff12305db61/katyavaz_idontknowyouorme.jpg" /><img width="788" height="1000" width_o="788" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e3facaa93b4f74d6500f7569b36bb8e55c2a15450965931e52796f0862b2e541/katyavaz_idontknowyouorme_d2.jpg" data-mid="217638726" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/788/i/e3facaa93b4f74d6500f7569b36bb8e55c2a15450965931e52796f0862b2e541/katyavaz_idontknowyouorme_d2.jpg" /><img width="768" height="1033" width_o="768" height_o="1033" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ce8c30a377b9bc074947213ed895250f4325d52c80b31a40de2e79e9137531e1/katyavaz_idontknowyouorme_d3.jpg" data-mid="217638724" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/768/i/ce8c30a377b9bc074947213ed895250f4325d52c80b31a40de2e79e9137531e1/katyavaz_idontknowyouorme_d3.jpg" /><img width="768" height="901" width_o="768" height_o="901" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/820041af8bb79f63543987dda2940fae76f8e5f2ecf82f92d6f18fb801227fe2/katyavaz_idontknowyouorme_d4.jpg" data-mid="217638727" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/768/i/820041af8bb79f63543987dda2940fae76f8e5f2ecf82f92d6f18fb801227fe2/katyavaz_idontknowyouorme_d4.jpg" /><img width="704" height="1000" width_o="704" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/06cb4afea7b0d4ea41ec0648d29fa3826aa932332adafedc386a48067f3fc0fb/katyavaz_idontknowyouorme_d1.jpg" data-mid="217638728" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/704/i/06cb4afea7b0d4ea41ec0648d29fa3826aa932332adafedc386a48067f3fc0fb/katyavaz_idontknowyouorme_d1.jpg" /> i don’t know you or me, 2019 Split graphite drawing. On the left is a cafe with plastered walls and a lace table cloth in Suzdal, Russia. On the right is a tire shop in New Orleans with stacks of tires and a chicken sitting atop one of them. The drawing explores merging dualities. The line where opposing identities meet. https://katyavaz.com/06 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 16:24:52 +0000 katya vaz https://katyavaz.com/06 <img width="768" height="1127" width_o="768" height_o="1127" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6cc5ae940ea3a2dbbbfaf704ac823adff7fe8d6dbf14cdc846c9eeb041931f38/02_vaz_shortdayslongrides_2020_etching_7x11.jpg" data-mid="217638886" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/768/i/6cc5ae940ea3a2dbbbfaf704ac823adff7fe8d6dbf14cdc846c9eeb041931f38/02_vaz_shortdayslongrides_2020_etching_7x11.jpg" /> <img width="823" height="1200" width_o="823" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b6a92f22d42acbbd89795849f56e03b7b412d49fc084125f32e18b85fc29c8ae/03_vaz_shortdayslongrides_2020_etching_7x11.jpg" data-mid="217638887" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/823/i/b6a92f22d42acbbd89795849f56e03b7b412d49fc084125f32e18b85fc29c8ae/03_vaz_shortdayslongrides_2020_etching_7x11.jpg" /> <img width="1297" height="1000" width_o="1297" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/02b34288812c993805614a8f2c5afe022544ded47a7aedcd8c97619e9e7d42de/03_vaz_shortdayslongrides_2020_etching_d1.jpg" data-mid="217638889" border="0" data-scale="77" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/02b34288812c993805614a8f2c5afe022544ded47a7aedcd8c97619e9e7d42de/03_vaz_shortdayslongrides_2020_etching_d1.jpg" /><img width="1000" height="1347" width_o="1000" height_o="1347" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eb6e2ae8b41d3a9d0a7466bceb856ee8181df4ea6dbc196edbcfa473c713de6b/03_vaz_shortdayslongrides_2020_etching_7x11_d2.jpg" data-mid="217638892" border="0" data-scale="77" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eb6e2ae8b41d3a9d0a7466bceb856ee8181df4ea6dbc196edbcfa473c713de6b/03_vaz_shortdayslongrides_2020_etching_7x11_d2.jpg" /><img width="1120" height="853" width_o="1120" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2e3686be2f91fe983cccee2a169b35d99a43cc2d0be2e4cb4a86c0f1b17f79a5/02_vaz_shortdayslongrides_2020_etching_7x11_d1.jpg" data-mid="217638891" border="0" data-scale="77" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2e3686be2f91fe983cccee2a169b35d99a43cc2d0be2e4cb4a86c0f1b17f79a5/02_vaz_shortdayslongrides_2020_etching_7x11_d1.jpg" /><img width="859" height="1106" width_o="859" height_o="1106" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/48356092eeb49ce09ac1cf49ad7adb71bb1117ea65f465740b3a97483d864ea1/02_vaz_shortdayslongrides_2020_etching_7x11_d2.jpg" data-mid="217638890" border="0" data-scale="77" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/859/i/48356092eeb49ce09ac1cf49ad7adb71bb1117ea65f465740b3a97483d864ea1/02_vaz_shortdayslongrides_2020_etching_7x11_d2.jpg" /> long days, short rides, 2020 Two etchings - one of a train ride to Aleksandrov, Russia the other of a friend spray painting on the train tracks behind the Japonica School artist studios in New Orleans. This work plays with duplicity and finding semblances of one’s self in alternative contexts. https://katyavaz.com/07 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 16:24:47 +0000 katya vaz https://katyavaz.com/07 <img width="874" height="1200" width_o="874" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d960ff5d1b80d8fae04e817bd7ea889326fc378002b6341f45edbf58f08233e3/katya_vaz_04.jpg" data-mid="217639191" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/874/i/d960ff5d1b80d8fae04e817bd7ea889326fc378002b6341f45edbf58f08233e3/katya_vaz_04.jpg" /> <img width="947" height="1200" width_o="947" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/04f2750347c6cf4200d325940fefd5849fbe94837e9ce9751f972bae9e2df9a6/katya_vaz_06.jpg" data-mid="217639192" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/947/i/04f2750347c6cf4200d325940fefd5849fbe94837e9ce9751f972bae9e2df9a6/katya_vaz_06.jpg" /> <img width="2654" height="3353" width_o="2654" height_o="3353" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/273852aa57371e1241cc7fda9ec252c3368db3ae7662d5c0f7b18b2a382d41c3/balalaika.jpg" data-mid="217639193" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/273852aa57371e1241cc7fda9ec252c3368db3ae7662d5c0f7b18b2a382d41c3/balalaika.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="944" width_o="1200" height_o="944" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/00506cd7360b387d0909b765ae2537e02698af3a7739235e136f2dc91b4f5cf7/katya_vaz_01.jpg" data-mid="217639190" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/00506cd7360b387d0909b765ae2537e02698af3a7739235e136f2dc91b4f5cf7/katya_vaz_01.jpg" /> (d)evolving traditions, 2023 This linoleum block print series explores a complex yet nostalgic relationship with my birth country, which has&nbsp; come to feel estranged in times of war. Through the meticulous process of creating these prints, I aim to capture and reconcile the intricate emotions and memories tied to this country.