Katty Huertas
Born in 1993, Bogota, Colombia
Lives and works in Washington, D.C.
info@kattyhuertas.com
Lives and works in Washington, D.C.
info@kattyhuertas.com
Education
2020 MFA, Graphic Design, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2016 BA, Arts, Minor Art History, Florida International University, Miami, FL
2012 Visual Arts, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia
2016 BA, Arts, Minor Art History, Florida International University, Miami, FL
2012 Visual Arts, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia
Exhibitions
2024
Trancendence, Transformer, Katzen Arts Center, Washington, D.C.
CONFAB, Washington Studio School, Washington, D.C.
Umbrella Art Fair, Washington, D.C.
Between, Through, Across, DC Arts Center, Washington, D.C.
2023
Umbrella Art Fair, Washington, D.C.
(be)longing. Latela curatorial. Online
An Exercise in Persistence, Riggs and Leidy Galleries, Baltimore, MD.
Umbrella Art Fair, Washington, D.C.
(be)longing. Latela curatorial. Online
An Exercise in Persistence, Riggs and Leidy Galleries, Baltimore, MD.
2022
Woven Thread, Anacostia Arts Center, Washington, D.C.
Artists 4 ERA, Oakstop, Oakland, CA. Curated by Vote Equality.
Woven Thread, Anacostia Arts Center, Washington, D.C.
Artists 4 ERA, Oakstop, Oakland, CA. Curated by Vote Equality.
2021
Green, FRIEDA, Philadelphia, PA.
MindForm, Temporary Room, Online.
Rupture/Ruptura, University of Maryland. Online.
Extra Bold, MICA’s Brown Center Gallery.
Green, FRIEDA, Philadelphia, PA.
MindForm, Temporary Room, Online.
Rupture/Ruptura, University of Maryland. Online.
Extra Bold, MICA’s Brown Center Gallery.
2020
#9on15th, Google Building. Curated by ArtBridge. New York, NY.
Making Common, SFSU Designspace, San Francisco, CA.
Art & Activism, The Cheshire, Washington D.C.
Liber Transformed, Bronze Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD
Drawing for Art, Strathmore Mansion, Bethesda, MD.
Reframing Pathways, Hanover Street Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
#9on15th, Google Building. Curated by ArtBridge. New York, NY.
Making Common, SFSU Designspace, San Francisco, CA.
Art & Activism, The Cheshire, Washington D.C.
Liber Transformed, Bronze Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD
Drawing for Art, Strathmore Mansion, Bethesda, MD.
Reframing Pathways, Hanover Street Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
2019
Women Who Run with the Wolves, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA.
Dia de los Muertos: Cultural Perspectives, Strathmore Mansion, Bethesda, MD.
Women Who Run with the Wolves, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA.
Dia de los Muertos: Cultural Perspectives, Strathmore Mansion, Bethesda, MD.
2018
Mirror, Cardinal Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
Congruent, Congruent, Washington, D.C. Curated by No Kings Collective and Neon Cat.
IRL: The Show, 100 Bogart, Brooklyn, NY.
The Art of Disruption, Long View Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Solo Show. Self-ish, The Hive 2.0, Anacostia Arts Center, Washington, D.C.
WOMXN X ART, The Lemon Collective, Washington, D.C.
Mirror, Cardinal Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
Congruent, Congruent, Washington, D.C. Curated by No Kings Collective and Neon Cat.
IRL: The Show, 100 Bogart, Brooklyn, NY.
The Art of Disruption, Long View Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Solo Show. Self-ish, The Hive 2.0, Anacostia Arts Center, Washington, D.C.
WOMXN X ART, The Lemon Collective, Washington, D.C.
2017
We Are One TOM x Society 6, Austin, TX.
We Are One TOM x Society 6, Austin, TX.
Speaking engagements
2023, National Gallery of Art x Corcoran. Lightning talk presenter.
2023, Maryland Institute College of Art. Illustration Practice MA. Visiting critic.
2023, Corcoran School of the Arts & Design. Visiting critic.
2023, St. Cloud State University. Visiting artist lecturer & workshop.
2023, University of Hartford. Visiting artist lecture.
2022, Maryland Institute College of Art. Artist in Residence.
2022, Maryland Institute College of Art. Illustration Practice MFA. Visiting critic.
2022, Rhode Island School of Design. Visiting artist lecture.
2022, AIGA Oklahoma. Lecturer & workshop.
2022, Huron River Art Collective. Speaker.
2022, Universidad de los Andes. Visiting artist lecture.
2021, Miami Children's Museum + Disney. Mural Unveiling.
2019, Bowie State University. Visiting artist lecture.
2019, Creative Mornings x DC Design Week. Speaker.
2018, Strathmore Mansion. Artist panelist.
Bibliography
PRINT
Elle Korea, featured artist, November Issue, 2023
Create! Magazine, featured artist, December Issue, 2021
IRL Magazine, featured artist, Issue 1, 2018
El Malpensante, featured artist. Ilustracion Malpensante, 2017
The Raritan Gallery, featured artist. Artschool, Issue 1, 2017
Slice Magazine, featured artwork, Issue 19, Fall ‘16/Winter’17, 2016
Society 6, featured artwork, Art Quarterly No. 1.1, Volume 1, 2016
DIGITAL
Dom Carter, “Katty Huertas’ first ever mural speaks to the power of community and asking for help” Creative Boom, November 8, 2023
https://www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/katty-huertas-animal-mural/
https://www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/katty-huertas-animal-mural/
Christina Nafziger, “The Importance Of Putting Yourself Out There: An Interview With Katty Huertas” Create! Magazine, January 25, 2022
https://www.createmagazine.com/blog/the-importance-of-putting-yourself-out-there-an-interview-with-katty-huertas
https://www.createmagazine.com/blog/the-importance-of-putting-yourself-out-there-an-interview-with-katty-huertas
Dom Carter, “Katty Huertas on her maximalist style, why she likes to explore double standards, and how freelance careers evolve” Creative Boom, September 24, 2021
https://www.creativeboom.com/features/katty-huertas/
https://www.creativeboom.com/features/katty-huertas/
Rebecca Fulleylove, “Katty Huertas adopts a painterly approach for her editorial illustrations” Creative Review, June 21, 2021
https://www.creativereview.co.uk/katty-huertas-illustration/
https://www.creativereview.co.uk/katty-huertas-illustration/
Natalie Kotok, “Katty Huertas: Art Encompassing Humanitarian Values” Minus 37, September 30, 2018
https://minus37.com/2018/09/30/katty-huertas-acrylic-painter-digital-illustrator/
https://minus37.com/2018/09/30/katty-huertas-acrylic-painter-digital-illustrator/
Prajakta Amladi, “Conflicting Thoughts Can Also Bring New Ideas to Work”, Blank Paper Project, May 29, 2018
https://blankpaperproject.com/2018/05/29/conflicting-thoughts-can-also-bring-new-ideas-to-work/
https://blankpaperproject.com/2018/05/29/conflicting-thoughts-can-also-bring-new-ideas-to-work/
Carmen Mc Intosh, “Interview-–Katty Huertas”, Positive Magazine, Nov. 28, 2017
http://www.positive-magazine.com/interview-katty-huertas/
http://www.positive-magazine.com/interview-katty-huertas/
Nada Alic, “Obsession: Artist Katty Huertas On The Art of the Self”, Society 6. May 17, 2016
https://society6.com/studio/blog/obsession-artist-katty-huertas-on-the-art-of-the-self
https://society6.com/studio/blog/obsession-artist-katty-huertas-on-the-art-of-the-self
“Katty Huertas Self-Portrait Series”, Accidental Discharge Website.
http://www.accidentaldischarge.com.au/post.php?post_id=221
http://www.accidentaldischarge.com.au/post.php?post_id=221
“Katty Huertas .Obsessions”, Girl Mag Online.
http://girlmagonline.com/katty-huertas/
http://girlmagonline.com/katty-huertas/
Elena Pena, “Katty Huertas; Self-portrait”, Hellow Website. February 18, 2016.
http://hellow.la/katty-huertas-self-portrait/
http://hellow.la/katty-huertas-self-portrait/
Sandra Apperloo, “Katty Huertas”, Artistic Moods Website. August 6, 2013.
http://www.artisticmoods.com/katty-huertas/
http://www.artisticmoods.com/katty-huertas/