bio Johana Moscoso is a Colombian artist based in . Through embroidery, video and performance, her work reveals issues of migrations, gender roles and culture from a personal point of view. Moscoso has won awards for her work from places such Woman Made Gallery in Chicago and Port Moody Arts Centre in Canada. Recently, she was an artist in residence at the Chicago Artist Coalition’s BOLT and HATCH projects, ACRE (Artists’ Cooperative Residency and Exhibitions) in Steuben, WI, and at the Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago. She has exhibited widely nationally and internationally in places such as ArtBO 2014, International Art Fair of Bogotá, Colombia; Video Guerrilha An Art Gallery On Open Sky, São Paulo, Brazil, and Cuchifritos, New York, NY. She also has had work commissioned for exhibitions curated by Norene Leddy, Liz Slagus and Jessica Cochran. Moscoso’s work is part of the private collections of Cesar Gaviria and Solita Mishan in Colombia, Alessandro Pasotti and Fabrizio Padovani in Italy, and Germany. Her work is represented by Otros 360 grados Gallery in Bogota, Colombia.

artist statement My practice is inspired by a cathartic act in which I explore co-narratives of South American and North American cultures. The journey of being a Latin woman and resident alien has both inspired and led me to study the process of my adaptation to my new environments. This study coincides with my research into the traditions of my home country, Colombia. My work is personal and is affected by my history and the mediums that I use. I view myself as a hybrid artist who incorporates a variety of mediums into installations that express my interest in gender roles and culture. Being from a Colombian family of female tailors has guided me in my application of fiber and textiles in my work. My experience as an educator has reinforced and informed the use of performance and video in my practice. My fiber work celebrates the places where my family has migrated, the languages related to these locations, and the memory that has passed from generations through embroidery. My embroidery works are abstract maps of my family's migrations. In these pieces each stitch traces the time, labor, and nostalgia of our journeys. The trace made between the first and the last stitch represent an intangible timeline. For me performance evokes intimate feelings that cannot be described in words but are better expressed through movement. Engaging these fragile human states is the pivotal endeavor in my performance work. My experience in my home country, where the male presence is strong and dominant, has driven me to question gender roles in the two cultures I belong to. In Hispanic countries, like Colombia, gender roles are clearly defined. In most Latin dances, the man takes the lead and the woman follows him; and like a dance, these gender roles are performative and acted out through movements. The incorporation of traditional activities such as dancing and sewing with physical installations has enabled me to create environments that empower the feminine presence and celebrate culture.

Johana Moscoso Curriculum Vitae www.johanamoscoso.com

Residencies and Awards 2015/16 BOLT Residency, Chicago Artist Coalition, Chicago, IL ACRE, Artists’ Cooperative Residency and Exhibitions. Steuben, WI 2012/13 HATCH Projects, Chicago Artist Coalition, Chicago, IL 2011 14TH International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Fourth place award recipient, Chicago, IL 2010 Lillstreet Art Center, Textile Department Artist-in-Residency, Chicago, IL 2009 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award, Nominee, International Sculpture Center, Savannah College of Art and Design, Sculpture department, Atlanta, GA 2009 Wearable Art Awards, Port Moody Arts Centre, Student Award recipient, British Columbia, Canada 2009 UnCommon Thread Wearable Art Show [Force 2008], The Louisiana State Museum, Third place Award recipient, Baton Rouge, LA 2007 Awarded Artistic Honors Fellowship, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA 2005 Thesis Honorable Mention, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia

Solo Exhibitions 2017 Round and Round, Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, Chicago, IL 2016 TBA, Chicago Artist Coalition, Chicago, IL 2013 Machera Series 4, Trailer Park Project, Chicago Artist Month, Chicago Center for Green Technology, Chicago, IL 2013 Machera Series 3, Trailer Park Project, Milwaukee Arts Festival, Chicago, IL 2011 Dancing On The Sticks, OxBow School of Arts and Artists’ Residency, Saugatuck, MI 2009 Gestures Of Benevolence, ACA Gallery, Atlanta, GA 2007 Arts Week Installation, Colegio Nueva Granada, Bogotá, Colombia 2007 Female 1, Galería imánarte espacio abierto, Bogotá, Colombia 2005 Acompañantes Afectivos, ArtBox Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia 2003 Public Performance, Au Bon Pain, Cambridge, Boston, MA

Selected Exhibitions 2016 Art in Motion 2016, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL Primer Salón de Artistas Jovenes, FaBvlae gallery, Bogotá, Colombia and Instituto Cervantes, Tokio, Japón -Titulo por confirmar- Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, Chicago, IL -Titulo por confirmar- Elastics Arts, Chicago, IL 2015 Document, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL 6 Mujeres, Otros 360 grados, Bogotá, Colombia THE ANNUAL: An Exhibition of New Chicago Art, Chicago Artist Coalition, Chicago, IL

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Artress- an exhibition of contemporary art works by international women artists, The Research House For Asian Art, Chicago, IL 2014 Yeah, That’s What She Said, Specials On C, New York, NY 2014 El cambio de todo lo que permanence, Artecámara division in ArtBO 2014, International Art Fair of Bogotá, Colombia 2014 ArtBash, Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN 2014 By the Horns, Exposition Chicago 2014 Patron Preview and Vernissage, EXPO CHICAGO, International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art, Chicago, IL 2013 SexEd: Chapter 1, Cuchifritos, New York, NY 2013 Twelve Variations, Chicago Artist Coalition, Chicago, IL 2013 Structures For Reading Text & The Reading Body In Contemporary Art, Center for Book and Paper Arts, Columbia College, Chicago, IL 2013 Indelicate Objects, Chicago Artist Coalition, Chicago, IL 2012 FIBERS, The Madison-Morgan Cultural Center, Madison, GA 2012 Pink Lipstick & High Heels, Roots and Culture, Chicago, IL 2011 Video Guerrilha, An Art Gallery On Open Sky to, São Paulo, Brazil 2011 I am not a good enough feminist, Concrete Utopia, New York, NY 2011 Colectivo Pocket, CArt + Studio Watch, Puerto Rico, PR 2010 Lillstreet Resident Artists Show, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL 2009 Fashionistas, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA 2008 Threads, Wearable Art Fashion Show, Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ 2006 Concurso de Artes plásticas 2006, France Embassy, El Museo Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia. 2004 Colombia Crea Positivo, Galería Casa Cuadrada, Bogotá, Colombia 2002 II Salón Javeriano, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Bogotá, Colombia

Work in the Collections Of: 2016 Private Contemporary Art Collection in Bogotá, Colombia Private Contemporary Art Collection in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia 2015 Solita Mishaan’s Latin American Art Collection, Bogotá, Colombia 2015 Private Contemporary Art Collection in Berlin, Germany 2014 Alessandro Pasotti and Fabrizio Padovani’s Art Collection in Bologna, Italy 2003 Cesar Gaviria’s Latin American Art Collection, Bogotá, Colombia

Workshop and Artist Talk 2016 Artist Talk for the Librería Donceles by Pablo Helguera. , Chicago, IL Artist Talk for Katie Waugh, “Stitched Fiber” class, Wells College, Aurora, NY Artist Residencies for Christine Tarkowski, “Graduate Sculpture Practice Critique Seminar” class, School of the , Chicago, IL 2015 Sewing Workshop, Department of Fiber and Material Studies, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL Artist Talk, Richard Henry Lee Elementary School, Chicago, IL Artist Talk for Dana Carter, “Stitch II” class, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 2013 Artist Talk, Parsons The New School of Design, New York, NY 2011 Block Printing Workshop, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL

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2009 Teaching Assistant, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA 2010 What a girl wants, what a girl needs: The Aphrodite Project, Purse Hacking Workshop, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ 2007 Artist Talk for Stuart Keeler, “Three-Dimensional Design” class, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA

Professional Experience 2014/16 Assistant Manager of the Fiber and Material Studies Department, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL 2014 Museum Educator Intern, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago 2014 Performer, 96ACRES Performance by Maria Gaspar, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL 2014 Installation Assistant, Beers Contemporary, London Art Fair, London, UK 2010/14 Lead Teacher and Curriculum Manager, Multilingual Connections, Chicago, IL 2010/12 Art Teacher, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL 2009/12 Senior Teacher, Language Stars, Chicago, IL 2012 Performer, Movement research workshop, Anne Wilson, Evanston, IL 2011 Staff, OxBow School Of The Arts, Saugatuck, MI 2009 Teaching Assistant, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA 2008 Seamstress: Construction of Kestos Imas outfit, Norene Leddy, The Aphrodite project, Kestos Imas, New York, NY 2008 Seamstress: Construction of traditional Native American men’s and women’s garments, Ocmulgee National Monument Museum, Macon, GA 2008 Intern, MacArthur Digital Media and Learning Grant, Vision Education & Media, New York, NY 2005/07 Assistant Manager, Navas & Navas Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia 2005 Teaching Assistant, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia 2006/07 Art Teacher, Foundation Hogar Nueva Granada school, Bogotá, Colombia 2005 Gallery Assistant, ARTBO, International Art Fair of Bogotá, Cu4rto nivel gallery, Bogotá, Colombia 2004 /05 Drawing Community Manager, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia 2002 Art guide of the XVII Salón del fuego, Fundación Gilberto Alzate Avendaño, Bogotá, Colombia

Represented By: Otros 360 Grados Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia http://www.otros360grados.com/

Education 2009 M.F.A Sculpture, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA • Recipient, Artistic Honors Fellowship 2005 B.V.A Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia • Recipient, Honors Thesis Emotional Prostheses

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