Toronto, ON
kaydeearv@gmail.com
Education
OCAD University
Toronto ON – BA Fine Arts | 2020 - Present
Majoring in Criticism and Curatorial Practice with a Minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies
Mexican Institute of Curatorial and Restoration Practices
Mexico, Mexico City l 2022
Museology Discourse Certificate
Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies
Mexico, State of Mexico | 2017 - 2020
High School Degree
Scuola Leonardo da Vinci
Florence, Italy – 2019
Exchange program
Experience
Meridan Arts Centre
Docent
Encouraged discussion, guided the public, and provided information on the following exhibitions:
- Nathan E. Carson’s exhibition Cut from the same cloth. - October to December 2021
- Victoria Mata with Cacao Collective’s Machete: an excerpt installation from Cacao/A Venezuelan Lament. - September 2022
John B. Aird Gallery
Curatorial Assistant
- Helped with curatorial texts, social media posts, and the gallery layout in Johanna Householder and Judith Price's exhibition. - October 2022 - June 2023
Curated Exhibitions
- Making Gender - 2021
Co-curated online exhibition which includes work of multiple Queer artists examining their sexuality through different media.
- Synergy - 2022
205 Richmond St. Exhibition which celebrated a collaboration between students from two different majors: Drawing & Painting and Criticism & Curatorial Practice.
- Sanctuaries of Tenderness - 2023
ADA Slaight Gallery. Exhibition that explored intimate spaces as restorative refuges where sentiments of loss, grief, and nostalgia can evolve.
- Raw - 2024
Beaver Hall Gallery. Group exhibition with various sculpture artists.
- To Nurture Culture is to Harvest - 2024
OCAD University. Curated by graduating CRCP students, the exhibition provided an open space for thinking. Viewers were encouraged to engage in dialogue with the emerging curators alongside various texts reflecting on curation and the contemporary art world.
Group & Two Person Exhibitions
- First Year Drawing group show: Drawing Across Disciplines, OCAD University. (Virtual) - 2020
- Making Gender: LGBTIQ2S+ Studio OCAD University. (Virtual) - 2021
- The Gift of a Clementine, John B. Aird Gallery - 2022
- Raw, Beaver Hall Gallery - 2024
Languages
- Spanish - Native
- English - Fluent
- French - Intermediate fluency
Skills
- Self motivated
- Great at leadership
- Fast learner
- Great at team work and leadership
- Knowledge in Adobe programs such as Lightroom, InDesign, Photoshop and Premiere Pro
- Knowledge of Mac OS, Microsoft Word, and Slack.