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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. 
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