这位艺术家将成为下一个受害者 Padnos 杰出的艺术家 看到了机会 Grand Valley to meld two passions – travel and working in an academic setting – to help advance the growth of GVSU's aspiring 专业艺术家以及她自己的作品.
Katya Grokhovsky is starting the residency in August. The special role in the Department of 视觉与媒体艺术 is designed to help students understand the business side and 艺术世界的市场.
"I really like the idea of educators and artists together," said Grokhovsky, who noted how her frequent travel 也有利于她的工作. “我对这个国家真的很好奇 and this is a way to be embedded much longer and really get to know 人. It's exciting to me and invigorating and refreshing. It 感觉我的工作每次都在进步."
As a Brooklyn-based artist and native of Ukraine, Grokhovsky has welcomed the opportunities to research different 每个州都有“自己的光环”.她很兴奋 about the possibilities in Michigan, a large state with a deep history, prominent water resources and 其他 elements to explore.
Grokhovsky is an interdisciplinary artist whose work includes installations, drawing, sculpture, performance and more. She said her research interests include industry, labor and migration.
Renee Zettle-Sterling, department co-chair, called Grokhovsky's artwork and research "profound and essential" and said she brings important insight to this role as an immigrant artist.
“她解决了流离失所的紧迫问题， collective trauma, and deeply investigates the meanings within 日常材料，”泽特尔-斯特林说. “卡蒂亚的工作, through including these perhaps challenging ideas, is a reminder that art holds the capacity to open hearts and minds to the 复杂的. 这个部门的职位给我带来了 opportunity to understand better what it means to be a maker, live a creative life and encourage thinking deeply about our world and our place in it and what responsibilities that brings."
