Katia Fuentes was born and raised in Mexico City, where she earned her degree in Communication at UNUM. She studied Photography in Boston at Massachusetts College of Art and has resided in San Francisco since 1998.
Her work has always been focused on a personal scale, with socio-political and cultural underpinnings.
She has been published nationwide by Camera Arts Magazine and numerous local publications in San Francisco. Her work has been broadcast on KRON 4 Latin Eyes and The Matt Gonzalez Show. She worked as a journalist for Univision Noticias 14, El Latino Newspaper and Looksmart.com. She is a member of the artist organization Project Artaud where she lives and shows new work every year during SF Open Studios.
Resume
Bibliography
Fourth Annual Curators' Incubator, Maryland Art Place, 2006 Catalogue Cover. Aztec Calendar.
Photo San Francisco 2005 Catalogue. Page 64, KF, Urbana, 2005.
Camera Arts, Bodies of Light: The Projected Visions of Katia Fuentes. By Alethea Mock. April/May 2005 Issue.
Convergence Journal, Poetry, Fiction & Art. Fall 2005.
Caveat Lector, Vol XVI Issue 1.
North West Women's Journal. Premier Issue. August 2005.
Selected Exhibitions
"Subjects of Power and Devotion"
Nurture Art, Brooklyn, NY, Oct 2007.
"Corazon en Fiesta"
Mission Cultural Center, SF, CA, Sept 2007.
"Photography as Representation & Reflection of Cultural Objects"
Prada Gallery. Washington D.C., Dec 06-May 07.
"Fourth Annual Curator's Incubator"
Maryland Art Place, curator Fabian Gongalves Borrega, Sept 2006.
"Photo San Francisco 2005"
The 6th International San Francisco Photographic Print Exposition at Fort Mason Festival Pavilion, July 2005.
"Imagine The Mission"
Mission Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA, Aug 2005.
"22 Eyes"
Artaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA, June 2005.
"Relics"
La Casa del Libro, San Francisco, CA, April 2005.
"The 13th Annual Images of the Virgin Exhibit"
Galeria Tonantzin Center for Art and Humanities, San Juan Bautista, CA, Dec 2004.
"The Matt Gonzalez Show"
Interview by President Board of Supervisors for his TV program The Matt Gonzalez Show aired by Comcast, Sept 2004.
"Photo San Francisco 2004"
The 5th International San Francisco Photographic Print Exposition at Fort Mason Festival Pavilion, July 2004.
"Through the Lens"
Annual Photography Exhibit, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, SF, Jul-Aug 2004.
"Ouroboros"
An exhibit of new artwork examining everyone's odyssey, Melting Point Gallery, San Francisco, July 2004.
2003
"SANTOS"
Somarts Gallery, San Francisco, a show of sacred photography, painting and installation. Artist and organizer of the exhibit composed by 15 local artists and guest from El Salvador and Mexico, Dec 2003.
"Fuentes Miticas"
Somarts Gallery, San Francisco
Two person show exploring Mexico City's myths and culture. Exhibit curated by Rene Yanez. Broadcasted by Univision and Latin Eyes KRON 4, Nov 2003.
"San Francisco Open Studios 2003"
Project Artaud, retrospective of all year work, Oct 2003.
2002
"Icons & Dualities"
Photo Center, Harvey Milk Arts Building, SF. Solo-show about the concept of family, culture and religion of Mexico.
"San Francisco Open Studios 2002"
Project Artaud
2001
"San Francisco Open Studios 2001"
Project Artaud
"Cuba Linda...Pobre Cuba"
Cha Cha Cha Restaurante Bar, SF.
"African Influence in Latin America"
Mission Cultural Center, SF.
2000
"Our families, friends and ancestors from all over the world"
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, SF. Altar installation on Day of the Dead.
"A Night by the Mission"
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, Looksmart.com, SF. Cantinas of the Mission barrio during the Dotcom boom.
"Mexico City Blues"
MCCLA, SF.
1996-99
"My Dead Friends"
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, SF 1999. In memory of Carlos Fuentes Lemus and Mark Sandman.
"Portraits of Woman"
Solo Mujeres Collective Woman Show, MCCLA, SF 1998.
"People from Chiapas"
Photography Month, MCCLA, SF 1998.
"Roomates, Boyfriends and Lovers"
Out of the Blues Gallery, Boston MA, 1997.
"Faces from the Middle East"
Club Passims, Cambridge, MA, 1996.
"Portraits of Chamula people of Chiapas"
Pavellon Polanco, Mexico City, 1994.
Education
Universidad Nuevo Mundo, Mexico City
Bachelors of Communications CTI, 1990-94
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston MA
Photography Studies, 1995-97
Born 1971, Mexico City, Mexico
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