Catalina Bestard (Mallorca, 1982)
Currently living in Northampton, MA
catibestard@gmail.com

→ Education

MFA Visual Arts. Columbia University. New York, 2018

→ Teaching

·Photo II, Amherst College, Fall 2022
·Studio Art Foundations, Smith College, Fall 2022
·Studio Art Foundations, Smith College, Spring 2022
·Studio Art Foundations, Smith College, Fall 2021
·Photo II, Columbia University, Fall 2021
·Photo I, Columbia University, Summer 2021
·Photo I, Columbia University, Spring 2021
·Guest Critic, Junior Photo Seminar. Photo Department of School of Visual Arts, 2021
·Visiting Artist Lecture for the class Photo II, at Columbia University, 2021
·Light and Color workshop for Professor Klepikov's course Color and Proportion in 2-D Design: Shadows and Reflections in the Theater Dept at UMass Amherst, Spring 2021
·Visiting Artist for Contemporary Trends in Photography at Lesley University. Boston, 2021
·Visiting Critic for Senior Thesis Photography Class. RISD, 2020
·Selection Committee for the Photography MFA. Columbia University, 2020
·Hacking old age through broken machines. Sculpture workshop with Katryn Evinson. Ithaca, 2019
·Photography and Feminism. Study group at Columbia University. New York, 2019
·Visiting Critic for the class New Hegemonics. School of Visual Arts. New York, 2018
·Undergraduate Mentor. Columbia University. New York, 2018
·Teaching Assistant. Columbia University. New York, 2017, 2018
·Teaching Assistant. International Center of Photography. New York, 2016
·Volunteer Drum Instructor for Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls. New York, 2014

→ Solo Shows

Decrease. Ulterior Gallery. New York, 2019
Form #1. FS NYC. New York, 2019

→ Selected Group Shows

Jannotta Gallery. Smith College, Northampton, 2021
Finalist Photo Prize. Museu Palau Solterra. Girona, 2020
Untitled Art Fair. Hesse Flatow. Miami, 2019
CORNERStone. Crush Curatorial. Amagansett, 2019
Spine. Ortega y Gasset Projects. New York, 2018
The Artists Are In. Hercules Art Studio Program. New York, 2018
Feel that other day running underneath this one. Times Square Space. New York, 2018
In response Scenes from the Collection. Jewish Museum. New York, 2018
MFA Thesis Show. Lenfest Center for the Arts. New York, 2018
Tense. Secret Dungeon Gallery. New York, 2017
Madriz Aniversario. Espacio Trapezio. Madrid, 2017
Backyard Biennial. Marble Hill Camera Club. New York, 2017
Art of Whose People. Leroy Neiman Gallery. New York, 2017
Summer Show. False Flag. Long Island, New York, 2017
Incart. Ajuntament d’Inca, Mallorca, 2017

→ Grants and Residencies

Penumbra Foundation. New York, 2022
Art Workspace Easthampton. Massachusetts, 2021
Hercules Art Studio Program. New York, 2018-2020
VALS. Visiting Artist Lecture Series Fellowship. Columbia University, 2018
Dean’s Travel Grant. Columbia University. New York, May 2017
AZ West Artist Residency with Andrea Zittel. Joshua Tree, May 2017
MFA Fellowship, School of the Arts. Columbia University, 2017-18

→ Curatorial

Cuerpo y Ficción. Galería del Tossal. Valencia, 2022
Al Alcance. Dilalica, Barcelona, 2022
Aquello. Instituto Cervantes New York, 2022
Oficina. Dilalica, 2021
Los Dalton. Dilalica, 2020
Cuerpo y ficción. Dilalica. Barcelona, 2020
Postcrisis. Conde Duque. Madrid, 2020
Archivo Rastro. Red Itiner. Madrid, 2020
Postcrisis. Various locations. Madrid, 2019
Rebobinar. Rocío Olivares Dilalica. Barcelona, 2019
Espacio Dilalica. Barcelona, 2019
In the Offing. Hercules Art Studio Program. New York, 2019
Archivo Rastro. Centro de Arte Complutense. Madrid, 2019