ABOUT

Tatiana Muñoz (they/them/theirs) is an image-based artist, printmaker, and curator currently pursuing their BFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Their practice centers around the celebration of transgressive subcultures and spaces. Muñoz combines their commitment to social justice with the weird and humorous through photos, print media, and installation. Muñoz has been exhibited around the country, including in cities like Denver, New York, Chicago, Evanston, and New York. They have been the recipient of various scholarships and awards, including the SAIC Distinguished Merit Scholarship, the MCA Denver Failure Scholarship, and the Scholastics Art and Writing Gold Key. Muñoz also has curatorial experience, organizing exhibitions for young artists through the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver.

I believe that modern life in surveillance capitalism has made us afraid of intimacy and genuine connection with others. Everything is overly recorded and pathologized. The fear of appearing vulnerable effectively neuters us and deters us from systemic disruption and change. There is a need to rupture the mundane. I seek to celebrate disruption, spontaneity, and authenticity through photography and image creation. I am drawn to sarcasm, camp, and excess. My work is as serious as it is funny, and aims to both fluster and excite the audience.