CHELVANAYA GABRIEL
they/them; born in OR; resident of MA
STATEMENT
My work is a reflection of empathic, ecological and metaphysical perspectives on the nature of humanity & consciousness, complexities of identity & power, and intergenerational trauma & resiliency. Woven throughout are my experiences as a scientist, healer, educator, writer, community organizer & social justice facilitator.
My work is a reflection of empathic, ecological and metaphysical perspectives on the nature of humanity & consciousness, complexities of identity & power, and intergenerational trauma & resiliency. Woven throughout are my experiences as a scientist, healer, educator, writer, community organizer & social justice facilitator.
EXHIBITIONS (*=international ^=online)
Solo
2021 (Covid-19 rescheduled) Northampton Center for the Arts, Northampton, MA
2020 Poetry From Home^, Attack Bear Press, Holyoke, MA
2020 Speaking Formally (guest artist)/Water Station. UMASS Fine Arts Center, MA
2019 Pattern Interruptions: Art = Wellness = Activism. Burnett Gallery, Amherst, MA
2021 (Covid-19 rescheduled) Northampton Center for the Arts, Northampton, MA
2020 Poetry From Home^, Attack Bear Press, Holyoke, MA
2020 Speaking Formally (guest artist)/Water Station. UMASS Fine Arts Center, MA
2019 Pattern Interruptions: Art = Wellness = Activism. Burnett Gallery, Amherst, MA
Curated
2020 (in progress) El Corazón Second Phase storefront project, Holyoke, MA
2020 Breathing While Black*. Augusta Savage Gallery, UMASS Amherst, MA
2020 MassPoetry Poetry & Protest video “In This Place”. Holyoke, MA
2020 Exploded View: You Are Here. Great Falls Discovery Center, Turners Falls, MA
2019 Haunted. Bower Studio, Amherst MA
2019 Sky Bowl, Gallery A3 Annual Juried Art Show. Curated by Donnabelle Casis.
2018 The 8th Annual Small Works Show. Hope & Feathers, Amherst MA
2017 “Sometimes By Chance The Two Collide: A Studio Arts Faculty Showcase”.
Hampshire College Art Gallery, Amherst, MA. Curated by Charlotte Hawkins.
2020 Breathing While Black*. Augusta Savage Gallery, UMASS Amherst, MA
2020 MassPoetry Poetry & Protest video “In This Place”. Holyoke, MA
2020 Exploded View: You Are Here. Great Falls Discovery Center, Turners Falls, MA
2019 Haunted. Bower Studio, Amherst MA
2019 Sky Bowl, Gallery A3 Annual Juried Art Show. Curated by Donnabelle Casis.
2018 The 8th Annual Small Works Show. Hope & Feathers, Amherst MA
2017 “Sometimes By Chance The Two Collide: A Studio Arts Faculty Showcase”.
Hampshire College Art Gallery, Amherst, MA. Curated by Charlotte Hawkins.
COMMUNITY ENGAGED PROJECTS/RESIDENCIES
2021 Art Workspace Easthampton Studio Residency - ECA MAP Gallery
2020 Western MA Spatial Justice Imaginings
2020 Youth Empowerment Arts “Free The Future” Mural, Northampton, MA
2019 Live painting commission. Amherst Cultural Council. Amherst, MA
2019 Live painting commission. Mead Art Museum Community Day. Amherst, MA
2019 Performing Blackness. Wistariahurst Museum. Holyoke, MA
2019 Black In The Gardens. Wistariahurst Museum. Holyoke, MA
2017- Western MA Queer Makers Market. Flywheel Arts Collective, MA
2017 La Mariposa POC Art. La Mariposa Colectivo, Turners Falls, MA
2016 Small Acts of Kindness Natural Science Art Exhibit. Amherst, MA
2020 Western MA Spatial Justice Imaginings
2020 Youth Empowerment Arts “Free The Future” Mural, Northampton, MA
2019 Live painting commission. Amherst Cultural Council. Amherst, MA
2019 Live painting commission. Mead Art Museum Community Day. Amherst, MA
2019 Performing Blackness. Wistariahurst Museum. Holyoke, MA
2019 Black In The Gardens. Wistariahurst Museum. Holyoke, MA
2017- Western MA Queer Makers Market. Flywheel Arts Collective, MA
2017 La Mariposa POC Art. La Mariposa Colectivo, Turners Falls, MA
2016 Small Acts of Kindness Natural Science Art Exhibit. Amherst, MA
TALKS/WORKSHOPS
2020 (upcoming) UNO Community Center, Artist at Work workshop
2020 Creative Women Leading Climate Action, panelist
2020 MCC Community Initiative: Arts Activating Social Change, panelist
2019 TEDx Easthampton Women Interlude Talk & Performance - Artivism
2019 Creative Resilience Dialogues: Exploring Wellness Through Art & Dialogue,
Trans_ Symposium, Hampshire College & Intergroup Dialogue Conference, UMASS
2017 Faculty Showcase Artist Talk. Hampshire College Art Gallery, Amherst, MA
2020 Creative Women Leading Climate Action, panelist
2020 MCC Community Initiative: Arts Activating Social Change, panelist
2019 TEDx Easthampton Women Interlude Talk & Performance - Artivism
2019 Creative Resilience Dialogues: Exploring Wellness Through Art & Dialogue,
Trans_ Symposium, Hampshire College & Intergroup Dialogue Conference, UMASS
2017 Faculty Showcase Artist Talk. Hampshire College Art Gallery, Amherst, MA
COLLECTIONS
UMass Fine Arts Center - Rand Theatre, Amherst, MA
La Mariposa Colectivo POC Art Gallery, Turners Falls, MA
UMass Fine Arts Center - Rand Theatre, Amherst, MA
La Mariposa Colectivo POC Art Gallery, Turners Falls, MA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2020 Northampton Center for the Arts Featured Artist - May 2020
2017 “Draw Near To The Earth” featured in Non Satis Scire HC Alumni Magazine
2020 Northampton Center for the Arts Featured Artist - May 2020
2017 “Draw Near To The Earth” featured in Non Satis Scire HC Alumni Magazine
RELATED GRANTS/AWARDS
2020 New England Foundation for the Arts Public Arts for Spatial Justice Grant
2020 El Corazón/Heart of Holyoke Second Phase
2020 Mass MoCA Artist at Work - Honorable Mention
2020 Northampton Cultural Council Relief Grant
2020 ValleyCreates Mini-Grant through Mass MoCA’s Assets for Artists program
2018 Americans For The Arts Field Diversity: Emerging Leaders with Disabilities
2020 New England Foundation for the Arts Public Arts for Spatial Justice Grant
2020 El Corazón/Heart of Holyoke Second Phase
2020 Mass MoCA Artist at Work - Honorable Mention
2020 Northampton Cultural Council Relief Grant
2020 ValleyCreates Mini-Grant through Mass MoCA’s Assets for Artists program
2018 Americans For The Arts Field Diversity: Emerging Leaders with Disabilities
SELECTED RELATED EXPERIENCE
Project Design Lead/Grant Writer/Workshop Facilitator, YEA Collective
Founder, Creative Resilience Project
Collaborator & Lab Manager, Plasmodium Consortium, Hampshire College
Intergroup Dialogue facilitator (trained in and practicing since 2009)
Co-Facilitator, Spirituality & Star Trek Lunch, Hampshire College
Founder & Co-Organizer, Hampshire College Integrative Health Fair
Co-Author of Living Well, Learning Life Lessons
Author of Mindful Beauty Is In Your Hands: Natural Skin Care
Project Design Lead/Grant Writer/Workshop Facilitator, YEA Collective
Founder, Creative Resilience Project
Collaborator & Lab Manager, Plasmodium Consortium, Hampshire College
Intergroup Dialogue facilitator (trained in and practicing since 2009)
Co-Facilitator, Spirituality & Star Trek Lunch, Hampshire College
Founder & Co-Organizer, Hampshire College Integrative Health Fair
Co-Author of Living Well, Learning Life Lessons
Author of Mindful Beauty Is In Your Hands: Natural Skin Care
IDENTITY STATEMENT (as of 10/20/20)
Black.Trans Non-Binary.Queer AF.Disabled.Neurodivergent.Trekkie
Black.Trans Non-Binary.Queer AF.Disabled.Neurodivergent.Trekkie
EDUCATION
1997 Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry & Asian Studies, Mount Holyoke College
1997 Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry & Asian Studies, Mount Holyoke College
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