CURRENT PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES
2017 - | Visual Artist & Administrator
2020 - | Traditional Western Astrologer
2021 - | Consulting Hypnosis Practitioner
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ARTS PROGRAMMING, WORKSHOPS, & TEACHING
2023 May - June | “Temple Of” Daydreaming Pop Up | Roots & Culture CAC Chicago IL
2023 Feb - April | Curanderx Community Clinic | B Ruppe’s Micro Museum Albuquerque NM
2022 June - Aug | Daydreaming Temple | Artist Self Run Residency, Chicago IL
2022 May - Aug | Teaching Artist, Painting & Drawing | Garfield Park Conservatory | Chicago IL
2020 Sept - Dec | Teaching Artist, Painting & Drawing | Garfield Park Conservatory | Chicago IL
2020 June | Social Distancing Mural Project | The Erie Neighborhood House in Little Village | Chicago IL
2019 April | ¡Descubra! Family Programs | Smithsonian Latino Center | Houston TX
2017 March | Teaching Artists, Re: Imagined Program | The Art Institute of Chicago | IL
2017 Jan – May | Proposer of Experience Ambassador, Hélio Oiticica Exhibit | The Art Institute of Chicago | IL
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Feb 2021 - current | Online Programming Coordinator, Astrology Communities | TheStrology | Los Angeles, CA
July 2020 - June 2021 | Fine Arts & Fabrication Studio Manager | Studio 408 | Chicago IL
Dec 2019 – (COVID 2020) | Inaugural Co-Chair, Values & Community Working Group | The Art Institute of Chicago IL
June 2018 - (COVID 2020) | Co-facilitator, Museums As Sites for Social Action movement | The Art Institute of Chicago IL
June 2018 – (COVID) July 2020 | Program Coordinator, Academic Engagement & Research Department | The Art Institute of Chicago | IL
Nov 2017 – June 2018 | Studio Manager and Project Coordinator | “The People’s Museum” Projects | Chicago IL
Oct 2015 – May 2018 | Creative Director ‘Annual Decolonization Dinner’ Events | School of the Art Institute of Chicago | IL
Oct 2016 – May 2018 | Group Coordinator, Office of Multicultural Affairs | School of the Art Institute of Chicago | IL
Sept - Oct 2016 | Host & Moderator, “Lecturas II; Latinx Heritage Showcase” | Chicago Public Libraries IL
2016 - 2020 | Host, Co-Organizer, & Consultant, Art & Community Events | Various galleries/DIY spaces | Chicago IL
2013 | Intern, Young Ambassadors Program | National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque NM
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MURALS
2020 June | 36,800 sq ft Mural | 1600 Dodge Ave, Evanston, IL - “Black Lives Matter Road Mural”
2020 June | 20 sq ft Mural | 4313 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL - “Brown Pride for Black Power” Protest Allyship
2017 - 2019 | 5500 sq ft Mural | 944 W 21st St, Chicago, IL - “El Abrazo” Phases 1 & 2
2018 Aug | 128 sq ft Mural | 513 6th St NW, Albuquerque NM - “Lxs Niñxs Son Semillas, Nosotrxs Las Raices”
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LECTURES & PUBLICATIONS
2021 “Artstrology” Emerging Astrology Summit | Fresh Voices, Los Angeles CA
2021 “Cosmic Patterns for Creative Practitioners” | Emerge, Chicago IL
2020 Chuquimarca Tanda Project | Artists Run Chicago 2.0 Exhibit, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago IL
2020 Anti-Racism Workbook | Enrich Chicago, Chicago IL
2019 Annual Impact Report, Smithsonian Latino Center Washington DC
2018 Building Brave Spaces: Mobilizing Teen Arts Education, Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, MA
2018 Art in Chicago Neighborhoods: Year of Public Art Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Día de Los Muertos | National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago IL
2021 Dream Issue Digital Exhibition | Emerge Journal (online)
2019 Pilsen Open studios | Neighborhood wide exhibition, Chicago IL
2018 A Spiritual Legacy, Veliz Project | National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago IL
2018 Crystal Lattice | Adds Donna, Chicago IL
2017 Especially Now | dfbrl8r gallery, Chicago IL
2017 15th Annual Pilsen Open studios | Neighborhood wide exhibition, Chicago IL
2016 In Holding, Private Film Screening with Juvenile Justice Program | Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago IL
2015 Cartoons with a Conscience | Carlos and Dominguez Fine Art Gallery, Chicago IL
2015 Sketchmas | Pilsen Outpost Gallery, Chicago IL
2014 Grabadolandia | Artist Portfolio organized by El Taller Gráfico de Chicago, Chicago IL
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PUBLIC ARTS SUPPORT & *PROJECT MANAGMENT
2022 April | “To Name An Other” Jeffrey Gibson | Site Santa Fe, NM
2022 March | “SPECTRUM” Nani Chacon | Artist Studio for Site Santa Fe, Albuquerque, NM
2021 May - June | “Game Night” Josue Pellot | * social practice events | Depaul Art Museum, Chicago, IL
2021 March - April | Nani Chacon | Herman Sanchez Community Center Mural, ABQ, NM
2018 Jan - June | “Game Night” Josue Pellot | * social practice events | Chicago IL
2017 July | “Virtue of the Vicious” Eric J Garcia | Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago IL
2016 Feb | “Operation Moms Couch” Eric J Garcia | National Veterans Art Museum, Chicago, IL
2015 Oct – Nov | “Dia de los Muertos” Binary Artists Production | National Museum of Mexican Art | IL
2015 June - July | “Resilience” Nani Chacon | * 3,000 sq. ft. Mural | 1101 Park Ave SW, ABQ, NM
2014 May - July | “La Corriente del Valle” Joe Stephenson | * 1500 sq. ft. Mural | Rio Bravo Park, ABQ, NM
2013 July | “Inland Empire: A Suspended Animation” Jamison “Chas” Banks | Wells Park Rail Corridor, ABQ, NM
2013 July | “Patternation” Frank Buffalo Hyde | Wells Park Rail Corridor, ABQ, NM
2013 May - June | “El Ritmo del Agua” Eric J Garcia | Gateway Park Mural, ABQ, NM
2012 | “Healthcare is a Right, Not A Privilege” Joe Stephenson | 1316 Broadway SE ABQ, NM
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ACCESSIBILITY & INCLUSION
2016 - 2022 | Closed Caption editor and Audio Transcriber
2015 - 2020 | Bilingual Teaching Artist
2019 | artEquity Anti-Racism Training
2016 | Mental Health First Aid Training
2013 - 2020 | Guide for people with low-vision / blindness
2012 - current | English, Spanish, Multilingual Translator
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EDUCATION
2014 - 2018 | BFA | The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2013 - 2014 | Central New Mexico Community College
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ALUMNI
2021 - current | Curanderismo Mentorship Program
2021 - 2022 | Divine School of Feminine Hypnosis
2020 - 2022 | Oraculos School of Astrology
2013 | Young Ambassadors Program Alumni, Smithsonian Latino Center
2011 | Working Classroom
KPF is a professional astrologer, certified hypnotist, and interdisciplinary artist.
My practice is dedicated to leisure, a necessary tool for self-actualization. I value immersive, participatory experiences for ‘celebration, learning, play, rituals, + rest’. I care about opportunities that enhance people’s quality of life through meaningful time. This means doing things that are inspiring, fun, and healing while also recognizing the importance of trauma aware approaches.
My previous background as a museum professional and arts administrator started in 2013. I have 9 years of experience organizing within institutions and my local neighborhoods using frameworks rooted in intersectionality and ‘Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility’ (DEIA) work. I’m an advocate for issues related to racial and gender based justice, primarily centering BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities.
I’m a facilitator with 8 years of experience leading arts & cultural experiences. I’ve worked with fellow artists, studios, independent creators, schools, and non-profits. Within my administrative responsibilities, I’ve coordinated for groups of tens to hundreds of adult peers, seniors, and youths. I have managed public art projects including murals, social practice projects, cultural events, and educational courses.
My education includes studies both as an independent researcher, apprentice, and formal student. I’m trained as a traditional western astrologer primarily by The Oraculos School of Astrology, in addition to several recognized experts within the field. As of 2023 I am a Certified Hypnosis Practitioner having studied under The Divine Feminine School of Hypnosis. My mentorship in indigenous curanderismo rites has been by way of Erika Buenaflor since 2021. I am a first-generation graduate from the the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and received my BFA with leadership recognitions in 2018.
contact directly: HELLO@KPFKPF.COM
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