"I feel most seen in the reception of my work as intended—creating spaces in which the very community I am honoring in the work is fostered by the work.'"

kiarita (b.1999 Hackensack, NJ) is a Brooklyn based artist of Dominican descent. Their work tends to proximities of the intimate and differing notions of home by painting and collaging objects into found furniture. They hold a BFA in Visual and Critical Studies from the School of Visual Arts and are a current Bronx AIM as well as New York Van Lier Trust Fellow. They have received honors from the Rema Hort Mann Foundation and the Sylvia Lipson Allen Memorial Fund and have been featured in numerous group shows nationwide, though primarily showing in New York City.

Hometown: Hackensack, NJ