5 Questions- Kalaija Mallery
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Welcome listeners to 5 Questions: A Critical Mass for the Visual Arts Podcast in which we ask 5 questions of our interviewees aimed at positioning and contextualizing their respective bodies of work within the St. Louis artworld.This episode we’re talking with Kalaija Mallery.
Kalaija Mallery is the Artistic Director of The Luminary. She is a graduate of Pacific Northwest College of Art, where she completed both her BFA in Photography and MFA with a focus on Critical Studies and Curatorial Practices. In 2017, Kalaija founded Third Room: a DIY artspace for experimental exhibitions and activations by young and underrepresented artists in Portland, OR. As a working artist and organizer, Kalaija has facilitated exhibitions and artistic projects in Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; St. Louis, MO; Springfield, IL; Chicago, IL; New York, NY; Nanjing, China; and globally, online. Her written and curatorial work has been published in MARCH International, Art in America, the Institute for Conceptual Studies, Journal.fyi, and Soft Surface Quarterly. At The Luminary, Kalaija organized KNOW/HOW books & print—a social space inside the gallery; Emerge, a professional development seminar series for artists; the renewed Arts Advisory Board for institutional feedback and support; and other resources and points of connection for local artists and creative practitioners. She serves on the board of Midwest Artist Project Services, a volunteer-led organization that provides low-cost resources for artistic professional development in the region.
- Why art? Why create?
- What is the curator’s place in the artworld? How has that changed since you started?
- What do you want for St. Louis and its people?
- What is your particular viewpoint, if you can distill it? Why is it vital?
- What are your parting words of wisdom/ parting shots to the St. Louis Artworld?
With Kalaija Mallery and Joe Kohlburn
Editor – Sarah Hammond
Producer – Brett Williams
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