Katya Grokhovsky is a Ukrainian born, New York City-based multidisciplinary visual artist. Her work explores cultural identity, labor, body, history and the self in installation, sculpture, painting, drawing, fiber, video, and performance. Grokhovsky is a recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, including The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts (EFA) Studio Program, FST StudioProjects Fund, Brooklyn Arts Council Grants, and New American Fellowship: American Immigration Council, amongst others. She has also been an artist-in-residence at the following institutions: The Museum of Arts and Design Studio Program, MASS MoCA, School of the Visual Arts, Pratt Institute, Sculpture Space, Stove Works, BRICworkspace, Muhlenberg College, Oxbow School of Art, Wassaic Artist Residency Program, Atlantic Center for the Arts, Santa Fe Art Institute, and Watermill Center. Her work has been exhibited widely, most recently at Smack Mellon, Queens Museum, and BRIC Biennial. Grokhovsky is a Founding Director of The Immigrant Artist Biennial. She curated the inaugural exhibition in 2020 across numerous New York City venues, including The Brooklyn Museum.

Grokhovsky received her M.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a B.F.A from Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne University, Australia, and a B.A (Honors) in Fashion from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia. 

Katya Grokhovsky is a visiting professor in UC Davis Art Studio during fall quarter. She will teach two courses: Art 113, an undergraduate course that explores interdisciplinary and mixed media practice, and Art 290D, an advanced course for second-year graduate students built around studio visits and discussion.

Organized by The Manetti Shrem California Studio in the Department of Art and Art History. Co-sponsored by the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art and UC Davis Global Affairs. 

Artist talk: Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 4:30 p.m., Manetti Shrem Museum of Art