catia colagioia

catia colagioia (b. 2001, she/her/they/them) is a multidisciplinary artist, researcher & musician from South Philadelphia with a BA (’24) from the University of Pennsylvania in fine art. catia's process is rooted in her traversal of Philadelphia, in her collection and resurrection of found objects, in the investigation of the objects' memories, and in the systems that deemed those objects obsolete, useless, trash.

There is a shifty logic applied to the objects she uses through her attempts to construct something physically unfamiliar yet already existent within her psyche. While her work possesses an uncanny, angelic quality, it also embodies the systems she references, and their by-products, their shoddy barriers, and their hypocriticalities. She applies care and repair as methodologies, tending closely to the desires of the objects she uses. There is a desire to carry the objects past their status as waste, and into a new territory, where they may allow their properties and histories to communicate in service of something larger.

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Click here to view my CV.

Artist member of Vox Populi Gallery in Philadelphia, PA.

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Upcoming shows:

surplus, Vox Populi Gallery, 9/5/25 - 10/12/2025
opening reception: 9/5/25; 6-10 pm
closing reception: 10/3/2025; 6-9 pm

[title forthcoming], AUTOMAT Gallery, opens 11/1/25
opening reception: 11/13/25; 6-9 pm

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unless otherwise stated, all works herein are copyright of the artist & require written permission from the artist for reproduction. © catia colagioia, 2025.

on being one of many, 2021

stapled, laserjet zine

8.5 in x 7 in

'on being one of many' was inspired by the Joanna Macy essay "World as Lover, World as Self' which explored how shifting one's perception of the world away from individualism and towards a more global kinship (seeing your 'self' as not ending with your skin, but extending far beyond that) has the potential to be a powerful catalyst to empower folks to get involved in repairing the broken systems that continue to hurt our societies and our environment.

This zine's goal is to integrate those concepts by being a workbook of sorts, with writings, exercises, and meditations. These zines were distributed both physically and digitally (printed hyperlink to the pdf file posted around Philadelphia & shareable social media link) hoping to be found by those who may already be on the brink of this world-as-self view, but haven't yet tried to integrate it into their daily practices.