Artistic Presentations

EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES

  • Hatch Exhibition curated by Re.Riddle at Villa San Francisco presenting The Dermal Abyss.
  • Design Exhibition at the International Symposium of Wearable Computing (ISWC‘2021, virtual): CJ-50. Designer: Sima Pirmoradi, Advisors: Beth Ferguson, Gozde Goncu-Berk, Katia Vega.
  • International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA 2020). Montreal, Canada (virtual). BOX: Ethnicity in Artificial Intelligence. Tom Laurenzo, Katia Vega.
  • Ars Electronica Center (Linz, 2019- 2020). From Body Extension to Micro Biology. The Dermal Abyss. Katia Vega and Xin Liu.
  • MIT MEDIA LAB, Wearable Biotech. Piece: MycoAccessories.Eldy Lazaro and Katia Vega.
  • TechDay at Belcorp (Lima, 2020). Video exhibit: The Dermal Abyss, Hairware, TechNails.
  • Reclaiming the Future by Stochastic Labs at Fort Mason (San Francisco, 2019): The Skin as My Canvas.
  • Design Exhibition at the International Symposium of Wearable Computing (ISWC 2019, London): Myco-accessories. Eldy Lazaro and Katia Vega.
  • International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI 2019, Arizona). BOX: Ethnicity in Artificial Intelligence. Tom Laurenzo, Katia Vega.
  • Ars Electronica in the Knowledge Capital (Osaka 2018): Beauty Technology Exhibition. Pieces: Hairware, Twinkle Nails, The Dermal Abyss, Tech Nails.
  • SXSW (Austin, 2018): The Dermal Abyss – performance. Katia Vega and Xin Liu. Tattoo artist: A.j. Powers
  • Gaite Lyrique (Paris, 2018), Look Forward Fashion Tech Festival. Piece: The Dermal Abyss.
  • Ars Electronica (Linz, 2017): The Dermal Abyss – performance: Tristan Svart. Xin Liu and Katia Vega.
  • Screening of Skrin in the section Wearable Technology in Fashion Film Festival ASVOFF9 (Sofia, 2017). Video: Skrin. Katia Vega, Penny Lane and Xin Liu.
  • Music Tech Festival (Berlin, 2016): Skrin. Performer: Viktoria Modesta.
  • Ars Electronica (Austria, 2015): Kinisi. Prix Awards Exhibition. 
  • Digital Revolution Exhibition at Onassis Cultural Centre (Athens, 2015): Kinisi.
  • Women 2.0, Thievery Corporation DJ performing with AquaDJing at Bellagio (Las Vegas, 2015). 
  • Digital Revolution Exhibition at the National Museum of Science and Technology – Tekniska Museet (Sweeden, 2015): Kinisi.
  • Make it Wearables at INTEL (San Francisco, 2014). Performance: AquaDJing.
  • Wear+D. AquaDJing performed by DJ Sankha (Mexico, 2014).
  • Opera Djing at PUC-Rio (Brazil, 2014). Performance: TechNails. 
  • Digital Revolution at the Barbican Center (London, 2014): Kinisi.
  • Conversatorio Fundación Telefónica (Lima, 2014): Performances: AquaDJing, TechNails, Arcana. Performer: Musician Maribel Tafur. 
  • Make Fashion (Montreal, 2014): Blinklifier. Fashion Show. Tricia Flanagan and Katia Vega.
  • Wearable Futures (UK, 2013). Project Twinkle Nails.
  • Women 2.0. Fashion Show (USA, 2013). Projects: AquaDJing, Superhero.
  • UIST’13, 26th ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology. Student Contest (Scotland, 2013). Project: AquaDJing.
  • Maker Faire Bay Area (USA, 2013). Projects: Superhero, Twinkle Nails.
  • Mostra PUC (Brazil, 2013). Project: Twinkle Nails.
  • TEI’13, 7th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction. Design Challenge (Spain, 2013). Project: Superhero.
  • Conversatorio Fundación Telefónica. Arte y Estética en Wearable Computers (Peru, 2013). Projects: Arcana, Gimmickiano, AquaDJing.
  • Sydney VIVID festival. Haptic Interface Pop-Up exhibition (Australia, 2013). Project Blinklifier.
  • Asian Premiere of Multimedia Art: New York Paris Hong Kong Change your Perception (Hong Kong, 2013). Project Blinklifier.
  • JMGA 15th Biennial Conference Participation + Exchange. Participate Exhibition. (Australia, 2012). Project Blinklifier.
  • Haptic Interface Exhibition (Hong Kong, 2012). Project Blinklifier.
  • Beyond Wearable (China, 2012). Project Blinklifier.

DEMOS

  • Augmented Humans (AHs 2021, virtual). Demo: „GemiN‘ I: Seamless Skin Interfaces Aiding Communication through Unconscious Behaviors“. Shuyi Sun, Hao-Chuan Wang, Katia Vega.
  • Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS 2020, virtual). Demo: „Sustainable Prototyping Life Cycle for Digital Fabrication to Designers“. Eldy Lazaro, Hao-Chuan Wang, Katia Vega.
  • Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS 2018, Hong Kong). Demo: „HeartMe: Thermochromic Display as An Expression of Heart Health“. Manlin Song, Katia Vega.
  • The ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST 2016, Tokyo). Demo: Fluxa. Authors: Xin Liu, Katia Vega, Jing Qian, Joe Paradiso, Pattie Maes. 
  • The ACM Conference on Human Factors (CHI 2016, San Jose CA). Demo: Chromoskin. Authors: Katia Vega, Manisha Mohan, Cindy Kao, Chris Schmandt, Joe Paradiso.
  • Intelligent User Interfaces Conference (IUI 2015, Atlanta): Hairware demo. Katia Vega and Marcio Cunha. 
  • TEI’14 (Munich, 2014): Demo: Tech Nails. 

RESIDENCY

  • Stochastic Labs at Berkeley. Award included a fully sponsored residency, a $1 000 per monthly stipend and a budget for materials (Summer 2018).

CURATOR

  • Design Exhibition from the International Symposium of Wearable Computing at Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Center. Co-Chairs: Katia Vega and Ellen Do (2018).
  • Curiosities of Paper Electronics at MIT Wiesner Student Art Gallery. Curators: Jie Qi, Katia Vega, Akshay Mohan, and Xin Liu (2016).

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