IV Castellanos is a Mx Indigenous-Bolivian/American, an Abstract performance artist, sculptor, land defender and water protector in training. As a Three Spirit, Third Gendered Trans* Queer, Their practice prioritizes skill sharing and creating space for Queer, Trans* and diasporic Indigenous communities and people of color. One creates stand-alone sculptures, wall works installations, wearables and objects for performance. The studio practice involves a convergence of techniques to create sculptures that highlight labor and effort as meaningful actions. They received the Braiding Seeds Fellowship 2023, Indiespace grant 2023-24, City Arts Corps Grant 2021, Franklin Furnace Fund inc 2019, stewards the Land Back Hub in Brooklyn for artists/activists and co stewards Build And Reworld Now a space to make, rest and reflect, situated on Haudenosaunee and Lenape lands. Continuous projects: Performance Art Delivery Service and editing books to the correct pronouns of the reader as ongoing forms of resistance and care.
Leche Hervida en Vivo is an ongoing abstract performance with low tech, sculptural wearables, a living set, and a physically direct and embodied choreography. A self-sufficient piece coming out of activist livelihoods.
“Thank you thank you and thank you to everyone who made this residency (Black Artist Space to Create) possible. These past two weeks have been a blessing! Not only have I been able to deepen my own personal/artistic practices, I was given the space to connect with people that I love! I was given space to reflect on love, and to prepare for what this next year (2021) will bring! Shout out to New Dance Alliance, Modern Accord Depot and Angie Pittman for the time, the space, and opportunity! I am forever grateful! It felt like a good meal, with dessert!”
– Johnnie Cruise Mercer
New Dance Alliance
182 Duane Street
New York, NY 10013
All venues are wheelchair accessible.
