NELLY KATE — STUDIO ARTIST

Transdisciplinary practice centering access through sound, language, and the poetics of translation. 


CONTENTS

01 The Difference

02 nowisthe
03 Nevermind
04 FutureFluid

05 [Untitled] 6 Cylinders

06 I Hear You, But I Can’t Hear You
07 Transistors in Translation


STATEMENT

My work is about perception of place as shaped by the built environment and sound. Intersecting Queer, Deaf, Southern, and Hispanic culture I focus upon cultivating ecosystems of inclusion to make way for public imagination.

I blend responsive technology with lo-fi mechanisms like reel-to-reel tape loops, stop-motion animations, electronic synthesizers, and radio  frequencies. These tactile materials illuminate the terrestrial and electromagnetic phenomena which our bodies sense but cannot readily name.

Through multi-sensory installation I explore expanding time, breaking and remaking meaning, and conjuring ecstatic magic.


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H0ME • BIO • CV • ︎


︎          an archive of performances from 2012 - 2015


* Appearing in Warren Hixson *
$ Appearing as GeNDeRS $
¢ Appearing with Colloquial Orchestra ¢
º Appearing with My Sister, My Daughter º 
2015

OCT 24 : Black Iris
PlayThings by Leslie Rogers
Richmond, VAOCT 11 : Strange Matter
Small Black
Richmond, VA
AUG 11 : Wunderbar
Edmonton, AB
• • • •
‘MERIKAN MERKINTILE TOUR
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JUL 29 : Adams & Ollman
Portland, OR
JUL 26 : DA Center for the Arts
Avi Buffalo
Pomona, CA
JUL 25 : Tiny Town
Tuscon, AZ
JUL 18 : Nothing Arts Center
Sarasota, FL
JUL 17 : Miami Music Club
Miami, FL
JUL 13 : Strange Matter
Blacksage + 83Cutlass
Richmond, VA
JUL 12 : Reverb Collective
Baltimore, MD
JUL 11 : Magic Pictures
Abbey Lee Sarver
Philadelphia, PA
JUL 10 : P / H / A / O / N
Brooklyn, NY
JUL 9 : Over the Eight
Brooklyn, NY
JUL 5 : 186 Carpenter
Pittsburgh, PA
JUL 2 : Mattress Factory
Pittsburgh, PA
JUN 29 : Trumbull Plex
Detroit, MI
JUN 27 : MOCAD. E.S.P.TV
Detroit, MI
• • • •
JUN 17 : Black Iris 
Them Are Us Too
Richmond, VA
MAY 9 : Hardywood
Good Day RVA Fest
Richmond, VA
* APR 16 : WRIR *
Commonwealth of Notions
Richmond, VA
APR 14 : WRIR
Lightly On the Ground
Richmond, VA
APR 11 : Hardywood
Gull, Dave Watkins, Nervous Ticks
Richmond, VA
* APR 4 : Balliceaux *
Richmond, VA
FEB 21 : Hardywood
Manzara + Night Idea
Richmond, VA
* JAN 24 : Hardywood *
Richmond, VA
JAN 6 : Black Iris
Mirah + Todd Chandler
Richmond, VA
2014

DEC 11 : Strange Matter
The Blow
Richmond, VA
NOV 24 : Sound of Music
Lady God + The Beat Awfuls
Richmond, VA
SEP 27 : Bainbridge Collective
Lobo Marino
Richmond, VA
º JUL 20 : Ipanema Cafe º
Hypercolor
Richmond, VA
* APR 27 : Strange Matter *
Woods + Quilt — Richmond, VA

2013

DEC 7 : Black Iris
Stephen Vitiello + Molly Berg
Richmond, VA
* NOV 26 : Firehouse Theater *
 Listening Room
Richmond, VA
* OCT 26 : The Well *
 Richmond, VA
OCT 7 : Strange Matter
Angel Olsen + Pillars & Tongues
Richmond, VA
SEP 21 : Bogart’s
Sounds of RVA Showcase
Richmond, VA
* SEP 19 : Balliceaux *
 Hypercolor
Richmond, VA
SEP 10 : Sundown at Scuffletown
Richmond, VA
* AUG 10 : Black Iris *
James Wallace
Richmond, VA
* JUL 20 : Gallery 5 * 
Commonwealth of Notions 3
Richmond, VA
$ JUN 27 : Black Iris $
 Richmond, VA
$ JUN 12 : Anderson Gallery $
 Richmond, VA
* MAY 1 : The Camel * 
Trillions — Richmond, VA
APR 21 : The Pigeon Hole
Charlottesville, VA
APR 12 : Strange Matter
Beach Fossils
Richmond, VA
MAR 30 : Sycamore Deli
Way Shape or Form
Blacksburg, VA
MAR 28 : WRIR Paul's Boutique
Richmond, VA
$ MAR 22 : Dogtown Dance Theater $
 Isa Leal
Richmond, VA
$ MAR 21 : Bainbridge Collective $
 Charmaine's Names
Richmond, VA
MAR 9 : Bainbridge Collective
Kirtan Choir + Dave Watkins
Richmond, VA
 ¢ FEB 1 : The Renaissance ¢
WRIR Party for the Rest of Us
Richmond, VA
JAN 20 : Gallery 5
Silent Music Revival - Maya Deren 
Richmond, VA
* CRUEL WHIMS TOUR *
JAN 5 : Boca Fiesta
Waylon Thorton
Gainesville, FL
JAN 4 : Flicker Theater
Todd Killings + Little Gold
Athens, GA
JAN 3 : The Flat Iron
The Leeves + Sports Bar
Greensboro, NC
JAN 2 : The Nile
Sports Bar — Richmond, VA
2012

* OCT 26 : Steady Sounds *
Cruel Whims Release
Richmond, VA
* OCT 6 : CousCous *
Richmond, VA
SEP 26 : The Bridge PAI
Audio September
Charlottesville, VA
* SEP 20 : WRIR *
Richmond, VA
SEP 1 : Unreal City
Dave Watkins
Staunton, VA
ISH ISH TOUR
JUL 13 : Boom Bap
William Ingrid
Portland, OR
JUN 12 : Café Ballou
Chicago, IL
JUN 8 : Mr. Roboto Project
Van Allen Belt
Pittsburgh, PA
JUN 2 : Bushwick Open Studios
Brooklyn, NY
JUN 1 : Pianos
Alexander & the Grapes
New York, NY
MAY 29 : Tea Bazaar
Briana Marela
Charlottesville, VA
MAY 28 : Bainbridge Collective
Briana Marela
Richmond, VA
MAY 11 : Whiskey Jar
Tom Tom Fest
Charlottesville, VA
APR 21 : Winchester Book Gallery
Record Store Day
Winchester, VA
APR 8 : Strange Matter
White Laces + DIIV + Frankie Rose
Richmond, VA
MAR 24 : Need Supply
Richmond, VA
MAR 10 : Winchester Book Gallery
Wes Swing
Winchester, VA
MAR 9 : My Mansion
White Laces + Adam and the Amethysts
Harrisonburg, VA
MAR 7: WRIR Activate!
Richmond, VA
MAR 4 : Steady Sounds
Listening Party - White Laces
Richmond, VA
MAR 3 : Baja Bean
Lola Mullen + SoftSpot
Staunton, VA
MAR 1 : Strange Matter
The Pharmacy + SoftSpot + Diamond Center
Richmond, VA
FEB 29 : The Dunes
SoftSpot + Caged Animals
Washington, D.C.

SOME PRE-2012 HIGHLIGHTS:

Tune-Yards, Chhoti Maa,
Pattern is Movement, Soil & the Sun,
Ô Paon, Castanets, Chino Amobi,
The Go Round, MidPoint Music Fest,
and Macrock Festivals.