Katherina Vang
photographer /curator / teaching artist
BIOGRAPHY
Katherina Vang (Kat) under the pseudonym of "Maivab" (pronounced My-ah, means baby in Hmong), is a Portrait Artist and Art Curator based from the Twin Cities (Mpls, St. Paul, MN) who graduated from Century College with an A.A.S. in Visual Communications Technologies with a Focus in Professional Photography. She is currently pursuing her BA in Management Information Systems.
She currently works at In Progress (a non profit organization that immerses itself into breaking down barriers of geography, class, education, and culture) & the Qhia Dab Neeg Film Festival (International Film Festival that focuses on advancing filmmaking and preserving storytelling in the Hmong community) as a Teaching Artist and Exhibit Curator. On the side, she does Freelance Photography, Retouching and Graphic Design.
Qualifications
portrait photographer
adobe Light Room, Adobe Photoshop
lighting master
set creation & manipulation
curator
graphic design and marketing
teaching artist
CONTACT
email: maivkat91@gmail.com
website: maivabphotography.com
portfolio samples
Katherina Vang’s visual arts journey started in middle school where she immersed herself into the graphic arts and eventually moved towards photography where she fell in love with the ability to capture light in various ways. In the way she fell in love with the arts, she also began her Self Portrait series as a way to heal from depression, anxiety and to learn self care. During this journey, she has been blessed to have her work shown and published in the United States as well as published nationwide.
Professional Portraits
Hmoob
Self Portraits