Bio

Connie Salvayon (They/Them) [b. 1990 Pittsburgh, PA] is a multimedia artist based in their hometown.

Connie believes in taking collective action towards a loving world. Connie explores human relationships and emotional affect through their artistic practice. They understand presence in the self and authenticity as an essential tool to this process. Through exploring the human body, gender and family and social systems, they create bodies of work that assist in this merger of personal and collective action.

Connie is a practicing psychotherapist and social worker and an optimist.

CV:

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2023 Common Misperceptions that Plague Us, Element Art Center,

    Los Angeles, CA

  • 2011 Moons El Fogon Center for the Arts, Bronx, NY

Group Exhibitions

  • 2025, Neighbors, Oglebay Resort, Wheeling, WV

  • 2023 Elementary, Element Art Center, Los Angeles, CA

  • 2023, LFPxTruly, Truly , Los Angeles, CA

  • 2022 Opening, Element Art Center Los Angeles, CA

  • 2022 A Body is a Home, Hyperspace, Culver City, CA

  • 2019 Building Big, Gasworks, Brooklyn, NY

  • 2012 Ceramica, Hunter College, New York, NY

Residencies/Grants

  • 2024, Clay Incubator, Bunker Projects, Pittsburgh, PA

Lectures/Panels/Presentations

  • 2018, Panelist, Intersection of Memes and Mental Health, Museum of Moving Image, Queens, NY

  • 2010 Keynote speaker, On Heartbreak, El Fogon Center for the Arts, Bronx, NY

Curatorial Projects:

  • 2022-2023 Euphoria Gallery Space, Los Angeles, CA

    • 2023, Fragility, Leeana Williams, Los Angeles, CA

    • 2023, Bend the Light, Xu DaRocha, Los Angeles, CA

  • 2013-2015, Open Space Collective, Silver School of Social Work, New York University

Professional Experience and Service:

  • Mentor, Esta Soy Yo, Las Fotos Project, Los Angeles, CA

  • Art Instructor, Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation, Queens, NY

Publications

  • The Olivetree Review, No. 51 Spring 2012

  • The Olivetree Review, No. 50 Fall 2011

  • The Olivetree Review, No. 49 Spring 2011

Education/Licensure/Certificates:

  • 2019–Ongoing Licensed Clinical Social Worker (NY and CA).

  • 2015 Master’s of Social Work, New York University

  • 2012 Bachelor’s of Arts. in Studio Art Hunter College