Bio
MC Daubendiek is a queer, multidisciplinary artist and curator. She works in video, photography, performance, sculpture, and painting to make works that collaborate with space and aim to create curiosity in others to encourage a sense of presence. In her practice, she hopes people leave the work feeling more aware and invested in their own experiences. As a curator, MC takes on the roles of colaborator and organizer, working with artists to build community and exhibit ideas.
She is a midwest-native, born in Omaha, Nebraska and presently resides in Washington, DC. She is a fourth year student at the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design double majoring in Art History and Fine Arts. Currently, MC is an exhibitions assistant for the Corcoran, and she plays Division I volleyball for the George Washington University.
Artist Statement
My practice has grown parallel to my time as an athlete, thus my work is an exploration of sacrifice and self-betterment. As a collegiate athlete, my relationships with my body and the visual language of athletics have become incredibly literal and complicated. Influenced by my sexuality, medical history, and midwest-upbringing, my practice focuses on how systems of power affect the body and identity.
That being said, I have an affinity for the realm in between digital and analogue processes, as well as the color hot pink.
