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christy roberts berkowitz (whose name includes her maternal family's surname and is intentionally presented in lowercase) is an interdisciplinary artist, musician, writer, and educator working for care and dignity in a world of constant man-made crisis whose practice investigates power dynamics through images, objects, performances, film, text, sound, immersive installations and community-driven projects. The native Southern Californian serves as Creative Strategist for Los Angeles County, founder of KCHUNG Public at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, and President/CEO of KCHUNG Radio (Creative Capital Award recipient, MOCA artist-in-residence).

Her conceptually guided work has been exhibited at institutions including MOCA Los Angeles, Getty Museum, Hammer Museum, and LACMA and she has completed residencies at Espronceda Institute, Centre Pompadour, and Chrysler Museum. With degrees in philosophy, religion, studio art, and an MFA from Claremont Graduate University, her writing appears in Art21 Magazine, Lambda LitFest, and numerous publications. As a musician, she released the experimental "Score" as Glitzer and her album "WOLVES" (co-produced by Grammy winner Jahi Sundance) under the name "christy" on Alpha Pup Records in 2022