Katy Niner
An independent arts writer and editor with 16 years of experience in content creation for varied outlets including newspapers, magazines and commercial websites. Holds a BA in English Literature/Creative Writing from Princeton University and a MA in Visual and Critical Studies from School of the Art Institute of Chicago. My current book project, an expansion of my master’s thesis, focuses on recon/figuring the essentialized biography of sculptor Marisol to include her experience of living and art-making with Alzheimer’s disease.
Maybe it’s because I live in winter, awash in white and ash. Maybe it’s because I miss the brocade of Brooklyn. Or because I still think in Vietnamese and imagine an alternate life abroad. Or the way my writerly mind works, constantly crafting characters and scenes. For these reasons and a myriad more, I’m always scheming where to go next, and what to wear when I’m there. So to exer(or)cise my sartorial wanderlust, I present Wear + Here.