Kim Katrin (born March 9, 1984) is a Canadian American writer, multidisciplinary artist, activist, consultant, and educator. She was formerly credited as Kim Crosby and Kim Katrin Milan. She speaks on panels and keynotes conferences nationally,M.I.X.E.D. Multidisciplinary Art Conference, Keynote Speaker, 2015.Kim Katrin, Morehouse College and Spelman Pride, On Coming Home, March 26, 2014.Dyke March Toronto, Kim Katrin Crosby, Host.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Color of Change 2013 Opening Keynote: Kim Katrin Crosby. and facilitates radical community dialogues.Beth Lyons, , YWCA Moncton, June 19, 2014. Her art, activism and writing has been recognized nationally.Elixher: a concoction of all things queer, culture, and current, InspiHERed By: Kim Crosby, Interview, March 5, 2012.Muna Mire, Art and Movement Building: An Interview with Kim Crosby, OPIRG's Action Speaks Louder Newsletter, Fall 2013.The Insight Project, KIM CROSBY .Audrey Cash, Worshipping Each Other: Public Possibility Models of Black Queer Love , May 13, 2014.
Education
Katrin completed her artist residency under d'bi Young at the AnitAfrika TheatreThe Watah School (as anitafrika dub theatre), Herstory . and was a student of the Buddies in Bad Times Young Creator's Unit.The People Project, Creators, Kim Katrin. She is a certified yoga trainer and teacher.Global Mind Body, Yoga and Diversity: People of Color, Apr 25, 2014.
Writing, art, and work
Katrin's writing and voice have been featured on NPR,The Brian Lehrer Show, Gender-Neutral College Admissions And The 4th Wave of Feminism, February 12, 2015. CBC Radio,CBC Radio, Chanel's Karl Lagerfeld under fire after staging mock feminist protest at Paris Fashion Week, October 2, 2014. Out (magazine),Out.com Editors, The Queer Life: These newlyweds aren't interested in playing by the rules, Out (magazine), January 12, 2015. the Toronto Star,Amy Dempsey, Toronto women Take Back the Night in march against sexual violence, Toronto Star, September 15, 2012. The National Post,Amirah El-Safty, 'I wish my constables could have guns': New Toronto Community Housing CEO, The National Post, July 27, 2012. The Huffington Post,Arti Patel, Skin Bleaching: The Secrecy Behind The Practice And Prejudice, 01/13/2012. AutostraddleKim Katrin Crosby, Homeward Bound: Searching for the Secret Island of Black Queer Mixed Femmes, Autostraddle, January 1, 2013.Autostraddle, Author, Kim Katrin Crosby. Feminist Wire,Jared Childress, Personal is Political: The Good Life: Living with HIV, May 22, 2014. Elixher,Elixher, Janet Mock Covers ELIXHER's "Body Issue", May 17, 2014. and Daily Xtra.Artist Kim Katrin Milan calls Jean-Michel Basquiat a hero, Daily Xtra, 2015. She has created over 70 workshop series on social change, anti-oppression, intersectionality, race, gender, leadership, youth and young women's empowerment.Kim Katrin Crosby, Workshops .
As a multidisciplinary artist, she regularly curates exhibitions,Art Gallery of Ontario, Fan the Flames: Kim Katrin Crosby (Milan) , August 13, 2014.Art Gallery of Ontario's Art Matters Blog, Watch "It Could Have Been Me": Perspectives on the Fight for Racial Justice and the Legacy of Jean-Michel Basquiat , February 9, 2015.Crew Magazine, Stonewall's 45th Anniversary: Watershed moment in LGBTQ history to be commemorated by Toronto artists , June 18, 2014. cabarets events, performs and works on productionsThe Alexander Street Chamber Theatre, The Femme Playlist, October 2014. across Canada. She produced and co-curated the Buddies in Bad Times Cabaret Insatiable Sisters with Gein Wong.S Bear Bergman, Twisted sisters, Nov 14, 2014.Richard Ouzounian, Buddies in Bad Times unveils lineup for 35th season, Toronto Star, May 1, 2013.Kim Katrin Milan, The Power of Community , Buddies In Bad Times, May 29, 2014.
She also engages in community based healing initiatives including teaching Queer and Brown Girls Yoga, and hosting yearly healing retreats for femme identified Folks of Colour and Indigenous Folks. Brave New Girls, retreats and healing skill shares.Brave New Girls . Other community work includes consulting, curricula development, community empowerment, facilitation and workshops.YWCA, Think Big! Lead Now! Young Women's National Leadership Summit , Jan. 29, 2015.snapd North York, Youth Biography Workshop .
Projects and campaigns Performance curator: Insatiable Sisters cabaret, co-curated with Gein Wong at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre – 2014–2016.
Awards and recognition Featured as one of the 100 Black Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer and Transgender Women You Should Know.Riese, 100 Black Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer and Transgender Women You Should Know Autostraddle, February 26, 2014. Recognized by The Root (magazine) as a Young Black Feminists to Watch, 2014.Diamond Sharp, Young, Black and Feminist , March 18, 2014. Featured on The Feminist Wire as "Feminists We Love," 2013.Eddie Ndopu, Feminists We Love: Kim Katrin Crosby, The Feminist Wire, February 22, 2013. Featured as one of Go Magazine's '100 Women We Love' in 2012.Shannon Leigh O'Neil with destiny DeJesus, 100 Women We Love, Go Magazine, June 15, 2012. Huffington Post 50 Gay Canadians We Love: Kim Crosby.HuffPost Canada, Pride 2013: 50 Gay Canadians We Love, June 28, 2013. Autostraddle's Hot 105 Alternative Girls Who Like Girls List.Riese, The ALTERNATIVE Autostraddle Hot 105: Hotties You Will Like Who Also Like Girls, May 2013. Finalist For LGBT Person Of The Year, Inspire Awards, 2012.Inspire Awards, 2012 Nominees .
Professional affiliations and community service
Katrin sat on the boards of Artreach,Artreach Toronto.Sitting on ArtReach Toronto's board is... ShadeismShadeism, , and the Toronto Arts Council Community Arts Council.
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