Artwork

Kathy Zhang is a recent graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, where she studied Art and Environmental & Sustainability Studies through CMU’s BXA program. She is passionate about environmental justice and is interested in sustainable waste management. Her art often explores these issues along with other topics within sustainability.

Artwork

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Other Projects

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Other Projects

November 2021

Sorting It Out: Sustainability in Higher Education

Essay published in Discard Studies about Carnegie Mellon University's sustainability efforts and my experience with student-led efforts to create change.

Spring 2021

Entropy+ Catalog

Digital catalog of the products CMU's on-campus convenience store provides to students. Conclusions from the catalog along with personal experience with sustainability at the university create a call-to-action to CMU.

Summer & Fall 2020

Convenience and Waste: A Critical Study of Sustainability Opportunities for CMU’s Campus

Research paper on the social, cultural, and political systems surrounding sustainable waste management with a focus on Carnegie Mellon University’s on-campus convenience store, Entropy+.

Sketchbook

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Sketchbook

2019-2020

Journal #3

2019

Journal #2

Project Sketches

2020

Blight Sketches

2020

Moss Sketches

2019

Hair Sketches

Awards & Fellowships

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Awards

Spring 2021

Carnegie Mellon Women’s Association Award

Scholarship to selected graduating CMU senior students, with a preference for students who demonstrate a commitment to the advancement of women in their academic pursuits.

Spring 2021

Senior Leadership Recognition Award

Recognition from two faculty members for having made significant contributions during time at CMU.

2020-2021

Andrew Carnegie Society Scholar

Carnegie Mellon University scholarship awarded to 40 undergraduate seniors who embody CMU’s high standards of academic excellence, volunteerism, leadership and involvement in extracurriculars.