Brood, 2025.

Brood began as a playful idea: a photoshoot with chickens, made to break through a creative block. It turned play into a practice, taught her to trust her own vision, and ended up somewhere she never expected: on a gallery wall.

Exhibited in Capturing Seattle, MONAD NYC, 2026.

A woman in a lace dress and a man in a white tank top hold their hens in dark, painterly light. From Brood by Patty Zavala.
A couple embracing, a hen held between them. From Brood by Patty Zavala.
A woman with red curls sits by a window holding a dark hen. From Brood by Patty Zavala.
Hands holding a pale hen against a white tank top. From Brood by Patty Zavala.
A man in round sunglasses under dappled light, with a speckled hen. From Brood by Patty Zavala.
A man pondering in a tank top in a chicken coop, with hens around. From Brood by Patty Zavala
A couple holding chicken and eggs in front of a greenhouse. From Brood by Patty Zavala
A man in slippers and dress pants holding a hen. From Brood by Patty Zavala

ON THE WALL

Capturing Seattle · MONAD NYC · October 2026

From creative block to gallery wall

On Voces que Luchan e Inspiran, presented by Centro Cultural Mexicano, Patty talks with Mariana Martínez and José Batista about finding her voice after years of making images for others, impostor syndrome, and the playful shoot with chickens that became Brood.

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