Born in the United States, Nina Katchadourian works across a diverse range of media including sculpture, photography, and sound installation. Her practice often involves interventions in public or mundane spaces, transforming ordinary objects and settings into sites of unexpected narrative and visual inquiry.

Her signature work frequently employs humor and meticulous staging to explore themes of identity and cultural art history. The Lavatory Self-Portraits in the Flemish Style series, for instance, utilizes the limited resources of an airplane lavatory to mimic the aesthetic and lighting of 15th-century Northern European portraiture.

Katchadourian maintains an active international exhibition profile, including a notable contribution to the 2015 Venice Biennale as part of the Armenian Pavilion, which received the Golden Lion for Best National Participation. She is slated to participate in the 2026 Venice Biennale, with works featured in both the Arsenale and the Central Pavilion.