STATEMENT

My work investigates relationships, self-expression, psychology, memory, queerness, and communication, influenced by the artifice and honesty of the screen and digital occurrences. Often in my work, I reflect on the whimsy and nostalgia of Millennial Americana, the dotcom boom, and the general campy, funhouse aesthetic of my generation. I navigate this life we have created through intense color play, mainly through textural oil paint, and ideally communicated through immersive, multi-media installations. While searching for identity and community, I find myself in a constant toggle between self-awareness and naïvety, working through digital lexicon, and the caricatures of life we have created.

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CHLOE TORRI- CV

Born 1995 in North Aurora, IL                                                                      

Lives and works in Northampton, MA                                      

           

EDUCATION

2020            

MFA in Studio Art | Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, AZ

 

2017            

BFA in Painting, Minor in Community-Based Art Education | University of Illinois (U of I), Champaign-Urbana, IL

 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2023

Small Works Exhibition  | Sawmill Gallery, Montague, MA

2022

Everyday MEMEing  | Modified Arts, Phoenix, AZ

2020

Sugar Coated: Social Security, a Solo Exhibition for social distancing | Fine Art Complex 1101, Tempe, AZ

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Sugar Coated, MFA Solo Thesis Exhibition | Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ

2019            

Every Body | Step Gallery, Phoenix, AZ

 

Nathan Cummings Graduate Travel Fellowship Exhibition | Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ

 

COLOR | Rogard’s Building, Champaign, IL

 

Annual Galbut Prize Exhibition | Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ

 

2018          

Expulsion: Painting as Proxy, Act as Action | Fine Art Complex 1101, Tempe AZ

 

Commemorative Exhibition | Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ

 

Hot Plate | Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tuscon, AZ

 

Turning Light into Meaning: Color in Art and Astronomy The Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

 

TAG Pop- Up Exhibition | 424 N Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ   

 

Echoes | New City Studios, Phoenix, AZ

 

Annual Galbut Prize Exhibition | Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ

 

Mirabella Exhibition | Mirabella at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

 

Bridged: Creando Puentos | +ARTE Galería de Arte, Quito, Ecuador

 

2017            

New Graduate Show | Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ

 

Bachelors of Fine Art Exhibition | Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL

 

2017 Art + Design Research Week Showcase | Bloc Gallery, Champaign, IL

 

VISION | David Erlanson Art Gallery, Decatur, IL

 

BFA Painting Undergraduate Show | Link Gallery, Champaign, IL

 

Figuration Exhibition | [co][lab], Urbana, IL

 

Pulp as Portal: Socially Engaged Hand Papermaking | Center for Book Arts, New York, NY

 

2016            

Bilocation | Gallery 217, Champaign, IL

 

SPEAK TO ME – a pop-up solo exhibition | Flagg Hall, Champaign, IL

 

Art for Understanding | Unitarian Universalist Church of Urbana- Champaign, Hosted by Rattle the Stars Charity, Urbana, IL

 

Opening Showcase | Undergraduate Library Student Art Gallery, Champaign, IL

 

2x2 | IMC Gallery, Urbana, IL

 

BFA Painting Undergraduate Show | Link Gallery, Champaign, IL

 

2015            

Solo Exhibition | Limestone, Batavia, IL

 

Figuration Exhibition | Indigo Gallery, Champaign, IL

AWARDS AND GRANTS

2019

MFA Thesis Scholarship, School of Art, Arizona State University

 

Creative Constellation Grant, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University

2018            

Ghe Gayle J Novak and Cocke Scholarship in Painting

 

Eirene Peggy Scholarship

 

Special Talent Award, Arizona State University School of Art

 

GPSA and Frankenstein Bicentennial Art Competition | First Place

 

2017            

Special Talent Award, Arizona State University School of Art

 

Florence M. House Scholarship

 

University of Illinois Student Sustainability Committee Most Innovative Project 2017- Project Leader for Fiber by Fresh Press

 

2016            

University of Illinois Dean’s List, Spring 2016

 

University of Illinois Dean’s List, Fall 2016

 

Helen E. Platt Blake Scholarship

 

2013            

F. Pillsbury Estate Scholarship

 

PRESS AND INTERVIEWS

2020

Fine Art Complex 1101, Grant Vetter, "Chloe Torri: Sugar Coated Social Security". https://www.fineartcomplex1101.com/chloe-torri-sugar-coated-?fbclid=IwAR31La4331h-KGth36Pw32_R7w48r2ds3sRHgpeJiNrbT96QNCZ4289pE1M

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Phoenix New Times, Lynn Trimble, “13 Artsy Valentine’s Day Events – From Candy Heart Art to Erotic Performance”. https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts/13-valentines-day-events-for-art-lovers-11438964

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2019            

Voyage Phoenix, Robert Williamson, “Thought-Provokers Series; Chloe Torri”. http://voyagephoenix.com/interview/check-chloe-torris-artwork/

 

2017            

Illinois News Bureau, Jodi Heckel, “BFA exhibition to showcase art and design student work at Krannert Art Museum”. 

https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/496264

 

TEACHING APPOINTMENTS

Spring 2019 – Fall 2020                       

Instructor of Record and Student Coordinator, Color Theory- ART113 | School of Art, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

 

Fall 2018 - Spring 2018                                            

Instructor of Record, 2D Design- ART112 | School of Art, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

 

ART AND ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT     

Fall 2022 - Present

Marketing and Digital/Social Media Manager | Artspace Community Arts Center, Greenfield, MA

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Summer 2021

Art Instructor | Northampton Montessori School, Northampton, MA

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Fall 2020 - Spring 2021

Creative Director and Digital Media Manager | Jeffery McDonough INC, Hartford, CT

 

Spring 2020 - Summer 2020

Arts Engagement Assistant | The City of Tempe, Edna Vihel Center and the Tempe History Museum, Tempe, AZ

 

Winter 2018 – Fall 2019                            

Seasonal Events and Exhibitions Assistant | Scottsdale Public Art, Scottsdale, AZ

 

Spring 2018                                        

Studio Assistant | WhoNelson Industries - John Randall Nelson Studio, Tempe, AZ

 

Spring 2017- Fall 2017                      

Academic Hourly Researcher and Project Supervisor | Fresh Press: Agri Fiber Research Lab, Champaign, IL

 

Fall 2016 – Fall 2017                         

Undergraduate Research Assistant & Team Leader | Fresh Press: Agri Fiber Research Lab, Champaign, IL

 

Spring 2016                                        

Studio Assistant | Patrick Earl Hammie Studios, Champaign, IL

 

Spring 2016                                        

Service-Learning Student Worker | Krannert Art Museum – Department of Education, Champaign, IL

 

Spring 2015- Spring 2017                  

Security and Guide | Krannert Art Museum Champaign, IL

 

Fall 2015                                            

After School Arts Instructor | Stratton Elementary School: Academy of the Arts, Champaign, IL

 

Spring 2014                                        

Gallery Manager Intern and Classroom Assistant | Water Street Studios, Batavia, IL