Cori Redstone

I paint what I love and I paint what I’m thinking about when I wake up and what I dream about. The works are an expression of the passion for the possible. These days I think a lot about the heartbreak of the climate crisis and the beauty of the climate movement and other social movements. I study social movements and the pervasiveness of pathological optimism in place of acknowledging real social issues. I’m inspired by the astonishingly brave people I am very privileged to work with in many social movements. My work is a celebration of collective social action and redemption through rebellion.

Almost 10 years of working in human rights and public policy in addition to being an artist and writer has given me a naked and pleasurable flirtation with the idea of creating positive social change.

My work is an amalgam of dreams, research, conceptualism, contemporary culture and social theory.

Bachelor of Fine Arts, The University of Utah, 2011

Master of Fine Arts, CalArts (California Institute of the Arts) 2015

Solo Exhibitions

July 2016 | The Women's Association of Lecherous Treachery | Charley Hafen Gallery | Salt Lake City Utah

May 2015 | Utopia for Amateurs | CalArts Thesis Show | Valencia California

December 2013 | Artivist Manifesto |CalArts MFA 1 show | Valencia California

October 2011 | Redrock Landscapes |Charley Hafen Jewelers Gallery | Salt Lake City Utah

March 2011 | Women of Their Time | Art Access | Salt Lake City Utah

September 2009 | One Woman Show | Charley Hafen Gallery | Salt Lake City Utah

September 2008 | A Collection of Female Nudes | Charley Hafen Gallery | Salt Lake City Utah

Selected Group Exhibitions


2015 | The CalArts MFA Graduation Show | The Cooper Building, Los Angeles, California


2014 | MFA 2 Mid-Residency Show | California Institute of the Arts, Valencia California

2014 | Art, Education & Justice (the Mickey Leaks Project, with Occupy CalArts & Divest CalArts) | Human Resources, Los Angeles California

August 2014 | GLAMFA (Greater Los Angeles MFA) | Cal State Long Beach


April 2014 | Rethink Environment | Human Resources | Los Angeles California

January 2014 | Civil Rights | Utah Arts Council, Rio Gallery | Salt Lake City Utah

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